Vision for Conservative Early Childhood Programs: A Journey Guide
Vision for Conservative Early Childhood Programs: A Journey Guide
Vision for Conservative Early Childhood Programs: A Journey Guide
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clergy and other synagogue professionals, and about supporting the clergy and other<br />
professionals in active roles within the early childhood community.<br />
Excellence in a <strong>Conservative</strong> early childhood program begins when the school’s physical<br />
environment makes visible the Jewish life happening within its walls and in its<br />
playgrounds. The Jewish Environment section offers help on how to develop a highquality<br />
Jewish environment, suggesting ways to support the Jewish curriculum through<br />
every area of the classroom.<br />
A bibliography and resource list can be found at the conclusion of most sections, and<br />
provides further in<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>for</strong> those who seek to know more.<br />
For more in<strong>for</strong>mation, please contact Maxine Handelman at 847-641-9963 or<br />
Handelman@uscj.org<br />
MSH January 2009<br />
Transliteration <strong>Guide</strong><br />
There is no perfect way to write Hebrew words in English letters. In this guide, we<br />
attempted, overall, to be internally consistent. In this guide:<br />
ch = Bach (the composer)<br />
i = the long e<br />
ay = long a<br />
ai = the long i<br />
ei = also serves as the long a<br />
<strong>Vision</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Conservative</strong> <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Childhood</strong> <strong>Programs</strong>: A <strong>Journey</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />
USCJ Department of Education<br />
Maxine Handelman<br />
Handelman@uscj.org<br />
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