Learning ...Together

AGENCY FOR JEWISH
EDUCATION

aise your hand if you went to Hebrew

school.

For a sizable percentage of Jewish adults, going to

Hebrew school was one of those rules of childhood:

Like it or not, you had to go.

Today the Agency for Jewish Education is turning

Hebrew school — or more accurately, religious school —

into a whole different ball game that any kid could

learn to play. And learn to love.

The programs designed by this Federation agency

have an impact on more than 8,000 children attending

nearly two dozen afternoon schools operated by

congregations and organizations, as well as day schools

and nursery schools.

What is AJE all about? It's about a growing emphasis on

teacher training and links to the exciting cyberworld of

Jewish education. It's about AJE programs like Jewish

Experiences for Families and family camping that enrich

Jewish life. It's about classes for newcomers to Judaism.

It's about a special education program,"Opening the

Doors," that puts kids with learning problems in touch

with their Jewish history and heritage.

There's a whole lot more going on these days at the

Agency for Jewish Education, where fresh ideas and

new ways of teaching just might turn kids — and their

elders — on to Jewish learning.

The AJE hopes an entire generation will find out that

Jewish education can be fun. So much that, one day,

no one will have to make a kid go to Hebrew school.

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Visit us on the Web: www.thisisfederation.org