Values Statement
Rimonim Values Statement
FTJC’s efforts to educate and engage our youth and families are organized around תלמוד תורה / Talmud Torah (a life of Jewish learning) as a priority and a lifestyle that is central to our community.
Youth and family engagement at FTJC expresses this culture of Talmud Torah, which also includes a commitment to egalitarianism and halachah (Jewish practice). Our educational efforts will reflect these commitments through formal and informal (i.e., experiential) learning opportunities for all FTJC members, from individuals, parents, and families, to children of all ages. As a result, youth will learn how being Jewish and the knowledge they both carry and produce, can serve them throughout life and make them better people.
תלמוד תורה at FTJC encompasses three essential principles:
1. Cultivate a culture of ערבות / Arevut (ownership and involvement) among adult and child community members alike. “Ownership” here connotes a sense of:
a. welcome and belonging;
b. caring and comfort;
c. standards and accountability;
d. contribution and responsibility.
2. Cultivate a culture of חסד / Chesed (love and kindness), expressed through:
a. attending to the needs of our community members;
b. practicing social action beyond the FTJC community;
c. creating explicit opportunities for learning and reflection;
d. respecting and celebrating difference in observance and identities.
3. Cultivate a culture of לימוד / Limmud (learning), with these priorities:
a. tefillah - develop familiarity with the prayer cycle, encourage broad participation in prayer, and promote new leadership;
b. calendar/lifecycle - facilitate learning that will enable broad participation in the Jewish calendar’s communal and home-based rituals;
c. limmud/Jewish learning - facilitate learning of core content knowledge, from the weekly Torah portion to Jewish history and culture, as well as the Hebrew language;
d. mitzvot bein adam lechaveiro/mitzvot between people - fostering knowledge and practices of essential mitzvot such as bikkur holim and tzedakah, as well as valuing the Torah as as guide for contemporary issues of justice and ethics.
Wed, February 8 2023
17 Shevat 5783
Upcoming Schedule
Friday Night
Candle Lighting : 5:06pm |
: 5:10pm |
Shabbat Day
Shacharit : 9:00am |
Children's Programming : 10:00am |
Mincha/Maariv : 5:10pm |
Shorashim Movie Night : 6:00pm |
Havdalah : 6:08pm |
Upcoming Programs & Events
Feb 11 Shorashim Movie Night Shabbat, Feb 11 6:00pm |
Feb 17 Community Shabbat Dinner Friday, Feb 17 6:30pm |
Feb 18 Late Minyan Shabbat, Feb 18 9:45am |
Feb 18 Reproductive Rights Shabbat Kiddush Schmooze Shabbat, Feb 18 12:00pm |
Feb 18 HT Community Meal Motzei Shabbat, Feb 18 7:00pm |
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Yitro
Shabbat, Feb 11 |
Shabbat Mevarchim & Parshat Shekalim
Shabbat, Feb 18 |
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