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Welcome to CFJE!

Driven by the fundamental belief that the richness of life increases through Jewish education, CFJE’s mission is to advance Jewish learning throughout metropolitan Chicago. Serving more than 25,000 students from early childhood through adult, we aim to make Jewish education more innovative, engaging, collaborative, experiential and Israel-oriented. CFJE launches cutting edge program models that are utilized in communities nationwide, helping us achieve our ultimate goal: creating a community of education.
News
TA’AM YISRAEL RESEARCH STUDY
shows Ta’am alumni do not “drop out” after bar/bat mitzvah

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"HOMELAND," WITH 6 AWARDS IN TOW, RELEASES 2nd EDITION

A new, second edition of HOMELAND: The Illustrated History of the State of Israel updates the history of the State of Israel from biblical times through July 2008, including the Winograd Commission Report on the war in Lebanon, the threat to Israel by Iran and Israel's 60th anniversary as a State. 

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Events
2009-10 DAWN SCHUMAN INSTITUTE CATALOG OF CLASSES

Click here to browse the exciting selection of Dawn Schuman Institute Classes.



REGISTER NOW FOR HEBREW LANGUAGE CLASSES

Merkaz Ivrit Semester and
Yearly Courses


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Click here to register on-line

For more information, contact the Ulpan Center (847) 410-3900, x 20
or ulpan@cfje.org



NEW PROGRAM FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD PARENTS

JRC, Gan Yeladim and Beth Emet Preschools are partnering with the CFJE and the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School to bring Foundations of Jewish Family Living, a new, 14 session course
featuring stories and texts that convey the core values of Judaism. It is a rich, thought-provoking experience that will provide parents of pre-school age children the learning, the language, and the lessons to bring the Jewish conversation home to share with their young children. Click here for more details.
Calendar


Portraits in Leadership: Six Talmudic Paradigms for Times of Crisis and Change
February 09, 2010
From parenting to the workplace and beyond, in life everyone is asked to lead. Learn the qualities that make or break great leaders.

Portraits in Leadership: Six Talmudic Paradigms for Times of Crisis and Change
February 10, 2010
From parenting to the workplace and beyond, in life everyone is asked to lead. Learn the qualities that make or break great leaders.

Modern Jewish Thinkers: Buber & Soloveitchik
February 11, 2010
Jewish philosophy even more so as it kept up with changing approaches to religious life in an evolving society.

Portraits in Leadership: Six Talmudic Paradigms for Times of Crisis and Change
February 15, 2010
From parenting to the workplace and beyond, in life everyone is asked to lead. Learn the qualities that make or break great leaders.

Portraits in Leadership: Six Talmudic Paradigms for Times of Crisis and Change
February 16, 2010
From parenting to the workplace and beyond, in life everyone is asked to lead. Learn the qualities that make or break great leaders.

Portraits in Leadership: Six Talmudic Paradigms for Times of Crisis and Change
February 17, 2010
From parenting to the workplace and beyond, in life everyone is asked to lead. Learn the qualities that make or break great leaders.

Praying with Lior
February 21, 2010
The movie poses questions, such as what is “disability” and who really talks to God?

The Matrix
February 21, 2010
The film describes a future in which reality as perceived by humans is actually the Matrix, a simulated reality.

Portraits in Leadership: Six Talmudic Paradigms for Times of Crisis and Change
February 24, 2010
From parenting to the workplace and beyond, in life everyone is asked to lead. Learn the qualities that make or break great leaders.

Behind the Scenes at the Persian Court: The Hidden Polotocal Agenda in the Book of Esther
February 25, 2010
Using critical tools and raw political analysis to deconstruct the story we know and love.

Portraits in Leadership: Six Talmudic Paradigms for Times of Crisis and Change
March 03, 2010
From parenting to the workplace and beyond, in life everyone is asked to lead. Learn the qualities that make or break great leaders.

One Step Beyond
March 07, 2010
It’s a “message” from "The Twilight Zone" you won’t want to miss.

Jews in American Politics
March 09, 2010
This class will explore the early American party system and Jewish voters’ evolution of their affiliation with the Democratic and Republican parties.

Portraits in Leadership: Six Talmudic Paradigms for Times of Crisis and Change
March 10, 2010
From parenting to the workplace and beyond, in life everyone is asked to lead. Learn the qualities that make or break great leaders.

Jews in American Politics
March 11, 2010
This class will explore the early American party system and Jewish voters’ evolution of their affiliation with the Democratic and Republican parties.

Jews in the Civil War
March 11, 2010
Learn about the Jews during the American Civil War

The Books that Hitler Burned
March 14, 2010
Jewish poet Heinrich Heine's prophetic commentary on the Berlin book burning of 1933 underscores the gravity of Nazi destruction

Constantine's Sword
March 18, 2010
This fascinating film documents the journey former Catholic Priest James Carroll took to understand anti-Semitism

Separation of Church and State
March 21, 2010
Discuss the founders’ views of religion and government and how Jews influenced the public debate for further separation of religion and governmen.

The Community Foundation for Jewish Education is a support foundation of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

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