Class-y Expansion: Bucks synagogue dedicates $2 million education building

"Classrooms are 2 1/2 to three times the size of the old building," the rabbi continued. "Kids really have the feeling of being in a school building -- one that was designed for that sole purpose." Citing the fact that more than half of the congregation's 600 families had ma...

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Published inThe Jewish exponent Vol. 202; no. 12
Main Author Strom, Susan
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia Jewish Exponent 18.09.1997
Subjects
Architecture
Berman, Barbara
Construction
Education
Home repair & remodeling
Laiter, Allen
Perlstein, Eliott
Religious buildings
Religious education
Religious schools
Renovation & restoration
Pennsylvania
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Summary:"Classrooms are 2 1/2 to three times the size of the old building," the rabbi continued. "Kids really have the feeling of being in a school building -- one that was designed for that sole purpose." Citing the fact that more than half of the congregation's 600 families had made financial commitments to the new building, [Barbara Berman] called it "a spiritual event," explaining that spiritual growth for Jews "does not happen in isolation, it happens as a community." "Jewish education is not only for our kids, it is for ourselves to join with our children," [Eliott Perlstein] said. "We need to find ourselves sitting in a classroom on the inside of this new facility."
ISSN:0021-6437