The Released Time program reaches out to Jewish youngsters in public school and exposes them to the Jewish heritage and religion.
A dedicated instructor, teaches them about Torah, the prayers, the holidays, history and customs of Judaism. Federal law protects the right of any recognized religious group to teach its principle’s to public school students who elect to join. Children attend a Released Time class at a nearby synagogue.
Since its inception in 1941, the NCFJE’s Released Time Program has reached more than a quarter of a million Jewish boys and girls in New York City, Rockland County, Long Island, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New England, Ohio, Pennsylvania and California.
This year the program services more than 125 sites in the New York City area. Throughout the year more than 200 dedicated young teachers have gone to the sites each week to create a warm atmosphere of religion and acceptance for more than 900 students.
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A total winner! You can be proud! I know we all are!
Absolutely love the video!!!!
Shlomie Hecht you rock!!
keep up the great work that you do!
you are absolutely devoted!!!!!
so creative!
i cannot wait until the next event!
Shlomie Hecht keep up the great work!
Love, your friends in Hillside.
this was very dear to the Rebbe………
correction,
its a video of someone drawing, very cool.
but its not animation.
good job Annita!
Well done!!!
Really cute video and really gets the information it needs to across in a fabulous way!!
wow you all are making Rabbi Hecht obm proud and amazing art job really talented bh and bh your talent is used for this amazing program wow
yes i remember as well nosson and shazak wow the good old days btwy great artistry
wow amazing i rem when nosson ran it wow amazing!! keep up the good work
LOVE IT. HATZLACHA RABBO.
Rabbi JJ is kvelling in Gan Eden.
Annita is such an awesome artist! Wow!
moshe made our chabad dinner video and it was so well executed
pple could not stop commenting on how beautiful it was
Annita Soble is awesome!
beautiful video ad u made it happen!!!
Love it! Brilliant idea.
That video was brilliant.
ZS
Really does a great job capturing what released time does.
Very cool!
Sooooo cool!
Released time is very special!
Good cause to support!