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Jewish Studies
Jewish Studies Department Mission Statement
de Toledo seeks to prepare its students as the next generation of Jewish leaders. To that end, the mission of the Jewish Studies and Jewish Life departments is to train our students to be literate Jews grounded in our textual and cultural traditions. The curricular and co-curricular goals of these departments intend to shape the moral character of students through the constant exploration of Jewish values. Because it will enrich their lives, we aim that students claim Judaism’s wide history, wisdom and practice as their own. Further, our goal is to facilitate familiarity with texts and skills so they can actively participate in the Jewish community. On the grandest scale, our mission is to launch students who employ Jewish values in shaping the direction and tenor of challenges facing them as global citizens.
de Toledo seeks to prepare its students as the next generation of Jewish leaders. To that end, the mission of the Jewish Studies and Jewish Life departments is to train our students to be literate Jews grounded in our textual and cultural traditions. The curricular and co-curricular goals of these departments intend to shape the moral character of students through the constant exploration of Jewish values. Because it will enrich their lives, we aim that students claim Judaism’s wide history, wisdom and practice as their own. Further, our goal is to facilitate familiarity with texts and skills so they can actively participate in the Jewish community. On the grandest scale, our mission is to launch students who employ Jewish values in shaping the direction and tenor of challenges facing them as global citizens.
Rabbi Tsafreer Haim Lev, Chair
Rabbinic Ordination and MA, Jewish Theological Seminary
MHL, University of Judaism
BA, California State University, Northridge
BA, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School
Higher Diploma, Education/Jewish Studies,
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
BA, University of Cape Town
Director, Speech & Debate Program
MFA, University of California, Los Angeles
BA, University of California, Los Angeles
MA, California State University, Northridge
BA, California State University, Northridge
BA, Jewish Theological Seminary of America
BA, Columbia University
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Located in the San Fernando Valley portion of the City of Los Angeles in Northern Los Angeles County. de Toledo High School is accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS), the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and Builders of Jewish Education (BJE,) and financially supported by the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles and the Jim Joseph Foundation.
