Little Sister Susie with Big
Sister Yaffa at the JYEP Sukkah
party
Sister Yaffa at the JYEP Sukkah
party
The Jewish Youth Encounter Program is the largest independent
Hebrew School for children in grades three to seven in Bergen County,
NJ, educating children from more than twenty-five towns. The JYEP was
started in 1985 and serves as the Pilot School for the National Jewish
Enrichment Project for Youth.
Every child in our school is given the individual attention they deserve in
order to nurture their Jewish souls-- Neshamas.
Now entering our twenty-fourth year, the JYEP has successfully
brought the spirit and joy of Judaism to hundreds of Jewish families
in Bergen County. In addition to the traditional classroom setting, the
students of the JYEP benefit from utilizing the talents of committed
young adults who serve as Big Brothers and Big Sisters, individual
tutors, mentors and friends They get to experience a traditional Judaism
that is alive and vibrant through their relationships with their Big Brothers
and Big Sisters.
The goal of the JYEP is to foster in each child a love of Judaism and a
sense of pride in being Jewish; to prepare them for their life as a Jew, not
just to prepare them for their Bar and Bat Mitzvahs.
While their Bar and Bat Mitzvah training is an integral part of their
meeting their goal, that is not the end: it is just the beginning.
The JYEP has regularly scheduled Family Programs and monthly Club
Hours.
There are 2 Shabbatonim where the children join their Big Brothers and
big Sisters for a traditional Shabbat.
There is no membership fee to join the JYEP and Synagogue affiliation is
not required.
Hebrew School for children in grades three to seven in Bergen County,
NJ, educating children from more than twenty-five towns. The JYEP was
started in 1985 and serves as the Pilot School for the National Jewish
Enrichment Project for Youth.
Every child in our school is given the individual attention they deserve in
order to nurture their Jewish souls-- Neshamas.
Now entering our twenty-fourth year, the JYEP has successfully
brought the spirit and joy of Judaism to hundreds of Jewish families
in Bergen County. In addition to the traditional classroom setting, the
students of the JYEP benefit from utilizing the talents of committed
young adults who serve as Big Brothers and Big Sisters, individual
tutors, mentors and friends They get to experience a traditional Judaism
that is alive and vibrant through their relationships with their Big Brothers
and Big Sisters.
The goal of the JYEP is to foster in each child a love of Judaism and a
sense of pride in being Jewish; to prepare them for their life as a Jew, not
just to prepare them for their Bar and Bat Mitzvahs.
While their Bar and Bat Mitzvah training is an integral part of their
meeting their goal, that is not the end: it is just the beginning.
The JYEP has regularly scheduled Family Programs and monthly Club
Hours.
There are 2 Shabbatonim where the children join their Big Brothers and
big Sisters for a traditional Shabbat.
There is no membership fee to join the JYEP and Synagogue affiliation is
not required.
Jewish Youth Encounter Program
Welcome to the JYEP: A Hebrew School Unlike Any Other
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