What makes JLC GREAT? At the JLC, we strive to nurture Jewish minds, inspire Jewish actions, and ignite Jewish spirits within a dynamic, engaging, and caring community. We look forward to having your child(den) join us for an inspiring, joyful and music-filled year. Community: Each classroom is a kehillah (community) of Jewish learners asking questions in a safe space, learning to be proud Jews, and doing mitzvot (good deeds). Experienced Teachers: Our teachers have between 6 and 20 years of classroom experience and bring a wide range of expertise to the JLC. Experiential, Multi-sensory Learning: Teachers use a variety of teaching methods to engage students on every level, including: embracing Jewish history as our shared family story, learning Hebrew through games and yoga, participating in StorahTelling (using creative dramatics in Torah study), creating Torah diagrams, and chevrutah (paired) study. Students also participate in many social action projects. Our JLC students are engaged in active learning while receiving a fun, fulfilling and engaging Jewish education.

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Have you recently joined our Beth El Community? We're glad you're here! Join us for a virtual New Member Shabbat Service on January 23 at 9:30 amWhether you joined Beth El in recent years or decades ago, come welcome Beth El’s newest members in a special Shabbat morning service on Zoom. Members who joined the community over the last 18 months are invited to stay on Zoom after services for Kiddush to schmooze. ... See MoreSee Less

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Join us on February 9th at 8:00pm when Congregation Beth El participates in the Who Knows One? Jewish Geography Zoom Racing Game Show on Facebook Live. Watch live and support our contestants: Lori Applebaum De Picciotto, Asher Peltz, Justin Rosen Smolen, Sarah Lipsey Brokman, Lori Schuldiner Schor, and Mike Morris.Be sure to LIKE our Facebook page (Congregation Beth El) to watch and participate and don't forget: It's not who you know. It's who you know knows. ... See MoreSee Less

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Special Tu B'Shevat Program - Friday, January 22 @ 7pm After Kabbalat Shabbat services, join educator and activist Rabbi Shoshana Friedman for a Tu B'Shevat talk on a Jewish response to the climate crisis. Rabbi Friedman, a graduate of Hebrew College, serves as rabbinic consultant to Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action. Read her moving piece in the New York Times, “Teaching My Child to Love a Dying World.” ... See MoreSee Less

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Pull out your scrapbooks and photo albums, and figure out who you're going to reach out to for help when Beth El participates in the Who Knows One? Jewish Geography Zoom Racing Game Show on February 9 at 8:00pm. Introducing our next contestant: Mike Morris!Be sure Mike has your contact info so you can help him find "The Chosen One" and watch the game show on the Beth El Facebook page LIVE. ... See MoreSee Less

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Today at 2:00pm Congregation Beth El joins with the South Orange-Maplewood community in participating in the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race's 20th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Observance & Luminary Project.Join the observance via YouTube Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkh36SYKLm8&feature=youtu.be ... See MoreSee Less

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