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\"hebrew<\/a>At Mishkan Ha’am we have Jewish education opportunities for all ages and we strive to create a learning community where all are welcome under our tent, our Mishkan<\/em>. Mishkan Ha\u2019am is Hebrew for Tent of the People<\/em> or Sacred Tent of the People.<\/em> When we form tight knit, mutually respectful groups, we can explore our interests and passions and we can teach and learn in wonderful, inspiring ways.<\/p>\n

Adult Education<\/h2>\n

Our Adult Jewish Education program topics are generated by our members and our Rabbi, through the congregation\u2019s Adult Education Committee. Programs occur on weeknights and weekends and include our well-attended Sunday Brunch N\u2019 Learns and Torah Study sessions. Everyone is encouraged to participate, or just listen and learn. Recent topics have included: An Introduction to Rabbi Mordechai Kaplan and Reconstructionism; Using Musar to Prepare for the High Holidays; Comparative Jewish\/Christian Theology (with our Rabbi and the Pastor of our host Reformed Church); and Exile and the Jewish Imagination. Conversations and discussions are thought provoking and lively.<\/p>\n

We also have a Book\/Film Discussion Group that chooses works by or about Jewish and Israeli writers and topics. Topics generated by our members through the book and film planning committee stimulate interesting and sometimes difficult discussions. A recent program included a discussion about Sephardic Jews in Israel presented in the film \u201cA Woman\u2019s Balcony,\u201d led by the Executive Director of the American Sephardi Association. Another well received program, led by our Rabbi, examined differing view-points of Israelis and Palestinians in the book, \u201cLetters to My Palestinian Neighbor,\u201d as well as apublished letter entitled, \u201cA Palestinian Responds to His Israeli Neighbor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hebrew School: Gateways\/She\u2019arim<\/h2>\n

She\u2019arim\/Gateways is a fun, community-based Jewish education experience. More than \u201cHebrew School,\u201d it is community building for young people and their families, it is immersion in Jewish space and time. It is ownership of Torah and Jewish tradition \u2013 not by wrote, but by wrestle \u2013 allowing our students to challenge the material.<\/p>\n

Our multi-age class structure gives students a chance to make friends across age range and ability. Our commitment to Jewish peoplehood gives our students the tools to understand their place in a bigger community with difference and diversity. Our stress on learning Hebrew gives our students a chance to look back and truly measure how much they have learned \u2013 a sense of accomplishment that comes with their Jewish identity.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_8168\"<\/a>If you or a friend, co-worker, neighbor, facebook friend or grandchild are considering a Jewish home for yourselves and the young ones in your life, come join us.<\/p>\n

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Bar\/Bat Mitzvah<\/h2>\n

Bar and bat mitzvahs<\/i><\/b> <\/i>in the Mishkan Ha\u2019am community are beautiful events, each reflecting the strengths and growth of the young person at the bima<\/i> that day.\u00a0 A boy who never spoke above a whisper faces the gathered congregation and poses questions that spark a lively discussion. A girl who wrestles with the meaning of God participates in a service she helped craft to reflect her conflicts on the subject.\u00a0 A boy begins his service by playing a favorite violin melody.\u00a0 A girl leads more than one hundred friends, family, and community members through the service from beginning to end, assisted gently and sparingly by the rabbi.<\/p>\n

How did they all arrive at that day with such self-assurance?\u00a0 Through a combination of shared inquiry, a supportive community, and of course, Torah and haftarah study.<\/p>\n

Taking the steps toward becoming bar or bat mitzvah can be daunting, a rush of excitement, anxiety, and uncertainty. In Mishkan Ha\u2019am, children and families do not undertake the journey alone.\u00a0 They share the journey, a rich process of exploration and learning, with other families, the congregation\u2019s rabbinic leader, and with individual tutors.<\/p>\n

Tot Shabbat (Shabbatapalooza)<\/h2>\n

At Mishkan Ha\u2019am we strive to connect with all of our members, including the youngest amongst us.\u00a0 While children of every age are welcome at all of our services and programs, we set aside special time several times a year to tell stories, dance with stuffed torahs and sing songs with our toddlers.\u00a0 These are wonderfully fun programs that start a life-long connection to Judaism. Shabbatapalooza\u00a0is for children between the ages of 1 1\/2 and 5 and their adults. We meet once a month on Saturdays from 11-12 to share songs, stories and crafts. Together we build community through laughter and fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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