Mazel Tots

Sundays 10:30AM – 12:00PM during the school year

Mazel Tots is Adath Israel’s FREE early childhood education program. Our playgroup is a ‘parent/guardian and me’ style learning experience for families with infants and toddlers in central Connecticut.

The program is designed to provide students with a 5-sense introduction to their Jewish world. Learning is achieved through music, games, and various activities that seek to stimulate each child’s interest in their emerging Jewish identity. Families will enjoy stories demonstrating the Jewish principles of Mitzvot and Tikun Olam, explore the synagogue, take part in pretend-play seders and holiday rituals, and use games and crafts to learn more about each Jewish Holiday.

Participants are exposed to the Hebrew aleph-bet and will focus on one or two letters for a brief opening activity each week throughout the year. Emphasis will be on recognition of common sounds between English and Hebrew alphabets and acknowledgement of unique characteristics in the form of each Hebrew letter. The classroom environment will support early Hebrew learning with colorful age-appropriate posters and imagery balancing English, Hebrew, and pictorial representation of common classroom elements. Finally, fundamental Hebrew words and phrases will be used repetitively in the classroom setting (Ex. Boker Tov, Todah, Shalom Chaverim, etc.).

If you are interested in learning more about our Mazel Tots program, enrolling in the program or talking with Sherry Aiudi, our Mazel Tots Director, you can contact her at Mazeltotsadath@gmail.com.

Sherry Aiudi is the current Mazel Tots director. As a lifelong member of Adath Israel, she has fond memories of her time in Mazel Tots and the religious school. Sherry recalls her time as a student at Adath Israel fondly especially, Lynn Bennett and Susan Rubel, who played a prominent role in Sherry’s love of Judaism and early education.