Jewish Community Centers as Jewish Environment Centers


 

Publication Date: January 1992

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Reuven Kimelman

Research Area: Culture and religion; Education

Keywords: Communal Organization; Outreach; Religion

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The educational effectiveness of Jewish Community Centers can be maximized by applying the principles of environment education. These principles hold that the purpose of the JCC environment is to enable Jewishness to be heard, seen, smelled, tasted, and touched before, during, and after participating in the programs of the Center. By engaging all the senses, Center education compounds its effect by becoming synesthetic.