Greenburgh Hebrew Center Religious School (GHC-RS) is a warm, welcoming, and nurturing educational environment, committed to providing the highest quality of instruction. We foster a love of Judaism, a love of community, and a love of Israel. Grades are divided into Upper School and Lower School divisions, and within each division, students learn specific subjects from specific teachers.
This departmentalization allows GHC-RS to propel Jewish education forward. All students attend classes on the same two days of the week in order to build energy and further enhance our community. “Kehilla” (community) is a key concept in the GHC-RS. Our creative and interactive school-wide programs cover every holiday and celebration, such as “A Modern Exodus Dipped in Chocolate: A Pesach Program”, “The Israeli Melting Pot: A Yom Ha’atzmaut Program”, and “Nature, Bows, and Arrows: A Lag B’Omer Program”. Not only do GHC-RS students learn together as a community but they teach each other as well.
The GHC-RS curriculum is built around six key Jewish strands: GOD השם, TORAH תורה (our sacred texts), ISRAEL ישראל (as the land of Israel and as the Jewish people), AVODAH עבודה (prayer and ritual), KEHILAH קהילה (community), and TIKUN OLAM חסד (social action). Every grade incorporates activities that relate to these six areas and has a different level of Judaic focus for each year, thus allowing for developmentally appropriate immersion in each of the main topics every year. By using this spiral curriculum, teachers can shift their goals from “covering” material to “uncovering” the ways Jews stand witness to history and the wisdom of the Jewish Text. Students can more effectively make their own enduring connection with our heritage. In addition, the GHC-RS curriculum affords students the opportunity to study in the school’s Media Center, which allows students to integrate technology into their educational experience. Coming full circle, this curriculum coordinates with Saturday morning Junior Congregation services, where classroom learning is reinforced through prayer, song, and drama in a lively, interactive environment.
To ask any further questions, to set up a tour or to register your child in our program,contact Cantor Marcia Lane, Principal at (914) 693-4260 or at rsprincipal@ghcny.org.
We look forward to speaking with you and thank you for sharing your children with us.
Cantor Marcia lane, principal
Cantor Marcia Lane has a rich background in the worlds of arts-in-education, Jewish organizations, and management. She was a nationally-known storyteller and award winning recording artist with 3 cd's for children on the Gentle Wind label. Marcia was the Assistant Director of Education at Carnegie Hall, and she created the department of Youth Volunteer Programs at DOROT. Since getting her ordination as a hazzan at the Academy for Jewish Religion, she has served congregations on the Jersey Shore, in Nashville, TN and at CSI-Nyack. Cantor Marcia has also been our Gimmel teacher for many years.
Cantor Marcia adds a new dimension to our religious school. Feel free to contact her at her email address below.
Email: rsprincipal@ghcny.org