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Beth Am Temple
P.O. Box 1200
60 East Madison Avenue
Pearl River, NY 10965

Phone: 845-735-5858
Fax: 845-735-9858

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KESHET

Beth Am Temple Offers Jewish Education for Children with Special Needs

 

The “Keshet” program at Beth Am Temple Religious School will enter its 4th year in September, 2009. Keshet, the Hebrew word for “rainbow,” is also an acronym for “Kids Excelling in Special Hebrew & Judaic Experiences Today.”

The KESHET program consists of a self-contained, special education class for students who, because of their special needs, benefit from the smaller class size and the support of specialists, working toward the goal of growing within the greater Jewish community. Beth Am Temple Religious School continues to provide in-class modifications and services in the regular religious school program.

To every extent possible, both the KESHET and in-class support programs follow the regular religious school curricula. The KESHET students join with the main student body for t’filah (prayer), art, music, and other special activities. Modifications are made in accordance with the needs of the individual students. It is expected that participation in the program will lead to Bar/Bat Mitzvah.

Beth Am Temple continues to contract with MATAN, an organization dedicated to providing Jewish education to students with special needs. MATAN also provides professional on-site supervision. Dr. Miriam Dreisinger, an educational administrator and teacher for 35 years supervises Beth Am’s KESHET program and provide guidance for teachers, parents, and administrators.

MATAN assists with screening students to ensure that the class is appropriate for them, and designing a curriculum that is both suitable to the needs of the individual students and aligned with the goals of Beth Am Temple’s regular religious school program.

The KESHET class meets one day a week for two hours. Students participate in most school-wide programs including music. The KESHET class is open to 3rd, 4th & 5th graders. Depending on need, additional grades may be added in future years.

For more information, contact the principal, Marian Kleinman, at 845-735-5858 x 15 or at principal@bethamtemple.org