ABOUT
Our Mission & Values
OUR MISSION
The mission of Gann Academy is to educate, to inspire, and to empower intellectually confident, passionately engaged, ethically responsible Jews who, through critical thinking and the contribution of their unique voices, will create a vibrant Jewish future and build a better world where human dignity will flourish.
Core Values
Care
• For the dignity and well-being of every human being
• For the Jewish People and its future
• For the rich diversity of our community and the world
• For others with whom we disagree
Strive
• To achieve the extraordinary
• To grow and improve
• To be our very best selves
• To promote substantive and inspiring expressions of Judaism
• To contribute to the improvement of the world
Connect
• To one another and to our authentic selves
• To our past and our future
• To Jewish learning and practice
• To the Jewish People and Israel
• To the world around us
Create
• Bold new ideas and interpretations
• Innovative solutions to real problems
• New models of Jewish life and community
• Aesthetic beauty in the world
