Dual Language (K-1st Grade)
For students whose household is dual language and/or attended a dual language preschool. Classes are offered on Thursdays at an additional fee.
K-2 Saturday Yachad Camp
Camp-like, mixed-age experiences, for younger siblings of T/S students. Students may attend after Saturday morning classes, and can be picked up with 3-6th grade siblings at 12:15pm.
Student Committee
Monthly meeting for 3rd – 12th graders input and guidance on a program designed for them!
BESTY
BESTY stands for Beth Elohim Senior Temple Youth, a teen run youth group at CBE. BESTY plans monthly programming for 9th-12th graders at CBE and within the wider Brooklyn community. Our programming consists of events that focus on social justice, Jewish connection/culture, and sometimes our events are just social! We are the local level under the organization NFTY (North American Federation of Temple Youth), and are a part of the New York Area Region (NFTY-NAR).
For more information about BESTY, please contact Rose Snitz, Teen Director and Music/T’filah Coordinator, at rsnitz@cbebk.org or (718) 768-3814 x105.
BESTY Jr.
BESTY Jr. is our youth group for middle schoolers from CBE and the greater Brooklyn community. BESTY Jr. events are typically based around having fun and meeting other Jewish middle schoolers. We also run a variety of social justice based events, which are great for fulfilling volunteer hours or just doing good for our community alongside friends. We host BESTY Jr. events 4 times a year and hope to see you there!
For more information about BESTY Jr., please contact Rose Snitz, Teen Director and Music/T’filah Coordinator, at rsnitz@cbebk.org or (718) 768-3814 x105.
Madrichim Leadership Team (8th Grade and up)
The Madrichim Team is open to teenagers who are excited to enhance their knowledge of Judaism and Hebrew and are enthusiastic about developing meaningful relationships with our students by serving as role models in the classroom. Madrichim (“leaders” in Hebrew) not only aid teachers in the classroom, but act as leaders at CBE. All madrichim receive monthly training in education and leadership development and are supervised and coached by the Madrichim Program Supervisor, Rose Snitz. Eighth graders volunteer, and high school students are paid or receive school community service credit to work in classrooms with Yachad teachers and students.
For more information about our Madrichim Program, please contact Rose Snitz, Teen Director and Music/T’filah Coordinator, at rsnitz@cbebk.org or (718) 768-3814 x105.
Group for Male-Identifying 7th graders
Male identifying 7th graders have the opportunity during their Jewish studies elective to explore what masculinity means to them and how that intersects with their Jewish identity. Students will be lead by a male mentor to dive deeper into their day to day experiences as well as broader topics impacting these students.
Group for Female-Identifying 7th and 12th graders (7th and 12th Grade)
This group meets one Sunday a month at CBE. We use Jewish teachings and practices, to give girls a place to feel safe, articulate their deepest concerns, consider the impact of gender on their daily lives, have fun, and be ‘real’ with their peers. Through discussion, arts & crafts, creative ritual, games, and drama, the girls and their leader draw on Jewish values and a gender lens to explore the issues tweens and teens care about most. For more information, click here.
Group for LGBTQIA+ 7th Graders
This group meets one Sunday a month at CBE. We use Jewish teachings and practices, to give girls a place to feel safe, articulate their deepest concerns, consider the impact of gender on their daily lives, have fun, and be ‘real’ with their peers. Through discussion, arts & crafts, creative ritual, games, and drama, the girls and their leader draw on Jewish values and a gender lens to explore the issues tweens and teens care about most. For more information, click here.