Benefits of a Jewish education, goals, and expectations

Benefits of a Jewish Education

• Gaining new understanding and insight about God, Torah, and the Jewish people.

• Growing together in a Jewish community.

• Working together with all generations to celebrate Judaism.

• Building friendships while learning together.

• Sharing in discovering God and in the exploration of Judaism.

• Building community awareness and doing mitzvot.

Our Religious School goals:

• To guide our students to self-identification with the Jewish people.
• To stimulate students' sense of responsibility and community.
• To provide our students with ongoing Jewish experiences.
• To prepare and inspire students to derive continuing enrichment from Jewish education, to live and enjoy their Judaism.
• To instill an awareness of the presence of God in all areas of life.
• To engender a commitment of weaving Mitzvot into our daily lives.
• To help our children become ethical Jews.
• To work with families and our community to meet these goals.

Student obligations and expectations:

• Remember that our Religious School is located in a house of worship. This is OUR synagogue. Make sure that it, and those within it, are treated with respect and dignity.
• Students are responsible for the books and curricular materials loaned to them for the Religious School year. Lost or damaged materials must be replaced at the student’s expense.
• Participation in activities and events such as youth programming and community holiday and life-cycle celebrations is an important part of Religious Education.
• Learning and growing in your knowledge of our tradition, faith, and heritage are your joys and obligations as a Jew. The excitement and inspiration you find in the process is up to you!

Parent obligations and expectations:

• Encourage good attendance by insuring your child gets to Temple on time and ready to participate.
• Schedule vacations and other activities during non-school times whenever possible.
• Support the value of your child’s religious school experience by modeling behaviors such as attendance at Services and involvement in Temple/Religious School events.
• Participate in opportunities to expand your own Jewish practice, observance and knowledge.
• Pursue opportunities to be an active part of this Jewish community.

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