NEIGHBORHOOD BRANCHES
SCJ offers weekly classes in Carroll Gardens, Clinton Hill, Windsor Terrace/Park Slope and Greenwich Village. Grouped by age and grade, children have the opportunity to both learn with their peers and participate in a communal gathering of all students each week, as they engage with our core curriculum (see below).
Park Slope
The Collective Kind (428 7th Ave, South Slope)
Tuesdays - Grades K-5 from 4:00-5:15 pm and grades 6-8 5:00-6:15 pm.
Classes begin 9.22.26!
Greenwich Village
First Presbyterian Church (12 West 12th St.)
Tuesdays - Grades K-8 from 4:00-5:20pm
Classes begin 9.22.26!
*This class will open once minimum enrollment is reached. If you are interested, please let us know when you register.
Clinton Hill
JCC Brooklyn Clinton Hill (309 Grand Ave.)
Mondays - Grades 1–6 from 3:45-5:00pm (Hebrew Immersion Class – conducted entirely in Hebrew for children who already speak or understand Hebrew).
Wednesdays - Grades K-5 from 3:45-5:00pm, grades 6-8 from 4:45-6:00pm
Classes begin 9.14.26 and 9.23.26!
Windsor Terrace
JCC Brooklyn Windsor Terrace (1224 Prospect Avenue)
Mondays - Grades 1–5 from 4:00–5:15pm and Grades 5–7 (B Mitzvah Group) from 5:00–6:15pm
Classes begin 9.14.26!
Carroll Gardens
Hannah Senesh Community Day School (342 Smith Street.)
Thursdays - Grades K-7 from 4:30-5:45pm.
Classes begin 9.24.26!
New! Tots Program
JCC Brooklyn Clinton Hill (309 Grand Ave.)
Tuesday - Ages 4–5 from 3:45-4:45pm.
Classes begin 9.24.26!
*This class will open once minimum enrollment is reached. If you are interested, please let us know when you register.
Small groups…
…explore Judaism through a program infused with creative artistic expression and a full group maâ’agal (circle) gathering of song and story.
Hebrew, Holidays, Torah & Values
We explore the Hebrew calendar and life-cycle, delving into traditions that have characterized Jewish life through the ages. Encountering Judaism’s life-flow and examining ideas from some of the greatest Jewish thinkers and texts will give students not only a chance to explore the meaning and purpose of life, but also a sense of how the Jewish framework interacts with the present. Woven throughout is Hebrew language as we familiarize students with the aleph-bet (alphabet) and key vocabulary, no matter their prior exposure or level of knowledge.
Maâ’agal & Midrash
We believe that the strength of Jewish-based communal gatherings is in the ability to lift our collective voices and create a whole bigger than the sum of its parts. No matter our individual belief system, communal singing lifts the soul and Maâ’agal (circle time) offers that opportunity each week.
Using melodies new and old, and led by a talented SCJ musician and teacher, we learn some classic liturgy and explore a themed Midrash (ancient story), drawing from the 2,000-year-old well of Jewish moral storytelling and justice-building.
History, Identity and Social Justice
Social justice and Tikkun Olam (repairing the world) are intrinsically woven into the fabric of Jewish life…informed by the past yet geared towards the present and future. We seek to empower children to interpret the world around us and translate that into action through connection with our ancient traditions.
Who am I, and how can I help make the world a better place for all its inhabitants?