{"id":904,"date":"2025-11-11T17:56:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T17:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress2\/?page_id=904"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:16:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T17:16:29","slug":"mission-and-vision","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pressgodesign.com\/hacdalbany\/our-story\/mission-and-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission and Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"904\" class=\"elementor elementor-904\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-408aab18 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"408aab18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b8a7d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40b8a7d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13166c4f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13166c4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e50facb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e50facb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66884933 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66884933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a nurturing and respectful school community that values the uniqueness of each child and the diversity of Jewish practice, Bet Shraga Hebrew Academy:<\/p><ul><li>Creates an outstanding integrative curriculum in General &amp; Judaic Studies, encouraging intellectual curiosity, critical thinking and love of learning<\/li><li>Celebrates the richness of Jewish tradition, Torah and Israel<\/li><li>Inspires ethical growth rooted in the values of justice, kindness and tikkun olam, the principle that we must each do our part to make the world a better place<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3393b5b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3393b5b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d838f7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d838f7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hebrew Academy of the Capital District is an enriching and welcoming school community. 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