Adath Jeshurun

Youth Edu­ca­tion

B’nai Mitz­vah Train­ing
Stu­dents at the tra­di­tional age of 13, and adults are encour­aged to begin and con­tinue their reli­gious edu­ca­tion, by learn­ing to read Torah and Haftorah, and par­tic­i­pat­ing in one-on-one classes taught by our Can­tor and Rabbi.

Con­fir­ma­tion Classes
Classes are held for 10th graders in prepa­ra­tion for the Con­fir­ma­tion cer­e­mony on Shavuot.

Edu­ca­tional Part­ner­ship Programs

AAdath Jeshu­run is a par­tic­i­pat­ing part­ner in these com­mu­nity youth edu­ca­tional programs:

KATS
In con­junc­tion with Kene­seth Israel and Tem­ple Shalom, a weekly Sun­day morn­ing reli­gious school for Kinder­garten through 5th grade stu­dents. Judaic stud­ies include hol­i­days, rit­u­als, his­tory, Hebrew and ethics. Con­tact Sheilah Miles at 550‑2486 or sheilah@pipeline.com.

Kehila
Community-wide Reli­gious School held on Sun­days for stu­dents in grades 6–8. Con­tact Dafna Schurr at 819‑5112 or dschurr@insightbb.com.

High School of Jew­ish Stud­ies
Community-wide Reli­gious School held on Sun­days for stu­dents in grades 9 and 10. Con­tact Sam Gor­don at 459‑1695 or louisvillehebrewschool@insightbb.com.

Louisville Hebrew School
Community-wide Hebrew School held twice a week for stu­dents in grades 3–8. Con­tact Sam Gor­don at 459‑1695 or louisvillehebrewschool@insightbb.com.

Youth Activ­i­ties

All three youth groups are a coop­er­a­tive effort between Kene­seth Israel and Adath Jeshu­run, Louisville’s two Con­ser­v­a­tive synagogues.

Derby USY (Grades 9–12) & Kadima (Grades 6–8): Derby USY (United Syn­a­gogue Youth) and Kadima (Hebrew for “for­ward”) are the Louisville chap­ters of these youth groups, which are affil­i­ated with the United Syn­a­gogue of Con­ser­v­a­tive Judaism. Events include social pro­grams like laser tag, bowl­ing, amuse­ment parks as well as pro­grams to cel­e­brate Jew­ish life and cul­ture such as cook­ing, Shab­bat din­ners and hol­i­day cel­e­bra­tions. We also part­ner with NFTY and BBYO for city-wide pro­gram­ming such as J-Serve, an annual day of com­mu­nity ser­vice. Our chap­ter is part of CRUSY, which includes Con­ser­v­a­tive syn­a­gogues all across Ken­tucky, Ohio, Michi­gan, Indi­ana and west­ern Penn­syl­va­nia. Both Kadima and USY take part in regional con­ven­tions and USY par­tic­i­pants have the oppor­tu­nity to attend Inter­na­tional Con­ven­tion in December.

Shalom Club (Grades 4–5): Shalom Club gets together sev­eral times per year for pro­grams like haman­taschen bak­ing, games, and other fun events to cel­e­brate Jew­ish cul­ture in an infor­mal way.

All ques­tions and sug­ges­tions for youth pro­gram­ming should be sent to Lisa Roth­stein at derbyusy@gmail.com.