The Charlotte Jewish News - March 2017 - Page 2
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The Jewish Federation Proudiy
Introduces the Center for Jewish
Education
Innovation. Inspiration. Imagination.
For thousands of years, Ju
daism has survived - and thrived -
through the transmission of Torah
from generation to generation. We
have overeome every obstaele,
and against all odds, we eontinue
to pass down our saered traditions.
Today, however, Jewish life, edu-
eation and experienees are in flux
— Jews themselves are in flux—
and the very people we want and
need to engage no longer experi-
enee the world and their Judaism
in the same ways as previous gen
erations. The Jewish eommunity
of our future will look very differ
ent than the Jewish eommunity of
our past, and it’s ineumbent upon
us to ehart a bold path forward.
In order to build on our
strengths and ineubate a new Jew
ish edueational landseape, part of
the ehange will involve a shift not
in what we do, but in how we do
it. This new landseape seeks to in
novate while still supporting the
riehness that already exists. It
presents a new model for our
Charlotte eommunity, one of edu-
eation through engagement.
Guided by this vision, the Jew
ish Federation of Greater Char
lotte is exeited to introduee the
newly ereated Center for Jewish
Edueation (CJE). The CJE will
funetion as a eomponent of the
Jewish Federation’s Department
of Edueation and Engagement,
and will seek to enhanee eommu
nity engagement, promote lifelong
Jewish learning, and ereate path
ways to Jewish identity. Through
eutting-edge edueational praetiee
and in eollaboration with regional
ageneies, synagogues, sehools,
and eommunity leaders, the CJE
will serve as a eommunity eduea
tional resouree, and will develop
and implement ereative, innova
tive, and sound edueational strate
gies. Additionally, CJE will plan
programs that enhanee eduea
tional quality, aeeessibility, and
partieipation in our eommunity’s
formal and informal Jewish edu
eational systems.
Tair Giudiee, the JFGC Diree-
tor of Edueation and Engagement,
will head the newly formed Center
for Jewish Edueation. “As an or
ganization eommitted to eommu
nity engagement, Jewish identity,
and lifelong Jewish learning, the
Federation looks forward to eol-
laborating with area ageneies to
help meet their most pressing ed
ueational needs,” shares Tair. “Ul
timately, CJE’s foeus will be to
support teaehers with best prae-
tiees, professional development,
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Center for Jewish Education
Family Engagement ♦
Offering families explorations of Jewish life
by welcoming newborns, providing creative
children’s programming,and free Jewish books
and music (PJ Library & PJ Our Way)
# Teen Leadership
Connecting teens to Jewish
initiatives and experiences
promoting exploration of
their Jewish heritage
Adult Learning
Inspiring lifelong Jewish learning and
empowering people to make Jewish life
meaningful and relevant
Center for
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Education
Levine-Sklut
Judaic Libary
Offering a rich
collection of Jewish-content books, publications,
movies & music, available to the public at no charge
»Israel Education
Strengthening our connection
to and our knowledge and
understanding of Israel
Jewish Federation
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Blumenthal Educator Resource Center
Supporting our community’s schools and
educators through professional development
and cutting edge resources