Temple Rodef Shalom

2100 Westmoreland Street
Falls Church, Virginia 22043
info@templerodefshalom.org

Tel: 703/532-2217
Fax: 703/536-0754

  Temple Rodef Shalom, a Reform Jewish congregation serving Northern Virginia

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Congregational Education for the 21st Century

           * See below FAQs and CE21 Documents *

 

            CE21 Task Force                    Drafting a Vision "Talmud-style"

 

 

Latest Update

CONVERSATION ON JEWISH LEARNING AT TRS 3/7

Help re-envision our education program!  Learn about CE21 and our goal of transforming Jewish learning for all ages (nursery through adult) in order to engage more congregants and make learning more personally meaningful.  Your input will help guide the future of our education program.  Limited to the 1st 12 parents that sign up!  Join Cantor Leider on March 7 from 9:30-10:45 a.m.   Sign up at: http://jewishlearning.eventbrite.com/

 

Principals of CE21

  1. To create visionary new models of congregational learning that provide developmentally appropriate choices for learners of all ages.

  2. To make Jewish learning a primary means by which congregants come to make connections between Judaism and their American lives.

  3. To blend the formal and informal at all levels of congregational learning.

  4. To foster a culture of life-long Jewish learning.

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the goal of CE21?

      Our goal is to bring engaging learning to more TRS learners of all ages,

      in a deeper and more personally meaningful way.  We cherish the

     value of life-long learning. 

 

2.  Don't we already have excellent educational programming?

      Yes we do!  We take great pride in our Nursery, Religious School, Teen,

      and adult classes and programs.  However, recent studies in learning

      theory, identity formation, and research in Jewish education show us

      that the traditional models of learning are not always the best. 

 

3.  Isn't Jewish education really about preparing for Bar/Bat Mitzvah?

      No way - there's so much more!  Jewish learning at its best should

       provide a framework for daily living and the tools to face sacred

       moments.  Jewish learning should help us deepen our relationships   

       with others and with God.  

 

4.  Who is involved in CE21?

      We have a Task Force of 25 members, most of whom represent

      different areas of educational programming.  The project is co-chaired

      by Cantor Allen Leider, Director of Education and Danielle Heyman

      Feist.  Clergy and Senior Staff members are integrally involved.  We

      also have an organizational consultant and educational consultant

      provided by the Partnership for Jewish Life and Learning.

 

5.  What is currently happening in CE21? 

      Over the past year we have completed a phase of Self-Reflection,   

      exploring questions like “What makes Jewish learning meaningful?”     

      We’ve examined our current learning opportunities at TRS and

      questioned the underlying assumptions that guide our programming. 

     

      Currently, we are completing our phase of Visioning.  We’ve explored

      many of the qualities that make our TRS community so special and

      how those qualities might become the core of a new program of

      learning. We've held around 15 Conversations on Jewish Learning and

      Engagement in congregants' homes.  These conversations will help us

      to complete our vision and begin to create a new program for Jewish

      learning at TRS. 

 

6.  What's next?

      During the month of March 2010, we'll be finalizing our vision and

      beginning the Design phase.  We hope to begin to roll out our new

      program in September 2010.

 

7.  How can I get involved?

      Contact Danielle Heyman Feist at DFeist@templerodefshalom.org or

      Cantor Allen Leider at ALeider@templerodefshalom.org

 

CE21 Documents (click to download)

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