We approach the Judaica curriculum much in the same way as the Rabbis thought about the Torah, each time discovering new ideas and experiences with an ever-growing depth. We have created a three-year cycle, each year setting the course for a different journey through the same Jewish text. One year focuses on Jewish values and ethics, one year focuses on collective Jewish memory and Jewish history, and one focuses on the Jewish calendar and cycles. Each year we draw upon the other two themes (as well as many more themes) to support the focus. As children grow up in Kesher, they revisit these themes, but with greater depth as they mature developmentally. With each meeting of holiday, of an event in history, or a Jewish value or custom, the kids glean something new and relevant to their lives.

In 5768-5769 (2008-2009), we are focusing on the Jewish life-cycle and the holiday calendar.