At A Glance

Gan (Kindergarten), Aleph (First Grade), & Bet (Second Grade)

• Sundays, 9:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
• Shabbat Morning Family Programming, 9:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.* on the following dates:
  • November 10
  • December 1
  • January 26
  • February 16
  • March 9
  • April 6
  • May 4

*Services in the Main Sanctuary end at 11:45 a.m., and all who attend services are welcome to join us in the Social Hall immediately following services for lunch.

Gimel (Third Grade), Dalet (Fourth Grade), Heh (Fifth Grade), Vav (Sixth Grade), Zayin (Seventh Grade)

• Sundays, 9:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
• Wednesdays, 4:15 – 6:15 p.m.
• Shabbat Morning Family Programming, 9:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.* on the following dates:
  • November 10
  • December 1
  • January 26
  • February 16
  • March 9
  • April 6
  • May 4

*Services in the Main Sanctuary end at 11:45 a.m., and all who attend services are welcome to join us in the Social Hall immediately following services for lunch.

Prozdor (Eighth Grade), Pardes (Ninth Grade), Confirmation (Tenth Grade)

• Sundays, 9:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Policies

Parents who have students who learn differently should contact our school director, Mr. Charlie Sherman, directly either by calling him in the synagogue office (847–446–7215 extension 12) or on his cell phone (847–708–1805) or by email (csherman@amyisrael.org).

As taken from our guiding principles of the school: “Virtues and values are of central importance to everything we do at our school. The way we act; who we are; what we stand for; how we respond; how we view life and the world around us; our personal qualities, attributes and traits—all these reflect the degree to which we embrace our Jewish values.”

Prompt and regular attendance of a minimum of 75% of class time is required. Students who fall short of this standard will need to make up work on a case-by-case basis. Students who miss class due to a religious obligation in another synagogue, youth activities, or mitzvah activities will be granted an excused absence when a note of explanation is provided by a parent or guardian, and not to exceed six sessions. If there is a reason that your student has a long term absence we ask you to make arrangements with our School Director so the student can make up assignments they have missed.

Parent Manual

The 2012–2013 Parent Manual is now available here. This document contains an overview of the Am Yisrael School of Jewish Studies, including our mission, goals for our students and how we accomplish them, details on each of our classes and teacher contact information, our school policies, and more.