Kesher Groups

The groups in the K-5 program represent parts of a tree:

Kindergarten and 1st graders are Shorashim (roots)

2nd and 3rd graders are Nitzanim (buds)

4th and 5th graders are Anafim (branches)

The groups in the Bar/Bat Mitzvah program represent biblical fruits grown on trees:

6th graders are Te’enim (figs)

7th graders are Rimmonim (pomegranates)

8th/9th graders are T’marim (dates)

Hebrew Groups are by proficiency.  We currently have 8 levels of Ivrit.

Kitah Aleph – first year of Ivrit, mostly new kindergarteners and 1st graders, general exposure to Ivrit and to the letters

Kitah Bet – second year of Ivrit, review of letters and introduction to vowels and decoding

Kitah Gimmel – lots of practice decoding, increased vocabulary, introduction to reading and writing in script

Kitah Dalet - move from singular tense to plural, more practice with all skills

Kitah Hey and Vav - move from present tense into past tense

Kitah Zayin – getting more comfortable with using both present and past tenses

Kitah Chet – consists of students in the Bar/Bat Mitzvah group who have not studied Hebrew in a long time, exploration of the Hebrew letters in creative and new ways