Purpose and Values
Purpose and Values of Jewish Education
Why: Lifelong learning at CEEBJ builds Jewish connections and community that enables us to make a positive difference in the world today and guides us as we strive to become our best selves.
How: Through our connections to Torah, God, and Israel, we draw closer to our individual selves, our family, our friends, our congregation, our community, the Jewish people, and the world.
What: Creative and engaging educational opportunities for individuals and families of all ages and abilities.
Values:
- Ahavat Am Yisrael – Love of the People Israel
- Fostering a deep understanding of the Jewish people, the Land of Israel and the State of Israel
- Supporting the local, national, and global Jewish community
- Building a sense of pride in one’s Jewish identity
- Promoting a sense of belonging where each person is welcomed as their authentic self – within CEEBJ and the Jewish people
- Celebrating diversity, inclusion, and equality within the Jewish people
- B’tzelem Elohim – Being Created in the Image of God
- Acknowledging that each of us is created in the image of God and, therefore, it is our responsibility to help each person find the Divine in themselves
- Discovering that we each have something unique to offer the world and helping each other fulfill that purpose
- Using middot (Jewish ethical values) to become more holy, and more whole, while recognizing that God made each of us perfectly imperfect
- Developing the capacity to grapple with and express the experiences that occur along the spiritual journey
- Exploring the God of our own understanding through the lens of Jewish texts and beliefs
- Derech Eretz – literally “Way of the Land,” Consideration of Others
- Opening our hearts and minds to welcome all (lev tahor)
- Honoring, respecting, celebrating and supporting those around us (kevod/kavod)
- Seeing the other as a holy human being even when we disagree with their viewpoint, giving them the opportunity to share their opinions, and being open to thinking differently (Machloket l’shem shamayim)
- Kef - Fun
- Playing and having fun
- Expressing the joy that is found in building and nurturing relationships
- Celebrating the blessings in life
- Finding ways to make learning entertaining, fulfilling, and exciting
- L’dor V’dor – From Generation to Generation
- Fostering a love of Judaism from generation to generation
- Connecting generations: recognizing that we are each a link in the chain of Jewish continuity
- Supporting healthy family relationships
- Talmud Torah – The Study of Torah (All of Our Sacred Texts)
- Embracing the Jewish traditions of continuous learning, questioning, and discovery
- Challenging a deeper understanding
- Seeking meaning in text and applying it to one’s life
- Tikkun Olam – Repairing the World
- Preparing each individual to act as a part of the world
- Inspiring others to make a positive difference in their various personal, local, and global communities
- Contributing to the world and helping to repair it
Fri, March 31 2023
9 Nisan 5783
Today's CEEBJ News
► Our AFS Shabbat will be Friday, April 28. Host an international student for dinner in your home or at CEEBJ. To host a student, please register by Friday, April 14.
► The 21st Annual Salute to Song & Spirit featuring Cantor Abbie Strauss and our own Cantor David Barash will be June 11. Click here to become a sponsor or purchase tickets.
► Review our CEEBJ Covid-19 Policy. Updated February 21, 2023.
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