Jewish Learning
A Hebrew School Your Kids Can Love
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Pleasantville Community Synagogue Hebrew School is a thriving community within a community. With children from towns all over Northern Westchester - in our Kindergarten through Seventh Grade alone - our intimate and nurturing environment is an active and exciting one. Peer support, caring teachers, the guidance of the rabbi and school director, all go into making the PCS Hebrew School experience one that is valued by both the children and their families.
Our Hebrew School seeks to create for our children an Olam Yehudi Katan, a small Jewish world, experiential as much as it is academic. The staff of caring, committed teachers under Galit Sperling’s direction work to fashion what amounts to an extended Jewish family, where each child is appreciated and loved. The continuity of the teaching staff coupled with the intimacy of the teaching environment allows for an extraordinary level of relationship-building with both children and parents. Rabbi Danan is currently developing a post-B'nei Mitzvah Confirmation program for PCS teens in grades 8-10 that will include learning, service, and travel. The program is slated to start Fall 2016. Please contact Rabbi Danan to get involved, and look for updates on this website and in our newsletter. |
An important and innovative addition to our children’s education has been our monthly Family Education Shabbat. The Saturday morning study, led by Rabbi Julie and based on the Torah portion of the week, provides our children with a rare chance to talk about things that really matter with their friends and their parents at the same time. Their friends give them support, their parents give them perspective.
Click here for photos of Hanukkah celebration at the Atria Senior Living residence in Briarcliff Manor and at PCS.
Please see Calendars for current and upcoming activities, as well as Shabbat Services for detailed children's service information.
PHOTO RELEASE FORM - Click here for form regarding use of your child/children's photo in the PCS web site, newsletter and promotional materials.
HEBREW SCHOOL AND RELATED FEES - PCS requires that at least 50% of fees be received by September 1st for registration to be complete. PCS will send invoices for any unpaid balance, and if arrears remain on December 31st, and other payment arrangements have not been made, children will not be allowed to continue with classes during the spring semester. PCS is committed to ensuring that Jewish education is accessible to our members' children without regard to their ability to pay, and some of our families participate in our fee assistance program. Our fee assistance program is confidential, flexible, and takes into account individual factors including income, assets, number of children in the Hebrew School, and other financial obligations. Please send an email to the PCS Treasurer for information regarding fee assistance.
Click here for photos of Hanukkah celebration at the Atria Senior Living residence in Briarcliff Manor and at PCS.
Please see Calendars for current and upcoming activities, as well as Shabbat Services for detailed children's service information.
PHOTO RELEASE FORM - Click here for form regarding use of your child/children's photo in the PCS web site, newsletter and promotional materials.
HEBREW SCHOOL AND RELATED FEES - PCS requires that at least 50% of fees be received by September 1st for registration to be complete. PCS will send invoices for any unpaid balance, and if arrears remain on December 31st, and other payment arrangements have not been made, children will not be allowed to continue with classes during the spring semester. PCS is committed to ensuring that Jewish education is accessible to our members' children without regard to their ability to pay, and some of our families participate in our fee assistance program. Our fee assistance program is confidential, flexible, and takes into account individual factors including income, assets, number of children in the Hebrew School, and other financial obligations. Please send an email to the PCS Treasurer for information regarding fee assistance.
Click here to learn about our Educational Director, Galit Sperling.
HEBREW SCHOOL SCHEDULE AND CALENDAR
HEBREW SCHOOL REGISTRATION FORM
HEBREW SCHOOL PARENTS' HANDBOOK
BAR/BAT MITZVAH
Seventh Grade B'nei Mitzvah Handbook
Fifth Grade B'nei Mitzvah Handbook
PCS Shabbat Songs and Prayers: https://soundcloud.com/julie-danan
