Conservative afternoon Hebrew schools face a striking paradox: while modern Jewish practice stems from rabbinic interpretation, most curricula mirror a Karaite approach by focusing solely on biblical texts. Through a three-year experimental implementation across gimmel, daled, and heih grades, students demonstrated remarkable capacity to grasp complex rabbinic concepts when exposed to structured, interactive learning of Midrash, Mishnah, Gemara, and legal codes. The curriculum challenged students to create their own midrashim, mishnayot, and responsa literature, fostering deep understanding of Jewish legal development. Drawing on accessible texts by Neusner and comprehensive faculty training in Conservative movement ideology and halakhic significance, the program addressed longstanding pedagogical gaps in afternoon Hebrew school education. Results reveal that interactive methodologies emphasizing textual analysis and practical application successfully bridge the divide between biblical and rabbinic Judaism. This pedagogical framework offers a viable solution for cultivating committed Jews who understand contemporary observance, legal reasoning, and the evolution of Jewish practice, while addressing practical challenges of teacher preparation and maintaining academic rigor in rabbinic studies.