Machaneh Shai Enrollment

For 2021-2022, all Sunday classes are being held in-person. For weekday learning, students have the option to select either in-person on Wednesday afternoons or remote learning via Zoom. Scroll down to enroll your child(ren) and to view our Judaics and Tefillah Curriculum.

We are pleased to share that Machaneh Shai is participating in the community-wide Atlanta Hebrew Connection Program! This program offers the opportunity for your 2nd - 7th grade student to choose the day and time of choice that best fits their schedule for the weekday learning component! For example, your student will attend Machaneh Shai on Sunday mornings at Shearith Israel, and may either attend in-person on Wednesdays from 4:30 - 6pm or via Zoom at one of the following times:

Select your student's weekday learning time

2021- 2022 Machaneh Shai Calendar

Tuition & Details:

Non-members please follow these steps: create an account and profile at this link, add your child(ren) to your account profile, click the box for "My Enrollments"  and follow the prompts.

Be sure to select "5782 2021/2022 M.S." term from the drop-down menu via the enrollment button(s) below.

Contact reception@shearithisrael.com or 404.503.9909 if you need further assistance enrolling. Questions about Machaneh Shai? Contact Nancy Gorod, Director of Congregational Learning, at ngorod@shearithisrael.com or 404.503.9906.   

Enroll your child(ren) in Machaneh Shai!

Judaics Curriculum:

The Machaneh Shai curriculum incorporates best practices and leading-edge research in the field of Jewish education. Our unique program emphasizes experiential education, personal religious development, and whole family learning. Machaneh Shai provides fun, hands-on, and engaging ways to learn about Jewish traditions, prayers, Torah, Israel, and Jewish history. Click here for additional information on Shalom Learning.

Tefillah Curriculum:

Hear Rabbi Kaiman recite the various prayers via Soundcloud at the links below.

Tefillah (Prayer) Objectives for Machaneh Shai

Click the button below for the full Objectives of Machaneh Shai Tefillot document and a grade-by-grade breakdown of Tefillot.

Tefillah Curriculum

K/1 (Auditory):

Modeh Ani/ Barchu/ Shema/ Oseh Shalom/ 1st line of V’ahavtah/ Blessings for food/ Hebrew letters recognition and every day Hebrew words

2nd Grade:

Modeh Ani/ Barchu/ Shema/ Blessings for food/ V’ahavtah/ Ein Keloheinu/ Hebrew letters recognition and every day Hebrew words

3rd Grade:

Friday Night Home Blessings (Candlelighting and Shalom Aleichem)/ Friday Night Kiddush/ Children’s Blessings/ Ma Tovu/ V’ahavtah/ Mi Chamocha/ Aleinu/ Hebrew words embodied in curriculum

4th Grade:

Ma Tovu/ Morning Blessings (Birchot HaShachar)/ Barchu/ Shema/ V’ahavtah/ Amidah (first 3 brachot)/ Torah Service (1 and 2)/ Expressions of gratitude/ Hebrew words embodied in curriculum

5th Grade:

All of the above

6th Grade:

Middle Brachot of Amidah/ Ma Tovu/ Modeh Ani/ Morning Blessings/ Barchu/ Shema/ V’ahavtah/ Torah Service (1 and 2)/ Haftarah Blessings/ Ashrei/ Hatzi Kaddish/ Full Kaddish/ Aleinu

7th Grade:

Sim Shalom/ Modim Anachnu Lach/ First paragraph of Birkat Hamazon/ Reading Chumash in Hebrew and English/ Modern Hebrew words