Mission

Our mission is helping to keep our children Jewish, thus reversing the trend of assimilation and intermarriage.

We accomplish this mission by:

• Providing a variety of programs for children, teens, parents, and others, which:

° Enhance Jewish pride
° Convey the beauty, joy, and fun of being Jewish and the richness of our Jewish heritage
° Develop a connection to and love of Israel
° Instill a feeling of being a member of the Jewish Family, a great and unique people
° Imbue our children with the desire to stay Jewish, marry Jewish, and raise their own children Jewish

• Focusing our programs on the 70-75% of the underserved vast majority of young Jewish people who are teens and younger, and who are not engaged in an intensive Jewish learning or living experience, such as Jewish day school or overnight Jewish camp

• Removing cost as a barrier to participation whenever possible

• Our Youth to Israel Adventure (Y2I), which is the cornerstone of our Jewish continuity initiative and the most successful community teen Israel experience in the country. Based on the overwhelming success of our Youth to Israel Adventure, we advocate and provide fully subsidized teen Israel experiences

• Supporting interfaith families in raising children exclusively within the Jewish faith by facilitating conversion to Judaism for those seeking to do so, as well as by providing educational programs about Judaism

• Creating resource materials for use in Jewish settings in our community and beyond, which enhance Jewish pride in our children