Curriculum

NFTY Israel - NFTY, the National Federation of Temple Youth has several programs which will culminate in a summer experience in Israel. This class will meet monthly.

NFTY in Israel
Summer Dates:
NFTY L'Dor V'Dor -- Exodus July 2 - August 6
NFTY Adventure June 27 - July 27 Imagine The Most Incredible Summer Of Your Life. Hike, climb, discover, and explore with new friends from across the continent. Return home with endless personal accomplishments, meaningful memories and stories you'll never forget.

NFTY Does Teen Travel Better Than Anyone.

For 45 years, thousands of families have chosen NFTY for more than a promise of a thrilling summer. NFTY programs have transformed more than 27,000 young people by turning a spark of interest into a summer of exciting challenges, wonderful new friends, and a lifelong involvement with Judaism. More than 350 synagogues, 19 youth regions, numerous Jewish camps, Jewish Federations and communities annually turn to NFTY to provide the ultimate teen travel experience.

Unique Integrated Travel and Learning Curriculum designed especially for our teens: - Exciting days and fully programmed evenings - Highly qualified Reform Jewish group leaders

NFTY's #1 Priority is Health and Safety In almost 50 years of sponsoring travel programs - the safety and security of participants has always been our primary concern. NFTY will always strive to aspire to the highest standards of safety and security. NFTY has a well-deserved reputation for care and caution in designing and implementing summer programs.

Classes will be held monthly to learn about Israel's history, geography, politics, and culture.

PAD - NABOR German Exchange Program Tolerance Education Program (Grades 9 - 12)

PAD - NABOR Germany Exchange - For several years now Temple Kol Tikvah has participated in a highly successful program in tolerance and diversity education with a group of schools in Heidelberg, Germany. This year we will again offer the opportunity to 9th through 12th graders, along with some study prior to the beginning of the exchange. This class will meet once a month throughout the school year, and culminate with the exchange program.

For the past four years, we have been fortunate to participate in this vitally important exchange program. In the spring of the year, 12 German students, who have been studying Jewish culture and history, come with a chaperone to Los Angeles to learn more about the Jewish culture. During their stay here, the students are paired up with Jewish, American students, and actually live in the homes of their Jewish 'brother' and 'sisters' for two weeks. During this time, the students will go to High School in LA, attend worship services, visit the Museum of Tolerance, and many other places around the Greater Los Angeles area.

During the summer following the German students' visit, we take the same 12 American students to Heidelberg, Germany to live with their 'brothers' and 'sisters' in their families' homes.

This year, the students wishing to participate in the exchange will have to participate in a year long course of study, meeting once monthly, learning about German history, including the Holocaust, and Jewish texts focused on tolerance, diversity and understanding.

HUC - RAC Social Justice Weekend (10th - 12th Grades)

HUC - RAC Social Action - Throughout the year there will be opportunities to participate in various social action kallot in Cincinnati, New York, Washington DC, and programs locally. We will try to have something available once a month.

Dollars and 'Sense': Putting our money where our mouth is. Everyday we make choices about spending money, so does our government. Engage in discussion and debate about our private and public priorities. This weekend we will talk about the actions our government takes and the actions that we would like it to take. We will draw from the corpus of Jewish texts to inform our thinking on tough contemporary issues. The program will be full of spirited discussions, learning, and fun with Jewish teenagers from throughout North America.

This group will meet monthly to discuss ways teens in LA can make a difference in the lives of people in need.

The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (9th - 12th Grades)

Bernard and Audre Rapoport L'Taken Teen Social Justice Seminars 2006-07 A program of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

L'taken olam b'malchut Shaddai To repair the world under the realm of the Eternal

The L'Taken Seminar is an intensive four-day teen kallah in Washington, DC, focused on Jewish values and social justice.

Every year, nearly 1,500 high school-aged students participate in this exciting event. Each weekend brings together students from around the country to explore public policy and social activism through a Jewish lens. This unique Washington opportunity lets students hear from experts from both inside and outside of the Jewish community. Every L'Taken Seminar covers several different issue areas in a variety of interactive formats. Each seminar includes an opportunity to tour the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and Havdalah services at one of the Memorials. Students also sample the vibrancy of Georgetown and other exciting areas of Washington. Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC) has been the hub of Jewish social justice and legislative activity in the Washington, DC, area for more than 40 years. It has educated and mobilized the American Jewish community on legislative and social concerns as an advocate in the Congress of the United States on issues ranging from Israel and human rights to a woman's right to choose and civil rights, to international peace and religious liberty. The RAC is the Washington office of the Union for Reform Judaism and the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), encompassing 1.5 million Reform Jews and 1,800 Reform rabbis in more than 900 congregations throughout North America. To learn more about the RAC, visit the website at www.rac.org

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