Thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have been unable to hold in-person education classes, either for the younger or the older members of our congregation. However, prior to those early days in March 2020, we have had a long, long history of very successful programs for both. Zoom has made it possible for us to have classes for those who have needed it but Zoom is hard to capture on screen to show you the vitality of all our programs. Next fall, our rabbi, Moshe Meirovich will be holding online Torah studies every month. We hope to see some new children interested in Hebrew School studies.
Lacking any pictures from the more recent past, here is just a small selection of the accomplishments of our Hebrew School and Adult Education programs. Enjoy seeing the few pictures pointing to the accomplishments of our education program.
Purim Celebrations During the Pandemic
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Rabbi Albert Pappenheim and his students holding a model seder in the early ’50s.
Rabbi Gad Romang preparing his students for Chanukah celebrations.
Rabbi Gad Romang and his adult education class on Tuesday nights.
Some of the first Sunday school students at a picnic in Queenston Heights in the early 50’s.
We’ve had lots of fun from time to time identifying the “kids” in this grouping on the steps of the synagogue in the heydays before World War II
One of the first of several choirs that were organized. The professionals in the picture are Rabbi Cohen and Cantor Ben-Gali, in the middle ’50s
Rabbi Israel Freedman and the first Congregation B’nai Israel Hebrew High School graduation class in 1962.
The growth of the Hebrew School enrolment as a result of the Boomer generation meant big choirs led by Mrs. Aida Herzog.
Rabbi Eliyahu Courante organized a class or 25 women who wanted to have a Bat Mitzvah which was very successful.
