Hebrew Literacy.
Messianic Jewish Education.
ABOUT ASHREINU SCHOOL (ages 8-18)
Ashreinu School’s primary goal is to equip Messianic Jewish children to be functional Jewish adults with the skills to fulfill their covenantal responsibilities and Gentile children within the Messianic Jewish community to live lives of dedicated partnership with the Jewish people and service to the Messiah. Hebrew literacy is a foundational right for any child who is part of the Jewish community, and we intend to make that right readily available.
Registration is now open for Aleph, Bet, Gimel, Dalet, and FastTrack! for the 2024-25 school year!
COURSES:
Aleph, Bet, Gimel, Dalet, and FastTrack! 2024-25
Ages 8-13. Sundays or Tuesdays at 5pm Eastern. Aleph (8-9), Bet (9-10), Gimel (10-11), Dalet (11-13), and the 1 Year FastTrack! (11-13).
A four-year program designed to provide a solid foundation in both faith and identity. As Hebrew literacy is a main goal, this program may be followed by B’nai Mitzvah, B’nai Avraham, or confirmation.
Darash Spring ‘24
Grades 8-12. August 18-October 6, 2024. Topic TBA.
Darash means “to inquire” or “to seek out.” That’s exactly what our vision is for how our young people can use their Hebrew skills — dig deep into the text, ask questions, wrestle with interpretations, and bolster their own faith and identity through the process.
Tutoring Program
Ages 7-18. Our dedicated tutors work with your student one-on-one to either help with keeping up in class, prepare for the next class level, or as an alternative to course work in preparation for B’nai Mitzvah.
Tuition
2024-25 Aleph-Dalet Classes: $350/semester
Darash: $180/semester
Tutoring: $70/hour (payment in session packages)
Lay Cantor Training Series
Are you a volunteer cantor?
Worship leader? A lover of Jewish prayer, liturgy, and communal worship? Have you felt under-equipped for the role you play in your congregation?
We want to serve and strengthen you! Sign up to study with an accomplished Messianic Jewish rabbi, cantor, and liturgical innovator.
The goal of the UMJC Lay Cantor Training Series is to equip lay leaders with deeper knowledge of the background and history of traditional Jewish prayer, plus tools to lead their congregation in prayer with excellence and understanding.
Students will learn history, theory, tradition. Instructor will model and students will practice. Students will learn traditional melodies, modern melodies, and come up with their own. Students will make the prayers Yeshua-centered, with the instructors’ suggestions and their own creativity.
Details:
Class meets once a month via Zoom (live instruction) for 10 months on Sundays from 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Eastern Time.
Students will receive a certificate from the UMJC Credentials Committee upon course completion.
All major prayers will be covered: history, reasons, how understand in light of New Covenant, how to sing (melodies: traditional, neo-traditional, modern, Hassidic, Sephardic, Mizrahi), customs, differences between nusachot, innovations, new ideas, theological ideas in prayers and sections, how to introduce to congregation, how to aid with comprehension (say in English first, teach key Hebrew words/phrases)
Cost: $275
*10% discount for Friends of the Union
*Registration for the 2024 Cantorial Class is closed.
Meet Your Instructor:
Aaron Allsbrook is the Senior Rabbi of Ohev Yisrael in Northern Virginia. He received Orthodox smicha from a yeshiva endorsed by the Chief Rabbinate's office of Israel. He lived for 4 years in Israel, where he earned an MFA in Opera from the Academy of Music and Dance at Hebrew University. He is passionate about worshipping our God and exalting the name of Yeshua as an authentic Jew in the power of his Spirit. He and his wife Brooke have three children.