Hebrew School and Adult Education
Link to JRF web site Affiliated with
the Jewish
Reconstructionist
Federation


Rabbi

Nehama Benmosche

President

Sue Wolper

Vice President

Julie Mackey
Didi Yunginger

Treasurer

Izzy Studzienko

Recording Secretary

Barbara Katz

Corresponding Secretary

Anita Goldman

Past President

David Smith

Board Members

Janet Glassman
Janice Kay
Jeffrey Frank
Madeleine Langman
Paula Tahler
Adrian Shanker
Scott Berman
Ken Fifer

Voice Mail

610-435-3775
Leave a message and we will return your call (we may pick up only once or twice a week, please be patient)

JCC Front Desk

610-435-3571
Talk to Gail or Norma, who have a schedule of our events.

Email

http://listserv.shamash.org/
archives/ahpa.html
. Click on AHPA, then click on "Join or leave the list." You will receive email updates of upcoming events.

Donations

Please mail all donations to
Am Haskalah c/o
Ignacy Studzienko
Treasurer
911 Hawthorn Road
Allentown, PA 18103-4677

Hebrew School

Congregation Am Haskalah fosters in our students a strong and joyful Reconstructionist Jewish identity, and prepares them to be comfortable, confident and active participants in the many communities, Jewish and other, they encounter.

Our religious school is a core component of our congregation. In an enjoyable and engaging environment, students learn Hebrew and religious literacy, life cycle events, and Jewish history, values, ethics and culture. Teachers craft age-appropriate lessons based on the school’s curriculum. We have multiple grade levels to more closely tailor the childrens' experience with their aptitudes and ages.

For the 2009/2010 school year (the 5770 Jewish year!), all classes in the Religious School meet on Sundays at the DaVinci Science Center in Allentown, PA. The Bet and Gimmel classes also meet at the Allentown JCC on Mondays.

Dubonim, ages 2-5, meets Sunday once a month, 10-11am at the DaVinci Center

Kitah Alef (ages 5-7), Kitah Bet (ages 7-11), and Kitah Gimmel (ages 11 and up) meets Sunday, 9:30-11:30am at the DaVinci Center
AND
Kitah Bet and Kitah Gimmel meet Monday 4:00 to 5:30 at the JCC.

No'ar Hadash - New Youth - Reconstructionist Teen Group

For more information about our school, please contact Vicki Haller Graff at vickihaller@gmail.com or 850-291-4185.

School Fees for 2009/2010
Dubonim $36.00

All others: $400 for 1st child in family, 2nd child $325.00,3rd child $300.00
Download the registration form by clicking here.

Tuition will be prorated for students joining mid-year. You are welcomed to enroll your child at any time. We do not turn people away for inability to pay. Please speak to our Treasurer, Izzy Studzienko (mailto:izzy2@ptd.net). All communication will remain confidential.

Director of Education

Vicki Haller Graff is serving as the Director of Education. She also directs the education program at Touchstone Theatre, in Bethlehem. Vicki has been an active member of Am Haskalah for the past 3 years, lay-leading services, serving on the ritual committee, and volunteering with the Religious School to direct a Hanukkah play. Judaism has always played an active role in her life: attending summer camp and religious school as a child, counseling at summer camp and seeking out Jewish students in college, searching for the right congregation and touring Israel as an adult. Vicki brings a personal love and interest and Judaism and a professional commitment to creating a positive and effective learning environment.