On summer break · Live returns in fall

Live Sunday School is on break. The learning isn't.

We take summers off from live broadcasts — the next in-person Sunday mornings from our Deerfield, IL sanctuary return this fall, then winter, then spring. All year, kids keep exploring humanistic Jewish stories, songs, and projects through recorded lessons and the full broadcast library.

Up to 4 kid profiles Full library of past broadcasts for members Live returns fall · winter · spring
Next live Sunday
Sunday, Sep 13 · 10:00 AM CT
Fall Kickoff: A New Year of Sunday School

Summer break is on — live Sunday School returns Sunday, September 13 from our Deerfield, IL sanctuary. Fall, winter, and spring sessions all year.

With Ilana Shaffer60 min
Choose a grade

One school. Every age, its own room.

Pick a grade band and the whole page adapts — stories, songs, projects, and the live-broadcast experience each kid sees on Sunday morning.

1st – 3rd Grade · Ages 6–9

4 lessons this month
StoryFree
Why We Ask Four Questions

Passover, curiosity, and the point of a good question.

14 min
StoryMembers
The Sukkah Under the Stars

Sukkot — feeling small under a very big sky.

12 min Unlock
ProjectMembers
Bake a Real Challah

Roll, braid, bake. Kitchen project with grown-up.

45 min Unlock
VideoMembers
Purim: Heroes in Disguise

Esther, courage, and the joy of a really good story.

15 min Unlock
Broadcast from Deerfield, IL

Off for summer. The library stays open.

Live broadcasts pause each summer and return in the fall, with more live Sunday mornings through winter and spring. Every past broadcast — organized by grade — stays in your member library, ready to watch any time.

All grades
55 min
Dec 24, 1969 · Ilana Shaffer
Rosh Hashanah: A Year of New Starts

Apples, honey, blessings, and the very human idea of trying again.

Grades 4-5
45 min
Dec 17, 1969 · Rabbi Adam Chalom, PhD
Prophets & Protest (4th–5th)

The prophets as ancient activists — with kids asking modern questions.

Grades 6-7
40 min
Dec 10, 1969 · Dr. Dana Levin
Aleph-Bet Karaoke (6th–7th)

Hebrew letters, on a screen, with music. Yes, it works.

Grades K-1
30 min
Dec 3, 1969 · Ilana Shaffer
Shabbat Story Circle (K–1)

A gentle Sunday story for our youngest learners and their grown-ups.

All grades
55 min
Nov 26, 1969 · Ilana Shaffer
Hanukkah: Small Lights, Big Courage

The whole school lights candles together — from Deerfield, IL to every timezone.

Grades 2-3
45 min
Nov 19, 1969 · Ilana Shaffer
Purim Puppet Parade (2nd–3rd)

Costumes on, camera on, courage up. Esther retold with puppets and giggles.

Grades K-1
30 min
Nov 12, 1969 · Ilana Shaffer
Tu B'Shevat: Birthday for Trees (K–1)

Little hands, big roots. A gentle Sunday for our youngest learners.

Grades 4-5
45 min
Nov 5, 1969 · Rabbi Adam Chalom, PhD
Civil Rights & Jewish Voices (4th–5th)

Heschel, Selma, and the Jewish habit of showing up.

Grades 6-7
50 min
Oct 29, 1969 · Rabbi Adam Chalom, PhD
Israel: A Kid's-Eye Timeline (6th–7th)

Complicated, honest, kid-appropriate. Questions welcome.

All grades
55 min
Oct 22, 1969 · Ilana Shaffer
Passover Around the World (all)

One holiday, a hundred tables. Sederim from Buenos Aires to Berlin.

Grades 2-3
30 min
Oct 15, 1969 · Michael Rosen
Yiddish Songs for Sunday (2nd–3rd)

Klezmer, kugel, and a lullaby from the old country.

Grades 6-7
45 min
Oct 8, 1969 · Rabbi Adam Chalom, PhD
Ethics for the Group Chat (6th–7th)

Lashon hara meets Snapchat. Real talk about words online.

Grades 4-5
45 min
Oct 1, 1969 · Ilana Shaffer
Design Your Own Holiday (4th–5th)

What would YOU want your community to remember?

Recordings are a member benefit.

Family plan unlocks every Sunday School replay, all grade bands, and up to 4 kid profiles.

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