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Kavana is Great for Families & Kids

Our vision for family education programming is to engage children and parents in dialogue with Jewish tradition to help families forge identity and generate personally meaningful Jewish life.

Kavana’s family education program implements its vision in the following ways:

  • It addresses the whole family with programs designed for children and parents to learn both together and separately.
  • It creates desire to participate in Jewish life through experiential, hands-on, and inquiry-based learning.
  • It cultivates self-sufficiency by teaching the rituals and skills for lifelong, personally relevant Jewish living.
  • It provides an opportunity for families to explore Jewish values together.  
  • It helps individuals see themselves as part of a larger community by linking learning to social action and the wonder of the natural world.

By pursuing these goals together we foster a close-knit community. 


Family Programs at a Glance:
- Prep & Practice

  • Who: Families with children in pre-school through fifth grade
  • Content: Explore Jewish holidays as a family
  • When: Sunday mornings from 10am-12pm, monthly

- Family Shabbat

  • Who: Families with children in pre-school through fifth grade
  • Content: Family service followed by age-appropriate project and discussion groups to explore a new Jewish value each month
  • Schedule: Saturday mornings from 10am-12pm, monthly

- Family Hebrew

  • Who: Families with children who have solid English literacy skills
  • Content: Group tutoring vibe where parents and children learn Hebrew together
  • Schedule: Weekly on Sunday evenings, 4pm


Drop-Off Programs at a Glance:

- Gan (Kavana's Preschool)

  • Who: Two - four year olds
  • Content: Hebrew immersion, Jewish culture & general preschool experience
  • When: Monday-Friday from 9:30am-1pm (children attend 2-5 days/week)

- Moadon Yeladim (Kids Club)

  • Who: Elementary school-aged children
  • Content: Hebrew language (speaking, reading and writing); Judaics (Jewish history, culture, values & stories)
  • When: One day/week from 3:35pm-5:45pm (Tues. or Thurs. depending on the age group)

- Middle School Program

  • Who: Sixth and seventh graders
  • Content: Torah through animated film, Jewish history & values, etc.
  • When: Tuesdays from 6:30pm-8:30pm

- Havdalah Club

  • Who: Third through 5th graders
  • Content: Jewish ethics and philosophy
  • When: Saturday evenings, monthly


Parent Programs at a Glance:

- Parenting Salon

  • Who: Parents
  • Current Series: Confronting the Dark Side of Jewish History with Your Kids
  • When: Once a month for four sessions