Kulanu is an innovative educational program for Jewish students in grades 7-12. At Kulanu, students enrich their Jewish identities through substantive Jewish learning, communal engagement and connection to Israel. Kulanu’s goal is for our teens to become inspired and engaged lifelong learners, committed to living a Jewish life guided by Jewish values and traditions as expressed […]
A program designed to encourage meaningful interactions between the teens and the elderly. Teens in grades 8 - 12 are paired up with new buddies at Seashore Gardens Living Center. Seniors and students bond in conversation and hands-on activities such as cooking, art, trivia, games, and more.
Kulanu is an innovative educational program for Jewish students in grades 7-12. At Kulanu, students enrich their Jewish identities through substantive Jewish learning, communal engagement and connection to Israel. Kulanu’s goal is for our teens to become inspired and engaged lifelong learners, committed to living a Jewish life guided by Jewish values and traditions as expressed […]
Kulanu is an innovative educational program for Jewish students in grades 7-12. At Kulanu, students enrich their Jewish identities through substantive Jewish learning, communal engagement and connection to Israel. Kulanu’s goal is for our teens to become inspired and engaged lifelong learners, committed to living a Jewish life guided by Jewish values and traditions as expressed […]
GRADES 6-8 (OCTOBER - MAY) This service learning program is designed to give our younger teens an opportunity to perform community service projects throughout Atlantic and Cape May Counties. Projects may include working in a food bank, visiting an animal shelter, visiting the elderly, clean ups, and other fulfilling mitzvot. Program meets one Sunday per […]
Readers who are tempted by slim volumes of short stories will take great pleasure in 18: Jewish Stories Translated from 18 Languages by Nora Gold. The book delivers on its promise to share beautifully crafted fiction that transports readers across the globe in fifteen minutes or fewer. Instead of trying to answer the age-old question, “What makes a Jewish story […]
Part memoir, part detective story, part family history, this is the account of one family's quest for answers; a timely investigation of Poland's attempts to obscure its entanglement in the Holocaust, and a poignant portrait of those who nevertheless remember. This BJE Speaker Series is free and open to the community.
In Family Declassified social scientist Katherine Fennelly delves into the rationale and consequences of family secrets by studying her grandfather, Francis Kalnay, a Jewish Hungarian immigrant who overcame a childhood marked by tragedy and rose to become the head of an elite espionage unit for the Allied Forces during World War II. In 1954 Francis abandoned his family and fled […]
