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[quote=Anonymous]I think there's real confusion here about the fact that there are some Jewish preschools that are very focused on religious teaching, while there are others that are not.  It's the same way with Christian schools.

In both cases, there are some schools that focus a lot on religion and are basically for members of the temple/church.  There are others that are attended by many families who do not belong to that temple/church and may not belong to any other one either.  These schools are much more secular.  While they may teach about certain religious stories and traditions, they aren't focused on religion as the primary focus.

Also, I think it's unfair to say that families send their kids to a Jewish school to learn about Jewish culture with other Jewish kids.  They definitely send their kids there to learn about Jewish culture and be in a place that is accepting of their culture and traditions.  But I'm not sure you can take the leap to say all or even most people prefer that all the other kids in the class be Jewish -- just that those kids also want to learn about Jewish traditions and be in a place that values them.[/quote]

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