Staten Island's CBJ Hebrew School

05/06/2026

CBJ Hebrew School would like to take a moment thank another wonderful leader on our recent hike to Wolfe’s Pond Park.
A BIG THANK YOU TO LYNNE HIRSCH!

Lynne is our student Max’s grandmother and she took the time to create a beautiful scavenge hunt for our students to find during our hike this past Sunday.
Please see the pics of Lynne’s beautiful artwork of all types of living and in-living things! Max also was a WONDERFUL LEADER on Sunday as well!
And, another BIG THANK YOU TO LARRY REICH, for his leadership as well!
Can’t wait till our next outdoor activity at CBJ Hebrew School!!!

Thanks you again to

05/03/2026

Have a good time having an awesome time hiking on the trails in Wolf Pond Park today!

04/05/2026

Let’s learn the story of Passover!
We learned this story last year!
And the year before that….
Why do we have to learn it again???
WHY??
Because WE are not who WE were a year ago! We experience life differently from year to year, which makes us understand the Passover story differently from year to year, no matter how old we are! We also notice details differently every year, as well! And…it’s always good to learn about our history, our religion and our culture!
OHHH…….!

It was Model Passover Seder time at CBJ Hebrew School last Sunday!!!
Our CBJ students and their parents and grandparents all came together to get ready for our Passover Seders with singing, storytelling, and simple explanations provided by our amazing Rabbi Sam!

We had beautiful Seder plates, put together by our wonderful CBJ parents, and our students learned the significance of all the symbolic foods that we eat on Passover.

By retelling the Passover story every year, our students are reminded of the important themes of Passover—slavery, freedom, tradition, and our deep connection to God who performed all the miracles through Moses and ultimately gave us our Torah.

By re-enacting the story, we experience that sense of freedom that our ancestors felt leaving Egypt, wandering in the desert for 40 years, and ultimately coming to the land of Israel.

We also had a FREE basket raffle this year, thanks to grandma Robin Weinbaum, who always creates the most beautiful baskets for our Hebrew School!

Sending best wishes for a meaningful, spiritual, fun and exciting Passover to all our CBJ families, our teachers and our congregants!

A Zissen Pesach!!!
All the best,
Principal Rob Schweitzer

03/01/2026

Having a BLAST at the JCC PURIM PARTY with our CBJ families!!!
Arts and crafts, face painting, giant blowups, DJ, snacks, and more!
Thank you to our Parent Committee for this wondeful suggestion, our kids are gabing an awesome time!
Check out our pics below!!!

02/27/2026

What’s the WWW??
It’s the World Wide Wrap!!!
So….what’s the World Wide Wrap??
WHAT ARE WE WRAPPING???
Good Question!!!
We’re wrapping……TEFILLIN!
What’s that??
LET’S FIND OUT!

On Sunday, February 8th, CBJ Hebrew School and the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs/Northern Region got together to learn how to “wrap” Tefillin (prayer straps), an ancient ritual that helps “bind” us to God.

Rabbi Sam Kastel explained more about the meaning and significance of this ritual while guys with more knowledge and experience helped the others learn how to do the “wrapping”.

After saying the morning prayers wearing the Tefillin, the Men’s Club provided a delicious breakfast for all of the participants, including our Hebrew School students. What a meaningful, spiritual and inspiring program this was for all of us!

A very special THANK YOU to David Friedman, our CBJ Men’s Club President, for organizing this special program for everyone!

With Much Appreciation,
Principal Rob Schweitzer

02/27/2026

Tu Bishvat Seder pics!

08/07/2025

CBJ Hebrew School meets on Sundays during the Fall and Spring semesters.

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