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=//** Welcome to our TBS Family Torah School Wiki Page! **//= = = ** What is a wiki? you ask.

Good questi **** on--and great that you're asking. We encourage our students and parents to ask questions in a safe environment of life-long learning.

Well, what do you think a wiki is? And why it's called a wiki? Or why the rabbis and Education Committee at TBS want you to know about it?

We believe that parents are critical partners in their children's Jewish learning. that parents know their children best, and have clear ideas about what it means to teach them successfully. that Jewish education, as spiritual, religious learning that applies to life as a whole can't take place in a vacuum. that our role is, according to Jewish tradition, to help parents fulfill their obligation to "teach your children well," so parent input matters.

I've been told that WIKI stands for, "What I Know Is," and it allows you to contribute your thoughts to a web page (like the one you're reading now--see that EDIT button in the upper right hand corner?), so that we can share our thoughts and engage in a public discussion and collaboration together as we continually build and innovate at the Family Torah School to address growing family interest in our Jewish educational experience. ** So please **//** step into the pages here and step up to the challenge of co-creating our school. **//** Contribute your ideas to h **** elp create an education program for the whole family that will inspire yours in your daily life and will enrich the whole community.
 * As Director of Education at TBS, I want to ensure that we're providing an engaging, meaningful educational experience for the children in our Torah School and in our community, that's in line with parents' hopes for their children's Jewish learning. I also want to **** nurture parents' interest in their own Jewish learning, as adults and as parents, as role models and as seekers of meaning. **

Your creative ideas, diverse and fascinating backgrounds, and varied talents can create a renaissance in Jewish life and learning that only "a village" can provide to our children and each other through our shared involvement. **//** Come one, come all. You matter, and so do your ideas and questions... to our kids, our community, and the future of the Jewish people.

Welcome, to the experience... and the future... of the TBS Family Torah School.

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//** Director of Education Temple Beth Shalom Long Beach, CA 90807 [] education@tbslb.org **//