Please enter information below for the first child you'd like to register for religious school.

We will do our best to honor one (1) mutual placement request for Sunday classes. This placement request must be mutual and in writing. This is the place in the online registration for you to make this one mutual friend request with student #1.

Midweek Hebrew Instruction 

If the Enrolling Student will be in Grades 3 through 6, please indicate your choice for mid-week Hebrew:

-          Preferred choice: indicates the best option for your family

-          Possible choice: indicates that there is flexibility in your schedule to allow for the optimal placement in a small group

-          Not possible: indicates that the session absolutely will not work for your family

-          Not sure: indicates that since your family’s activities schedules is not yet determined, it is not clear whether that particular session is possible.

-          Private Tutoring: indicates your preference for one-on-one private tutoring on Monday or Thursday

Click the "+" sign below to enter each additional child you'd like to register for religious school.

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Parent 1 Information

Parent 2 Information

Emergency Contact

The following people can be contacted if parent / guardian cannot be reached. 

PERMISSION TO PICK UP

The following people have permission to pick up my child(ren). No child will be released to any person not listed below (must be 16 yrs. or older). Please provide a written note or email for child's release for non-emergency or other reason.

Directory Information

In order to build community among our Religious School families, we will be creating a school directory and class lists for this coming school year.  We hope this will help facilitate car pools, play dates, and grade-wide opportunities for our families to be together.  Please choose one of the following two options:

Opt Out of Media Release Information

If we may use your child's photo, skip to the next section in this registration process.

We capture the joy and document the learning each year in pictures. Photos are taken to be displayed in our Bernice & Mannie Rabovsky Religious School and B’nai Tzedek newsletters, on our website, social media, and in local newspapers, on our B'nai Tzedek Potomac Facebook and Instagram pages in order to create an online, supportive and engaging community. We do not include names with photos. 

If there are some places you do not permit us to use your child's image, please check the separate ones below.

Grandparents!

We would love to send updates to grandparents interested in your child's experiences in our Religious School. Please list below first and last name and provide their email address if you think they may want an update.

BILLING TERMS

Tuition is billed in full on July 1, 2019 and is payable in 10 equal monthly installments, in accordance with the synagogue payment plan policy. For student withdrawals made before December 5^th, a 40% reduction in tuition will be given. After this date, payment is due in full and no refunds will be given under any circumstances. 

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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL TUITION FOR THE 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR*

*The Synagogue Members met on May 16^th during the annual meeting to approve the congregational budget for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. Below you will find the tuition rate for the coming school year as approved by the Board of Directors. 

	Member	Non-member
Sundays only (Gr. K-2 only)
Kindergarten	$995	$1,235
Grades 1 & 2	$1,050	$1,300
Sunday + Small Group Hebrew (Gr. 3-6 attend 2 days/week)
Grades 3 & 4	$1,750	$2,160
Grades 5 & 6	$1,825	$2,260
Sunday Rate + Private Tutoring Hebrew $1875 for 25 sessions (2 days/week)
Gr. 3 & 4 Sun. rate:  $1,295 + $1,875 PT (Member) $1,705 + $1,875 PT (Non Member)	$3,170	$3,580
Gr. 5 & 6 Sun. rate: $1,345 + $1,875 PT (Member) $1,875 + $1,875 PT (Non Member)	$3,220	$3,750
7th Grade (Sun., Sept. 8, 2019 - Jan. 12, 2020) & Wednesday evening
Grade 7 incl. Wednesday night Dinner	$1,750	$2,170
Upper School (Weds only)
Grades 8, 9 & 10 incl. Wednesday night Dinner	$1,095	$1,370

Private Tutoring (PT) is available for 3rd - 6th Grade Hebrew. The cost is $1,875 for 25 sessions or $75 per/hour.

Additional sessions will be billed on a per session basis. Please contact the Religious School Office to arrange the schedule.  

We charge a Materials & Activities Fee of $115/student for those who register by the early bird deadline (June 16) and $130/student for those who register after June 16, 2019. This fee will cover textbooks, program costs, and materials for every child.

Please indicate below how you wish to pay the Materials & Activities Fee:

All children enrolled in the Bernice & Mannie Rabovsky Religious School at Congregation B’nai Tzedek must be Jewish in accordance with Halacha and as defined by the Conservative movement.  While the Religious School will accept children who are not Jewish by birth for an initial one-year period, we do require the child to undergo a ritual conversion in order to remain in the school beyond the first year.     

 

CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:  Students are assigned to classes on a first-come, first-served basis. Members must be current in their accounts in order to register for the 2019-2020 school year.    

   

PLACEMENT REQUESTS:  We will make every effort, but cannot guarantee that more than one (1) mutual placement request will be honored for Sunday classes.

Note:  Hebrew class placement is based upon religious school evaluation.    

PLEASE NOTE PLACEMENT REQUESTS ARE NOT NECESSARY FOR  GRADES 7-10.  

Do NOT Put Friend Requests In Above Box. 

All friend requests must be submitted by August 15, 2019 to bknobler@bnaitzedek.org. 

Certification

I/We understand that submission of this application is an agreement to abide by the policies and procedures of The Bernice & Mannie Rabovsky Religious School of Congregation B’nai Tzedek.  I/We agree to pay the tuition in accordance with the terms outlined above, and understand that failure to honor this obligation by the dates noted may result in my/our child (ren) not being permitted to continue their enrollment in the religious school.  Acceptance and continued participation in the Bar/Bat Mitzvah program is contingent upon the fulfillment of educational and behavioral requirements.  I/We further understand that any placement request submitted for my/our child is not guaranteed. 

I further agree to allow any and all emergency care of my child(ren) to give permission for any of our staff (The Bernice & Mannie Rabovsky Religious School of Congregation B'nai Tzedek) to call your child's doctor and/or take your child to the nearest hospital to receive appropriate emergency treatment after all reasonable attempts to contact you have been unsuccessful. 

After you press the SUBMIT button, a confirmation email "Confirming 2019-2020 Religious School Registration" will be sent to your email account. If you do not receive this confirmation email, then please try submitting the registration again filling in ALL required fields or contact Beth Knobler (bknobler@bnaitzedek.org) for assistance / follow up. Thank you!