Depth & Breadth in teaching:
Encompassing both topics and modes of teaching/learning, such as text study, lectures, experiential learning through art, nature hikes, study tours, and more.

Stellar Faculty:
Including academic scholars, clergy, professional Jewish educators, and artists.

Diversity and Inclusion:
Teachers, leadership, and students reflect the diversity of our community, with emphasis on accessibility to diverse student populations.

Progressive Pedagogy:
Student-centered pedagogy utilizing creative learning modalities, including visual arts and crafts, music, body and nature-centered learning, and hevruta (learning in pairs).

Collaboration and Synergy:
Our programs will be offered in collaboration with a wide array of Bay Area Jewish institutions including JCCs, synagogues  and other free-standing Jewish organizations (e.g. Urban Adamah, Jewish Community Library, The Kitchen, Wilderness Torah, Jewish Studio Project, the East Bay International Jewish Film Festival, the JFCS Holocaust Center, and more).

Community-building:
Programs designed to facilitate personal connections and community-building among students and connect students to other Jewish institutions that may meet their interests and needs.

Bay Area Focus:
New Lehrhaus will highlight and nurture its place as one of the jewels of the Bay Area Jewish community, even as online learning will allow engaging both teachers and students from beyond the Bay Area and outside the United States.