Teen Programs 5784
Madrichim
If you are interested in our Madrichim program, please click HERE.
Tikkun Teen Fellowship (9th - 12th Grade)
An updated curriculum! An innovative, timely opportunity for high school students to deepen their understanding of Judaism and its relationship to other faith communities through a lens of justice. Students will learn about diverse Jewish practices and meet with clergy and leaders from other religious communities on the Peninsula. In an increasingly polarized and fractious world, we want to better understand what it means to have a “moral voice” in our lives and society. The Tikkun teens will meet for 8 sessions on Wednesdays from 6:00-7:30pm and includes dinner. (Tikkun Teen Fellowship is open to all 9th - 12th graders. Dates do not conflict with Confirmation. Students can choose both classes) Taught by Rabbi Rebecca Hecht
Frequency: 1/month
Day/Time: Wednesdays 6-7:30pm
Sessions: 10/23, 11/13, 12/4, 1/29, 2/12, 3/5, 4/9, 4/30
Tuition: $650/student
Confirmation (10th Grade)
Confirmation is a special year dedicated to our 10th graders where students dive deeply into Jewish topics that are relevant to contemporary life. Students conclude the year with an affirmation of their Jewish identities in a communal Shabbat service experience on May 9, 2025.
Frequency: 1/month plus 5 Shabbat dinner sessions
Day/Time: Wednesday 6-7:30 pm plus Confirmation Family Shabbat dinners
Sessions: 10/30, 11/15, 11/20, 12/11, 1/15, 2/26, 3/12, 4/23, 5/9 (Concluding Shabbat Service)
Tuition: $1000/student
Songleader Apprenticeship with Cantor Elana (8th - 12th Grade)
8th - 12th grade students with an interest in music will have the unique opportunity to learn valuable songleading skills with our own Cantor Elana Jagoda Kaye, who is a widely successful Jewish songwriter, performer and recording artist with many years of experience. The world of Jewish songleading is full of possibilities, and it starts with the basics: repertoire, stage technique, engaging students, planning ahead, leading t’filah, and so much more. Students will have the opportunity to teach and lead our younger students in a music elective, plan their own song sessions, and come away with skills that can help them land a position as a songleader at summer camps and beyond. Guitar skills not required but helpful.
Day/Time: Sundays, 9:00 - 11:00am
Tuition: $200 / student
other ways to get involved as teens
At PTBE, we offer additional ways for our teens to be involved, and we welcome teens to find their own path. SMRTY/NFTY (youth group participation at either the synagogue, regional, or national level), and L’taken (a social justice-based intensive where teens learn to politically lobby for Jewish values).
Just as adults enter Jewish life through a number of different doors, we seek to support our teens as they find their own unique connection to Jewish life.