At Congregation Beth Elohim, we believe that Jewish education is a process by which all of us—from birth through our final years—gain knowledge, wisdom, understanding, and become more deeply engaged in creating and transmitting authentic Jewish life and culture.

Together (Yachad), we all learn as members of a multigenerational and extended Jewish family. Our educational programming, while largely focused on our children, encourages all members of the community to be engaged in active Jewish learning.

Yachad programming and curriculum are developed around six core concepts:

Torah: Text and Narrative

Avodah: Mitzvah, Tefila (Prayer) and Ritual

G’milut Chasadim V’derekh Eretz: Acts of Lovingkindness, Jewish Values and World Citizenship

Am Yisrael: Israel, Peoplehood, and Pluralism

Masoret V’Hitchadshut: Tradition and Innovation

Ivrit: Hebrew Language and Jewish Culture

Yachad consists of four programmatic components: Limmud (Learning), Ruach (Spirit), Shabbat (Shabbat) and Mishpacha (Family).

This year, families with children in our earliest grades, Kindergarten through Second Grade, will have Limmud, and our older students, Third through Sixth Grade, will have Limmud along with a second day of learning, either in the new Ruach Program, or the Shabbat Program. as described below. All families will be invited and encouraged to participate in all Mishpacha programming.

For more information about Yachad, please contact Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein, Director of Youth and Family Education at sepstein@cbebk.org or 718-768-3814 x240, or Susan DiCostanzo,
Administrative Assistant, at x241.