Over the past 30 years, Congregation Jewish Community North has provided a caring and nurturing environment for our children's Jewish learning. From being in rented spaces to our current building, the commitment to Jewish learning has prospered. The Jacques C. Shure Religious School, named after Jacques C. Shure, a congregant extremely supportive of giving our children a Jewish education, is the place where all this happens. Our principal, faculty, Education Committee and parents contribute their time, support, and efforts in creating innovative and meaningful learning experiences for our children in both Hebrew and Judaic studies.  Your child's formal Jewish education begins in pre-school and goes through to Confirmation.  Our post Confirmation students have the opportunity to become teacher assistants in their 11^th and 12^th grade years.

Classes meet on Sundays during the regular school year from 9:30 am - 12:15 pm.  Hebrew classes are on Wednesdays from 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm for our 4^th thought 7^th grade students.  For more information please contact the synagogue office at 281-376-0016 or via email at edirector@cjcn.org

This warm religious experience is one of the most remembered life cycle events in the lives of our children and their families.  Becoming a Bar/Bat Mitzvah is a process that takes commitment and time. It's not the end of a Jewish education, but a milestone in the creation of a Jewish way of life. At Congregation Jewish Community North, we personalize the Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremony to embrace the special meaning of this life-cycle event for everyone.   

Prior to becoming a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, each candidate receives extra mid-week Hebrew instruction as well as individual instruction from the Rabbi.  Please refer to our Bar/Bat Mitzvah Handbook for details.

Our Congregation has also sponsored a number of special and very moving adult B'nai Mitzvah classes and ceremonies.

SPRIFTY is a part of the Union of Reform Judaism's North American Federation of Temple Youth.  On the outside, SPRIFTY stands for Spring Federation of Temple Youth which is composed of high school students in 9th through 12th grades. SPRIFTY truly is Congregation Jewish Community North's high energy and creative group of teens. Together, we not only attend Temple programs, but also create and hold events of our own. We are organized just like the Sisterhood, Men's Club, or any other group in the Temple would be- by electing our own student board to discuss, plan, and lead programs. Within each program, our board is conscious to include SPRIFTY's three pillars: community service, the social aspect, and Judaism. On a wider scale, SPRIFTY gets together with 27 other local youth groups from all of Texas and Oklahoma four times a year on what is called "Kallahs" or "Conclaves" to create NFTY-TOR (North American Federation of Temple Youth- Texas and Oklahoma Region)- the regional youth group.

On the inside, SPRIFTY is a tight-knit group of friends. Together, we enjoy participating in regular community service projects and our own services simply because we are in each other's company. Some of our regular events include: Interfaith Hospitality Network, Mitzvah's of the Month concentrated on improving the Temple, Jewish Holiday related programs, Shabbats and Havdallahs held in our own homes, and lock-ins intended for pure fun. One can expect each and every one of these events to be themed and packed with teens taking part. SPRIFTY is always open to new members who are looking to find their personal Judaism, a good time, and friends that will last a lifetime. SPRIFTY is a live example of a successful youth led group- something hard to believe, but easy to see flowing anywhere in CJCN.

For more information contact sprifty@cjcn.org

Ariel Skolnick
SPRIFTY President ‘07-‘08

Gesher Houston gives eighth and ninth grade students at suburban synagogue religious schools the opportunity to participate in an innovative approach to Jewish education, designed to create a bridge between the teens' Bar and Bat Mitzvah training and Confirmation. Gesher Houston offers an interesting and meaningful weekly Religious School curriculum which is shared among the participating schools as well as Kallot held throughout the year. In addition, Gesher Houston provides exciting opportunities for participants to meet and exchange ideas with other teens from across the suburban Houston Jewish community. Together, these programs offer teens the opportunity to learn more about themselves, explore their Jewishness, meet new Jewish kids from across the community, and have a lot of fun in the process. For more information contact eddirector@cjcn.org.

The Temple offers classes to all adult members in an informal setting.  The discussions cover a wide variety of Jewish issues and subject matter including history, Torah, Talmud, Jewish customs, and current events.