Family Education
Family Education
FAMILY EDUCATION at Temple Israel aims to foster lifelong Jewish learning, practice, and values within the family. Through a variety of programs, from Kesher Family Learning to Tikkun Olam/Social Action Day, from Family Shul-Ins (sleepovers at the Temple) to the Open Beit Midrash, we seek to bring families together to explore and experience Judaism.
The Family Education program at Temple Israel strives to respond to the emerging needs of our families. Special initiatives have included programs for GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender), multi-racial and interfaith families.
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The Kesher Program is the cornerstone of Family Education at Temple Israel. (Kesher in Hebrew means connection). Kesher strives to:
- Provide parents with a forum to deepen their knowledge of Judaism and Jewish perspectives on contemporary life;
- Support parents in their endeavor to create and nurture Jewish life in their families;
- Enable parents and children to learn about each other through shared activities;
- Help parents to get to know each other and build a strong and vibrant sense of Jewish community;
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