We are excited to begin our 2011-12 or 5771-72 school year.  JFCS is about making friends and making memories, learning about our culture and heritage, and learning about what makes us special.

The Jewish Federation Community School is a supplementary Jewish School for students PreK-12th grade.  Our purpose is to help each student in LEARNING and DOING as a Jew.

LEARNING includes the study of prayer, theology, Torah, Hebrew, holidays, Jewish thought, history, Jewish values and contemporary issues facing the Jewish community and our community at large.

DOING includes participation in worship, holiday celebrations, and a variety of other programs and events.  We also emphasize the importance of life cycle events within our tradition.

Each student at JFCS is offered the opportunity to grow as a Jew.  Studies have revealed that the more quality Jewish education one receives, the better able the individual is to make critical Jewish life decisions and the better chance there is that the person will remain an active member of the Jewish community.  Involvement helps foster a feeling of pride in being Jewish.  We hope to set up a pattern of LEARNING and DOING that will continue throughout the life of the student.

We don't live our lives in discrete segments.

We don't learn that way either.

Life has a habit of overlapping and so does Jewish learning.

Normal office hours for JFCS are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 8a.m.--5p.m. and on Wednesday and Friday 8a.m.--3p.m. 515-987-0899

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