Jewish Community Imbued with Strength and Depth
Jewish life exists in community: small communities made of groups of families, organized communities, geographic communities, and more. The relationships among community members are the building blocks of the community. Those relationships facilitate the pursuit of justice, a supportive communal life, and learning that is both strong and deep.
The result of great learning is the ability to live a fulfilled life. The result of great Jewish learning is the ability to lead a fulfilled Jewish life. This kind of Jewish community is the strength that propels Jews to pursue a more perfect world.
Having a depth of connection to Judaism means youth I have worked with are grounded in a tradition which emphasizes the value of human life and the Jewish mandate to pursue tzedek, justice. In weaving a connection to Jewish tradition, I study text with students as we travel. Through studying Jewish text, our groups understand that we are engaged in distinctly Jewish work. We travel to glean fields for our neighbors who are hungry, and to meet face to face with seniors who do not have all the supports they need. Information studied only has depth when it is applied in real-time and real-life contexts, like pursuing tzedek as a central communal practice.
The Jewish community serves as a lab space where we all experiment with different ways to face the tensions between how the world functions and how we would like it to function. The goal of putting those two things in tension with one another is to deepen our connection to pursuing a more just world.
Gathering people together to pursue justice in a distinctly Jewish way is the driving force for my practice as a Jewish Educator. It has motivated me to frame experiences in ways that make people think and question the world around them and strive to understand how to improve it. As a result of a strong and deep Jewish Education, people I have worked with see the world through a Jewish lens and see themselves as integral parts of the Jewish community tasked with leaving the world both kinder and stronger than when they got here.
The result of great learning is the ability to live a fulfilled life. The result of great Jewish learning is the ability to lead a fulfilled Jewish life. This kind of Jewish community is the strength that propels Jews to pursue a more perfect world.
Having a depth of connection to Judaism means youth I have worked with are grounded in a tradition which emphasizes the value of human life and the Jewish mandate to pursue tzedek, justice. In weaving a connection to Jewish tradition, I study text with students as we travel. Through studying Jewish text, our groups understand that we are engaged in distinctly Jewish work. We travel to glean fields for our neighbors who are hungry, and to meet face to face with seniors who do not have all the supports they need. Information studied only has depth when it is applied in real-time and real-life contexts, like pursuing tzedek as a central communal practice.
The Jewish community serves as a lab space where we all experiment with different ways to face the tensions between how the world functions and how we would like it to function. The goal of putting those two things in tension with one another is to deepen our connection to pursuing a more just world.
Gathering people together to pursue justice in a distinctly Jewish way is the driving force for my practice as a Jewish Educator. It has motivated me to frame experiences in ways that make people think and question the world around them and strive to understand how to improve it. As a result of a strong and deep Jewish Education, people I have worked with see the world through a Jewish lens and see themselves as integral parts of the Jewish community tasked with leaving the world both kinder and stronger than when they got here.
