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Passing the Torch: How Hebrew Education Shapes Identity and Community

Craig Richer by Craig Richer
September 20, 2025
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Passing the Torch: How Hebrew Education Shapes Identity and Community

© Kateryna Hliznitsova

Rooted in thousands of years of tradition, Hebrew education is foundational to Jewish life. It reaches deeper than textbooks or classroom drills. For many Jewish families, learning Hebrew shapes personal identity, strengthens connections to community, and links one generation to the next.

Across time and place, Hebrew binds people through sacred texts, prayers, and shared stories. This education gives meaning to rituals and holidays and forges a living bridge connecting ancestry and modern experience. For leaders like Daniel E. Kaplan and Adam S. Kaplan, Hebrew has become a lifelong tool serving both as a passport to heritage and as a way to inspire and connect others.

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Hebrew Education as a Foundation of Jewish Identity

Learning Hebrew extends far beyond vocabulary and grammar, giving access to centuries of wisdom, law, and poetry found in the Torah, Talmud, and other Jewish sources. Reading prayers or sacred texts in their original words brings a sense of unity with others across the world and with past generations.

When people read or chant from the Torah or recite prayers, they relive history. This process shapes Jewish identity, helping each person see themselves as part of a chain of tradition. The language plants roots of belonging, reminding people that wherever they go, they stand on the shoulders of ancestors who spoke and studied these same words.

For Daniel E. Kaplan and Adam S. Kaplan, Hebrew has always been so much more than a subject at Hebrew school. Growing up, they found in Hebrew a steady link to each Sabbath, holiday table, and moment of community gathering.

As adults, their fluency shaped how they led services and taught, turning knowledge into a source of inspiration. Daniel’s warm presence as a Torah reader or Adam’s quiet confidence in teaching have become touchpoints for others navigating their own path toward Jewish identity.

Bridging Generations Through Language

“Every Jewish child who learns the Shema or chants from the Torah becomes part of a story that stretches back millennia,” says Daniel E. Kaplan. “Hebrew serves as a family heirloom, connecting grandchildren to grandparents and modern moments to ancient customs.”

Through Hebrew, people carry forward blessings, melodies, and traditions that have survived centuries. Grandparents share the same words and prayers they once heard as children.

Notes Adam S. Kaplan, “Young people, by learning those words, build a bridge back across the years, cementing their place in the story.”

This continuity plays out each week as Daniel and Adam Kaplan chant Torah or help others learn prayers for the first time. Their voices echo generations of chanting, creating a living thread linking newborns, children, parents, and elders, all bound by shared language.

Fostering Personal Connections to Tradition

Understanding Hebrew transforms rituals from rote to meaningful. When people can read a prayer in its original form, they step into the shoes of those who first spoke those words. Lighting Shabbat candles, reciting Kaddish for a loved one, or reading from the Book of Esther on Purim gains new depth.

Both Kaplans have shared stories of community members for whom Hebrew study unlocked deeper meaning. When Adam guided a teenager through a Torah portion, he watched as once-unfamiliar lines in ancient script became an anchor of pride and identity.

Daniel’s teaching has taken adults on a journey from hesitant learners to prayer leaders, eager to share the experience with their own children. Hebrew, in these moments transcends its role as a mere language and becomes a tool for connecting to faith, story, and community. It helps people answer questions about who they are and where they belong.

Building Community Through Shared Language and Learning

Communities find their shape in what people share including faith, customs, and often a common tongue. Hebrew education supports institutions like synagogues, day schools, and summer camps by giving people a way to connect.

Hebrew becomes the soundtrack for group celebrations, rituals, and creativity. Shabbat services ring with familiar melodies. Passover seders come alive with song and storytelling. At a Jewish camp, even simple songs and cheers in Hebrew help create a sense of unity.

Daniel and Adam Kaplan have both brought Hebrew to life outside the classroom. Daniel, through chanting Torah at synagogue, unites worshippers around sacred moments. Adam, when teaching and inspiring learners, encourages groups to sing or study together. Hebrew turns these gatherings into opportunities for building trust and forging bonds that last long after the event ends.

Strengthening Community Bonds

Learning together creates trust and respect. When community members meet to read Torah, practice prayers, or celebrate holidays, Hebrew forms the core of shared experience. Whether the group gathers to sing Hatikvah or recite blessings, everyone is included, no matter where they come from.

Daniel Kaplan’s leadership has often brought new faces into Jewish communal life. When he chants from the scroll, listeners feel the pull of tradition and the warmth of welcome. Adam, in turn, has inspired others to become more involved, by helping organize study sessions and supporting communal tzedakah (charity) efforts.

“Music, too, carries Hebrew into every corner of the community. From weddings to bar mitzvahs, Hebrew songs serve as the glue holding memories together. Prayers and melodies echo through generations, all bound by a language that unites and uplifts,” says Adam S. Kaplan.

Adapting Hebrew Education for New Generations

Every generation faces the challenge of keeping tradition alive while making it fresh. Hebrew education responds by adapting to what children and adults need now. Today, digital tools, apps, and online classes have made Hebrew more accessible than ever.

Camps weave Hebrew into games and cheers. Schools use music, art, and modern stories to bring ancient words to life. Even secular schools, where students might have little background, now offer Hebrew as both language and cultural study.

Daniel and Adam Kaplan value the balance between tradition and creativity. They teach classic prayers but welcome new melodies. They draw from old texts but encourage students to ask hard questions in modern ways. This flexibility lets Hebrew continue as a living language—a tool for connection, growth, and belonging.

As business leaders, both Kaplans understand the value of strong roots and adaptability. Their approach to Hebrew education mirrors the lessons they share in the boardroom: keep learning, honor what came before, and invite others to join.

Hebrew education is a rite of passage that shapes who people are, where they’ve come from, and what communities they build for the future. For leaders like Daniel E. Kaplan and Adam S. Kaplan, Hebrew has been both a compass and a key, becoming a way to unlock tradition, inspire gatherings, and bring people together across generations.

As each generation takes up the torch, Hebrew remains a steady guide. It threads old wisdom through modern life, giving Jewish identity its shape and community its soul. Whether teaching a child, leading a prayer, or chanting from the scroll, Hebrew is a source of pride, connection, and hope for the next chapter in the ongoing Jewish story.

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