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Learning the Alef-Bet

We’re excited to offer a Family Alef-Bet class for families with 4th–7th graders—an opportunity for you and your child to learn to read Hebrew together! This fun and engaging class will meet on Wednesdays from September through December 2025. You don’t need to be an Or Shalom member to join, as everyone is welcome!

Enrollment for 2025-26 is open!

For any programmatic questions, please contact Rabbi Faryn at rabbifaryn@orshalomsf.org. Please complete the enrollment form first before requesting financial aid.

How to Enroll 

Family Alef-Bet Class Calendar

The Family Alef-Bet Class meets on the following Wednesday nights from 6:30 – 7:30 pm in Bernal Heights

  • September 10th

  • September 17th

  • October 8th

  • October 22nd

  • October 29th

  • November 5th

  • November 12th

  • November 19th

  • December 3rd

  • December 10th

  • December 17th

Cost of the Family Alef-Bet Class

The cost of the Family Alef-Bet Class is $550 per household, regardless of membership status. Financial aid is available and no one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Meet Our Staff!

Molly Seligman
Family Alef-Bet Instructor
molly@orshalomsf.org

Molly Seligman (they/them) grew up and became a B' Mitzvah here at Or Shalom! They previously taught 3rd/4th grade at the Or Shalom Community School and are so happy to return again to teach the Family Alef-Bet Class this year. Molly is fascinated by the way that each individual letter and word of Biblical Hebrew contains a history of Jewish history and culture. 

Molly is also a Clinical Health Educator at La Clinica de la Raza's School-Based Health Center at Oakland Tech High School (i.e., a fully-functioning health clinic based on a high school campus). They provide reproductive health care, nutrition counseling, healthy relationships counseling, and gender-affirming care in English and Spanish and lead a clinic internship for teens. 

Outside of work, you can find Molly swimming laps in the pool, floating in the Bay, or reading a book under a tree. 

Wed, September 17 2025 24 Elul 5785