The Liberal Jewish Synagogue
Education
LJS regards education as a life-long commitment, we therefore offer education at all stages of life: Nursery School, parenting, Religion School, family, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Kabbalat Torah, correspondence courses, intergenerational education and adult learning.
A Congregation of Learners
Judaism is a living tradition. Its history, beliefs and practices, its sacred language and ethical teachings need to be passed on from generation to generation. Learning is the key to living a full and meaningful Jewish life. Studying the texts of the Bible (Tanakh), Talmud and Midrash, of the prayer book and Haggadah, researching and discussing modern responsa literature, listening to music inspired by Jewish themes or liturgy, or learning to understand the symbolism used for example by artists such as Marc Chagall, are some of the ways we can engage in learning about our spiritual and cultural Jewish identity.
Learning is a way of enriching our lives, of ensuring that Judaism does not only survive, but becomes a vibrant and living force for good in our own lives and in the wider world. The study of the Torah - in its widest sense meaning the whole of Jewish tradition down to the present day - is considered to be the highest of all the mitzvot (commandments), because the Rabbis recognised that without learning we cannot engage in a Jewish life. We learn in order to become Jews who care about each other, about the environment and about reconciliation between enemies. We learn so that we can contribute the fruits of our learning to the mending of a broken world.
"Assemble the people. Men, women and children and the strangers in your cities...that their children who do not know may hear and learn to revere the Eternal One your God"
Education at the LJS is the responsibility of the Education Committee, whose Chairman is a member of the LJS Council.
The Committee welcomes comments from parents and other congregants and the Chairman can be contacted through the Synagogue.
