Hebrew Literacy.
Messianic Jewish Education.
ABOUT ASHREINU SCHOOL (ages 5-18)
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 the 2025-26 school year!
A 5% discount is available until March 28.
Gan 2025-26
Ages 5-7. Sundays at 5:30pm Eastern.
Gan-A (ages 5-6): Get ready to sing, dance, and learn! Modeled after the elements of Israeli education, emphasis will be placed on exercise and group activities. Students will learn age-appropriate songs, incorporating physical exercise. Each week, the parsha will be narrated as a story, followed by Q&A. Basic prayers, including table blessings, will be introduced, alongside the Alephbet. Parents are invited, too!
Gan-B (ages 6-7): Building on the foundation laid in first year Gan, emphasis will be placed on Alephbet as preparation to enter Aleph. Students will continue with musical exercise, group activities, age-appropriate songs, the weekly parsha story, basic prayers, and table blessings. Parents are invited, too!
Yesodi 2025-26 (4-Year & 1-Year Programs)
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 Ashreinu Accelerated Program (11-13).
A 4-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. Ashreinu Accelerated condenses the 4-year program into 1 year, meeting twice a week for a more immersive, intensive learning experience.
Darash Scholars
Grades 7-12. August 2025 - May 2026.
Our Darash Scholars integrate both Biblical and modern conversational Hebrew through our Hebrew in Action classes. Classes meet once a week for 90 minutes (day of week TBD). To enhance the learning experience, each student will be paired with a chevruta partner. This classic, collaborative approach will encourage deeper engagement with the material and foster community between students. In addition to our Hebrew classes, we will host two social "classes" each year - one in the summer and one in the winter - at no charge (donations appreciated).
Tutoring Program
Ages 5-18. 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
2025-26 Classes
Gan: $190/semester
Yesodi: $400/semester
AAP: $1,500/year (quarterly payments available)
Darash Scholars: $450/semester
Tutoring: $70/hour (payment in session packages)
All classes except our Tutoring Program offer a 10% multiple child discount and payment plans.
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
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.