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Joel and Shelly Newman read to Casey:
"When you're surrounded by Jewish things, it becomes part of
you."
counted," Alterman says. But
the key was in keeping them
actively involved. "By having
outside expertise and creativ-
ity available for motivating
and organizing programs,
JEFF provided a tremendous
opportunity for us by satisfy-
ing an absolute need that we
couldn't satisfy without a
huge financial commitment."
Among the Adat Shalom
families that have taken part
in JEFF programming are
the Newmans — Joel, Shelly
and daughter Casey. Al-
though both Joel and Shelly
were raised in traditional
Jewish families and their
parents were all long-time
members and leaders of Adat
Shalom, the couple didn't join
the synagogue until last year
and they admit that Casey
was the catalyst.
The family has participated
in the synagogue's Mish-
pachah series for pre-
schoolers and their families.
Mishpachah offers four
monthly family experiences
that include a Shabbat cele-
bration, Tu b'Shevat tree-
planting, Purim puppet thea-
ter, and a Passover workshop
for parents and children.
If five-year-old Casey's
artwork — which is displayed
on the dining room table and
throughout the house — is
any indication, this program
is indeed reaching into the
home. There is a bright red
kippa Casey made for her
dad, which he wears when
the family lights Shabbat
candles together. At the Tu
b'Shevat program, the New-
mans made a family tree
with instant photos. Other
special objects, which Casey
explains enthusiastically as
her parents beam, are a chal-
lah plate, a tiny clay replica
of the Western Wall and a
hand-made shofar.
While Joel and Shelly say
they have always had a
strong commitment to
Judaism and to family life,
this program seems to bring
the two basic values together
for them perfectly. "You work
long hours all week," Joel
says of his wife and himself.
"When the weekend comes,
you have to make a little
extra effort to get up and go
to a program."
But both parents agree
that it's not only well worth
it, but vital. "You can't put
your finger on what it does
for children," says Joel. "But
something happens as a
natural progression. When
you're surrounded by Jewish
things, it • becomes part of
you."
The Newmans are also in-
volved in Adat Shalom's
chavurah program, which is
just getting under way with
support from JEFF. It seeks
to bring together small
groups of families with com-
mon interests. Each chavurah
has seven or eight families,
who choose the group's focus
and activities as a way to fos-
ter friendships and feelings of
Jewishness.
"In a large synagogue, you
can't know everyone," Shelly
says. "But a synagogue
should be a family-oriented
place and this program helps
by going back to the idea of a
small community within a
larger structure.
To date, more than 50
families have shown interest
in the program. Among them
are Dr. Robert and Ruthellen
Singer and their two chil-
dren. As members of the
steering committee, the Sin-
gers say they were sensitive
to the issue of who really is
responsible for Jewish life —
the synagogue, religious
school or parents. "The
chavurah puts it all to-
gether," Ruthellen says. "It's
not just the family or just the
synagogue. The chavurah of-
fers more support for Jewish
life within your own home,
on your own level — it's