Build Your Village: For Families with Babies & Toddlers

They say it takes a village… Build your community with us in this monthly series for families with babies and toddlers! Caregivers will have the chance to explore Jewish concepts and ideas alongside their children, while cultivating their own Jewish parenting toolbox and bonding with other new parents. This is a drop-in class, but attending monthly is encouraged. This program is facilitated by Rabbi Alison Adler. 

Contact Emma Mair, Director of Learning and Engagement

Early Childhood Program: JCCNS Extension in Beverly

The JCCNS’s Early Childhood Program is well-known for our experienced teachers, loving and personalized care, small class sizes, research-driven curriculum, exciting specialties and welcoming community. Our Beverly site is an extension of our Early Childhood Program housed at the Marblehead JCCNS, and offers two classroom options: a Toddler room for ages 15 months to 2 years 9 months, and a Preschool/PreK multi-age classroom for children between ages 2 years 9 months and 5 years old. For additional information please contact our Beverly Extension Early Childhood Program Director, Maria Duffany at mduffany@jccns.com. You may also click here for more information.

Center for Jewish Learning K-7

Judaism is about community and belonging, ethics, spirituality and celebration. At Temple B’nai Abraham, we give our children tools that enable them to be comfortable  with living a Jewish life while encouraging them to explore their own spiritual path. Judaism teaches that each of us has something unique and precious to contribute to the world and an obligation to make the world better. With these ideals in mind, the school’s curriculum is innovative, interactive, hands-on, joyful and action-oriented. It emphasizes the study of Torah and values, exposes our students to Jewish world cultures, and teaches them a vocabulary of Jewish life, holidays, and Hebrew. Our teachers are passionate about Jewish education and about our children.  Together we are teaching values, inspiring Jewish traditions and making friendships that last a lifetime.

Contact Emma Mair, Director of Jewish Learning and Engagement

Adults

At TBA, we believe that learning is a lifelong endeavor and offer many continuing education opportunities:

  • Rabbi Adler teaches classes on a range of topics. Shabbat morning services usually include interactive study of the weekly Torah portion.
  • Me’ah, a program of Hebrew College, holds classes at TBA with some of the finest Boston area professors and educators.  Topics have included Jewish history, What Do Jews Believe?, Hasidic texts and stories.
  • Wise Aging Group.
  • Adult B’nai Mitzvah Study (new class starting Fall of 2023).

Additional programs include seminars or lectures, Sisterhood Book Club, cooking classes (bagels, challah, hamentaschen, knishes anyone?).

Contact Rabbi Alison Adler with inquiries.

“The Torah is not description but guidance; not an acceptance but challenge … It is not a portraiture of that which is, but a vision, and anticipation of that which ought to be.”

- Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel