Model Description: Bonim B’Yachad, West End Synagogue

This is a description of an early stage model from the West End Synagogue. The model, Bonim B’Yachad, is a family education program which hopes to bring parents and children together by combining Jewish learning, prayer, and Tikkun Olam with community. The summary includes an outline of the congregation’s vision; structure, including who the learners are, when and where the learning is taking place and at what frequency, and a sample schedule; curriculum; educators, specifying who the teachers are, their characteristics and a job description; leadership, with an explanation of the various roles of professional and lay leadership; infrastructure, culture, and the program implementation process, including first steps, alternative models, and challenges faced.

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