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Orange/Rockland/New Jersey:
Children's Programs
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• SCHEDULE • REGISTER The Interfaith Community has developed a comprehensive curriculum to educate children in grades K-6 about both their traditions. Team-taught by Jewish and Christian educators, our classes aim to nurture continuity with each faith, but not to blur their differences or to indoctrinate. Instead, we hope to provide children with basic literacy in each, to foster respect for religion and the meaning it can bring to life, to inspire joy and delight in their religious heritages and practices, and to lay a foundation for their own religious journeys.
The following classes are offered in Orange/Rockland/Bergen in 2008-09:
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Celebrating Our Traditions: Great Stories (grades K-1)
Sundays at 10:40am, semi-monthly, beginning November 2, 2008
Celebrating Our Traditions: Great Stories (grades 2-3)
Sundays at 9:30am, semi-monthly, beginning November 2, 2008
Opening Family Day on Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 9:30am
location TBD
The "Celebrating Our Traditions" cycle teaches about the major Jewish and Christian holidays by focusing on bible stories and traditions. "Great Stories," introduces the major Bible stories associated with each holiday, and encourages children to engage with these stories in creative and artistic ways.
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Bible and Prayer II: (grades 4-6)
Sundays at 9:30am, semi-monthly, beginning November 2, 2008
Opening Family Day on Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 9:30am
location TBD
This course deepens children's learning about Bible, prayer and practice; it combines in-depth study of key religious rituals with selected field trips to churches and synagogues to observe these practices in their authentic settings. As part of the experiential emphasis of the course, it will culminate in a service designed and led for the Interfaith Community by the children themselves.
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Class Schedule
OCTOBER
Opening Family Day: Celebration our Traditions/Bible & Prayer
Sunday, October 19, 2008, 9:30-11:30am
location TBD
NOVEMBER
Celebrating our Traditions: Lesson 1-Rosh Hashana/Yom Kippur
Bible & Prayer II: Lesson 1-Intro to Catholic Ritual (A Mass)
Sunday, November 2, 2008, beginning at 9:30am
location TBD
Celebrating our Traditions: Lesson 2- Christmas/Advent
Bible & Prayer II: Lesson 2-Intro to a Catholic Wedding
Sunday, November 9, 2008, beginning at 9:30am
location TBD
Bible & Prayer II: Attend a Catholic Wedding
Field Trip: November 14, 15, or 16th or 21, 22, or 23rd, 2008
time, exact date, and location TBD
Celebrating our Traditions: Lesson 3- Hanukkah
Bible & Prayer II: Lesson 3-Discussion of the Catholic Wedding
Sunday, November 23, 2008, beginning at 9:30am
location TBD
DECEMBER
JANUARY
Celebrating our Traditions: Lesson 4- Sabbath/The Lord's Day
Bible & Prayer II: Lesson 4- History and meaning of the bar/bat mitzvah
Sunday, January 11, 2008, beginning at 9:30am
location TBD
Bible & Prayer II: Lesson 5- The Amidah and Torah portion
Sunday January 25, 2009, beginning at 9:30am
location TBD
Bible & Prayer II: Attend a Bar/Bat Mitvah
Saturday, January 31 or February 7,, 2009, time TBA
at a temple of your choice
FEBRUARY
Celebrating our Traditions: Lesson 5- Lent/Ash Wednesday
Bible & Prayer II: Lesson 6- Discussion of the bar/bat mitzvah
Sunday, February 8, 2009, beginning at 9:30am
location TBD
MARCH
Celebrating our Traditions: Lesson 6- Holy Week/Easter
Bible & Prayer II: Lesson 7-Intro to Protestant Baptism
Sunday, March 1, 2009, beginning at 9:30am
location TBD
Celebrating our Traditions: Lesson 7- Purim
Bible & Prayer II: Lesson 8-Protestant ritual and community
Sunday, March 8, 2009, beginning at 9:30am
location TBD
Celebrating our Traditions: Lesson 8- Passover
Sunday, March 15, 2009, beginning at 9:30am
location TBD
Bible & Prayer II: Attend a Protestant Baptism
Sunday, March 15, April 19, April 26, or May 3, 2009, time TBA
at a church of your choice
APRIL
Celebrating our Traditions: Lesson 9- Shavout/Pentecost
Bible & Prayer II: Lesson 9- Discussion of the bar/bat mitzvaht
Sunday, April 26, 2009, beginning at 9:30am
location TBD
MAY
Celebrating our Traditions: Lesson 10- Review and Prepare for Fam Day
Bible & Prayer II: Lesson 10-Review and Prepare for Family Day
Sunday, May 17, 2009, beginning at 9:30am
location TBD
JUNE
Closing Family Day: Celebrating our Traditions/Bible & Prayer
Sunday, June 7, 2009, 9:30am-11:30am
location TBD
To reserve or more information, please call: 212-870-2544 or email ifcorangerock@optonline.net.
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