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2nd & 4th Saturdays, 9:00 am (view program guide for exact dates)
Rabbi Leiken, Rabbi Levy, and Cantorial Soloist Sarah Avner share the leading of our engaging Tot Shabbat services. This service, designed for children under 5, is filled with songs, stories, and sometimes even dancing. Following the service, we offer a craft project and play time with other kids.
5th Saturdays, 5:00-6:00 pm (view program guide for dates)
Join CBI and introduce Havdalah to our smallest worshipers in a fun atmosphere. One of our clergy team will be leading this program. Wear your pajamas and join us in the cdc@cbi living room for a picnic dinner (bring your own!), story, music, and short activity. We’ll end with a short Havdalah service to say goodbye to Shabbat.
Learn about our religious school classes for 3 & 4 year olds!
Additionally, all K’tanim and Pre-K classes spend 20 minutes of each week with our Cantorial Soloist learning Jewish pre-school tunes, and meet together in our Child Development Center classrooms which are equipped with appropriate sized furniture and in-class bathroom. Students have snack time each week in addition to outside play time, weather depending.
Register for 26-27 religious school before classes fill!
Students in our 3’s class are invited to join us with a parent/guardian once per month on Sundays from September – May.
Our K’tanim (Littles) class is an introductory program that offers our youngest learners their first taste of a Jewish classroom setting. Participating in K’tanim is a great way for the entire family to make life long Jewish friends, get to know clergy and teachers, and become part of the synagogue community!
This class is intended as a precursor to religious school and focuses on making friends and strengthening relationships between families while providing our youngest learners with their first taste of Judaism.
Each class is planned according to the community-wide theme or holiday for each month. A few examples of these themes are: Chesed (kindness), Tikkun Olam (repair the world), and Tu B’Shevat- a holiday in which we celebrate the “Birthday for Trees”.
Sundays (1xmonth), 9-11 a.m.
Students must turn 3 by 9/1/2026
Children in our 4’s class are invited to join us on all 23 religious school Sundays from September – May.
We are proud to be using a curriculum provided by our partners at the Institute of Southern Jewish Life! In alignment with the elementary themes of Torah, Gimilut Chasadim (acts of loving-kindness), Israel, and Jewish holidays through books, games, songs & crafts, this program will start students on their Jewish journey.
Sundays, 9-11 am
Students must turn 4 by 9/1/2026
Please contact Carly Cera, Director of Youth Education and Engagement, by email or at 512-454-6806 to set up a time to talk on the phone or in person. We look forward to getting to know you and your kids!
You do not have to become a member of Congregation Beth Israel to attend our youth education program, although membership is strongly encouraged and welcomed.
