Foundations of Jewish Family Living: Values for Parents to Share with Their Children provides a thought-provoking encounter with the core values of Judaism. This course brings to life the master stories from our tradition and the profound messages they convey. This rich learning experience for adults will provide an opportunity for you to bring the Jewish conversation home to share with your young child. At a time In your family’s life when your child is experiencing his or her own Jewish education, Foundations of Jewish Family Living provides you with the learning, the language, and the confidence to be a teacher to your own children.

• Lesson 1: Stories and Values — Introduction to Foundations Course through stories found in the Bible
• Lesson 2: Reflecting the Source — Creation, Rosh Hashanah, and our Godly Image
• Lesson 3: The Gift of Self Improvement — Teshuvah (Repentance), Yom Kippur, and the Golden Calf
• Lesson 4: Embracing the Other — Welcoming guests, Abraham, and Sukkot
• Lesson 5: Living Beyond the Day to Day — Shabbat: creating holy time
• Lesson 6: Making Our Own Miracles — Chanukah, Maccabees, religious freedom
• Lesson 7: Protecting Our Eden — Protecting our world, teaching our children, Tu B’shvat
• Lesson 8: Rising to the Occasion — Esther, Purim, freedom of choice and heroism
• Lesson 9: Forever Leaving Egypt — Passover, Jewish Identity: Israel and the Diaspora
• Lesson 10: Joining the Jewish People — Ruth, Shavuot and covenant
• Lesson 11: On the Move – Israel
• Lesson 12: Creating Jewish Space – Jewish Symbols, Spaces, Kashrut and Items
• Lesson 13: Gratitude –
• Lesson 14: Essential Judaism – Treat Others as You Would Treat Yourself
• Lesson 15: Words that Hurt
• Lesson 16: Healing Process – Visiting the Sick and Dealing with Illness, Trauma and death
• Lesson 17: Overcoming Anger
• Lesson 18: Clearing the Path for Others
• Lesson 19: Giving Respect; Expecting Respect – Parents and Friends 
• Lesson 20: Eternal Hope – How To Bring About Peace and Hope