MISSION STATEMENT
Temple Akiba strives to provide our students with a Reform Jewish Education. To help guide us in this goal, the Temple Akiba Religious School follows the goals developed by the Joint Commission of Jewish Education of the Union for Reform Judaism.

The goal of Jewish Education within the Reform Movement is the deepening of Jewish experience and knowledge for all liberal Jews, in order to strengthen faith in God, love of Torah and identification with the Jewish people through involvement in the synagogue and participation in Jewish life. We believe that Judaism contains answers to the challenges and questions confronting the human spirit, and that only a knowledgeable Jew can successfully discover these answers.

We provide a program of Jewish education, which will enable children, youth and adults to become:

• Jews who affirm their Jewish Identity and bind themselves to Am Yisrael.
• Jews who bear witness to b’rit (the covenant between God and Jews) through Mitzvot (commandments).
• Jews who affirm their historic bond to Eretz Yisrael, the Land of Israel.
• Jews who cherish the study of Hebrew.
• Jews who value and practice tefila (prayer).
• Jews who further the causes of justice, peace, and freedom through chesed (loving-kindness).
• Jews who celebrate Shabbat, festivals and ceremonies marking significant occasions in our lives.
• Jews who esteem their own person, families, and communities; and those of others.
• Jews who express kinship with K’lal Yisrael by actively seeking the welfare of Jews throughout the world.
• Jews who support and participate in the life of the Synagogue!

Such Jews will strengthen the fabric of Jewish life, ensure the future of Judaism and the Jewish people.