Classes at Stroum Jewish Community Center.

Sephardic Religious School is a supplementary school, co-sponsored by Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation and Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, to provide a Jewish education for children that ensures the continuity of traditional Sephardic Judaism. SRS is committed to perpetuating traditional Sephardic culture and instilling Sephardic pride for future generations.
Sephardic Religious School serves Jewish children in pre-school through grade 8. Each grade at SRS has a basic curriculum with areas of focus that include two periods: Judaic studies and Hebrew reading groups. Judaic studies classes cover the following areas in the curriculum: prayers and blessings, holidays/laws and customs, Humash (Bible) and Navi(Prophets), and any special units of study. Hebrew reading groups cover how to learn to read and write in Hebrew, with a limited Hebrew vocabulary.
Music, Art and Ladino are incorporated into the curriculum to enhance the Sephardic Jewish learning experience. Students experience school-wide holiday celebrations such as Rosh Hashanah, Hanukkah, Tu B’Shevat (Fruticas), Purim, Pesach, and Lag B’Omer.
Tzedakah (charity) is an important concept taught at SRS. There are school-wide tzedakah projects several times each year, such as the Kosher Food Bank Drive, buying trees in Israel for Tu B’Shevat, and Maot Hittim (wheat money) for Pesach.
Sephardic Religious School also has a high school program called SASY (Seattle Association of Sephardic Youth). SASY has a couple of social events, and sponsors a Sephardic Studies class at Hebrew High each year.