Dear Temple Beth-El families,
We are thrilled to welcome you to our new joint educational venture, the merged Religious School of Temple Israel and Temple Beth-El. The TIGN and TBE clergy and leadership see this as a wonderful opportunity for creating new learning experiences and new communal connections. Together, our children will experience the power of Jewish learning and discovery and both of our synagogues will be strengthened as a result.
Since this is a new entity, it is fitting that our school have a new name. It will be called the Kulanu Religious School (KRS): Temple Beth-El Gershwind Family Religious School and Temple Israel of Great Neck Sandra and David Mack Religious School. Kulanu means “all of us,” which we think is a most appropriate and meaningful name. We are all joining together for academic learning as well as socializing, both of which are important components of any school.
Kulanu Religious School (KRS) will have a joint Temple Israel/Temple Beth-El committee that will serve as an advisory body regarding the many aspects of our program. Our school will continue to do what we all value: instill a strong sense of Jewish belonging and identity; promote Jewish literacy through Hebrew language and study of our tradition; foster awareness of and commitment to the State of Israel; and maintain the Jewish values of tzedakah (justice), chesed (loving kindness) and tikkun olam (improving the world).
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For questions, more info or to register, call 516-487-0900 or email David Woolfe, Jewish Family Educator, at
dwoolfe@tbegreatneck.org or Joy Allen, Religious School Administrator, at jallen@tbegreatneck.org.
Temple Beth-El is home to more than 2,300 men, women and children. It is a place where people come to pray, celebrate and learn. In our holy community, minds are open, friends are made, tradition is honored and change is welcome. It’s a place of solace and sanctuary, reflection and rejoicing, song and study. As we seek to meet the spiritual and educational needs of a diverse Jewish community in a caring, innovative Reform temple, we encourage participation and respect individual choices. We welcome you to learn more about us.
