kids could follow Rosh Hashanah ser-
vices, and that made it much more
meaningful for me as well."
Wittman grew up secular and likes
Goldstein's spiritual approach. "This is
Esther's life."
Laura Huebner sends her children
to Hebrew Day School, but likes them
to get extra study of the Torah portion
at TEE "They don't just learn Torah
there. They learn how to incorporate
it into everyday life," she said.
Although Goldstein is more reli-
giously observant than most of her
students, parents say she does not
pressure them to become Orthodox.
Caryn Shapiro, who sends her
kindergarten-age daughter to Hebrew
Day School and TEP, said, "Esther and
her family are very accepting of where
people are in their lives. I don't feel like
they're proselytizing." Goldstein said
she wants merely to give children a
solid education and make them enjoy
Judaism. "I never tell people what to
do as far as observance unless they ask,"
she said. "I can't give you credit for
keeping things or fine you for not. It's
between you and God."
Philosophical differences do arise at
times, but aren't divisive. "Esther has
her own point of view and is quite
open, but she doesn't insist on our
acceptance of it," said Wittman,
whose son will celebrate his bar mitz-
vah next year, not at Chabad House,
but at Beth Israel. "Esther has been
supportive of that and I'm sure she'll
come to his bar mitzvah."
For Shapiro, differences emerge on
the role of women in Judaism,
although she is delighted with her
daughter's education at TEE
"Philosophically, I'm not sure that
girls should not be on the bimah, and
until I figure that one out, I'm
Conservative," she said.
Dov Goldberg, who has served as
director of education at Beth Israel
Congregation since September, does
not feel threatened by several members
sending their children to TEP instead
of his afternoon school.
"Despite the fact that we try to treat
each child as an individual, I don't
think any single institution is necessari-
ly right for every family," he said. "I do
wish, though, that we were offering
whatever these families are looking for."
Goldstein hopes to expand the pro-
gram and add new classrooms. In
addition, she recently started a month-
ly bat mitzvah club for 10 girls, and
50 children have signed up so far for a
Chabad day camp, which opens for
the first time this summer.

❑

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INTIMIDATED AND NOW...
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