​Etz Hayim Synagogue Announces New Education Center

Thanks to the generous support of the Sandler and Schloss Families, we have established The Harry Sandler Educational Center and The L Lou Schloss Memorial Education Fund to bring all of our educational programs under one umbrella of learning, to foster the Jewish education of our children, “v’shinantam L’vanecha” ("and you shall teach your children”) and expand access to learning by removing financial barriers.

The Education Center will be overseen by Mike Schloss as Education Director, Irina as Religious School Director, and Steve Soreff as our Adult Education Director. Our programs are tailored for every member of the family and for every level of knowledge and are free to our members.

The Center has been beautifully renovated and upgraded thanks to an anonymous donor. We are also grateful to our new President Milt Zweig who created a mission to learn, to grow, and to connect, and for the artistic vision of Kristina Zweig, reorganization efforts by Irina and our teachers Arielle, Sarah and Sandra, and the handy work of Milt, Jay Madnick, Aaron Madnick and Alex R.

Our religious school program includes the following levels of learning. Visit www.etzhayim.org/learn for more information:

SUNDAY FAMILY CAMP (Ages 4-6) - Sunday Camp meets one Sunday per month for two hours. Our Sunday Camp Teacher uses a mix of music, crafts and games to introduce students to the Jewish calendar, prayer, Torah and Hebrew. Visit https://www.etzhayim.org/learn... for more information. No synagogue membership is required for this program.

YOUTH EDUCATION - Our Youth Education program meets weekly for students ages 7 to 18 in grades 2+. Synagogue membership is required for these programs:

Kitah Aleph, Kitah Bet, Kita Gimel and Kitah Dalet - Students start with building Hebrew reading skills, working up to leading prayer for our older students, as well as learning Jewish ethics, history and Judaica. Liturgical and Judaic knowledge and skills are taught in preparation for becoming a Bar/Bat Mitzvah.

Bar/Bat Mitzvah - The B’nai Mitzvah program prepares students to take their place as adults within the Jewish Community. This program includes a focus on leading prayer, Jewish History, Judaica, and preparation of D’Var Torah. Visit etzhayim.org/learn/b-nai-mitzvah for more information.

Confirmation - Confirmation students also meet on Tuesday night with a focus on advanced Jewish education which includes classroom discussion along with the opportunity to be a Teacher’s aide for our younger students. Religion, identity, nationality, ethnicity, self-definition will be a framework for discussion.

ADULT LEARNING - The Adult Continuing Education Program is held monthly. A wide variety of speakers and topics are presented to appeal to both our Jewish audience and the greater community. Visit www.etzhayim.org/learn/adult-l... for this year's lineup of programming.

We invite you to visit Etz Hayim Synagogue at 1-1/2 Hood Road, Derry, NH to tour and explore. Visit www.etzhayim.org to stay current and connected.