Beit Hinenu Youth Programs

Beit Hinenu (BH) serves youth ages 0-18 through meaningful engagement of Jewish practice and learning. We are committed to providing inclusive, accessible programming that allows full participation for all. We are a community that uplifts queer and trans identities, Jews by choice, multifaith families, Jews of color, and students with disabilities.

First days of programs beginning Fall 5785/2024:

Tot Shabbat (Tot Shabbat (Birth to kindergarten): September 7
Shabbat school (1st-5th): September 14
Vildah Chaya Kiddush Club aka “Wild Animal Kiddush Club”: November 2
Holiday programs (all ages): Throughout the High Holy Days beginning October 2, Hanukkah party October 2

Please be in touch with any questions!

5785 School Year

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Tot Shabbat

1st Shabbat of the month, 11:15-12pm, for children birth-kindergarten.

Tot Shabbat features song, stories, and singing “Hinei Mah Tov” under a parachute tent! Stay for a potluck lunch with the whole community following kiddush and motzi!

Two black children and a parent are elbows deep in slime making. The children are wearing Hannukah shirts. And elder stands in the background. Everyone is wearing masks.

Holiday programming

Celebrate holidays together with music, dancing, story, and art making for all ages! Check out our calendar for upcoming celebrations.

Four white children and an adult, all wearing masks, gather around a basket of dried flowers.

Shabbat School

2nd & 4th Shabbat of the month, 9:30-11:30am for students 1st-5th grade.

This year Shabbat school students will explore stories from Torah and begin our play-based Hebrew curriculum. This is a multi-aged classroom for students in 1st-5th.

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B’nei Mitzvah

B’nei mitzvah work 1-1 with tutors and Rabbi Ariana to prepare to chant from Torah, teach their community, and step into Jewish adulthood. Be in touch to talk more!

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Vildah Chaya Kiddush Club

1st & 3rd Shabbatot of the month, 10-12pm.

Come spend time in shul, play pokemon in the hallways, and savor Shabbat together! With the VCKC, students will deepen relationships with each other, the larger community (not just Hebrew school families), and the synagogue itself, learning by being in their bodies and experiencing Judaism (and not just reading about it) to connect.