Join Cantor Rayna Green on a powerful journey through the South this winter. ETGAR 36 is a trip open for 9th, 10th, and 11thgraders. With Judaism as our lens and social justice as our passion, students will learn how African Americans in the 1950s and 60s stood up to gain equality, and they will discover the role that Jews played in the Civil Rights Movement.
During this 4-day learning trip, students will strengthen their Jewish identity as they reflect on the many connections the Jewish people have with the African American community. They will walk away understanding why social justice is such an important value in Reform Judaism, and feeling empowered to make a difference in their home communities. They will also form lasting relationships within the BJBE community, as well as with three other north shore congregations; NSCI (Highland Park), Temple Beth-EL (Northbrook), and Congregation Sukkat Shalom (Wilmette).
On this trip, teens will stand where the civil rights movement all began in Montgomery, Alabama and learn about the Montgomery Bus boycott. They will celebrate Shabbat together at the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the site of the Selma-Montgomery March beatings. They will tour Selma and learn about Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s involvement in the civil rights movement. They will go on a walking tour of Birmingham with a Reverend who was a civil rights worker in the 50s and 60s and was arrested, and so much more!
This will be a very meaningful trip. Please join Cantor Green for an informational session for teens and parents on Sunday, September 25that 1:30pm in the BJBE Multi-Purpose Room. Cantor Green will discuss the itinerary and other important trip information.
Final Registration Deadline for ETGAR 36: October 14, 2016. Click here for more information.
Please contact Cantor Green with any questions.