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[quote=Anonymous]S/o from the temple dues thread.

For those who send or plan to send their child(ren) to some form of organized Jewish education, such as a synagogue Hebrew school or Sunday program, or to a Jewish day school - what are your goals in doing so? What do you hope to get out of it.

A list of possible answers, but feel free to say whatever is true for your family.

- Hebrew language skills (and maybe Aramaic, Yiddish, or other)
- Knowledge of Jewish calendar and holidays 
- Knowledge of Jewish history, including Holocaust
- Proficiency in and understanding of the main daily prayers
- Knowledge of day to day halachot: blessings on food, kashrut, Shabbat, etc.
- Content knowledge of certain texts (e.g., Torah, Talmud)
- Jewish social opportunities, making Jewish friends
- Bar/bat mitzva readiness
- Knowledge about modern State of Israel
- Sense of Jewish community 
- Jewish identity
- Making grandparents happy
- A fun experience

Being Orthodox myself and familiar with the range of perspectives there, I am mainly interested in hearing from non-Orthodox Jews. [/quote]

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