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TEN GOALS OF REFORM JEWISH EDUCATION
These goals are the backbone upon which the entire UAHC/WUPJ/CCAR curricular Guidelines and Reform Jewish education are based:
- Jews who affirm their Jewish identity and bind themselves inseparably to their people by word and deed.
- Jews who bear witness to the Brit (the covenant between God and the Jewish People) through the practice of mitzvoth (commandments) as studied in Torah and the classic Jewish literature it has generated, and interpreted in light of historic development and contemporary liberal thought.
- Jews who affirm their historic bond to Eretz Yisrael, the Land of Israel.
- Jews who cherish and study Hebrew, the language of the Jewish People.
- Jews who value and practice tefilah (prayer).
- Jews who further the causes of justice, freedom, and peace by pursuing tsedek (righteousness), mishpat (justice), and chesed (loving deeds).
- Jews who celebrate Shabbat and the festivals and observe the Jewish ceremonies marking the significant occasions in their lives.
- Jews who esteem their own person and the person of others; their own family and the family of others; their own community and the community of others.
- Jews who express kinship with K’lal Yisrael by actively seeking the welfare of Jews throughout the world.
- Jews who support and participate in the life of the synagogue.
Each goal describes the ideal behavior that an adult Reform Jew will achieve throughout a lifetime of Jewish exploration. These goals cannot be completely fulfilled in one year, or even through years of study. Rather, they are ongoing images for Jews towards which to strive. The Jewish student will achieve the many aspects of each goal at growing levels of sophistication, as he or she matures and develops.
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Last updated: November 20, 2003