A Religious Education Program:
For the 21st Century
Our Philosophy of Jewish Education
• Our notion of Jewish education is one that recognizes its inherent
worth as an essential ingredient in the creation of Jewish identity
and as a primary tool that leads to the practice of Judaism. Jewish
education impresses upon the individual the importance of mitzvot as
the primary means by which we come to forge a spiritual relationship
with God and a bond with other Jews. Shabbat is central among mitzvot
for it establishes holiness in the calendar, facilitates dialogue with
the Divine through prayer, imparts knowledge and values through Torah
study, and insures Jewish continuity through the gathering of a minyan.
• Jewish education is most effective and enduring when it is rooted in both the synagogue and home settings and when it is actively transmitted from one generation to the next.
• We believe that every member of the synagogue, regardless of age or educational background, is both a student and a teacher. Pirke Avot (Ethics of the Ancestors) teaches: “Who is wise? The one who learns from every person.”
* Simchat
Shabbat Learner's Minyan
* Bar and
Bat Mitzvah Training
* ATID Post B'nai Mitzvah Program
* Shabbaton
* Holiday
Programs