Open House is a monthly moderated support group for LGBT Jewish teens age 13-18 and their allies. We meet monthly the second monday of the month from 7-9 pm at the JCCNV in the Youth Lounge and a Dairy/Pareve meal is served
 

Contact Name: Sarah Schultz
Contact Telephone: 703-501-9664
Contact Email: fairfaxopenhouse@gmail.com
Telephone: 703-501-9664
Website: www.fairfaxopenhouse.org
 

Gesher is a community day school for K - 8th grade offering a challenging and innovative curriculum of general and Jewish studies. Gesher has full-day Kindergarten classrooms after-school care, financial assistance and transportation. Gesher is fully accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools and is the only VAIS accredited Jewish Day School in Northern Virginia.

According to Gesher Jewish Day School it  is dedicated to educational excellence, an individualized approach to learning, and to providing a nurturing and exciting educational environment.

Gesher's students are challenged to think critically and creatively and to acquire the skills they will need for tomorrow.

NFTY-MAR, the North American Federation of Temple Youth’s Mid Atlantic Region brings together Reform Jewish Teens from across the mid Atlantic, including North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC, and Delaware.

Our members come together six times during the year for learning, fun, worship, community service, and fellowship to help young Jewish adults throughout the region build and strengthen lifetime ties with each other and Reform Judaism.  Each event has a focus, including leadership development, social action, Color Wars, a junior youth “taste of NFTY”, and introspection.  We hold our events at local congregations, as well as at Capital Camps or Camp Harlam.  Led by the elected Regional Board, and guided by the Regional Advisor, NFTY is a warm, welcoming community, and offers a meaningful, engaging, and positive Jewish experience.

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Operation Understanding DC's mission is to build a generation of African American and Jewish community leaders who promote respect, understanding and cooperation while working to eradicate racism, anti-Semitism and all forms of discrimination. They do this through a year-long program for high school juniors, which includes a three week summer journey to cities and towns in the U.S. of significance to the Jewish and African.

American communities; and public speaking and mediation training for participants, which enables them to effectively share their experience. Applications to participate are due mid-fall each year.

For More Information contact:   202.234.6832 or info@oudc.org

 NVHC describes itself as a community of learners who strive to make connections with their Jewish identity and struggle to ensure that their children have strong and positive Jewish experiences both socially and educationally.

NVHC will meet beginning in September 2011 on Sundays from 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. for K-6^th grade, Tuesdays 6:30-8:00 p.m. for 7-12^th grade and a one hour choice for Hebrew for 3-6^th either Tuesday or Wednesday.

Classes include:

K-2 Sundays 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. 

3rd-5th Grades Sundays 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. and Hebrew Wed. or Thurs 

6th Grade Sundays 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. and Hebrew Wed or Thurs

7th Grade 6:30-8:00 p.m. 

 Bnai Shalom of Fairfax Station offers a varied program for children Pre-K-grade 12.

According to Bnai Shalom, the goals of its Religious School is to provide  students with a Reform Jewish education.  They strive to enrich  children's Jewish experience and knowledge so as to strengthen their understanding of God, their identification with the Jewish people, their involvement in the temple and the community, their participation in Jewish life and synagogue worship, and their determination to live as Jews who are engaged and enthusiastic about our religion forever.

Classes include:

Pre-K  For those one year before kindergarten – Sundays, 2 sessions 8:30-10:15 a.m. or 10:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

 K-2 Sundays, 2 sessions 8:30-10:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Temple Rodef Shalom Religious School describes itself as a learning community, committed to meeting the needs of each student through fostering Jewish identity, strengthening a sense of community and providing the educational background to begin a lifetime of contemporary Jewish living based in Jewish values.  Jewish learning needs to be engaging, personally meaningful, and should inform the day to day life of each student. 

Classes Offered Include:

K-2                              Sundays           8:30-10:45 a.m.  OR 11:15 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Congregation Sha'are Shalom offers varied programs for Kindergarten-10th grade.

 Congregation Sha'are Shalom describes itself as a Religious School that strives to provide a meaningful, comprehensive Jewish education to all of our students in a warm and positive environment with an emphasis on experiential learning.

Classes Offered Include:

K-2  Sundays from 9 a.m.-11 a.m.

3-5  Sundays from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. and Wednesdays from 4:30-6:30 p.m.

6  Sundays from 9-11 a.m. and Wednesdays from 4:30-6:30 p.m.

7  Sundays from 9-11 a.m. and Wednesdays from 4:30-6:30 p.m. 

Upper School  Grades 8-10, multiple track options

Special Programs Include:

Etz Hayim Religious School offers programs for Pre K-12th grades.

Etz Hayim describes itself as a congregation of learners. We develop our Jewish identity by pursuing knowledge.We are a community of professional staff and active volunteers who work together to create a well-run synagogue.We are an inclusive Jewish community that welcomes people of different backgrounds and traditions. We foster a better world by constructively engaging in our broader community.We respect each other and honor the contributions that each member brings to our community.

Classes offered include:

Pre-K every other Sunday 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

K-2 every Sunday 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

3-5 Sundays 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Wednesday 4:45-6:45 p.m.