The Lincoln Jewish Federation Web site is just getting started, so what follows is merely a taste of what this page will contain:

Adult Education – from Congregation Tifereth Israel: (link to: http://www.tiferethisraellincoln.org/adulted.html)

Tifereth Israel regularly offers Adult Education in the form of classes, seminars, and lectures. Adult Education is often led by Rabbis, visiting experts and knowledgeable community members.

Recent classes include Kashrut I, Defending Israel, Beginning Hebrew, and Maimonides 13 Principles of Faith, Halakhically Speaking: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Jewish Way Of Life But Were Afraid To Ask.

Coming in April:

Intermediate Hebrew Lincoln Jewish Community School

 The Lincoln Jewish Community School offers religious education from preschool through high school. We are a jointly run school supported by Congregation B’nai Jeshurun and Congregation Tifereth Israel. With a strong desire to increase%20the quality of Jewish education for youth in the Lincoln community, the two Jewish schools agreed to combine resources and planning efforts to initiate a Lincoln Jewish Community School effective September 2005.

As we enter our second year of operation, we would like to share some of the details that make our school unique.

Mission: The mission of the LJCS is to teach our children the richness of our heritage, help them to achieve a positive Jewish identity, and encourage them to actively participate in Jewish life at home, in the community, and in the world.

Philosophy: We believe that our school must provide the student with:

• A strong Jewish identity by providing an integrated curriculum in the following areas: Holidays and History, Tanach (Torah), Mitzvot/Community, Israel, and Hebrew language.
• Opportunities to explore the spiritual aspects of religion and tradition.
• “Hands-on” experiences and programs that allow the students to observe Jewish practice in their homes and at the school.

• To enable students to develop a strong Jewish identity and to%20become knowledgeable about Jewish religious observances, history, and values.
• To foster strong relationships between children, parents, teachers, and administrators.
• To provide opportunities to experience relevant aspects of Jewish practice and tradition through active experiences with study, participation in worship services, and celebration of holidays.

Curriculum: The LJCS has created a curriculum to meet the developing needs of children from pre-school through high school. Specific topic areas and goals have been developed to ensure a well-rounded, appropriate Jewish education for all ages. While with this new curriculum each grade will certainly be given a well-rounded Jewish education, it has been decided that each grade level will have a different Judaic focus for each year, thus allowing for some form of developmentally appropriate immersion in each of our main topics every year. The curriculum is evaluated yearly, with changes made as needed. Textbooks for each grade level are chosen based on their quality and relevancy to the topic area for that year.