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A quiet revolution has been brewing in Jewish education. It began roughly a decade and a half ago, and it has gained momentum steadily ever since. Its aim: to change the image and the reality of what has often been seen as the "black sheep" of Jewish education - the programs of learning for Jewish children, most often located in synagogues, that have come to be known as "Hebrew" or "religious school."

This report focuses on the a broadscale, multi-faceted effort to rethink, re-energize, reform, and re-imagine the educational work of synagogues (and in some cases other providers) so as to make the Jewish learning experience of children and adults a positive, engaging, and impactful one.
Transforming Congregational Education: Lessons Learned and Questions for the Future (439.61 kB)