Y'ladim BaTeva

Y'ladim BaTeva focuses on: 

• Jewish values, such as caring for animals, honoring the elderly, caring for ourselves, our families, and our communities, and the Earth, and more;

• Jewish values embedded in holidays;

• basic observance of holidays;

• some Hebrew, for reciting blessings for holidays and eating, and some key words;

• Bible stories with an emphasis on Jewish values;

• basic prayers for Shabbat; and

• an optional and additional individual-paced Hebrew decoding and understanding program.

Y'ladim BaTeva time committment:

• One Sunday morning per month for three hours, at an outdoor Metrowest location, with the option for being indoors part of the time in winter or bad weather;

• Two 1/2 hour weekday online video classes per month; 
• One family holiday or Shabbat program per month, which may be a:

  • Shabbat dinner hosted by one of the families,

  • morning outdoor service,

  • Shabbat afternoon Havdalah family program, or

  • Sunday holiday program.

Suggestions are provided for family or student activities at home between classes, including craft projects, suggestions for discussion, and ideas for family field trips.

HEBREW FEES The Hebrew decoding and prayer program is optional and additional. It meets 3-4 times per month online in groups of 1-3 for grades 2-5 only. The cost is $25/session, divided by the number of children participating. (E.g., if there are two children in a class, it is $12.50/child.)

MEMBERSHIP: Families must be members of Ma'yan Tikvah. First-time families are invited to become members for a donation of just $36. Learn more about membership here.

Payment can be made by sending a check to Ma'yan Tikvah, c/o Sandy Hewitt, 1 Parker Ct, Natick, MA 01760. 

The 2019-2020 school schedule is coming soon.

For questions or to learn more, contact Rabbi Katy at rabbi @ mayantikvah.org