The committee helps new arrivals get settled and reestablish their Jewish identities. Our youth groups are designed to meet the social and educational needs of adolescents. Kadima is available to students in seventh and eighth grade. The group meets at least once a month for special programs. Members also participate in joint programs with other local Kadima chapters and attend regional events.
Members also take part in weekends sponsored by our chapter and others.
Partial scholar ships are available to eleventh and twelfth graders participating in approved programs for summer study and travel in Israel and to students continuing their Jewish education on the college level. In addition, Camp Givah scholarships and a number of Religious School awards are presented annually and are administered by the appropriate committees. Applications and information regarding the criteria for any of these scholarships are available at the Education Office. The halls of Temple Israel abound with Israeli folk dancing for all age groups. Israeli dancing is an integral part of the weekly religious school curriculum and is also available as an extracurricular activity.