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The word Machane (Mah-cha-NEY) in Hebrew means camp. TBA stands for Temple Beth Ami. Jewish camping is a highly successful enterprise which achieves its goal of engaging kids in a Jewish setting where they establish lasting friendships. At Machane TBA, we draw from the best practices of Jewish camping and we apply them to our educational instruction and overall atmosphere so that our students are always actively learning and interacting. So while “Machane” is our name, more importantly it represents the philosophy of Jewish engagement that we seek to harness.
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We are an innovative, inclusive Reform Jewish school where Jewish life and values are modeled by every member of our staff and where students are at the center of the momentum. At Machane TBA, we foster a love of Jewish living and learning through experiential programming, classroom activity, high-energy musical t’filah, and interpersonal relationships. Machane TBA educators always seek new ways to combine meaningful Jewish learning and transformative programming in order to create the BEST experiences for our students and families.
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Office Phone: (301) 340-8335
Email:
Kim Roberts, Director of Education
Erica Harmelech, Supervisor, Primary Program
Lisa Goodman, Supervisor, L’mala, TBAjrHigh & Kayitz Programs
Elaine Prigal, Supervisor, L’mata, TBAHigh & Kayitz Programs
Alyssa Katon, TBAHigh Advisor
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Hours for the 2021-2022 School Year:
Primary (Grades K-2): Sundays 9:30-11:15 AM
L’Mala/L’Mata (Grades 3-6): Sundays 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
- Online Hebrew Support (Optional) Hours: TBD
TBAjrHigh & TBAHigh (Grades 7-12): Tuesdays 6:30-8:00 PM
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Click here for Machane TBA Zoom guidelines for students. Updated 10/7/2020.
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Click here for our 2020-2021 Staff Page.
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Kayitz (“summer”) is Machane TBA’s summer camp. Kayitz is excited to offer 6 weeks of Specialty Camps for rising K-7th graders in summer 2022!
Campers enrolled in Kayitz will spend half of each day exploring one specialty area each week: Cooking, Art, Sports, LEGO/Robotics and Theater. Specialists will work with campers to enhance skill levels in these areas. In addition, all Kayitz campers will engage in outdoor sports and water activities, cooking, art, social justice projects and more. Hot lunch will be available to order.Information about summer 2022 here. More information and registration coming soon!
Grades PreK-2
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Sundays 9:30-11:15 AM
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Click here for the Primary curriculum
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Primary Enrichment
Primary Enrichment provides our K-2nd grade students with three high quality, fun, educational 7-week sessions on Sunday mornings after their regular Machane TBA class. Students are given the opportunity to engage in social activities and meet children from other grades and classes. Programs are led by community professionals that are focused on music, sports, science and art.
Primary Kehillah
Primary Kehillah are stand-alone programs for our K-2nd grade students held on Sunday mornings after their regular Machane TBA class. These are structured social programs with a themed engaging activity. Some examples of Kehillah programs are: Creating crafts to be sold to raise funds for a nonprofit animal sanctuary, baking hamentashen and making mishloach manot gift bags to donate. We have also brought in specialists such as Mad Science and DinoRock Puppet Theatre to lead programs.
2021-2022 Primary Enrichment and Primary Kehillah descriptions and registration.
Grades PreK-2
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Sundays 9:30-11:15 AM
(Primary Enrichment – Sundays 11:15 AM -12:00 PM) -
Click here for the Primary curriculum
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Primary Enrichment
Primary Enrichment provides our K-2nd grade students with three high quality, fun, educational 7-week sessions on Sunday mornings after their regular Machane TBA class. Students are given the opportunity to engage in social activities and meet children from other grades and classes. In the past, we’ve had Primary Enrichment Programs led by community professionals that focused on music, sports, science and art.
Primary Kehillah
Primary Kehillah are stand-alone programs for our K-2nd grade students held on Sunday mornings after their regular Machane TBA class. These are structured social programs with a themed engaging activity. Some examples of Kehillah programs are: Creating crafts to be sold to raise funds for a nonprofit animal sanctuary, baking hamentashen and making mishloach manot gift bags to donate. We have also brought in specialists such as Mad Science and DinoRock Puppet Theatre to lead programs.
2021-2022 Primary Enrichment and Primary Kehillah descriptions and registration.
Grades 3-6
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Sundays 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
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L’mala is the classroom-based learning block during which students work on Hebrew reading and decoding, prayer literacy, Shabbat liturgy, Torah, holidays, Israel and history.
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L’mata is the experiential learning block during which students in grades 3-6 have a weekly musical t’filah (prayer) session, large-scale programming, Jewish values lessons, and various interactive electives.
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Kehillah Events – Monthly community-building programs held on a Sunday morning after Machane TBA from 12:30-2:00 PM.
Erev Machane – An immersive camp-style experience that is designed to strengthen the connection between the curriculum, the Machane TBA staff, student peers, and the Temple Beth Ami community.
These events will be shared with parents and posted on the Machane TBA Calendar.
Grades 3-6
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Sundays 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
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L’mala is the classroom-based learning block during which students work on Hebrew reading and decoding, prayer literacy, Shabbat liturgy, Torah, holidays, Israel and history.
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L’mata is the experiential learning block during which students in grades 3-6 have a weekly musical t’filah (prayer) session, large-scale programming, Jewish values lessons, and various interactive electives.
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Kehillah Events – Monthly community-building programs held on a Sunday morning after Machane TBA from 12:30-2:00 PM.
Erev Machane – An immersive camp-style experience that is designed to strengthen the connection between the curriculum, the Machane TBA staff, student peers, and the Temple Beth Ami community.
These events will be shared with parents and posted on the Machane TBA Calendar.
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Machane TBA 2019
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Machane TBA Drumming Chug 2019
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Grade 7
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6:30-8:00 PMRotation of in-person 3 weeks; Online 1 week, as noted on calendar
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The 7th grade curriculum is designed around the topic of Jewish Identity. As our 7th grade students approach Bar/Bat Mitzvah, they explore what it means to be a Jewish adult in our community and in the world around them. In classrooms and/or large group settings and with a variety of programs and speakers, the students learn about American Jewish life, history, the Holocaust and Israel. During the year, students have a field trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial museum.
We also offer parent/child programming for 7th grade families. There is a strong emphasis on community and relationship building throughout the year with a goal of strengthening the students’ connections to one another, to Temple Beth Ami and to the greater Jewish community.
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TBAjrHigh students have opportunities for special Kehillah events, including an annual field trip to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum and a much-awaited snow tubing trip held on a day in January when MCPS schools are closed.
These event are posted on the Machane TBA calendar and on the Month at a Glance.
Special teen services are held on Rosh Hashana afternoon with lunch. See High Holidays page for more information.
Grade 7
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6:30-8:00 PM ClassesRotation of in-person 3 weeks; Online 1 week, as noted on calendar
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The 7th grade curriculum is designed around the topic of Jewish Identity. As our 7th grade students approach Bar/Bat Mitzvah, they explore what it means to be a Jewish adult in our community and in the world around them. In classrooms and/or large group settings and with a variety of programs and speakers, the students learn about American Jewish life, history, the Holocaust and Israel. During the year, students have a field trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial museum.
We also offer parent/child programming for 7th grade families. There is a strong emphasis on community and relationship building throughout the year with a goal of strengthening the students’ connections to one another, to Temple Beth Ami and to the greater Jewish community.
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TBAjrHigh students have opportunities for special Kehillah events, including an annual field trip to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum and a much-awaited snow tubing trip held on a day in January when MCPS schools are closed.
These event are posted on the Machane TBA calendar and on the Month at a Glance.
Special teen services are held on Rosh Hashana afternoon with lunch. See High Holidays page for more information.
Grades 8-12
Tuesdays 6:30-8:00 PM
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TBAHigh is a multi-faceted and all-encompassing approach to Jewish teen engagement for students in grade 8-12. Our program focuses on Jewish learning, identity and community-building, and it draws on the best practices of successful youth engagement and Jewish summer camping.
Click here for the TBAHigh curriculum
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MADRICHIM PROGRAM:
Teens in 8th-12th grade assist staff and students during our Sunday TBA Machane religious education programming, and serve as role models for our younger students. A limited number of Madrichim positions are paid. Further information and 2021-2022 application here.——
STUDENT COUNCIL:
The TBAHigh Student Council is comprised of the Executive Board, Cabinet Positions and Committees. These teen leaders help to shape all aspects of TBAHigh programming.Executive Board:
The Executive Board leads the Student Council Committees to plan programs for the year. It meets every week when TBAHigh is in session.TBAHigh 2021-2022 Executive Board
President: Ella C.
Executive VP: Melissa H.
Programming VP: Zack S. and Maeryn E.
Cultural VP: Eli S. and Hayley A.
Social Action VP: Izzy S. and Madison M.
Kehillah VP: Lily K. and Evie G.Cabinet Positions:
Cabinet Members act as liaisons for their grade, as well as for NFTY and BBYO.Cabinet Positions for 2020-2021
8th Grade: Zach K. and Asher E.
9th Grade: Vacant
10th Grade: Dylan B.
11th Grade: Jenna L.
12th Grade: Maddy G.
BBYO: Hayley C.
NFTY: VacantCommittees:
Student Council Committees meet on TBAHigh Leadership Nights (One in every 4 week rotation). The Committees are:Programming Committee: Learning to plan, implement and lead large-scale programs
Kehillah Committee: Planning social events
Social Action Committee: Planning social action programs and projects
Cultural Committee: Planning creative services, holiday celebrations and cultural programs -
TBAHigh Kehillah Events are community building programs held on Sunday afternoons throughout the school year.
These events will be shared with parents and students and posted to the Machane TBA Calendar.
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Temple Beth Ami and TBAHigh hold special services for holidays, milestones (Confirmation and Senior Celebration Service) and community building geared toward teens throughout the year.
These services will be shared with students and parents and posted to TBAHigh Calendar.
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Click here for Jewish teen social, service and camping options.
Grades 8-12
Tuesdays 6:30-8:00 PM
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TBAHigh is a multi-faceted and all-encompassing approach to Jewish teen engagement for students in grade 8-12. Our program focuses on Jewish learning, identity and community-building, and it draws on the best practices of successful youth engagement and Jewish summer camping.
Click here for the TBAHigh curriculum
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MADRICHIM PROGRAM:
Teens in 8th-12th grade assist staff and students during our Sunday TBA Machane religious education programming, and serve as role models for our younger students. A limited number of Madrichim positions are paid. Further information and 2021-2022 application here.——
STUDENT COUNCIL:
The TBAHigh Student Council is comprised of the Executive Board, Cabinet Positions and Committees. These teen leaders help to shape all aspects of TBAHigh programming.Executive Board:
The Executive Board leads the Student Council Committees to plan programs for the year. It meets every week when TBAHigh is in session.TBAHigh 2021-2022 Executive Board
President: Ella C.
Executive VP: Melissa H.
Programming VP: Zack S. and Maeryn E.
Cultural VP: Eli S. and Hayley A.
Social Action VP: Izzy S. and Madison M.
Kehillah VP: Lily K. and Evie G.Cabinet Positions:
Cabinet Members act as liaisons for their grade, as well as for NFTY and BBYO.Cabinet Positions for 2020-2021
8th Grade: Zach K. and Asher E.
9th Grade: Vacant
10th Grade: Dylan B.
11th Grade: Jenna L.
12th Grade: Maddy G.
BBYO: Hayley C.
NFTY: VacantCommittees:
Student Council Committees meet on TBAHigh Leadership Nights (One in every 4 week rotation). The Committees are:Programming Committee: Learning to plan, implement and lead large-scale programs
Kehillah Committee: Planning social events
Social Action Committee: Planning social action programs and projects
Cultural Committee: Planning creative services, holiday celebrations and cultural programs -
TBAHigh Kehillah Events are community building programs held on Sunday afternoons throughout the school year.
These events will be shared with parents and students and posted to the Machane TBA Calendar.
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Temple Beth Ami and TBAHigh hold special services for holidays, milestones (Confirmation and Senior Celebration Service) and community building geared toward teens throughout the year.
These services will be shared with students and parents and posted to TBAHigh Calendar.
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Click here for Jewish teen social, service and camping options.
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