Beit Midrash Hillel Religious School
Temple Beth Hillel Richmond, 801 Park Central, Richmond, CA 94803
About
Beit Midrash Hillel Religious School offers Religious School classes that include Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation, Tefillah services, and learning about topics such as Noah’s Ark. Students study the Hebrew months, how they compare and contrast with the secular year, the difference between a solar and lunar calendar, why the Jewish New Year occurs in the seventh month, and why there is a thirteenth month every third year or so. The program also includes creating a mnemonic story to remember the Hebrew months and participates in events such as a Hanukkah Latke Party, Tu B’Shevat Seder, Purim Carnival, and Congregational Passover Seder.
• Ages: 5–17 years old
• Schedule: Religious School meets on Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Beit Midrash Hillel Religious School is part of Temple Beth Hillel, a Reform congregation with multiaccess Shabbat evening services held on the first and third Fridays of each month at 6:00 p.m. and lay-led Torah Study on Saturdays from 10:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Temple Beth Hillel is affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism and was founded in 1946, with its first Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services held that same year and its first rabbi joining in 1952. The congregation later joined the Union of American Hebrew Congregations in 1959, completed and dedicated its building in 1964, and is nearing its 80th anniversary. Leadership includes Rabbi Julie Saxe-Taller as rabbi and spiritual leader, Rabbi Emeritus Dean Kertesz, Board Co-Presidents Anna B Stein and David Zimring, and Business Manager Brandy Mahrt, with Larry described as “the rock of our Religious School” and David as the author of Religious School updates.
Temple Beth Hillel families state that the synagogue is their Jewish home and a place of belonging, as reflected in testimonials from members Michael C. and Larry. Members actively support social justice and community initiatives such as the GRIP Souper Center in Richmond, Food For Thought (feeding more than 700 families during winter break), ongoing drives for the Food Bank and Rubicon Programs, and a Food for Thought drive that collects jars of peanut butter, with families asked to bring jars of peanut butter for this effort.
Last updated May 10, 2026.
• Ages: 5–17 years old
• Schedule: Religious School meets on Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Beit Midrash Hillel Religious School is part of Temple Beth Hillel, a Reform congregation with multiaccess Shabbat evening services held on the first and third Fridays of each month at 6:00 p.m. and lay-led Torah Study on Saturdays from 10:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Temple Beth Hillel is affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism and was founded in 1946, with its first Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services held that same year and its first rabbi joining in 1952. The congregation later joined the Union of American Hebrew Congregations in 1959, completed and dedicated its building in 1964, and is nearing its 80th anniversary. Leadership includes Rabbi Julie Saxe-Taller as rabbi and spiritual leader, Rabbi Emeritus Dean Kertesz, Board Co-Presidents Anna B Stein and David Zimring, and Business Manager Brandy Mahrt, with Larry described as “the rock of our Religious School” and David as the author of Religious School updates.
Temple Beth Hillel families state that the synagogue is their Jewish home and a place of belonging, as reflected in testimonials from members Michael C. and Larry. Members actively support social justice and community initiatives such as the GRIP Souper Center in Richmond, Food For Thought (feeding more than 700 families during winter break), ongoing drives for the Food Bank and Rubicon Programs, and a Food for Thought drive that collects jars of peanut butter, with families asked to bring jars of peanut butter for this effort.
Last updated May 10, 2026.
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