Our Religious School's Mission
The Mission of Our Religious School
Our Religious School curriculum will provide students with a comprehensive background in Jewish history, holidays and language so that, as adults, they will make informed decisions concerning their own Jewish lives. This will occur in a manner so that each student and his or her family may achieve a fulfilling and evolving level of familiarity and involvement.
We will strive to develop students who understand that Judaism is a continually evolving religious civilization. We will foster identification with the community. Our curriculum will reflect our long history of music, art, culture, literature, and tradition, and will include respect of the environment. Our aim is to create an egalitarian, innovative, and nurturing atmosphere, which will ultimately inspire our students to live according to Jewish values.
Goals
- To provide our children with a solid foundation in Hebrew reading, writing and oral language
- To familiarize our children with Shabbat and Holiday rituals and traditions
- To teach a Reconstructionist philosophy, which encourages students to question, explore, learn and become involved in Judaism and Jewish culture
- To study Torah, history and culture
- To make our children synagogue literate
- To provide an interactive learning environment
- To provide conscious opportunities to perform mitzvot and give tzedaka
- To incorporate a family education model in curriculum
- To prepare children for Bar and Bat Mitzvah and encourage their continued Jewish education
- TO EXCITE CHILDREN SO THAT THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR RELIGIOUS SCHOOL PROGRAM AND CONGREGATIONAL COMMUNITY
It is through the idealism of youth that man catches sight of the truth, and in that idealism he possesses a wealth which he must never exchange for anything else. --- Albert Schweitzer
Rev'd 12/16/2003