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5769/2008-09 From Heritage to Future - New Directions
Sheldon Halpern, Chairman
New members of this committee are always welcome!
Adult Jewish Studies
These are the things whose worth cannot be measured...
And the study of Torah leads to them all.
New Directions
Last Spring, an online survey of the congregation was conducted by Shir Ami Lifelong Learning (ShALL), a special Task Force of the Adult Jewish Studies Committee. Yasher Koach to all those who participated, especially to Matt Klyman  who chaired the Task Force; Jessica and Michael Goodman who designed the instrument and analyzed the survey results; and the 159 congregants who responded. For a full copy of the report, please contact Matt Klyman, Sheldon Halpern, or the Synagogue Office.
In brief, what we learned was that:
A significant number of congregants are not currently being served by the Adult Jewish Studies program, but are interested in offerings that meet their needs and schedules;
Jewish Culture and Jewish Ethics are topics of high value;Single-session courses that met on weekday evenings or Sunday mornings would be most accessible.
So, in response, we are please to announce the following courses:
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