Family Education Programming

Rabbi Jeffrey Schein and Deb Schein describe their assumptions and search for a metaphor to describe the groundbreaking work they are doing in bringing the philosophy of early childhood education from the Reggio Emilia approach in Italy to Jewish early childhood education in North America.

In advance of Tu Bishvat 5767 (2007), students at West End Synagogue organized to try to make a difference in their community. They created a "Brit Adamah," a covenant with the earth, which asked/challenged members of the community to take on a variety personal practices that make a difference in bettering the environment. This is a downloadable Microsoft WORD document, so congregations can easily adapt if for themselves.

This piece describes the two children's services held at Beth Hatikvah in Chatham, NJ.

This self-guided tour of Israel for four- to five-year-olds and their families uses games, art and science. It comes from Oseh Shalom Religious School in Laurel, MD.