Whereas the National Jewish Population Study reveals that identification with the Jewish religion, observance, the Jewish people and the State of Israel is highest among those with the greatest level of Jewish education;
Whereas the Conservative Movement has been in the forefront of Jewish learning with its system of Solomon Schechter day schools, Camp Ramah, supplementary schools and adult learning programs;
Whereas serious and sustained adult Jewish learning has proven to be effective in creating knowledgeable and engaged observant Jews;