Tuition and Program Overview
Tuition
The tuition above is for the 2021-2022 school year. We are committed to the Jewish education of all our children, and tuition should not be a barrier. If tuition costs present a problem for you, you are encouraged to contact our treasurer, Ezra Hausman, our executive director, Melissa Colten, or Rabbi Toba Spitzer, to discuss alternative financial arrangements.
Non-member option*: We invite families to participate in Nitzanim (Pre-K), Gan (Kindergarten), Alef (Grade 1), Bet (Grade 2), or Gimel (Grade 3) for one year as non-members. After one year membership is required. All families with children enrolled in Dalet (Grade 4) and above are required to be members.
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Location
Sunday Program:
Jewish Community Day School (JCDS),
57 Stanley Ave
Watertown MA 02472
Tuesday Program (Kitah Gimel (Grade 3)-Vav (Grade 6) only):
First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN)
1326 Washington St.
West Newton, MA 02465
Shabbat Programs:
Second Church
60 Highland St.
West Newton, MA 02459
Thu, January 20 2022
18 Shevat 5782
Religious School Links
Upcoming Religious School Events
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Sunday ,
JanJanuary 23 , 2022Sunday Religious School
Sunday, Jan 23rd 9:30a to 12:00p
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JanJanuary 23 , 2022Beginning a Conversation about Israel/Palestine with CDT Parents: Facilitated by Rabbi Toba
Sunday, Jan 23rd 10:00a to 11:00a
In Rabbi Toba’s Rosh Hashanah talk, she raised the possibility of a new orientation to conversations about Israel/Palestine, one that encourages radical curiosity about positions that are not our own and fostering an embrace of all those who live in the Holy Land. Rabbi Toba acknowledges the challenges of discussing Israel/Palestine in Jewish community, ‘‘I think it is fair to say that the topic of Israel is one of the most divisive forces in American Jewish life. It is a division that is experienced not just communally but personally…[with] deep heartache on all sides.” In an effort to move beyond divisions and silence, we are inviting parents into a beginning conversation about Israel/Palestine at our Religious School. At this parent learning session, facilitated by Rabbi Toba and VP for Education (and master educator) David Rhodes, we want to create a space for Dorshei Tzedek parents to share their experiences with Israel/Palestine in your lives. This conversation is for everyone: for those with deep personal connections to the place and topic, for those deeply struggling, for those who don’t currently know how to feel or don’t have strong opinions, and for everyone in between. In this first conversation we will simply answer the first question God asks humankind in the Torah, “ayecha?” (where are you?). Parents will have a chance to share in small groups and have the opportunity to simply listen to one another. It is our hope that we will get to see the complexity, beauty,and diversity of relationships to Israel/Palestine in our community. In future conversations we will engage parents in a process of values clarification as we build our curriculum. We want to involve as many parents in this process as possible, to get the broadest range of voices and experiences in the room. -
Tuesday ,
JanJanuary 25 , 2022Tuesday Religious School
Tuesday, Jan 25th 3:00p to 6:00p
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Sunday ,
JanJanuary 30 , 2022Kitah Vav Family Education with Rabbi Toba
Sunday, Jan 30th 9:30a to 12:00p
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Sunday ,
JanJanuary 30 , 2022Sunday Religious School
Sunday, Jan 30th 9:30a to 12:00p
Zmanim
| Alot Hashachar | 5:41am |
| Earliest Tallit | 6:14am |
| Netz (Sunrise) | 7:09am |
| Latest Shema | 9:32am |
| Zman Tefillah | 10:20am |
| Chatzot (Midday) | 11:56am |
| Mincha Gedola | 12:20pm |
| Mincha Ketana | 2:44pm |
| Plag HaMincha | 3:44pm |
| Shkiah (Sunset) | 4:44pm |
| Tzeit Hakochavim | 5:29pm |
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