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Students learn the concept of tzedakah (charity), become acquainted with Jewish rituals and customs, and gain a better understanding of Jewish history and the land of Israel. [5] Classes may also include lessons on Jewish ethics and morality. In the earlier years of Hebrew school, children will explore God, spirituality and ethics.
Jewish education has been valued since the birth of Judaism.In the Hebrew Bible Abraham is lauded for instructing his offspring in God's ways. [3] One of the basic duties of Jewish parents is to provide for the instruction of their children as set forth in the first paragraph of the Shema Yisrael prayer: “Take to heart these instructions with which I charge you this day.
By the mid-1960s Woodbridge had a population of 4550 Jews, [6] and saw three other Township Conservative synagogues, in Iselin, Colonia and Avenel. To keep up with the burgeoning Jewish population after World War II Congregation Adath Israel built a new and larger synagogue in 1949. [2] At its peak, Adath Israel had a membership of 350 families ...
Jewish customs of etiquette, known simply as Derekh Eretz (Hebrew: דרך ארץ, lit. ' way of the land '), [a] or what is a Hebrew idiom used to describe etiquette, is understood as the order and manner of conduct of man in the presence of other men; [1] [2] being a set of social norms drawn from the world of human interactions.
In 1944, Torah Umesorah was founded [9] [10] to expand the number of Jewish day schools, especially beyond those already found in New York City. [11] Day schools [ 12 ] [ 13 ] were established in great numbers in the United States and in other Western countries such as Canada , England , South Africa , Australia , and in South America .
Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro were among the dignitaries marking the groundbreaking Sunday of a new structure replacing the Tree of Life synagogue, where 11 ...
Children begin their religious education early, often attending kheder or Talmud Torah to learn Jewish traditions, the Hebrew language, and the Torah. The Bar Mitzvah for boys at age 13, and the Bat Mitzvah for girls at age 12 or 13, marks the transition into religious adulthood. This involves reciting from the Torah in front of the ...
John Reardon faces up two-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty to threatening to kill Jewish children and bomb local synagogues over the Israel-Hamas war.