middle school
GRADES 6-8
Due to COVID-19, all jLAB programming is currently online. Zoom links are sent in weekly emails.
Monday afternoon
Our Gesher (“Bridge”) program for middle school students meets together on Monday afternoons from 4:30-6:30 pm. The day has several components:
Judaic Studies classes by grade-level | 4:30-5:15 pm
Grade 6: Mitzvot Students examine our commandments and explore what is relevant to them and how these laws “fit” in their modern lives. Students will also engage in Hebrew reading studies to develop and maintain their skills as they approach becoming b’nei mitzvah.
Grade 7: Torah Students explore overriding themes within the Torah as well as specific portions and determine where they see themselves in the stories and texts of our people.
Grade 8: Hineini (I am Here!) Students turn theory into reality by applying Jewish teachings and values to their own lives and exploring opportunities for them to participate in Jewish life as they move into their teenage years.
T’filah | 5:15-5:45 pm
Our middle school students use the natural setting in which it occurs to learn prayer. Students have opportunities to help lead this service alongside the Cantor, and all participants develop the lifelong skill of prayer literacy.
Tracks comprised of mixed grade-levels | 5:45-6:30 pm
Students can choose from:
- Creative Arts
- Science & Technology
- eSports/Gaming
Students explore Judaism as integrated with the interest area of their choice. Opportunities include a variety of disciplines within each area. Through these lenses, students gain an appreciation of the weekly Torah portions, holiday observances, and Jewish values
Wed, March 3 2021
19 Adar 5781
Main Calendar
Zoom Protocol
To ensure the safety of our Zoom participants all Temple Beth Sholom virtual events have waiting rooms enabled. Please make sure to use your full real name on your Zoom account. For instructions on how to do this please click here.
Wed., March 3
3:30 pm jLAB (Zoom link sent to students)
5:00 pm Zionism: Then and Now with Rabbi Glickstein RSVP for Zoom link
7:00 pm Israeli Election Overview /History (3 weeks before elections) Email Mark
THUR., March 4
5:00 pm Conversation with Mark Baranek Zoom
Fri., March 5
12:00 pm Meditation with Marte Singerman. Registration required: Zoom
6:00 pm Shabbat Services Watch/Facebook Live/Zoom
7:00 pm Oneg Zoom
Sat., March 6
9:30 am Torah Study Zoom
9:30 am jLAB link sent to students
10:00 am Tot Shabbat Facebook Live
10:30 am Minyan Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Wolfson Zoom. TBS WATCH. Facebook Live.
4:30 pm Bar Mitzvah of Samuel Greenwald WATCH. Facebook Live.
Mon., March 8
4:00 pm Israel Update with Mark Baranek Zoom
4:30 pm jLAB link sent to students
6:00 pm Becoming Your Best Self with Rabbi Pomerantz
7:00 pm Confirmation link sent to students