Hebrew school is Jewish education focusing on topics of Jewish history, learning the Hebrew language, and finally learning one's Torah Portion, in preparation for the ceremony in Judaism of entering adulthood, known as a Bar or Bat Mitzvah.
Today, typical Hebrew school education starts in kindergarten and culminates in the 10th grade with confirmation.
Instead, Orthodox students attend daily religious schools such as yeshivas, where they study Jewish texts like Torah and the Talmud in greater depth.
During kindergarten and first grade, students are introduced to major Jewish holidays and the aleph-bet (Hebrew alphabet).
In first grade, students will learn Torah stories such as Adam and Eve, and Joseph in Egypt.
In the earlier years of Hebrew school, children will explore God, spirituality and ethics.
One of the most important events to take place during Jewish education is the celebration of the Bar and Bat Mitzvah.