Beit Midrash Hillel Religious School
Temple Beth Hillel Richmond, 801 Park Central, Richmond, CA 94803
About
Beit Midrash Hillel Religious School offers a Sunday religious school that includes Tefillah services, learning about Noah’s Ark, and lessons on the Hebrew months. Students learn about 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, and they create mnemonic stories to remember the Hebrew months. The program also includes Bar and Bat Mitzvah preparation, a Religious School Clean-Up Event, and participation in community celebrations such as a Purim Carnival, a Hanukkah Latke Party, and a Community Passover Seder.
• Ages: 4–17 years old
• Schedule: Sunday school classes, with an example class meeting on Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
Beit Midrash Hillel is part of Temple Beth Hillel’s core educational and engagement offerings and is described as a Sunday school. The Religious School welcomes students from pre-K through high school. Temple Beth Hillel is a Reform congregation affiliated with the URJ and has been served by Reform, Conservative, and Reconstructionist rabbis. The congregation describes itself as inclusive and multigenerational, welcoming traditional and non-traditional families, interfaith families, LGBTQ+, and Jews by birth or choice. The mission of Temple Beth Hillel states that it fosters a strong sense of belonging through Shabbat and holiday celebrations, lifelong learning, and youth education at Beit Midrash Hillel, and that it is driven by the values of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world) and social justice.
Temple Beth Hillel was founded in 1946, with roots in the World War II-era RAIM club and the Richmond Jewish Community Center, and it officially became Temple Beth Hillel in 1959. The congregation’s history includes affiliating with the Reform movement, dedicating its current building in 1964, and partnering with Temple Beth El of Berkeley in 1968 to establish the Tel Shalom cemetery. Leadership connected to the community includes Rabbi Julie Saxe-Taller, Rabbi Emeritus Dean Kertesz, Board Co-Presidents Anna B Stein and David Zimring, Business Manager Brandy Mahrt, Chase McCrary (Bnai Mitzvah), Larry (described as “the rock of our Religious School”), and David, who authors Religious School updates.
Members of the Temple Beth Hillel community support local initiatives such as the GRIP Souper Center, Food For Thought, Rubicon Programs, and the local Food Bank, and families have been asked to bring jars of peanut butter for the Food For Thought drive. One testimonial from Larry describes Temple Beth Hillel as a home, a safe haven from everyday challenges, and a place of belonging, shared purpose, and welcome.
Last updated August 8, 2026.
• Ages: 4–17 years old
• Schedule: Sunday school classes, with an example class meeting on Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
Beit Midrash Hillel is part of Temple Beth Hillel’s core educational and engagement offerings and is described as a Sunday school. The Religious School welcomes students from pre-K through high school. Temple Beth Hillel is a Reform congregation affiliated with the URJ and has been served by Reform, Conservative, and Reconstructionist rabbis. The congregation describes itself as inclusive and multigenerational, welcoming traditional and non-traditional families, interfaith families, LGBTQ+, and Jews by birth or choice. The mission of Temple Beth Hillel states that it fosters a strong sense of belonging through Shabbat and holiday celebrations, lifelong learning, and youth education at Beit Midrash Hillel, and that it is driven by the values of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world) and social justice.
Temple Beth Hillel was founded in 1946, with roots in the World War II-era RAIM club and the Richmond Jewish Community Center, and it officially became Temple Beth Hillel in 1959. The congregation’s history includes affiliating with the Reform movement, dedicating its current building in 1964, and partnering with Temple Beth El of Berkeley in 1968 to establish the Tel Shalom cemetery. Leadership connected to the community includes Rabbi Julie Saxe-Taller, Rabbi Emeritus Dean Kertesz, Board Co-Presidents Anna B Stein and David Zimring, Business Manager Brandy Mahrt, Chase McCrary (Bnai Mitzvah), Larry (described as “the rock of our Religious School”), and David, who authors Religious School updates.
Members of the Temple Beth Hillel community support local initiatives such as the GRIP Souper Center, Food For Thought, Rubicon Programs, and the local Food Bank, and families have been asked to bring jars of peanut butter for the Food For Thought drive. One testimonial from Larry describes Temple Beth Hillel as a home, a safe haven from everyday challenges, and a place of belonging, shared purpose, and welcome.
Last updated August 8, 2026.
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