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 2.5 hours, at a Metrowest outdoor location;

• Two 1/2 hour weekday online Zoom classes per month for grades 2+;
• One outdoor family holiday or other program per month, generally on Sunday morning, but occassionally at a different time.
• One Shabbat program per month, which may be a Shabbat morning service, a Friday evening full moon walk, Shabbat or havdalah dinners in members homes, or other another program.

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 3-7 only. There is an additional fee of $500 for Hebrew classes. 

MEMBERSHIP: Families must be members of Ma'yan Tikvah. First-time families are invited to become members for a suggested donation of $360. The suggested donation for returning families is $650. Learn more about membership here.

Payment can be made by sending a check to Ma'yan Tikvah, c/o Steve Garone, 179 Lakeshore Drive, Wayland, MA 01778. 

If the cost is an issue, please contact Rabbi Katy at rabbi@mayantikvah.org. We want this program to be accessible to everyone.

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