Youth Activities (Religious School) 3 Years - 7th Grade

Welcome to 2023-2024! Our Youth Activities (Religious School and Family Education) have been evolving, and we are so excited to welcome you back to Temple Emanuel to share them with you.

How to Enroll

• " Youth Activities/Religious School Enrollment" includes Hebrew. There is no separate enrollment needed.  Pk-3rd grade will continue using the Hebrew Through Movement" Program.  4th-7th grade will have an hour of Judaics and an hour of Hebrew on Sundays.  *If you feel like your child needs more Hebrew enrichment, please reach out to Kathy Horewitch for Hebrew tutoring. 
• Families must be members of Temple Emanuel to register for Youth programs (Religious School). If you are not a member and are interested in joining, please contact Susan Chayet Director of Membership, at chayet@emanueldenver.org prior to filling out your registration 
• Before your family’s enrollment is confirmed you must submit your students’ immunizations records to Molly Smith at smith@emanueldenver.org
• Families will receive information pertaining to the year, including class placement and new protocols, before the start of the program.
• If your family is in need of scholarship, please reach out to Jocelyn Rosenberg, Head of the Max Frankel Religious School at rosenberg@emanueldenver.org.
• In order to complete registration, we are asking all families to pay for Religious School in full as you register. Shul-cloud does give you the option to pay over a period of months.

Jocelyn Rosenberg is our Director of Youth Education and Engagement. She will be running all of our programs for PreK through 7th grade, including the Max Frankel Religious School, Youth Group, Madrichim. Jocelyn has spent 19 years in education and has been teaching at Temple for the past 5 years. She is honored to lead a school filled with Community, Learning, Kavanah (Intention), and Fun! Feel free to reach out anytime to Jocelyn at rosenberg@emanueldenver.org.

Kathy Horewitch is our Hebrew and B’nai Mitzvah Coordinator. Kathy has been in Jewish education for over 20 years, sparked by her desire to allow students to learn to love being Jewish. She is excited to expand her role at Temple Emanuel. She looks forward to supporting your students as they learn to love Judaism as she has. Contact Kathy at horewitch@emanueldenver.org.

Molly Smith grew up at Temple Emanuel, attending religious school, Hebrew School, Confirmation, and assistant teaching. She attended IST in the summer of 2000, graduated with honors from Hebrew High School, and was a counselor at Shwayder Camp during the summer of 2001. Molly returned to teaching at Temple Emanuel when her daughter started My Jewish Discovery. She is excited to work with the team to build the Youth Activities program! Contact Molly at smith@emanueldenver.org.

All protocols are created in collaboration with the Temple Emanuel Re-opening Task Force and are subject to change. More information will be provided as the school year approaches.