Academics

Jewish Life

Jewish life at VBSDS is guided by our mission that students develop a strong sense of individual identity within a community where each member is deeply connected to one another, to Israel and to the Jewish people. Judaism comes alive as students learn Torah and texts, modern Hebrew language, participate in Jewish rituals, prayer, holidays, and practice the core values of Lev Tov (Acting with a Good Heart), Tikkun Olam (Creating a Better World), Yisrael (Connecting to Israel and the Jewish People), and Simcha (Sharing Joy & Gratitude).

T'fillah - Prayer
Our students participate in prayer experiences and services led by our synagogue clergy, and often have opportunities to be prayer leaders. Students will become comfortable in the skills of reading, chanting, understanding key phrases, the structure of the siddur, and locating prayers in the siddur. 

Israel Education
At Valley Beth Shalom Day School, Yisrael-Connecting to Israel and the Jewish People-is a core value. Israel education plays an important role at VBS Day School and in our curriculum. Our Israel Education program cultivates knowledge of Israel’s history, culture, and civic life while promoting critical inquiry and global awareness. Israel is taught across the curriculum and not isolated in one subject area or grade level.
  • Students develop a strong personal and ongoing relationship with Israel, its people and its culture.
  • Israel education is based on a paradigm of Jewish peoplehood where Israel is seen as a center of Jewish life and essential to Jewish identity in the modern world.
  • Students understand Israel as a varied, multifaceted, and complex nation. This includes knowledge and understanding of Israel’s history, culture, people, and geography.
  • Students’ connection to and understanding of Israel is related to and strengthened by their own personal Jewish identity.
  • Hebrew language learning is a significant aspect of connection and relationship to Israel and can serve as an entry to better understanding the modern State of Israel.
  • The Jewish people have a historic and sacred liturgical and textual relationship to the Land of Israel.
In 6th grade, students have the option to attend the Grinberg Passport to Israel Trip as a culmination of their Israel education.




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