ATID - ALLIANCE FOR TEENS IN DETROIT (HEBREW HIGH SCHOOL)
Education & Youth

Adat Shalom Synagogue is a partner in ATID, the Alliance for Teens in Detroit. ATID is an after-school program for 8th-12th graders in Metro Detroit.

The mission of ATID is to provide Jewish education for post b'nai mitzvah teens in a stimulating environment fostering an appreciation of lifelong Jewish living and learning.

ATID, which means future in Hebrew, represents a strong collaboration among Conservative congregations Shaarey Zedek, Adat Shalom, Beth Ahm and B'nai Moshe. We are working together to create engaging and dynamic educational, social, and social action events and programs.

Core Curriculum of ATID

8th grade: B'reishit / Genesis - The Birth of a People and of a Community

Kehillah and Connection 

• Around the Jewish World in 80 Minutes (required)
• Avodah: A Service Learning Experience
• Beginnings: A Contemporary Look at B'reishit

9th grade: Sh'mot / Exodus - Moses, Our Ultimate Hero and Leader

• Jewish Heroes: Spiritual, Physical and Intellectual Bravery
• Heroes of the Shoah
• Who is a Hero? Jewish All-Stars Then and Now (required)
• Founders of the State of Israel

10th grade: Va-yikra / Leviticus - Building Holiness, Creating Meaning in Our Day

Examining and Confirming our Beliefs

• Do the Right Thing: Jewish Ethics in the 21st Century
• Coming to America
• In God's Image: Finding Your Own Jewish Theology

11th grade: B'midbar / Numbers - Conflict, Change and Healing as a Nation Grows

Seeing Ourselves Through the Eyes of the World

• The Arab-Israeli Conflict: From Understanding to Advocacy (required)
• Jews in the Media
• Judaism: Action and Change

12th grade: D'varim/Deuteronomy - Standing on the Banks of the River, Looking Toward the Other Side

Senior Seminar: Is there Jewish life after High School? YES!