NewCAJE5 Program Book (2014)

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August 10th-13th, 2014 Sinai Temple & UCLA Hillel Los Angeles, California

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NewCAJE 5 CONFERENCE August 10th-13th, 2014 (Shabbat August 8th-9th)

Sinai Temple and UCLA Hillel Los Angeles, California

This conference was made possible by the kindness and support of The Builders of Jewish Education of Los Angeles, Sinai Temple, and UCLA Hillel

NewCAJE Inc is a 501(c)3 Corporation 354 Kenrick Street, Newton, MA 02458 617-558-0045 & 857-288-8765 Cover art by Hanan Harchol

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NewCAJE5 is lovingly dedicated to the enduring memory of

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RABBI DR. ALVIN SCHIFF z”l Executive Vice President of the Bureau Of Jewish Education of New York Irving Stone Distinguished Professor Of Jewish Education at YU Founder of the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration Editor of the Journal of Jewish Education Founder of the Hidon Ha-Tanach in the United States Founder of the Salute to Israel Parade in New York Awarded President of Israel’s Prize in Jewish Education Founder of March of the Living, USA Husband to Mimi, father to Debra and Linda Grandfather to six, and great grandfather to three Alvin Schiff was an enthusiastic supporter of CAJE from its beginnings. He was an innovator, a big picture thinker, a man open to new ideas who always had a twinkle in his eye. He fought for excellence in Jewish education all his life and was an important mentor to many in the field.

“Every Blade of grass has its Angel that bends over it and whispers: Grow, Grow.”

-Midrash Rabba, Beresheit 10:6 Alvin Schiff was that angel for CAJE. May his memory forever inspire us.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NewCAJE WELCOME ------------------------------------------------ 6

A Note About the Cover Art --------------------------------------------10 The Mazkirut of NewCAJE -----------------------------------------------11 Thank You! ------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 Azkarot Remembrances -------------------------------------------------- 16 Contributors ---------------------------------------------------------------- 36

Honorary Life Members -------------------------------------------- 39

NewCAJE YEAR-ROUND ------------------------------------------ 42

Jewish Educator Journal -------------------------------------------------- 42 Webinars ------------------------------------------------------------------- 42

CONFERENCE INFORMATION GUIDE ---------------------- 43

Inter-Campus Map--------------------------------------------------------- 43 Conference Office ---------------------------------------------------------- 44 Daily Newsletter ----------------------------------------------------------- 44 Internet Access ----------------------------------------------------------- 44 Kashrut and Meal Information -------------------------------------------44 Nametags -------------------------------------------------------------------- 45 Daily Prayer Service--------------------------------------------------------45 Key Info, Deposits, Raffle ------------------------------------------------- 45 Emergency Contacts--------------------------------------------------------46 Photo Copying ------------------------------------------------------------ 46 Parking ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 46 Shuttles------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- 46 Residence Hall ------------------------------------------------------------- 46

UCLA Campus Rules ------------------------------------------------ 47 Maintenance at UCLA ---------------------------------------------- 47 After Hours Kumzits -------------------------------------------------- 47

SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND TRACKS --------------------------- 48 Certificate Tracks--------- --------------------------------------------- 48 Luncheons ----------------------------------------------------------- 51 Intensives ------------------------------------------------------------ 52 Young Professionals Program -------------------------------------- 53 Jewish Spritual Education Conference ------------------------- 54

5 SESSION DESCRIPTIONS ---------------------------------------- 52 Sunday --------------------------------------------------------------- 56 Monday -------------------------------------------------------------- 66 Tuesday -------------------------------------------------------------- 92 Wednesday --------------------------------------------------------- 116 Thursday ------------------------------------------------------------ 127 WHO’S WHO AT NEWCAJE ------------------------------------- 128 The Presenters ------------------------------------------------------ 128 The Performers ----------------------------------------------------- 154 NEWCAJE EXHIBITION ----------------------------------------- 162 Exhibitor Hours ---------------------------------------------------- 162 Exhibitor List ------------------------------------------------------- 162 ADVERTISERS ------------------------------------------------------ 165 CROSS REFERENCE BY SUBJECT ------------------------------ 168 PRAYERS FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST ----------- 196 PLANING OUT YOUR CONFERENCE ---------------------- 198

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WELCOME TO NEWCAJE5!

B’RUCHIM HA’BA’IM

Dear Friends, On behalf of the Board and staff, it is my pleasure to welcome you to NewCAJE5 in Los Angeles. We hope that your time here is reinvigorating and inspiring. You have come here to learn, share ideas, and meet new colleagues, and we believe that this year’s program will give you many opportunities to do all that and more!

May your coming to this place be filled with blessings.

We are facing many challenges, both at NewCAJE and in the field of Jewish education as a whole. Let me speak first about NewCAJE. As you know, NewCAJE was founded five years ago from the ashes of CAJE. CAJE was an amazing success story in its time. For over 30 years, the conference hosted an annual average of 1500 attendees. It was a place where we gathered to create the field of Jewish education. If you were in the field, you had to be there. Lee Brice called CAJE her “graduate school of Jewish education.� Many would agree with her. t $"+& XBT XIFSF QFPQMF DPVME CFDPNF NVTJDJBOT CFDBVTF $"+& QSPEVDFE B stage, and a year-round audience for them. t *U XBT B NBSLFUQMBDF XIFSF QFPQMF DPVME DSFBUF FEVDBUJPOBM NBUFSJBMT LOPXing there were educators who needed them, and an exhibit area to show them off. t $POGFSFODFT XFSF MJUFSBMMZ NBSLFUQMBDFT PG JEFBT XIFSF BOZ OFX JEFBT XFSF tested, incubated, and replicated. Storytelling, Tzedakah education, Tu’Bshvat Seders, Family Education, Innovative classroom techniques—these are just some of the ideas spread around the country through CAJE. t 4PNF QFPQMF NFU B TQPVTF IFSF BOE NBOZ NFU MJGF MPOH GSJFOET t $"+& CSPVHIU VT JOUP UIF ĕFME BOE LFQU VT IFSF Today things are different—a new generation has taken the reigns of Jewish education. While volunteerism and pluralism were hallmarks of CAJE, today technology, inclusion, and experiential education are the words we hear most. Once, Jewish education was the top domestic priority of North American Jewry. Today, we find increased support for camping and day schools, with a huge decline in support for synagogue schools of all denominations. Still, the vast majority of kids getting a Jewish education do so in some kind of complementary program.

A new phenomenon today is the rise of independent models for Jewish education, often run by parents who either don’t care to belong to synagogues or who want something for their kids they don’t see in the synagogue schools. We have the rise of charter schools teaching Hebrew, and cultural education paid for by public funds excluding religious components. We see entrepreneurs who got

7 their start in incubators, or with grants, who are trying now to survive (some more successfully than others) for the benefit of their passionate cause.

Some synagogues struggle with decreased memberships and smaller schools.

They cut everything they could think of from their budgets, including professional development, support for national denominations, and salaries/benefits for teachers. Almost every principal cobbles together a very part-time staff, many of whom have full-time jobs in other fields, including mothers and students.

More of us in complementary Jewish education are doing what once might have been considered the work of two to three jobs for a single salary. Most synagogue staffs include only one full-time educator, plus an early childhood educator if they run a child care center. Some years ago, more non-administrators would cobble together multiple jobs just so they could work full-time in Jewish education—but even that is a dying breed today.

What all that means is that the majority of full-time workers in complementary Jewish education are school administrators and rabbis. Those folks are often working more than 40 hours a week. Teachers, even the most dedicated and qualified of them, work very part-time. Of course Day Schools have a full complement of full-time jobs for both teachers and administrators. The picture there for the professional educator is certainly better.

Here’s what hasn’t changed about the field of Jewish education. Our clergy, principals, teachers, and in fact all those involved in the field of Jewish education, are dedicated to the work. Despite everything, we know of many, many excellent schools, run and staffed by excellent and professional educators. We know that many, many schools are responding to the needs of parents and kids in the 21st century. They are integrating the latest technology, and changing the hours of school, its format, and even its location to make education accessible to students.

There is another relic from the past that is unfortunately still going strong. Jewish educators are underpaid and under-respected. They are being asked to run schools on smoke and mirrors. Who understands this better than you?

What this means for NewCAJE is that people don’t have as much time to volunteer to run the organization, plan the conference, or even advocate on their own behalf. There is a high turnover rate in the field today—given salary, benefits, and social status, we can certainly understand why. That means fewer people in the field, and less time and money to send them to our conferences. So far, we have seen between 400 -500 annual participants at our conferences verses the 1500 of CAJE. People with jobs outside the field usually can’t take the time off to attend.

With less professional development funding, and more options of where to spend it, people cannot always afford the time or money to attend.

8 Even though we’ve kept the price to half of what CAJE charged, people still complain it’s too expensive. We find ourselves having to simultaneously plan a conference as well as raise money to help people come. Let’s not forget—funders interested in Jewish education are few and far between.

What should we do? Here are some of my thoughts. I hope you will share your thoughts with each other in our days together.

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With the demise of the Bureaus of Jewish education in many cities, as well as the end of National organizations like JESNA, NewCAJE has an important role to play as a voice for Jewish education on the national level.

Educators had a powerful voice when the whole field came together once a year, but now that we are compartmentalized by field, by denominations, etc. we are losing that potential for influence.

Social media groups like communities of practice and JedLAB have an important ongoing role to play on the day-to-day practice of Jewish Ed. Professional development can be done better than ever during the year because of the potential of technology.

At the top of the NewCAJE ongoing agenda should be advocacy for salaries and benefits. We also need to advocate for our students to parents and lay leaders. Jewish Educators have an important role to play in changing public opinion about the worth and importance of what we do.

Our organization always believed that knowing colleagues is crucial both locally and nationally. We all need a safe place, and a known person to ask advice. There is, I believe, an important role for a national (and international) Jewish educational organization that is pluralistic inclusive. Jewish education should unite us more than any of the things that separate us. NewCAJE needs a strong advocacy agenda that we work to promote. Opinion leaders need to support Jewish education, and it needs to be the highest domestic priority of the Jewish community.

Unfortunately, it is not likely that NewCAJE can continue to exist without volunteerism. Think how different and expensive the conference would be if the presenters and musicians did not volunteer their time. Think how top down the conference would be if we paid people to plan it. Think how you would not have a place to get a reputation for excellence in the field if you did not have the opportunity to share your ideas and practices with colleagues. Think about the fact that artists and vendors would have a harder time finding an audience if you were not exposed to their talents at NewCAJE. Please consider giving some of your precious time to NewCAJE this year. You can moderate a community of practice. You can help plan one aspect of next year’s conference. You can work on the advocacy agenda, communications, fundraising, governance—whatever your passion!

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When you teach a new song you learned here, preface the song with the fact that you learned it at NewCAJE. When you use a new idea in your school, write in your newsletter or letter to parents that you learned it here.

Ask your board to consider creating a fund for principal, teachers, clergy and parents to come together to NewCAJE. Ask your rabbi, the sisterhood and brotherhood, the adult choir, the Shabbat study group to give to this fund.

Don’t keep NewCAJE a secret from parents, lay leaders, and clergy.

Talk to other Jewish educational groups that you belong to about how they feel about meeting under the big tent which is NewCAJE. We need a General Assembly for Jewish education!

I’m so glad you are here. Learn, engage and enjoy!

Rabbi Cherie Koller-Fox, President, NewCAJE

May all who engage in the study and teaching of Torah find abundant peace, gracious favor and mercy, long life and ample sustenance!

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A NOTE ABOUT THE COVER ART

The Talmud tells of Honi HaMa’agal (the Circle-Maker) who is walking along a road when he comes across a man planting a carob tree. (BT Ta’anit 23a) Honi asks the man, “In how many years will this tree that you are planting bear fruit?”

The man answers, “In seventy years.” Honi asks, “Are you sure that you will live seventy more years to enjoy the fruit of this tree?” And the man answers, “I found carob trees in the world; as my forefathers planted these for me so I too plant these for my children.”

We often read this story on Tu B’Shevat, the 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar marking the beginning of a new year for trees. The story is traditionally thought to emphasize the importance of the continuity of the Jewish people, but when I hear this story, I am humbled by its deep expression of love.

The Hebrew word for love is Ahava, and at its center is “Hav” which in Aramaic means to “Give”. Judaism teaches that to love is to give. When we do something from which we cannot directly benefit and no one will ever even know that we did it—such as planting a tree anonymously whose fruit we will never eat—it is a selfless act of giving, where the reward is simply: the act itself.

- Hanan Harchol

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THE MAZKIRUT OF NEWCAJE5 ALL ATTENDEES OWE SO MUCH TO THE PEOPLE BELOW WHO MADE THIS CONFERENCE POSSIBLE:

DAY PROGRAM:

AMY RIPPS, CHAIR Julia Appel, Staff Rebecca Buzen, Staff Janie Grackin Joan Hersch Cathy Kaplan

EVENING PROGRAM:

SAM GLASER, CHAIR Doug Cotler

Etta King Cherie Koller-Fox Scott Mandel Kate O’Brien Adrianne Pasternak All the Workshop Leaders

Sue Horowitz All the Performers

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS POST CONFERENCE:

KYNA LEVI, MICHAEL ROTHBAUM, CHAIRS Lillian Kowalski Eliana Light Jay Rapaport and Jordan Hopstone (Mixers) Emily Aronoff Teck (Songs and Shacharit) Natasha Newman and Johannah Sohn (Social)

SHABBAT AND RELIGIOUS SERVICES:

JERI ROBINS, CHAIR Ellen Allard Lisa Baydush Helene Kates Neil Schwartz Service Leaders, Torah Leaders, and Shabbat Scholars

COVER AND T-SHIRT ART:

Hanan Harchol

OUTREACH:

Michal Morris Kamil, Staff Adrianne Pasternak Marcia Tatz Wollner

Cherie Koller-Fox Halli Steinberg Ellen Zucker

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12 JEWISH EDUCATOR JOURNAL:

Julia Appel, Staff Lynn Anne Cutler Rabbi PJ Schwartz

Dr. Sandy Miller-Jacobs Rachel Kasten Nancy Sheftel-Gomes

NEWCAJE BOARD:

RABBI CHERIE KOLLER-FOX, CHAIR JERRY BENJAMIN, TREASURER Eitan Gutin Amy Ripps PJ Schwartz Emily Teck

NEWCAJE FUNDRAISING VIDEO:

Emilia Diamant Emily Teck

Jerry Benjamin

DANNY SIEGEL HONORING COMMITTEE:

Eitan Gutin Beth Huppin

Miriam Heller Stern Goldie Milgram

AIRPORT RECEPTION AND LOCAL PUBLICITY:

Aliya Cheskis-Cotel

PROGRAM BOOK:

Ezra Fox

ON-SITE CONFERENCE VOLUNTEERS! THE HAROLD GRINSPOON FOUNDATION

THANK YOU!

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I hope you will all find a moment to thank our Conference Coordinator Rebecca Buzen.

Even though this is her first NewCAJE conference, we know you agree she has done an outstanding job. Rebecca has been an active volunteer in Challah for Hunger and LimmudNY where she was program co-chair! She has worked diligently since her first day. Her calm and gentle nature, and her ability to solve all the problems that come her way have been invaluable. We look forward to her being part of the NewCAJE family for years to come. (Oh, and wish her a mazel tov on her upcoming wedding to Matthew Coleman!)

The NewCAJE educator of the year is Amy Ripps, Director of Congregational Learning at Beth Meyer Religious School in Raleigh North Carolina. Amy, as the head of the day program, is responsible for creating this year’s Graduate school of Jewish Education. I hope you will agree she did a masterful job and had a wonderful vision for us all. Amy is a member of the NewCAJE Board, and put together a great program team. She is a wonderful person, and for me the ideal of what a Jewish educator can aspire to be. Thanks to Amy for taking this leadership role and doing such an amazing job! Thanks too to Kate O’Brien and Etta King for their work on the Program. To our amazing presenters, our teachers, and mentors — thank you for sharing your learning and expertise with all of us.

NewCAJE came to Sam Glaser’s backyard, and he wanted to guarantee that this conference would be the best one musically. He took the helm of the evening program committee and made sure the artists had a space to display their talents. He encouraged the artists to teach as well as perform. Wherever in the world he goes, he talks about his love for NewCAJE, and we want you to know how much we love him back! Sam, we have so much gratitude for what you’ve done here, and so much repect for who you are as a Jewish educator. You epitomize the NewCAJE vision that anyone who passes on Jewish culture and learning from one generation to another is an educator and a member of the NewCAJE family. Big hugs to Doug Cotler and Sue Horowitz for all they did this year and many years to create a Coalition of educators and artists. Thanks too to all the musicians, storytellers, and artists who enrich our experience and help us enrich our students’ experience of Judaism.

We hope you’ll teach their music, buy their CD’s, and invite them to your congregation.

Gil Graff and Phil Liff-Grieff are the wonderful educators behind the BJELA. They supported us in every way they were able. It was great to come to a city where there was an address for Jewish education. We wish them continued success in their endeavors, and our gratitude for their time and advice.

Special thanks to past conference coordinator Ezra Fox. Ezra was a great support to Rebecca this year. He volunteered to update the conference website, format the program book, and come back to assist at the conference.

We had a lot of help with outreach this year. I especially want to thank Ellen Zucker who worked tirelessly on behalf of NewCAJE for many months—trying to make sure principals in the LA area were aware of the conference. Ellen, I want you to know how much your work was appreciated. Kudos also to Marcia Tatz Wollner and the Federation of San Di-

14 ego. She believed in the importance of the conference and was able to bring a huge delegation from San Diego. Michal Morris-Kamil did an inspired job reaching out to educators in San Francisco, LA, and Orange County. A great educator—she worked tirelessly on our behalf.

Special thanks to Goldie Milgram who brought her Jewish Spiritual Education and storytelling conference to NewCAJE this year. We are grateful to you for all you have done to support NewCAJE from day one, and this year for bringing Danny Siegel back home and helping us honor him.

Kyna Levi is a wonderful job organizing the YP conference which is such an important leadership role. Michael Rothbaum worked on the YP conference, but we want to also thank him for his kindnesses and for the advice he has shared over the years about inclusiveness. That concern was evident as we planned the opening of the conference in these sad days.

Jeri Robins stepped in graciously to plan a wonderful Shabbat for 60 weary travelers and folks seeking spiritual sustenance. Thanks to you and your fab committee for creating such a holy space for us.

We’ve wanted to introduce Shefa Gold to the NewCAJE audience for many years now. Her chants and her deep spiritual knowledge are well known in the renewal community, and we knew she would capture your heart. Shefa, thanks for being our Shabbat scholar and we hope you will stay part of the NewCAJE community.

Mimi Feigelson, sister of heart, thank you so much for coming and teaching. Our first event will be an opening to study and prayer because of your presence. We send prayers of peace and healing with you as you leave us to go home to Israel.

Rabbi Ed Feinstein is one of the best friends of NewCAJE and CAJE before it. His support means so much and his teachings enrich us always.

Emilia Diamant and Emily Teck, magic makers, Jewish educational leaders—thank you for the video that we used in our Jewcer Fundraising Campaign.

We appreciate Hanan Harchol’s work on Jewish ethics of course, but how nice that he made the NewCAJE tree that graces our program book and T-shirts.

Eitan Gutin has the deepest heart for Jewish education of anyone we know. Thanks for putting together the tribute book to your mentor and our honoree—Danny Siegel.

Jerry Benjamin, NewCAJE treasurer, is an extraordinary businessman, but his heart has always been working for the good of the Jewish people, especially Jewish educators. It was a trying year to be Treasurer (thank you too Ahouva).You blame Cherie for roping you into founding CAJE and NewCAJE? Cherie blames you for having big ideas and bigger visions and the skills to make it all work. She says you are her brother whose name doesn’t start with “C” and she loves you.

15 Howard Kass of Zinner & Co.LLP in Cleveland Ohio did great pro-bono accounting for us and patiently explained the US tax code. Thanks for being a great brother-in-law and coming to the rescue. Eternal love and gratitude to Everett Fox for giving me the world and supporting this work with so many contributions of time and money and expertise that no one will ever really know but me.

The Grinspoon Foundation and its founder Harold Grinspoon honored us by bringing the Grinspoon Teacher Awards to NewCAJE this year. Thanks for all the help and encouragement you have given us over the years.

Sinai Temple—how can we thank you for sharing your building? Special thanks to Rabbi Wolpe and Howard Lesner for welcoming us when we approached them. Judy Begin has been our main contact at Sinai and we thank her for all her work to make our event run smoothly. Thanks to the educators: Rabbi Jason Fruithandler, Danielle Salem-Kassin, Dr. Sarah Shulkind and Lisa Silverman—our colleagues. Ralph Resnick did a great mitzvah including us in your minyanim! Thanks to Donita Riley for IT help and to Ken Dell for all you have done.

Hillel at UCLA welcomed us with open arms to California. Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller, Executive Director of Hillel, is a master scholar and teacher. He has been the Rabbi at UCLA for 38 years, and has taught at CAJE many times in the past. Shoshanna Hirsh, COO, is also a long-time friend of Jewish education and CAJE. Her enthusiasm for our project made all things possible, and we credit our being in LA to them. Thank you for opening your building to us and making us feel like family. Hilari Egar is the facilities manager at Hillel House.

She and her staff will make Shabbat and Post conference work like a charm, and we thank her for that. Judith Boteach of Judith International Food Inc. is our Kosher caterer at Hillel.

She has worked hard to provide wonderful meals for us.

We hope you have enjoyed all the great meals by Pat’s Catering. If you are in town a few more days, be sure to eat in their restaurant in Pico-Robertson. We know you will join me in thanking all the people from Pat’s especially Barbara Symons and Drew Rosen and their hard working staff who brought us such good lunches and dinners this year!

UCLA couldn’t host the whole conference, but they did make their dorms available to us which made LA a viable site for NewCAJE. Thanks to Ikiya F. Cade our event manager and Roxanna Jackson the Residence Hall Manager. Eleonor Villaver always says she has a special place in her heart for us and we want to tell her we feel the same.

The NewCAJE board—Jerry Benjamin, Eitan Gutin, Amy Ripps, PJ Schwartz, and Emily Teck—all NewCAJE thanks you for the patience, dedication and hours of meetings you put in to make our organization grow and be solvent. Be each of you go from strength to strength in your work for NewCAJE and in your dedication to the Jewish people and Jewish education.

- Cherie Koller-Fox, President of NewCAJE

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WE REMEMBER THEM NewCAJE AZKAROT At the rising of the sun and at its going down We remember them.

As we prepare for the Hanukah family program in the chill of winter We remember them.

As we teach children the four questions in the rebirth of spring We remember them.

As we gather at NewCAJE to recharge our souls in the warmth of summer We remember them.

As we built a new curriculum for teaching Torah in the beauty of autumn We remember them.

At the beginning of the school year and when it ends We remember them.

As long as we live, they too will live; Their work is now our responsibility and they are a part of us so we remember them.

When we are weary and in need of strength We remember them.

When we are lost and sick at heart We remember them.

When we have joy we crave to share We remember them.

When we have decisions that are difficult to make We remember them.

When we have achievements that are based on theirs We remember them.

They were our teachers, our colleagues, our benefactors, our inspirations, our friends As long as we live, they too will live; for they are now a part of us as we remember them. Š based on Yizkor Prayer by Sylvia Kamens & Rabbi Jack Riemer

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NILI ADLER (1942-2014)

Nili Adler, wife of Rabbi Moshe Adler of Beth El-The Heights Synagogue in Cleveland Heights, devoted her life to teaching Hebrew and the importance of Hebrew education. After a long battle Adler died on Feb. 25, at age 71.

“She was extremely passionate about making sure the Hebrew language didn’t dissipate and die out,” said Sheryl Hirsh, assistant director of Jewish Lifelong Learning of the Siegal Lifelong Learning Program at Case Western Reserve University, who worked with Adler for 15 years. “She certainly kept the Hebrew department going and brought the students in,” she said. “There was nowhere you walked without her approaching and saying, ‘Come take a Hebrew class!’ She loved the language.”

Born in Israel on Aug. 29, 1942, Adler earned a BA in Hebrew and Arabic from Bar Ilan University, and an MA and doctoral studies in curriculum and instruction from the University of Minnesota. She taught at Oberlin College, CWRU, Carleton College in Northfield, Minn., and the University of Minnesota.

She also lectured on Israeli culture and Hebrew literature.

Once in Cleveland, she was hired as head of the Hebrew department for Siegal College, and director of Akiva High School in Beachwood.

“Nili brought her love of Hebrew to her role as director of Akiva High School. She took Hebrew education seriously and was uncompromising in her insistence on excellence in Hebrew teaching,” said David Ariel, the former president of Siegal College, who hired Adler.

Brian Amkraut, the executive director of the Siegal Lifelong Learning Program, worked with Adler for almost 15 years. “She was so dedicated it’s beyond belief: to her craft, to her students, to her colleagues, to the institution and to the community,” Amkraut said. “She was very determined. She would literally do whatever it would take to get someone to come to a Hebrew class.” Amkraut estimates that at least 20 Hebrew teachers at Siegal College worked for Adler over the years, and collectively they trained dozens of Hebrew teachers in the community to teach at day schools and synagogues. She also was one of the first to teach the Hebrew language over the Internet. “Her legacy is really in the love of the language. In some respects the impact is immeasurable because she had inroads in so many places,” Amkraut said.

Along with her husband, Adler paved the way for Hebrew education in the local community. She also initiated the annual Israeli author program, which brought some of the best contemporary Israeli writers to Cleveland. “Simply put, she was a woman of principle, integrity and devotion to Hebrew,” Ariel said. “But she was also a warm and caring human being who brought her Jewish sensibilities to her work.”

Adler’s legacy will live on at Siegal and across the Jewish community.

Nili was a frequent presenter at CAJE conferences and a talented educator. “She leaves an incredible legacy with every student whose life she touched,” Hirsh said.

“She made sure that every student who took a class here in Hebrew loved the language as much as she did. And they do.”

Jeff Schein wrote: “Nili’s love of people and of the Hebrew language

18 were in creative and dynamic tension with one another. She was always there to refine a Hebraic idea or challenge me to find a more fitting Hebrew phrase. She never passed on an opportunity to educate others about the Hebrew language no matter how small or large the discussion was. She helped me understand what it meant to be meshuga l’davar, totally enthralled and wrapped up in an important educational commitment “

ZIVA BAR-NAV (1935-2014)

Ziva dedicated her life to Jewish education. She earned a teaching degree, served as a teacher in the Israeli civil service, and taught elementary school in Israel. In Miami Beach, Ziva was a Hebrew teacher and an active member of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. When she moved to Brevard County, she immersed herself into the Jewish community, teaching Hebrew, preparing Jewish exhibitions, and organizing Jewish programs. She received several awards and recognition for her service and dedication to the Jewish communities of Greater Miami and Brevard County. Ziva is survived by her loving husband, Haim, and her children, Yoav, Boaz, and Erez.

ESTHER B. BATES (1926-2013)

Esther Bates, 87, escaped Nazi Germany in 1937, immigrating to Baltimore with her parents.

Mrs. Bates earned a BA from Cornell University, and a master’s in education from the University at Buffalo. She taught nursery school at Temple Beth El, Hebrew School at Temple Sinai, preschool at Head Start, and elementary school in the Buffalo Public Schools.

A member of the Biblical Archaeological Society, Mrs. Bates participated in archaeological digs. She was a docent at the Buffalo Museum of Science, was president of Buffalo Hadassah and Temple Sinai, was on the board of the Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation and hosted foreign visitors through her work with what is now the International Institute of Buffalo. She was a staunch civil rights advocate.

Mrs. Bates’ husband of more than 60 years, Martin Bates, predeceased her. Survivors include two sons, Ron Bihovsky and David Bates, and a daughter, Becki Bates.

TAMAR BITTELMAN (1963-2014)

Tamar Bittelman did her part to repair the world: one kindergartner at a time, one Shabbat meal at a time, one Torah study session at a time. The beloved teacher and Berkeley Torah center founder died from a heart attack on Jan. 25 in Amirim, Israel. She was 51.

Bittelman, a San Mateo native, made countless friends throughout her

19 14-year career as a kindergarten teacher at Oakland Hebrew Day School, and as co-founder of Beit Midrash Ohr HaChaim, a grassroots Berkeley Torah study center that has drawn many adherents in its 14 years of existence. “There was nothing she wouldn’t do for another person,” said Beit Midrash co-founder Jody Feld, who now lives in Israel.

She was a wise and soulful Jewish woman who gave of herself fully and generously. Her life was committed to Torah and to the Jewish people. I first saw this at her artful Shabbat table in Tzfat where we met several years ago when a mutual friend directed me her way. Most recently I have been privileged to witness the way she captivates and engages five year old children in her position as kindergarten teacher at Oakland Hebrew Day School.

“Morah Tamar” instilled a solid sense of Jewish identity and values merely by being who she was, and consciously sharing of herself. Moving from English to Hebrew while she taught her students about the days of the week, or of the history behind the next Jewish holiday, Tamar demonstrated an ability to seamlessly synthesize Jewish and general studies. Her love for Judaism and Jewish life was infectious.

Tamar used all of her life experience—as an art museum curator, organic gardener, small business entrepreneur, and traditionally observant woman—to provide her students with learning experiences that were creative and rich. She read stories and facilitated art activities that nurtured a solid foundation of Jewish sensibility rooted in the heart as well as the head.

Five year olds left Morah Tamar’s classroom for Spring break prepared to confidently recite the four questions at their Passover seders (which in some circles would be ‘dayenu’). In addition, they left with a “leaning pillow” under their arm so they could experience the way that free people dine in comfort.

Tamar gave her students the big picture of Jewish life. When her students acted out the Purim story in costume, they randomly assigned the role of a Shushan townsperson, seeing it as equally as important to the story and in the learning process as is one who played the king. They learned that all are valuable parts of the story—that each of us has an important role to play.

Teaching anyone anything at all can be a challenge. Attempting to share the richness and depth of Jewish life at a level which 5 year olds can joyfully take in is an even greater one. It is a task which requires both commitment and patience, qualities which Tamar possessed in surplus.

Tamar and I shared a studio while she developed a small art making business and I made Jewish ritual objects and wall hangings. She lovingly encouraged me to “go to the source” and took me by the hand to study at Berkeley’s Beit Midrash to learn the Torah source of Hiddur Mitzvah. I’d always experienced a split between text and creativity. Tamar enabled me to access the connection.

I never once felt judged by Tamar with regard to my level of Jewish knowledge or my own religious practice/observance. While this is a sensitive area which often separates people who have so much to offer one another, Tamar exemplified the best of teachers. She accepted people for exactly who they were in the now, offering openings for increased knowledge/practice. Her colleagues at

20 Oakland Hebrew Day School remember her as a master teacher.

For her efforts, Tamar Bittelman was named OHDS teacher of the year, and also won a Diller Award for Excellence in Jewish Education in 2002.

In 2012, Tamar and her husband Noah who survives her, moved back to Israel to a moshav in the Galilee. “I feel she’s creating unity and moving people already in her passing,” Jodi Feld said. “Even that is motivating people to draw together and create community around themselves.”

-Remembered by Nancy Katz

PHYLLIS B. BLANK (1946-2013)

Phyllis B. Blank (nee Ludwig), 67, of Parsippany, N.J., died on Aug. 7, 2013. Phyllis was born in Queens, N.Y., and graduated from Queens College.

Mrs. Blank was an elementary school teacher, and then a Hebrew School teacher, for 35 years in various religious schools in Morris and Essex counties. She was an active member of Congregation Agudath Israel in Caldwell, NJ. She is survived by her loving husband, Stanley, their three children, and six grandchildren.

ROSE S. “POSY” BRILL (d. APRIL 27, 2014)

A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and a longtime resident of Squirrel Hill, Posy touched many lives through her 37-plus years with the JCC, where she served in multiple roles including early childhood teacher, director of early childhood, and director of membership/scholarships. Those who knew Posy will attest that she believed every individual was special and possessed a unique set of gifts to be nurtured. Posy’s own gift was discovering those aspects of each of the children in her charge, and helping families to further inspire their children to flourish. Posy had a special way of communicating, seeing the good in every person and situation, and helping others to become confident contributors. Her kindness and care will be missed.

Beloved wife of Jack and the loving mother of Randi Zieserl and Barry Brill. Posy was also the incredible Grandmother to eight grandchildren.

SANDY CLAYMAN (1944-2013)

Sandy Clayman was in Jewish education for over fifty year. She touched many with her passion for Jewish education. She was a Director of Education at Temple Beth Emunah in Stoughton, MA, and spent many summers at Camp Yavnah. She was a mentor teacher to many. She is survived by her husband Robert Bloom, her daughters,Rachel Chalk and Heidi Goldfobel, and three granddaughters.

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FRAYDA MEYERS COOPER (1922-2014)

Frayda Cooper was 51 years old when she became a founder of CAJE in 1975. She had attended the first CAJE conference at Brown University when the folks there asked when the next one would be. The students who planned the conference had given no thought to a continuation of it, so Frayda volunteered to be part of the Continuations committee for the next conference in Rochester.

Frayda lived for 35 years in Australia to be close to me when I moved there to be a rabbi. My Mom became very important here in the world of elder learning. The University of the 3rd age honored her as an initiator of adult learning in the entire state of Queensland and in northern South Wales.

She led an extra-ordinary life. My mother taught me that it was important to reinvent yourself throughout your life. In addition to many careers, she was a weaver, poet, writer, coach, reiki practioner, and (of course) my mother.

She did amazing things as an elder, doing so much more than just survive. She thrived on lifelong opportunities for learning and in creating those opportunities for other elders, and taught me how to be an elder myself. Mom appreciated every day miracles. She taught me how to distinguish the urgent from the important. She taught me that the tone of voice you choose is often more important than the content of the remark you make. She believed that the quest for perfection can be the enemy of the very good! She knew how to not take herself too seriously, and laughed every day. She left the world a better place!

She was the Salutatorian at Minneapolis Talmud Torah. She served as a WAVE (USA Navy) in WWII. She celebrated her Bat Mitzvah in April of 1974 at HUC-JIR in Jerusalem. Her career in Jewish education began after she retired from earlier jobs as a social worker, school teacher and book editor.

Cherie Koller-Fox notes: “Frayda’s wisdom was invaluable in that first year of CAJE, and her very presence on the committee gave it legitimacy. I was very sad to hear of her death at age 91, but happy to hear she led such a productive life in retirement and continued her sense of adventure. CAJE and NEWCAJE will always remember Frayda as one of its founders.”

-Remembered by her son, Rabbi John D. Cooper

MICHAEL DININ (d. OCTOBER 12, 2013)

Michae Dinin was a career Jewish Educator from birth. He was raised by two formidable Jewish educators, Dr. Samuel Dinin and Bessie Dinin, and ultimately went into the family business. Michael had a Master’s in Jewish Education from the UJ, the original west coast branch of the JTS, which Dr. Samuel Dinin helped found. As an educator he worked at Camp Ramah in Ojai for many years, served as the Religious School Principal at Congregation Beth Kodesh in Canoga Park, CA, and Temple Etz Chaim in Thousand Oaks, CA. He was also a teacher and site supervisor for the Los Angeles Hebrew High School, another institution that his father had founded. Michael passed away this year from complications of Multiple Schlerosis and Diabetes. He is survived by his wife, Glennie, daughter, Rena (Mark) and son Joel (Sarah) and 2 grandchildren.

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GLORIA EISEMAN (1941-2013)

Gloria was a wonderful, caring person, as well as a dynamic Director of Education. She was a resident of Phoenixville, PA, and is survived by her husband Martin, her children Elisa and Andrew, and three grandchildren.

Gloria was an educational leader who was the co-chair of two JEA conferences. She wrote a chapter in the Jewish Education Leader’s Handbook on the importance of discipline. She said: “Character education is an essential part of what we teach in a religious school. It is the deliberate attempt to develop in our students’ core virtues. When our behaviors are based on our values, they become our virtues. “ Shelly Barnathan of Havertown wrote, “Gloria was our Educational Director at Beth Am Israel. I will always remember her cheerful smile, friendliness, and her love of Judaism. She was an inspiration and will be greatly missed.” Amy Jo Rosenthal says, “I worked for Gloria and was impressed by her warmth, intelligence, and generally being a mensch. May her memory be a blessing forever. “

MARVELL GINSBURG (1929-2014)

Marvell was the Director of the Early Childhood Department of the Board of Jewish Education of Metropolitan Chicago for decades. The program for 3-4 year olds at the Solomon Schechter of Metropolitan Chicago is named after her and her beloved husband. She is the author of The Tatooed Torah—the true story of the rescue and restoration of a small Torah from Brno Czecheslovakia. Cherie Koller-Fox remembers, “ Marvell taught at CAJE many times and brought her expertise to the larger field. She is a pioneer in the field of Jewish early childhood education, and she added great depth and wisdom — we all stand on her shoulders.” She is survived by her children: Rabbi Claire, Jonathan, and Beth, and 9 grandchildren.

RIVKA HAUT (1942-2014)

In 1980, when she was living in Brooklyn, Ms. Haut organized one of the first public protests in the United States concerning Orthodox divorce. It took place outside a building owned by a man who had refused to give his wife a document known as a get, which is needed for traditional Jewish divorces. Under Orthodox law, only the husband has the power to grant a divorce. Though Ms. Haut, a teacher and author on Jewish topics, did not question that tradition, she fought to make it easier for Orthodox women to get through rabbinical courts, where they are known as agunot—the Hebrew for “chained women.”

“She took a personal interest in these women and never even considered turning anybody away,” said Blu Greenberg, founder of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance. Ms. Haut took calls day and night for decades, helping hun-

23 dreds of women navigate the often dizzying religious divorce procedures.

“In many ways she was my conscience, and in many ways the conscience of the community,” said Rabbi Dov Linzer, the dean of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School, who leads a daily Talmud study group in which Ms. Haut participated for several years. “She would say to rabbis all over, ‘You’re not doing enough to help these women, and you could be doing more.’ ” Her aim, he said, was to help women ‘who were suffering.’ “People started to call her a feminist, but for her it wasn’t about equality between men and women, but about women’s dignity and voice.”

In the late 1970s, Ms. Haut also helped organize, in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, one of the first Orthodox women’s prayer groups, with women reading from the Torah scrolls, an activity long reserved for men.

In 1988, while on a flight to Jerusalem for a women’s conference with the American Jewish Congress, she decided to convene the first all-female prayer service with a Torah scroll at the Western Wall. This gave rise to the movement, Women of the Wall. “We did not know—how could we?—that we were beginning a new chapter in the history of Jewish women and prayer, yet we felt the momentous nature of our act,” Ms. Haut wrote in “Women of the Wall: Claiming Sacred Ground at Judaism’s Holy Site” (2002), an anthology of essays she edited with Phyllis Chesler.

After graduating from Brooklyn College with a degree in English, Ms. Haut received a master’s in Talmud at JTS. She taught at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and the Academy for Jewish Religion. She was a co-author of several books on Jewish topics. In one, a prayer book titled “Shaarei Simcha: Gates of Joy,” she and Adena Berkowitz included traditional Jewish blessings but also liturgy written by them—the first by Orthodox women to be published in modern times.

Rivka was a gifted teacher and an unassuming person, yet she never stopped fighting for the rights of women. Cherie Koller-Fox notes: “Rivka was an inspiration to me for her work on behalf of agunot (which was a personal story in my family). She was a lovely woman and an amazing and learned teacher. Her contributions to women’s rights in the orthodox community made a sea-change that no one could have imagined. She was a role model to thousands of women, showing that Halacha can be moved in our time to benefit women’s concerns.”

She is survived by her two daughters, Sheryl Haut and Tamara Weissman, and six grandchildren.

DOROTHY L. ISRAEL (1921-2013)

Dorothy L. Israel was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and was a dedicated educator. She taught third grade at Brookside School for nearly thirty years. She was a California Teachers Association chapter president, and a member of the National Education Association. She also taught Hebrew school at Temple Rodof Shalom in San Rafael. She is survived by her son Marc Israel, and granddaughter Alexandra Scott Israel, both of San Francisco.

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SYLVIA LEHRICH (1919-2014)

Sylvia Decter Lehrich, 94, was first and foremost a teacher. She taught Hebrew school for many years. As part of her commitment to education, including her own, she proudly earned a B.A. from Upsala College at the age of 60. At her communities in Clearbrook, Monroe NJ, and Cabot Park Village, Newtonville, she created and led numerous classes in literature, bible studies, current events, and politics. She was the chairwoman of the Clearbrook Chapter of the Brandeis University National Women’s Committee. Also, she was the editor-in-chief of the Cabot Park Chronicle. She is survived by her daughter, Joan Neisser, and her sons, Richard and Jed Lehrich. She is also survived by six beloved grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

FARNAZ MOFARRAH (d. 2013)

Farnaz Mofarrah was born in Tehran, Iran, and moved to America when she was nine months old. She grew up living on the west side of Los Angeles, as well as in the valley. She worked in the Jewish school system for sixteen years as an Early Childhood Educator. For two years, while she was teaching in a preschool, she also worked for Free Arts for Abused Children as the Events Coordinator. Free Arts for Abused Children is a non-profit organization that provides healing art experiences for children in the Los Angeles and Orange County area who are under court supervision.

Farnaz attended CSU Northridge where she studied liberal studies with a concentration in art. At the same time, she completed her certification for teaching in Early Childhood Education at UCLA Extension. She took classes and workshops offered by the BJE and The University of Judaism.

Her innovation as a teacher earned her four consecutive awards for Excellence in Curriculum through the BJE. She taught Pre-K at Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles from 2010-2013. She also taught grade 1 in the religious school, and brought her love for teaching and Judaism to the Temple Isaiah community.

Aside from her love of children, Farnaz also loved to spend time with her friends and family. She has a great passion for art, music, and cooking. Her other joys in life were spending time with her younger sister/best friend, and her dog Dolce.

Lena Barrow commented: “Farnaz was a teacher at the preschool where my daughter attended. She was never her lead teacher, but that did not stop her from giving daily hugs and affection. She was so filled with warmth and spirit.

Rivkie Blau, the Pre-School Office manager, sent us this piece of a poem

by Myrna Lambert in Farnaz’s memory: As years went by, you did us proud with your guiding hand & understanding smile.

You gave much more than we expected--that was your way, your undeniable style.

What higher tribute can we pay a teacher? To what greater heights can she ascend?

Than to have her students praise her work, And to say “She is my friend.”

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ROSALYN NAGEL (1946-2014)

Rosalyn Nagel, 67, was born and lived in Brooklyn, NY, for 36 years before moving to Oakhurst 31 years ago. She was a member of Temple Beth Miriam in Elberon, NJ, where she was a beloved Hebrew school teacher and B’nai Mitzvah tutor for over 20 years. Rosalyn was also a long time crossing guard for the Ocean Township school system.

Stella Stanway writes: “Roz Nagel was a pillar of the Temple Miriam community, an adored teacher in our Religious School, a beloved B’nai Mitzvah tutor for over a decade, a dear and precious mother, a devoted and tender wife, and a kvelling grandmother. In the classroom she created an environment of love and respect that earned her so much praise from both students and their parents.

Her gentle nature comforted even the most distraught student, and her authentic kindness was inspired. Roz participated at every holiday and event at our Temple.

She sang in the Adult Choir and served on many committees. She was small in stature but great in her presence which is profoundly missed in our community.

Mrs. Nagel is survived by her husband Larry of 43 years, two children and four grandchildren.

RABBI JEHIEL ORENSTEIN (1935-2013)

Jehiel Orenstein was a congregational rabbi, author, and master educator. He wrote a teacher’s guide to Hebrew Literature, but most of his instruction (on pedagogy and everything else) was by example. The following testimonies— excerpts from letters to and about him—give a sense of who he was and what his contributions were in the world of Jewish education.

–Debra Orenstein, rabbi of Congregation B’nai Israel in Emerson, and daughter of Jehiel Orenstein “This past spring, Rabbi Jehiel Orenstein, the rabbi of Congregation Beth El in South Orange for 35 years, died after a terrible struggle with ALS. He was Hillel and Aaron wrapped into one: He always framed Jewish law and practice on the side of human kindness and compassion, while upholding the spirit and integrity of the law. He was a real mensch, whose humility as a leader allowed him to empower us and many others to grow as educators and as Jews.”

-Treasure Cohen “What a great honor it has been to learn from you at Beth El and beyond: from being called up to do Ein Keloheinu through Adon Olam, to learning how to sit through a sermon, to learning how to understand a sermon, to learning how to give a drash, to being humbled by my rabbi reading my first book, to watching with patience as I cajole my infant daughter into sitting through Shabbat dinner. To this there is no equal.”

-Judah Cohen

26 “My first time at [Congregation Beth-El in South Orange, NJ] was during the High Holidays. My children were in the children’s service, and I had the opportunity to sit as an adult, listen and pray. It was a fairly quiet, mostly adult, room. You, Rabbi, were speaking, delivering your sermon, I believe. I don’t remember what you were saying, in content, but I so remember what you said, in humanity. The air was suddenly pierced by a child crying, and your sermon was interrupted. The perpetrating child was being carried out by an embarrassed parent. You stopped your sermon, looked at the family, and said, “Please stay here with us and your child. Your child was just making music to accompany my words. I appreciate the interaction.” That said it all for me.”

–Sue Horowitz “What you’ve offered me is an appreciation for the brilliance of the Jewish scriptures. You know things I never would have guessed—Hebrew puns, internal rhymes, and letter repetition leading to the next verse. I’m sure I haven’t understood all the subtleties but I’ve come to appreciate the genius that has gone into these texts. I believe that’s your most enduring gift to me: an appreciation for how wonderful the scriptures really are. When I thank you at the end of each lesson, you always say that I taught you. How I taught you I don’t know, but I’m grateful that you’ve had the humility to receive whatever I had to offer.”

–Peter Barnett “I miss you leading our Sisterhood Bible Class, which had evolved into a class of learning how to live using the Bible as a springboard for the most fascinating discussions. We were a diverse crew—ranging from zero knowledge to quite advanced students. How to thank you for never humiliating us for foolish questions, for making us feel comfortable discussing profound ideas. We had many a laugh—not at anyone, but sharing a naive or comical remark. We aired problems and gave each other advice. And we learned a lot—from you our brilliant teacher.”

–Hattie Siegel “I remember coming into the classroom for the first class with some of the other students at Hebrew High. Jehiel was a little late coming in. As the students were settling in around the table, one of them picked up a wallet from the floor. The wallet had a $50 bill in it, as well as a black-and-white photo of a baby, but no other identification. I remember spending some time scrutinizing the photo for any resemblance to anyone I knew, but I could not make a positive ID. Then Jehiel arrived. We spent the next hour discussing what rights and responsibilities we might have with respect to the wallet. He taught from the Talmud about hashavat aveda (return of lost property), and we debated how we might go about making an ethical decision about the wallet. He ended the class with a flourish—by reciting the serial number on the bill.”

–Nikki Pusin

27 “A great example of the way you lived and what you taught is how you led change. We remember so clearly when you told us in class that you felt it was time for the [matriarchs] to be added to our prayers, but that you felt it would be a hard change for some, and you couldn’t just impose this change. You told us that you wanted the community to engage in a year of study. We still remember the pain and tears in the speakers’ voices and eyes, one arguing for including the Emahot, one against. While we both strongly supported the change, this process, in which congregants felt safe speaking in front of the whole community about a potentially divisive issue, not only helped us understand the other perspective, it helped us respect those who held differing views and have compassion for them.”

-Sarah and Brian McNamara

NITZA PARRY (d. MAY 9, 2014)

Mother, teacher, and lifelong educator, Nitza lived with unequalled passion and energy. Despite challenging health conditions throughout her life, more seriously in recent months, she remained exceptionally active through work and countless community projects.

A teacher equally by profession and by love, and devoted to her students at all levels of their education and development. Nitza had an uncanny knack for bringing together people of all ages and backgrounds—bridging gaps in culture and understanding through dialogue, art, compassion, and often a lemon poppy seed cake. Nitza was equally devoted to preserving Jewish culture and identity in her adopted home to ensure its strong and healthy evolution. Definitely one of a kind: a unique, generous, giving, and fun-loving woman.

Parry was dedicated to her students, and to Zionism. She also understood the importance of bringing Israel in all its aspects to the Diaspora. She taught Hebrew at McGill University for many years, was the long-time coordinator of the Jewish and Israeli Studies program at Dawson College, and founded the Dawson Semester Programme in Kibbutz, which was an instant success that not only enriched, but forever changed the lives of countless participants.

Parry was also a long-time presence at the Jewish Public Library where she chaired the Hebrew cultural committee and founded The JPL Hebrew Theatre—now in its 13th year. She was an instrumental part of the JPL’s annual Israeli Film Festival—always full-house events—involving herself in every aspect of the event, from pre-screening and narrowing the selection of films, to promoting the festival and selling tickets. Amos Oz was a personal friend.

Perhaps she was most famous for closing the annual affair by leading a massive sing-along while playing her recorder. From evenings devoted to poetry, lectures by Israeli writers, musical performances, and more, no event was too much of a challenge for Parry to tackle head-on, and in 2008 she received the Yaacov Zipper Award in Education. In all, Nitza was a truly extraordinary woman whose spirit will live on in all the people she has affected.

Gay Griffith remembers: “Nitza was my Hebrew Teacher at Dawson College in 1977. Nitza was devoted to her students. I was part of the first group

28 she organized for a Semester at Tel Aviv University. She taught with enthusiasm and infused Jewish & Israeli culture into her curriculum and by organizing events outside the classroom. I remember hosting a Hanukkah Party at my home for our class and we all celebrated a wonderful evening together! She was a true Eshet Chayil!”

Nitza is survived by her children, Sharon and Oscar.

RABBI ZALMAN I. POSNER (1927-2014)

Rabbi Zalman I. Posner was a warm, cheerful man who was the face of Orthodox Judaism in Nashville for half a century. Born in Palestine, Rabbi Posner emigrated to the U.S. with his family and became a student of the Torah at Central Lubavitcher Yeshivah in New York. In 1948, he traveled to Europe to assist Holocaust survivors and Russian Jews fleeing dictator Joseph Stalin, who were living in refugee camps. The following year, Rabbi Posner received a rabbinic post at Congregation Sherith Israel in Nashville and quickly became a well known figure on the city’s religious landscape.

Posner and his wife, Risya, started Nashville’s Akiva School, which still operates today. He was very personal with the kids—you couldn’t make him angry. With his warmth and hospitable nature, he managed to make connections with people from all walks of life. Akiva’s mission is to pursue excellence, foster critical inquiry, and inspire informed Jewish living. Students are encouraged to articulate their thoughts, as well as listen and learn from their peers’ opinions.

Mark Freedman, executive director of the Jewish Federation of Nashville, said the rabbi, “played such a critically important role in transforming and strengthening this Jewish community.”

Rabbi Posner is survived by five children, and many grandchildren.

RABBI MARVIN RICHARDSON (1952-2014)

Marvin Richardson was the Rabbi of Jericho Jewish Center from August 2002 to May 2013. He received his undergraduate degree in Physiological Psychology from Johns Hopkins University, and his M.A. in History and Education from JTS. After serving as educational director for congregations in St. Louis and Chicago, he returned to the Seminary to obtain his ordination. Following a sixyear tenure as Assistant Rabbi at Ahavath Achim Synagogue in Atlanta, Georgia, Rabbi Richardson moved to Israel where he worked with various educational organizations sponsoring programs for American students in Israel. In 1996 he returned to the United States to accept a position as Associate Rabbi at the East Brunswick Jewish Center, where he served for six years before accepting his position with the Jericho Jewish Center.

Rabbi Richardson will be remembered as a beloved Rabbi, a dedicated teacher, and a kind and decent man. Rebecca Buzen remembers: “My family joined the Jericho Jewish Center in 2003, and I was in Rabbi Richardson’s Hebrew High class when I was in 9th and 10th grade. I could see how much thought he put into each week’s lesson so that it was always a topic that was interesting

29 and relevant to early high school students like me. One day, I remember he took a painting off of the wall in his office to help illustrate his point. Another time, he invited us to his house for sukkot so we could learn together in his sukkah. He was only 61 when he died.” Rabbi Richardson is survived by his wife of nearly 32 years, Maureen Stahl of E. Brunswick, his daughters, Yael (David Zvi) Kalman and Michal Richardson, and one grandson.

RABBI MESHULLAM ZALMAN HIYYEH SCHACHTER-SHALOMI Z’L (1924-2014)

How to find the right words to express how much R’ Zalmans’ life meant to me and to so many in America and all over the world? Zalman was an intimate friend, teacher, and beloved, for 47 years of my life journey. He showed me so many ways to reach up, and out, to others, to work to heal the world and my longing Jewish heart. He made Judaism accessible to me and so many— many who don’t even know it. Our relationship and work life went through a multiplicity of phases. Here are a few remembrances.

He came into my young life just post Haight Ashbury in 1967. In those days he had a famous basement suite in his home in Winnipeg, Canada. There he taught at the University, presided at the Lubavitcher synagogue, and experimented with psychedelics. It looked not so different from his most recent basement sanctuary, with its Ner Tamid and wonderful painting of windblown Moshe with the holy tablets, but at the time there was also a lava lamp, many comfy cushions, and a psychedelic turquoise and orange colored abstract painting that moved when you looked at it. We sat for many hours telling stories, laughing, and getting high.

Later that fall, I returned with my boyfriend (who was one of his student) for Sukkot. It was October and it was COLD. We dressed warmly and ate in the sukkah, right outside the kitchen window where his wife Feigel passed the warm food out to us. It was the first time that I experienced being in Heaven.

R’ Zalman told us the story of the difference between heaven and hell. In either case our hands would be bound at the elbows so that we couldn’t bend them, but in Heaven we would take turns feeding each other. So we did, and we sang and told stories for a long time, freezing until it was just much too cold to go on any longer.

Such a passion for life! All the intimate relationships he had with his children and so many of his students and friends, and his spiritual partners and colleagues all over the world. So many deep loves! His twinkling presence, his deep belly laugh, his generosity, his kind heartedness, his tenderness, his warmth, his boundless creativity, and his willingness to explore and experiment even when it was uncomfortable, and his courage to tell the truth even when it was difficult.

From time to time I would ask R’ Zalman for advice about my next step in life, but I usually did what made sense to me, and often that was different from what he would suggest. I found myself in Boston in 1972, where I experimented

30 with open classroom techniques in Jewish education, and taught Torah Body Movement for the first time. R’ Zalman loved this idea, and encouraged me in this work, always offering creative ideas. In fact, he had planned to give a talk for NewCAJE’s webinar series, but unfortunately it was not completed.

For High Holidays in 1975 I was lucky enough to be at the Aquarian Minyan in Berkeley for one of the first gatherings where he passed to us his unique davennen style. We read psalms to each other in partners, line by line, so that each of us really got what the line said, and communed with their partner in doing so. We did the Halleluyah prayer to the tune of “Michael Row your Boat Ashore,” which was so lovely and uniquely our vernacular of the moment.

I became the first executive director of B’nai Or, R’ Zalman’s organization in Philadelphia. While in Philly, I enjoyed amazing retreats at Fellowship House Farm where, among many other things, we developed the dances of the sephirot, the Hakafot, for Simchat Torah! R’ Zalman divided us into groups and we were freed and inspired to dance into our vision of the realm of consciousness we had chosen.

Earlier in the 70’s, we had begun the custom of unrolling the entire Torah scroll, outside, gathered in a circle according to our birthdays, and R’ Zalman would look at where we stood and read a pasook to us from that parshah for the coming year! Now some version of this ceremony is a custom in many synagogues I have attended. As with so many of his innovations that are part of what he might call the DNA of our davennen these days, they have become so familiar that we don’t even credit the source.

It was a crazy time trying to create order out of chaos and raise funds to actually bring into existence a viable organizational structure! His office was a maze of early computers and wires and extension cords, but it worked somehow.

We laid a foundation for an organization that was and is as multi-dimensional as he was, and in fact what evolved from Bnai Or to Pnai Or and now Aleph.org is exactly that—a container for his vision.

A teaching of that time that sticks in my memory: each Shabbos is a pearl, and we carefully string them together on a thread. All the Shabbos moments with friends and family blend together as one beautiful string of pearls, a necklace of memories, visions and candlelit moments. Another Shabbos family teaching: the “five minuteses” that he shared as a pre-Shabbos practice. Everyone in the family gets to suggest/offer what makes them joyous or feel Shabbosdic and then leads while everyone DOES it with them. The example he gave that I remember so well was his young son suggesting everyone jump up and down for joy—and they all did!

One January in the 80s we met at Murrietta Hot Springs in southern California with various visionaries of the aging and elder care movements, including Betty Friedan. R’ Zalman called this meeting because he felt that the elders of his generation and their wisdom had perished in the Holocaust, and he wanted to re-imagine how elders should prepare and help themselves and others become wisdom receivers and givers. We talked, we experimented, trying out ideas and exercises, then carried out at Canterbury Retreat Center in Forida what

31 would become the Spiritual Eldering project. It was the next phase of R’ Zalman’s life, and the next phase of his work. So much of what is juicy and alive and sustaining in modern Judaism came from the experiments that he was not afraid to try out with us, his willing students. As in the way R’ Shlomo Carlebach brought his unique version of storytelling and song to so many, R’ Zalman brought davenology to mainstream Judaism.

The last time I saw my dear friend Zalman was a Friday last November where I had asked to be with him and his wife Eve for the day just to hang out. So we did, and one of the best moments for me was to have R’ Zalman affirm that he felt a great deal of satisfaction with his work, with his legacy, and it didn‘t matter to him whether people knew who was the source of the innovation they experienced at Jewish gatherings or meditation retreats or synagogue. He knew his work was complete. Our eyes twinkled, as we celebrated Shabbos together.

Shaul Magid, Jewish Studies professor at Indiana University, writes in a remembrance of R’ Zalman in the TIkkun daily blog: “I have always thought that to understand what Reb Zalman was trying to do requires more than knowing the Hasidic foundation of this thinking or the New Age spiritual tradition in which he framed it. It also requires a sensitivity to how he reads those texts, how he translated that mystical world into a practical spiritual program.”

R’ Zalman was one of the few who did not shy away from the radical nature of Hasidism, but embraced it fully and took it to its next level. He did not hide the secret, and he did not reveal it either. In whispering it in the ears of those who would listen, he simply passed it on.

There have been many great figures who have inspired us with words and lived exemplary lives. Reb Zalman distinguished himself in that he also taught us how to live a progressive devotional life and carry his legacy forward.

YALE SCHULMAN (1925-2013)

Yale Schulman is remembered as a leader of the Jewish community in Altoona, PA. “Yale was a guy who loved his Judaism and was very connected to the synagogue and its teachings,” said William Wallen, executive director of the Greater Altoona Jewish Federation. A lifelong member of Agudath Achim Congregation, he served on the board of directors since 1946. He also served on the regional and national boards of the United Synagogue of America. “He dedicated his life to the Agudath Achim as a member and participating in the religious parts of the service.” He was a remarkable man, his dedication and love for his congregation, and just his faith was very inspiring,” said Joel Hollander, a member of the congregation’s board of directors. “As a younger member of the board, our ideas were not always in sync; I was bringing different ideas to him, but he never discouraged me, he welcomed new ideas.” Clark Adelman, current president of the congregation and Jewish Memorial Center, said he knew Schulman for almost all of his life. “He was my Sunday school teacher when I was a kid. He was committed to his Judaism and teaching us all about it.” He is survived by his wife Ida, four children, eight grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.

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JOAN BETTY STUCHNER (1947-2014)

Joan Betty Stuchner taught at Temple Sholom Religious School in Vancouver for thirty years—a “text person” teaching by example. Her enthusiasm and love for Judaism was infectious, and she brought a phenomenal vitality and sense of humor to her work.

Joan had several of her children’s stories published, including Shira’s Chanukah Gift, Kugel Valley Klezmer Band, Honeycake, and Sadie the Ballerina.

Bagels come home! was released shortly before she died. During her short stay in the hospital she was able to complete the next two books in that series. Joan was a storyteller, actress, and writer. She wrote books for young children one of which, Can Hens Give Milk, was chosen for the PJ Library. Anne Andrew said: “Joan was my co-teacher and friend. Her adaptations of Bible stories into plays and skits for her students were generally hilarious, usually featured female characters, and always delivered Jewish values. Joan’s students will miss her wonderful stories and storytelling, the warmth and sense of caring she brought to the classroom, her hugs, and the cookies she baked for them every session. I will miss her thoughtfulness, generosity, irreverent sense of humor, and deep friendship.”

She is survived by her husband Tom Kavadias, and her son Dov.

IRWIN TREIGER (1934-2013)

Irwin Treiger seemed to be on every board in Seattle, not all at once, but throughout the years I knew him…and before. Each organization deserved the focus of his attention, conversation, and the dedication to its well-being.

Mariners Baseball, The Seattle Symphony, AIPAC, The Bar Association, Chamber Music, shul, institutions providing Jewish education…the varied list goes on.

Irwin was an attorney, and while much of our immediate family is comprised of lawyers, doctors, and other professionals, I am a Jewish educator and learned over the years about his interest in Jewish Education. This interest, I believe, came from his family; I’ve heard many stories about his home, his Jewish education, and his Jewish life. These drove the choices he made and the future he chose for the family which he and his wife, Betty Lou, raised together. Ultimately, Louis, his eldest of three children, would to go to Yeshiva University, meet me, and father three sons who would share his love of Torah. Having the entire family together for Shabbat and holiday meals became his pleasure. He could almost equally be engaged in discussions and debates in the areas of baseball, politics, current events, and whatever was brought to his attention, expecting those around him to be well-informed, able to share intelligently in the dialogue.

Over the years I met people who knew Irwin and all spoke highly of him—his (former) students, colleagues, friends, and committee members. I could consider myself to fall into all of those categories, but being on a committee with him, especially when it came to Jewish Education, is noteworthy. Until his final days he was involved with the Samis Foundation, which allocated funds left by Sam Israel (a Seattle property owner) to be used in K-12 education. Irwin

33 had my back—sharing articles and other information he thought would peak my interest which he gleaned at meetings and from speakers he heard, helping me secure a former governor’s wife with an interest in early childhood education for a fundraiser for the program which I was growing and expanding, and generally supporting and learning about the work I was doing. We sometimes even found ourselves on the same committees, which were formed to determine the direction of Jewish Education in Seattle.

Irwin’s involvement in Seattle Jewish Education was personal and community-wide. He donated money and (perhaps more valuably) dedicated time, ensuring that Jewish children would be able to learn in Jewish settings and make knowledgeable contributions to Seattle’s Jewish Community. His love of Judaism and his heartfelt commitment to sharing his enthusiasm with others came from within, extrapolated from his personal history, continued learning, and developing a map for others to follow in Seattle, especially within his family.

-Remembered by Bayla Treiger

RABBI ARNOLD WEIDER (1921-2013)

Rabbi Wieder was a Holocaust Survivor, and the teacher to many generations of Jewish educators in Boston at Hebrew College. He also taught at the Maimonides school, and was a respected scholar. He was a teacher who passed on not only knowledge, but his profound love of Judaism and Jewish texts. He had a very sweet sense of humor, and a warm heart. He was simply put a lovely man, a true mensch. His eyes literally sparkled with love of Torah. Rav Weider, as he was lovingly known, was also a mohel in Boston—a skill he learned by accompanying his father in the Cyprus refugee camps after the war. He would lift every baby boy in the air, and his joy at preforming the circumcision and welcoming a new child into the covenant was palpable. Peretz Rodman writes: “The news of Rav Wieder’s death brings back so many memories of his radiant joy, his humor, and his obvious affection for his students, as well as for Torah. For me, he was the epitome of the values of Hebrew College: love of Jewish tradition combined with intellectual depth and honesty, love of Jews, love of humankind, and a culture of Jewish learning never separate from the life of real Jews in the present time. I can hope to repay all he gave me only by giving all I can to my own students.”

Rav Weider is survived by his wife Sabina.

MICHAEL WEINER (1962-2013)

Born in Paterson, NJ, Mr. Weiner was raised in Pompton Lakes. He was executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association. He was also a congregant, board member, and Sunday school teacher at the Jewish Center of Northwest Jersey, where the Hebrew school program was renamed the Mike Weiner School of Jewish Learning in his honor. Additionally, he received the Williams College Bicentennial Medal, and the Arthur Richman You Gotta Have

34 Heart Award from the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America, both in 2013.

Rabbi Ellen J. Lewis notes: “Mike enjoyed teaching religious school to fourth and fifth graders; he felt like he learned as much from them as they did from him. Mike would have told you, given his personal history as a student in Hebrew school, that he was an unlikely candidate to teach Hebrew School. In fact, rumor has it that his wife Diane insisted he enter the class-room to be sure we weren’t brainwashing their children with narrow-minded dogma. But once Mike entered, he never left, except for his absences visiting the clubs during spring training. The kids forgave him those absences because they knew he had something to do with baseball.”

Mike became a wise teacher because he learned from the kids themselves what each child needed. He sent weekly class summaries and progress reports to their parents so they could help their children learn. Mike saw that kids just couldn’t learn if they had to sit still all the time; after all, if you knew Mike, you know he himself couldn’t sit—or even stand—still. So he created (heaven help us) competitions that took place in the sanctuary where the goal was to get the right answer and move from the back row up to the front pulpit. If you ask his students, they will tell you that learning with Mike was fun. He loved learning from everyone, and he communicated his love of learning to everyone he knew.

Mr. Weiner is survived by his wife, Diane, and his daughters, Margie, Grace, and Sally.

JAIME LEAH WYNN (1978-2014)

Jaime received her M.A. in Jewish education at the American Jewish University in L.A., and went on to teach children at multiple synagogues in California and New York. She also led the Artists Fellowship at the Drisha Institute for Jewish Education in New York, combining her passions for Jewish learning and artistic expression. A fiercely independent person, she will be remembered for her brilliant mind and warm heart, her ability to translate complex emotions into words and art, and her incredible strength of will.

She is survived by her parents, Richard Wynn and Sandra Cohen-Wynn, her brother Myles Wynn, and her sister Lesley Wynn. She will be dearly missed by many loving family members, friends and colleagues around the world. May Jaime’s memory be for a blessing.

From Lori Leifer, 2011-2013 Drisha Arts Fellowship Coordinator: What I miss most about Jaime Leah Wynn is her excellent taste in aesthetics and quality, and her sharp judgement of character. She was a visionary leader/teacher, a deeply soulful artist, and an amazing, amazing friend, and being those things, I believe, gave her a lot of fulfillment in life. I trusted her mind in very big ways. I think a lot of people who knew her in the Jewish Education world did. Big projects would end up in her hands without much supervision, for better or for worse, because it was obvious that she would do a great job. She was

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Jaime was very successful at leading the Drisha Arts Fellowship program because she was extremely creative and always in tune with what people needed intellectually and emotionally. She was a comforting presence for everyone, including students having challenges with their studies and/or their personal and emotional lives. Just her presence helped students really ‘khop’ (absorb) a piece of Torah or Talmud, which isn’t always so easy to accomplish.

Jaime was able to set a tone of lovingness for the group, and practically dissolved any contradictory tones of competitiveness that may have threatened it.

In the course of two years (2009-2011) she led at least 15 or more Jewish female artists through the Drisha arts fellowship—each women trying to do very big things with their lives—and each woman thrived under her leadership. Since our time together, we artists have formed a loose-knit community for each other here in NYC (and beyond), and that is not unrelated to the way Jaime led the fellowship so strongly for those years. In this respect she will always be an inspiration for me, and for many others. Jaime was very humble about the work she did, and of the leadership she took on in her teaching. She is missed.

I had the privilege of meeting Jaime through our time together as participants in the 2008-2009 Drisha Arts Fellowship. At that time it was led by Eve Grubin, creator of the program, who was smart to hire Jaime to take it over after moving away. Jaime and I were chavrutot then, and later dear friends.

May those who loved her be consoled among all mourners, may her sweet soul live on forever, and may she rest in love and peace.

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NEWCAJE ACKNOWLEDGES YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS NewCAJE is sincerely grateful to all those who contributed from Septempber 1st 2013 to August 1, 2014 Your faith in Jewish Education and in NewCAJE means so much.

Together, we will create a lasting support system for Jewish Educators.

BUILDERS OF NewCAJE

Sally Bould in honor of Dan Shaffer Treasure and Richard Cohen in memory of Rabbi Jehiel Orenstein Jared Gellert & Cindi Maggied Gellert Marvin Israelow & Dorian S. Goldman The Harold Grinspoon Foundation Goldie Milgram in Honor of Zalman z” l Anonymous Jonathan Wolf and the Foundation For Jewish Community

LEADERS

Bob Bankirer Mark Baranek from Temple Beth Sholom Sherry Barsky Roselyn Bell Roberta Blumberg in honor of Amy Ripps Roz Brotman in honor of Ellen Fox The Buzens Larry Eschler on behalf of Temple Beth Ami in Rockville, MD Charles Feinberg & Adas Israel Congr.

Everett Fox & Cherie Koller-Fox Joanne Glosser Arielle Hanien Nancy Kaplan Debi Mishael Carolyn Moore Mooso Laura Owens Amy Ripps Bernie Rotman

R’ Marc Rudolph in honor of Barbara Bernstein Cassandra Sagan & Bruce Morris Sunny Schnitzer in memory of his fathers, Marvin Schnitzer & Reb Zalman z’l Cherie Karo Schwartz for all the teachers, colleagues and students who have blessed her with their teaching.

Nancy Sheftel-Gomes David Shneyer Alan and Ronni Sims Eliot and Barbara Spack Ahouva Steinhaus Rachel Sternheim Elaine Warsha in honor of rabbi Liz Rolle Julie Plaut Warwick Beth Meyer Synagogue Congregation B’nai Yeshurun Anonymous

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SUPPORTERS Davida Adelberg Beatriz Aguirre Haymer Merrill & Gregg Alpert Kenneth Alter Nachum Amsel James Anderson Ann Anderson Anne Andrew Lorraine Posner Arcus Judy Aronson Cynthia Ava Fran Avni Sara Baim Terri Baker Deb Barsel Steven Baruch Angie Bass Michael Bass Steven Bayar Ilene Beckman Barbara Bennett Lynn Bennett William Berkson Barbara N. Bernstein Barbara Biran Barbara Birenbaum Judith Black Barbara Bolich Eyal and Hana Bor Helaine Braunig Helaine Braunig Penny Breslow Lee Brice David Bryfman Andrea Buck Jennifer Carll-Simon Donald P. Cashman Aliya Cheskis-Cotel Judi Cloutier EJ Cohen Tifereth Israel Cong.

Tanya Conley Sharon Cores

Lynn Anne Cutler Karen Daniel Dalia Davis Peggy Davis Wendy Delson Emilia Diamant Rachel Diedenhofen Betty Dolgin Ethel Dotts Ira Dounn Ruth Dubin Steinberg Charki Dunn Dorit Edut in memory of her dear nursery school teacher, Ruth Korn,z’l.

Marge Eiseman Susan Eiseman Levitin Jill Eisen Robin Eisenberg Temple Mt. Sinai, El Paso Cheryl Epstein Varda Farber Rena Gray Fein Efraim Feinstein Terre Gore Foreman Ezra Fox Batsheva Frankel Melinda Freed Israel Fridman Marla Friedman Sharon Friedman Eli Garfinkel Alma & Jonathan Geiger Sarah Gershuny Wendy Gibilisco Terri Ginsburg Sam Glaser Scott L. Glass Tess Goldblatt Eric Goldman Deborah Goldstein Jane Golub Janie Grackin

Robert A. and Rena Gray Julie Greenberg Beverly Gribetz in honor of R’ Cherie Koller-Fox Gay Griffith Ruz Gulko Jules & Judy Gutin in honor of Eitan Gutin Eitan Gutin Hanan Harchol Oren Hayon Marilyn Heiss Joan Hersch Niema Hirsch Yechiel Hoffman Sandy Hollis Sue Horowitz Ilana Horwitz Beth Huppin Nancy Jacobson Howard L. Jaffe Verne Joyce Kate Judd Michal Morris Kamil S. David Kane Cathleen Kaplan Larry Karol Helene Kates Michael Kates Lawrence Katz Arlene Keller Peg Kershenbaum Etta King Michael Klayman Margaret Frisch Klein Marian Kleinman Jeff Klepper Sherry Knazan Tirtza Kohan Chaye Kohl Bonnie Kohn Helene Kornsgold Cecile Kowalski

38 Keith Kowalski Linda Kram Evan J. Krame Alice Lachman Eve Landau Jackie Mild Lau Wendy Lavenda-Carroll Jeanette Lazer Rona Lesser Lenny Levin Lauren Jane Levine Susan Eiseman Levitin Sheri Levson Stan Levy Stu Lewis Audrey Lichter Lynne Lieberman Rina Liebeskind Eliana Light Avram Mandell Michael Mellen Orly Mendelson Biggie Ayli Meyer Bari Michelman-Johnson Naomi Katz Mintz Lynnie Mirvis Chuck Mitchell Barb Moskow Irma Moskowitz Marilyn Nachman Lisette Nayor Laurie Noorparvar Leah Oppenheimer Barbara Orville Velvel Pasternak

Fran Pearlman Leah Wolff Pellingra Mazal Peterson Michael Pitkowsky Pitome Publishing, LLC Daniel Plotkin Elana Ponet Stephanie Pregent Marlene Rachelle Nami Ratki Bethany Ratner Judi Resnick Jeri Robins Carnie Shalom Rose Jody Rosenbloom

Jacqueline & Roy Rosenfeld

Rosie Rosenswieg Gary Rosenthal Suzanne Rubens Miriam Brunn Ruberg Terri Swartz Russell Meris Ruzow Malka Sansani Helene Sapadin Cindy and Mark Saper Betsy Schneider Linda Schottenstein Peninnah Schram Neil Schwartz Iris Schwartz Jill Schwartz PJ Schwartz The Baal Shem Tones Robbi Sherwin Joyce Siegel

Lisa Silverman BeLinda Singer Gail Gordon Skall Elizabeth Swann Nancy Sohn Swartz Paul Solyn Miriam Heller Stern Marcy Stieglitz Tina T. Craig Taubman Ruth Tepper Ronni Ticker Ben Wacks Dan Waxman Robert Waxman Marcia Weinstein Meredith Weiss Zari Weiss Alison Westermann Ellen Wheeler Tanya Wisoker Conley Debbie Wizig Kitty Wolf Tami Wolf Leah Wolff-Pellingra Harriet Wolpoff Lori Wynters Mid Island Y JCC Janis Zarembra in honor of Amy Ripps Sophi Zimmerman Jennifer Rudick Zunikoff

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Anonymous in memory of Dora Diamond

HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS

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We would like to dedicate this special space to the life members of CAJE. This list is from the 2004 CAJE program book, the last to list life members. If you were a life member, but are not mentioned here, write to info@newcaje.org for next year’s list.

We thank you for your generous support of Jewish Education, and hope that you will continue to help us with our vision for the 21st century—NewCAJE. Ellen Abrahams Brosbe Judith Abrams Sylvia Abrams Mitchell Ackerson Michael Aichenbaum Sanford Akselrad Janice Alper Joel Alpert David Altshuler Harlene Appelman Bruce Arbit Suzanne Arnold David Arnovitz Andi Arnovitz Bob Arnow Joan Arnow Melanie Aron Bradley Artson Ofelia Averack David Backman Marvin Barish Richard Barker Dina Barze’ev-Hochbaum Eliot Baskin Michael Bass Kim Beame Ellen Beller Els Bendheim Jerry Benjamin Cheryl Bensky Mandell Berman

Alison Bermant Toni Bloomberg- Grossman Steven Bogad Ely Braun Arthur Brody Noa Bourke Thomas Buchler Richard Calvert Judy Caplan-Ginsburgh Janet Carter Rose Ann Chasman Fred Claar Deborah Clayman Melissa Cohavi Arnold Cohen Annebelle Cohen Harvey Cohen Mina Cohen Richard Cohen Robert Cohen Treasure Cohen Aviva Comet-Murciano Selena Cousin Ralph Dalin Karen Daniel Rochelle Daube Janice Davidson Sherrie Davidson Carol Delton Naomi Demuth Liz Diamond

Rick Dinitz Barry Dolin Elliot Dorff Marlynn Dorff Perry Dornstien Judith Douglass Lori Dreffin Ellen Dreyfus Jonina Duker Adrian Durlester Tamar Earnest Linda Ecker Selma Ehrenfreund Gloria Einstein Barbara Elish Dov Elkins Shulamith Elster Larry Engelhart Marlene Engelhart Ari Epstein Janice Epstein Joan Epstein Noah Epstein Sandra K. Epstein Larry Eschler Edith Everett David Fass Morley Feinstein Barbara Fellner Marsha Fensin Steven Fink Stephen Fisch

40 Judah Fish David Fishman Jacqueline Fleekop Paul Flexner Joan Florsheim Janet Forman David Freedman Cheryl Friedman Deborah Friedman Freda Friedman Randee Friedman B. Frydman-Kohl Naomi Gabai-Fisher Sandra Gander Andrew Gilbert Nancy Ginsberg Ilan Glazer Marla Goldberg Carol Goldblatt David Goldstein Zelda Goodman Roberta Goodman Ronald Graner Jonathan Greenberg Gayla Greenberg Harold Grinspoon Joel Grishaver Daniel Grossman Deena Grossman Susan Gulack Eric Gurvis Ken Hailpern Helene Harpman Edith Harris Jonathan Hausman Minna Heilpern Judith Helman Marlene Herman Joan Hersch Carolyn Starman Hessel Adah Hirschfeld Fran Hirschman David Hoffman Barbara Hoffman Margie Holzer

Peter Hronik Susan Huntting Mitchell Hurvitz Rebecca Isgur Janet Jablon Rebecca Jacoby Michael Jaffe Reuven Jaffe Cecile Jordan Ruth Jordan Robin Joseph Reuel Karpov Betsy Katz Joanna Katz Lawrence Katz Sandra Katz Stuart Kelman Jessie Ker-Whitt Temma Kingsley Linda Kirsch Barbara Klaristenfeld Stanley Kleckner Elliott Kleinman Diane Kleinman Rosalyn Koch Robert Kogod Cherie Koller-Fox Gene Korff Deborah Kornberg Cynthia Kravitz-Entin Lena Krebs Shelly Kreiger David Kishef Terry Krulwich Gillian Kulp Paul Kurland Ruth Kerlandsky Howard Kurshner Mary Jean Kurshner Richard Kushnir Candace Kwaitek Cheryl Lane Luisa Latham Yael Lazar Barbara Leff

Malcolm Leinwohl Devra Lerner Rona Lesser Fran Levey Marcia Levinsohn Neil Levy Henia Lewin Lynn Liberman Jonathan Lifschutz Marcel Lindernbaum Jillian Lisner Hannah Litowitz Bonita Malit Susan March George Marcus Michelle Marcus Phillip Marcus Ellen Masters Myrna Matsa Batsheva Meiri Michael Mellen Florence Melton Laurence Milder Goldie Milgram Milton Miller Sue Mizrahi Bonnie Morris Robert Morris Robin Morris Jo Ann Morrison Sharon Morton Gary Moskowitz Sharon Feiman-Nemser Raquel Newman Janet Novins Brian Opitz Jodi Oskin Barbara Oslick-Brown Aaron Panken Aviva Panush Stephen Parkoff Barbara Parkoff Jordan Parr Ruth Patt Amy Perlin

41 Sara Perman Iris Petroff Rachel Petroff Peter Pogany Ruth Pogany Frumeth Polasky Janet Pont Charles Posternak Daniel Pressman Michael Price Jo-Ann Price Lauren Pulver Judith Race Judith Radousky Diane Rauchwerger Ina Regosin Susan Resnick Arnold Resnicoff Susan Rifkin Amy Ripps Carnie Rose Lisa Rosenberg Michael Rosenthal Jessica Roskin Barbara Rosoff Seymour Rossel Miriam Brun Ruberg Dov Rubin Diane Samet Dena Saslaw Jeffrey Schein Alvin Schiff Kyla Epstein Schneider Peninnah Schram Cherie Karo Schwartz Patricia Schwartz James Schawrz Neil Schwartz Linda K Schottenstein

Merril Shapiro Thelma Shenkman Michael Sherman Nadine Siegman Shoshana Silberman Michael Silver Jerry Silverman Gail Simon Kurt Simon Alan Sims Ronni Sims Betty Singer Ellen Singer Bonnie Slavitt-Moore Amy Small Roger Smith Barbara Sofer Eliot Spack Tamar Spanier Mark Staitman Carol Starin Peter Stark Olivia Starman Jonathan Stein Myron Stern Marc Sternfeld Arlene Sterfeld Lisa Stone Barbara Stoner Mark Strauss-Cohn Karen Strok Joseph Sumner Sandra Suson Barbara Sussman Burton Sutker Roberta Sutker Daniel Syme Ronald Symons Neri Tischler

John Uhlmann Faye Ullmann Miriam Van Raalte Morton Wachtler Joan Wallis Sharon Wassberg David Wattenberg Christine Wattenberg Francine Weaver Sharon Wechter Barbi Weinberg Michael Weinberg Jody Weinberg Caren Weintraub Seth weiss Gisela Weisz Stephen Weitzman Henny Wenkart Jane West Walsh Elizabeth Wexford Alan Weiner Abby Weiner Shohama Weiner Sheryl Witlin Bogad Jonathan Wolf Marcia Wollner Rochelle Wynne Diana Yacobi Bebbye Zanerhaft Shoshanah Zaritt Geri Zeller Nancy Zimmerman Edward Zissman William Zoske Leonard Zucker Julie Zupan Ellen Zuskin

We thank you for your generous support of Jewis Education, and hope that you will continue to help us with our vision for the 21st century as NewCAJE.

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NEWCAJE YEAR-ROUND

NewCAJE PUBLICATION: THE JEWISH EDUCATOR

The Jewish Educator, edited by Judi Resnick, is a journal dedicated to research, opinion, ideas, networking, best practices and innovation—anything Jewish educators. Currently, there are four volumes available, and a fifth volume will be released in the fall of 2014.

To access The Jewish Educator go to: http://thejewisheducator.wordpress.com/

LEHRHAUS ONLINE: THE NEWCAJE WEBINARS

Our Adult Education and Professional Development programs offer Life-Long Learning for Adults through NewCAJE’s Great Speaker Series. Bring the greatest Jewish speakers and scholars to your community.

The webinars are: - 4 Times a Year - 90 Minutes long - Interactive and Affordable - Include Study Guides The following past webinars are currently available for purchase at http://www.newcaje.org/webinars/ t Rabbi Bradley Artson: Almighty? No way! Learning to Love the God you really believe in. t Rabbi Anne Brener: Reflections on Life, Death, and Debbie Friedman (with music by Julie Silver) t Professor Steven M. Cohen: More Jewish Friends: A Key to the Jewish Future t Rabbi Yosef Leibowitz: 3 part series: Passover in the Bible/Haggadah t Ruth Messinger: The Jewish Responsibility for Social Justice t Rabbi Arthur Waskow: Trees, Earth and Torah: How Judaism teaches us to heal the Earth t Dr. Judith Rosenbaum: 50 years after the Freedom Rides: Jewish Lessons from the Civil Rights Movement t 3BCCJ +FČSFZ 4BMLJO: Sanity and Sanctity: Reinventing Bar/Bat Mitzvah in America t Rabbi Rami Shapiro: Filling Heads and Opening Hearts: Teaching a Judaism of Compassion t Deborah Grayson Riegel: Problems to Possibilities: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Focus on the Bright Spots in Jewish Education

INTER-CAMPUS MAP

UCLA HILLEL

Sinai Temple: 10400 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024 De Neve Dorms: 351 Charles E. Young Drive West Los Angeles, CA 90024 UCLA Hillel: 574 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024

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NEWCAJE 5 INFORMATION GUIDE

Please find a listing of pertinent information that you may need about the conference. Have a question that you can’t find the answer to? Find a NewCAJE staff member or call us at 857-288-8765.

CONFERENCE OFFICE

The NewCAJE office during NewCAJE 5 is located on the first floor in Sinai Temple in room 151. The NewCAJE office will be open from 8:30am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-6:00pm. You should find Rebecca or Ezra in there. The office phone number remains the same as the usual and is 857-288-8765. At the office, you will find answers to any questions you have, someone to speak to if you have any concerns or are feeling overwhelmed and the lost & found. In the office will also be presenter materials, minor medical supplies, and general information.

DAILY NEWSLETTER: NEWCAJE NEWSPAGE

This is your source for any last minute workshop changes (cancellations, additions, or room changes) as well as general announcements and reminders. Please check this daily. They will be placed in main areas of Sinai Temple so please remember to have a look. If you requested to have information emailed to you on your registration then it will be each day.

INTERNET ACCESS

There will be wifi available for all conference participants at Sinai Temple as well as back in the dorms at UCLA. For Sinai, the network name is Sinai CAJE Conference and the password is SinaiCAJEPa$$word (which is case sensitive). If there is a problem accessing the wifi at Sinai Temple, please come to the NewCAJE office and we will help or contact someone who can. If you need help connecting to the Wifi at UCLA, please contact the DeNeve Hall front desk at 310-825-5451 and they will connect you with someone who can help.

KASHRUT AND MEAL INFORMATION

Lunch and dinner at NewCAJE will be catered by Pat’s Kosher Catering under Kehilla Kosher Supervision under Rabbi Teichman. Pat’s is the premier gourmet restaurant in Los Angeles’ Pico Robertson district and we are thrilled to have them cater our conference this year. There will be vegetarian/vegan options at each meal and they will provide special meal choices for those with allergies such as gluten. Please note that Pat’s is a meat caterer and there will be no dairy served at lunch or dinner.

NewCAJE will not be providing breakfast, however, UCLA will provide breakfast for those in the dorms at no additional cost, and will make cold Hechshered items available as well as paper plates and plastic silverware.

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NAMETAGS

For security reasons, and to be admitted to all of the places you are entitled to be, it is extremely important that you wear your name tag provided to you at registration at all times. Wearing your nametag also helps foster community and helps other participants learn your name, and you theirs. If you lose your nametag, please come to the NewCAJE office.

DAILY PRAYER SERVICES

Shacharit Morning Minyans, Sunday @ 8:30am, Monday-Wednesday @ 7:30am Egalitarian at Sinai Temple Kohn Chapel (Light breakfast served afterwards) Mechitza at Sinai Temple Gold Hall (Light breakfast served afterwards) Women’s Monday Minyan @ 7:30am UCLA dorm Building B, Lounge B1, floor 1 Mincha/Ma’ariv Evening Minyans, Sunday @ 6:45pm Mechitza at Sinai Temple Kohn Chapel Mincha/Ma’ariv Evening Minyans, Monday-Wednesday @ 5:45pm Egalitarian at Sinai Temple Kohn Chapel Mechitza at Sinai Temple Gold Hall

KEY INFORMATION, DEPOSIT AND RAFFLE

For residential participants, your key deposit is $36, which you will pay at registration by cash or check. If you lose your key, you will forfeit your deposit and must pay an additional $36 to obtain a new key. If this happens, please visit the NewCAJE office or call 857-288-8765.

You may choose to support NewCAJE by leaving your $36 with us when you leave. For your donation, we will provide you with two raffle tickets for a chance to win many exciting prices, including: - Ipad with retina display - JWA Educator’s Bundle includes: One set of our Women of Valor posters, one copy of our In Our Own Voices guide for collecting oral histories, one copy of our DVD “Making Trouble” about Jewish women in comedy, JWA sticky notes, and a JWA tote bag - Jewish Family Times subscription with four topics of your choosing from Pitome Publishing - Trope Trainer Software and Tefillah Trainer Software from Kinnor Software - Silver Bracelet from Alef Bet by Paula - Melton School Core Course in MetroWest NJ You may buy additional raffle tickets for $20 each to increase your chances of winning and help support NewCAJE!

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EMERGENCY CONTACTS

In case of an emergency, you can always dial 911. If on the UCLA campus, the campus emergency phone number is 310-825-1491.

PHOTO-COPYING

Because we do not have a fully-equipped office, presenters were instructed to bring their own photocopies. If additional copies become necessary, you may ask for a limited number of copies. Depending on the availability of the machines and supplies, we will try to help you.

PARKING

Parking permits are available for $10 for the week (or for any day at the same price) at Sinai Temple. If you pre-ordered one, you should have received an email with instructions to print it out and display it on your windshield. If you need to purchase one, please visit or call the NewCAJE office.

If you wish to park overnight at UCLA, you can purchase the UCLA parking pass on campus for $13/night. Please visit the De Neve Plaza front desk if you are interested in this. Alternatively, you can park overnight at Sinai Temple and not have to pay for parking at UCLA.

SHUTTLES

For participants staying in the UCLA dorms, NewCAJE is providing shuttle buses to and from the dorms to Sinai Temple, where the conference programming will be taking place. The two venues are about 1.3 miles apart and about a half hour walk for participants who choose to not take the bus.

RESIDENCE HALL

NewCAJE residential conference participants will be staying in the De Neve Plaza dorms on the UCLA campus. Standard linen pack will be provided for each participant and towel exchange is available at the front desk. The De Neve Plaza dorms are a short walk away from the Covel dining hall, where breakfast will be served for residential participants by UCLA.

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UCLA CAMPUS RULES AND POLICY

We ask that you please respect the rules of the Residential Halls, including: -No damages to the facility as damage charges will be issued -No smoking inside or within 30 feet of building entrances -No trash in common areas. Please clean up after yourselves and fellow participants.

NewCAJE has 4 hospitality lounge rooms located in the dorms as well as a large multi-purpose room. Let’s work together to ensure that they stay clean and usable during our stay.

MAINTENANCE ISSUES AT UCLA

If there is a maintenance issue at UCLA, please call the De Neve Hall front desk at 310-825-5451.

AFTER HOURS KUMSITZ

After evening programming there will be an open Kumsitz—a musical party of melodies and mayheim back in the UCLA De Neve Plaza room in the dorms.

Bring your guitars, drums, voices, and spirits and come laugh and play! If you wish to participate in this and are not staying in the dorms, please park in lot SD, which has hourly rates.

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SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND TRACKS CERTIFICATE TRACKS NEWCAJE CERTIFICATE FOR NEW AND NEWER PRINCIPALS: NewCAJE offers certificates that show that you have completed a course in administrative and educational skills needed to be a principal. If you intend to apply for this certificate at the end of the conference you must do the following: 1. Send an email (from the conference) to mail@newcaje.org and let us know you are going to participate. Get a signature form from the NewCAJE office.

2. Get signatures from all instructors on the form provided.

3. Complete the requirements described below.

4. Submit the completed form to the conference office.

REQUIREMENTS: 1. Core Curriculum: choose 4 of the 5 “*(asterisk) marked” workshops below.

2. In addition to the core courses, take at least 1 course from the following two categories: “Innovation and Change” and “New Techniques”— you can also choose from the Certificate of Excellence in Administration and Pedagogy list (page 51 in the book) under “New Techniques and Innovation”.

3. Choose 2 more courses from this list or the Certificate of Excellence in Administration and Pedagogy list (pages 50 and 51 in the book) .

4. Get signatures from at least 3 other workshops from the conference of any kind (on this list or not) for a total of 11 or 12 workshops total.

5. If you want to make changes to these requirement, find Cherie Koller-Fox or Amy Ripps and ask permission.

BEING A BETTER PROFESSIONAL Sunday 2:00pm NETWORK+RELATIONSHIPS: THE JEDLAB WAY *Monday 9:00am BEYOND OVERWORK & DEPLETING RESOURCES: A STEP TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE *Monday 11:00am DOES THE BUCK REALLY STOP HERE? Tuesday 4:00pm CONFLICT MANAGEMENT FOR KEHILLAH KEDOSHAH BUILDING COMMUNITY Monday 2:00pm THE BLESSING OF DIVERSITY: MULTICULTURALISM AND THE MODERN JEWISH COMMUNITY Monday 4:00pm EDUCATORS BUILDING SACRED COMMUNITY Tuesday 9:00am MADRICHIM MADNESS: TEENS THAT STAY INVOLVED Tuesday 11:00am WIDENING THE TENT: CREATING A MORE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT

49 TECHNOLOGY Monday 11am INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND JEWISH EDUCATION Monday 4pm ED TECH IN JEWISH ED: A SOLUTION TO ALL OUR ILLS, OR MOSTLY HYPE? Tuesday 4pm LEARNING FROM OTHERS: TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM Wednesday 10:30am TEACHING AND LEARNING JEWISH IN THE DIGITAL AGE Sunday 2:00pm VIRTUAL WORLDS, APPS AND CONSTRUCTIVISM IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL SCHOOL THEORY AND PRACTICE *Sunday 5:00pm POWERFUL LEARNING: WHAT IS IT? HOW CAN I TELL? Monday 4:00pm TWO-ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE: FROM COPING TO EMBRACING YOUR SMALL SCHOOL INNOVATION AND CHANGE Monday 9:00am RELIGIOUS SCHOOL REINVENTION: A CASE STUDY Monday 2:00pm COLLABORATION ACROSS SUPPLEMENTAL SCHOOLS Tuesday 9:00am SHIFTING THE MODEL FROM A RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CONTAINED IN A CONGREGATION SETTING TO ONE WITHOUT WALLS Tuesday 11:00am ACCELERATING PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT BY CULTIVATING LEADERSHIP IN YOUR SCHOOL OR PROGRAM Wednesday 8:45am 8 THINGS WE CAN LEARN FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION *Wednesday 8:45am MANAGING THE CHANGE YOU ENVISION NEW TECHNIQUES Monday 9:00am ART PROJECTS & BACKWARDS DESIGN Monday 4:00pm THE POWER AND FUN OF EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION IN CLASSROOM SETTINGS (OR ANYWHERE) VISIONING * Choose 1 of the sessions as part of the core Sunday 5:00pm BEING THE MASTER OF YOUR MASTER STORY: FINDING YOUR PERSONAL TRUTH Tuesday 2:00pm A VISIONING WORKSHOP FOR PRINCIPALS SUBJECT MATTER Sunday 2:00pm CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT FOR NEW OR INEXPERIENCED TEACHERS Monday 9:00am WHY OUR CHILDREN CAN’T READ Monday 9:00am WHAT’S JEWISH ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE? THE JEWISH WAY OF GIVING Tuesday 9am ASSESSMENT! ASSESSMENT! ASSESSMENT! Tuesday 2:00pm EXPANDING YOUR TEACHER’S TOOLBOX

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CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE IN ADMINISTRATION AND PEDAGOGY NewCAJE offers a certificate for experienced principals. To qualify you must do the following: 1. Send an email (from the conference) to mail@newcaje.org and let us know you are going to participate. Get a signature form from the NewCAJE office.

2. Get signatures from all instructors on the form provided.

3. Complete the requirements described below.

4. Submit the completed form to the conference office REQUIREMENTS: 1. Attend at least one course from each category below.

2. Attend one additional course from Professional Skills and Fundraising.

3. Attend two additional courses in New Techniques and Innovation.

4. Attend three more courses of your choice from the Program book or the list below.

5. If you want to amend these requirements speak to Cherie Koller-Fox or Amy Ripps.

BUILDING COMMUNITY Sunday 5:00pm FOUNDATIONS OF HOLY COMMUNITY Sunday 5:00pm CREATING COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ARTS Monday 2:00pm THE BLESSING OF DIVERSITY: MULTICULTURALISM AND THE MODERN JEWISH COMMUNITY Tuesday 11:00am WIDENING THE TENT: CREATING A MORE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT Wednesday 8:45am BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH TEEN HELPERS IN THE CLASSROOM TEXT STUDY AND ADULT EDUCATION Sunday 5:00pm FOUNDATIONS OF HOLY COMMUNITY Monday 2:00pm JEWISH EDUCATION FOR THE YOUNG-AT-HEART Tuesday 9:00am SOLOMON’S TEMPLE: ITS STRUCTURE AND MEANING Tuesday 4:00pm B’RAYSHEET: WATERWORLD OR DESERTLAND??

TECHNOLOGY Monday 11:00am INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND JEWISH EDUCATION Wednesday 10:30am TEACHING AND LEARNING JEWISH IN THE DIGITAL AGE Or anything from the program book on technology PROFESSIONAL SKILLS & FUNDRAISING Sunday 5:00pm CAMPAIGN IN A BOX: RSA (RELIGIOUS SCHOOL ACTIVITIES) Monday4:00pmTHEMITZVAHOFMARKETING:TAKINGYOURPROGRAMTOTHENEXTLEVEL Tuesday 9:00am TURNING YOUR PASSION INTO INNOVATION USING CROWDFUNDING Tuesday 4:00pm CONFLICT MANAGEMENT FOR KEHILLAH KEDOSHAH Tuesday 4:00pm TWO EASY WAYS TO USE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN SCHOOL Tuesday 4:00pm GETTING THE WORD OUT TO PARENTS AND CONGREGANTS USING CONSTANT CONTACT AND OTHER INTERNET AND MARKETING RESOURCES THEORY Sunday 5:00pm POWERFUL LEARNING: WHAT IS IT? HOW CAN I TELL? Monday 9:00am CREATIVE JEWISH LEADERSHIP: A MODEL FOR FACING THE NEW CHALLENGES OF JEWISH EDUCATION TODAY

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NEW TECHNIQUES AND INNOVATION Sunday 5:00pm APPLYING COOPERATIVE LEARNING CONCEPTS TO JEWISH EDUCATION Monday 9:00am ART PROJECTS & BACKWARDS DESIGN Monday 11:00am IDEAS AND TECHNIQUES OF EXPERIENTIAL JEWISH EDUCATION Monday 11:00am WHAT’S SO JEWISH ABOUT PROJECT BASED LEARNING? Monday 4:00pm THE POWER AND FUN OF EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION IN CLASSROOM SETTINGS (OR ANYWHERE) Tuesday 9:00am EXPLORATION DAYS: BREAKING OUT OF THE CLASSROOM Tuesday 9:00am COLLABORATIVE LEARNING- BEYOND CHEVRUTA Tuesday 11:00am 5 BOOSTERS TO CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION IN SYNAGOGUE EDUCATION Tuesday 11:00am ACCELERATING PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT BY CULTIVATING LEADERSHIP IN YOUR SCHOOL OR PROGRAM Tuesday 2:00pm WHAT MAKES FOR A WORTHY NEW MODEL? Tuesday 4:00pm PROJECT EMTZA: INTRODUCING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING TO MIDDLE SCHOOLERS Tuesday 2:00pm OUR NEW JEWISH EDUCATIONAL WORLD AND THE UNIQUE STUDENT Wednesday 8:45am MANAGING THE CHANGE YOU ENVISION

LUNCHEONS WHAT IS A LUNCHEON? Luncheons are a great way to make a large conference smaller and more intimate. Each luncheon will be hosted and you will gather with people who have something in common with you—either you have the same job description, come from the same ideological background, or you are all interested in the same topic. This is not a workshop, but rather a conversation. The food is exactly the same as what is available in the main dining hall. It is a great way to meet some new colleagues away from the hubbub of the dining hall. You will also have an opportunity at lunch to sign up for an ongoing community of practice.

WHERE WILL I GET MY FOOD? A satellite buffet available on the 3rd floor for luncheon participants. Please note: if you have a special diet, please go to the dining hall to pick it up or make prior arrangements with the dining hall staff to have your meal sent to your location.

WHEN ARE THE LUNCHEONS? Your luncheon will begin 10-20 minutes after your last morning session. It will end no later than 1:45PM to give you plenty of time to get to your next sessions. Please be considerate of the class coming in and clean up all signs that there was a lunch in that room.

SOUND LIKE FUN? Please sign up in advance for the luncheons. We want the kitchen to be able to plan for food delivery.

But, if you decide last minute you want to join a lunch, we encourage you to peek in and see if there is room.

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INTENSIVES Before and after the conference, some participants and local community members will spend five to six hours exploring a myriad of subjects with great scholars. It is still possible to reserve a place at these Intensives – see the Conference Office for sign up information.

PRE-CONFERENCE INTENSIVES SUNDAY, AUGUST 10th, 9AM-3PM THE MODERN JEWISH PRESCHOOL: COMBINING 5,000 YEARS OF JEWISH TRADITION WITH CURRENT BEST PRACTICES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Tamar Andrews, Deborah Kaplan, Corinne Lagoy, Abby Mars & Allison Steckley Sinai Akiba 313 FROM CABIN TO CLASSROOM: INTEGRATING TECHNIQUES OF EXPERIENTIAL JEWISH EDUCATION INTO CONGREGATIONAL SCHOOLS Dr. Zachary Lasker & Rabbi Jason Gitlin Sinai Akiba 327 CAN WE TALK? DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS ON ISRAEL IN THE CLASSROOM Rabbi Melissa Weintraub Sinai Akiba 331 THE MAGIC OF PRAYERFUL SONG: HEALING THE SPIRIT, DEEPENING LOVE, MAKING PRAYER MEANINGFUL Rabbi Shefa Gold Sinai Akiba 409 TEACHING JEWISH ETHICS FOR TEENS AND ADULTS: A NEW APPROACH Hanan Harchol & Rabbi Leora Kaye Sinai Akiba 411 RECLAIMING BAR/BAT MITZVAH AS A SPIRITUAL RITE OF PASSAGE: PRINCIPLES, METHODS AND MATERIALS Rabbi Goldie Milgram Sinai Akiba 413

53 POST-CONFERENCE INTENSIVES WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 1-6PM HEBREW SCHOOL BOOT CAMP: BECOME AN EXCELLENT HEBREW/ PRAYER TEACHER Joel Lurie Grishaver Sinai Akiba 256 DRAWING MEANING OUT OF THE TEXT (LITERALLY) Sarah Lefton and Russel Neiss

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MITZVAHS, TZEDAKAH, AND TIKKUN OLAM Danny Siegel

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YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM WHO ARE THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS? The Young Professionals come from a wide range of backgrounds making up every denomination, every work setting, and a wide geographic distribution.

The Young Professional Fellows are under the age of 42 years old, which reflects the fact that many of them are entering the field as rabbis, cantors, graduates of Master’s and Doctoral Programs so they don’t develop in their full-time positions until their 30s.

We hope that the experienced educators will reach out to the Young Professionals and the Young Professionals to the experienced educators at the conference.

Let’s learn from each other and with each other to create a thriving NewCAJE community.

YOUNG PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES For the full post-conference leadership retreat schedule, see Wednesday and Thursday’s scheduled in this book.

During the main conference, the Young Professionals will be using the Hall of Builders at Sinai Temple as a place to meet and speak informally. Please join other Fellows for lunch on Sunday. There will be a table with a sign for all of the Fellows to sit together. There will also be a lounge back at the UCLA dorms for the fellows to congregate for late-night gatherings.

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JEWISH SPIRITUAL EDUCATION COURSES

Classes marked JSE are open to everyone at NewCAJE. JSE’s NewCAJE offerings earn credit towards the Reclaiming Judaism distance-learning program of Maggid-Educator Ordination through the lineage of master teachers Rabbi Zalman Schachter Shalomi, of blessed memory, Peninnah Schram and Danny Siegel. Come taste a sample or call 914-500-5696 to organize a rolling admissions interview to join the full program.

JSE Maggid-Educator training prepares you to serve 21st century Jewish families and communities by immersing you in experiencing and learning the core practices of Jewish experiential and spiritual education. These are articulated through the lens of training and supervision in professional Jewish storytelling, over 50 Jewish spiritual practices, a.k.a., mitzvot expressed for contemporary living, paired with the awareness practices of mussar and other methods of hashpa’ah, Jewish spiritual development and guidance.

Reb Zalman felt so strongly about securing this shift, from teaching information and skills, toward educating for joyful healthy, living through a Jewish lens, that he pre-signed the smichah [ordination] certificates for this new program. JSE courses are clearly marked in the catalogue with associated credits. The NewCAJE intensives being offered by Rabbi Milgram and Danny Siegel also accrue substantial JSE credit, as does the special Thursday/Friday morning JSE continuation program. (Call Dean Goldie Milgram, 914-500-5696 or rebgoldie@gmail. com for further information). We are so grateful to the NewCAJE leadership and staff for the encouragement, support and hosting!

SUNDAY Required 6C 8:30am-3pm Meet, greet and intensive: Reclaiming Bar/Bat Mitzvah as a Spiritual Rite of Passage [Contains core principles of Jewish Spiritual Education, mitzvah depth studies, and some hashpa’ah.]

Elective Credit 1.5C 5-6:30pm Interplay Torah Study (Cassandra Sagan) 1.5C 5-6:30pm Whispers of Shma (Helene Kates) 1.5C 5-6:30pm Foundations of Holy Community (Mimi Feigelson) 1.5C 5-6:30pm Abraham’s Tent (Batya Podos) MONDAY Required 9am-12pm Jump In…Become a Maggid (Peninnah & Goldie) Elective Credit 1.5C 2-3:30pm Tree of Life Yoga in the Classroom (Rivka Coburn) 3.0C 2-5pm The Soul of Judaism (Jay LeVine) 1.5C 4-5:30pm Spirituality and The Real World (Tamar Frankiel) 1.5C 4-5:30pm Finding Their Own Torah (Batya Podos) Required 1.5C 8-9:25pm. NewCAJE Arts/Storytelling showcase.

55 TUESDAY 3C Required 9am-12pm Storytelling: Once Upon A Master Class (Peninnah and Cherie) 1.5C Required 2-3:30pm O Pure Soul in You I See Endless Possibilities (Mindy and Cassandra) 1.5C Required 4-5:30pm Jewish Godly Play (George Kelley) WEDNESDAY 1.5C Required 8:45-10:15pm Bringing Spirituality Into the Classroom (Batya Podos) 1.5C Elective 10:30am-12pm Your Jewish Name (Peninnah and Goldie) 5.0C Required 1-6pm Mitzvahs, Tzedakah and Tikkun Olam (Danny Siegel) THURSDAY 1.5C Required 9:00–10:30am. Interplay warm-ups with Cassandra: Building community followed by Interplay theory/teaching 1.5C Required 10:30am-12pm Advancing in Mussar (Mindy Shapiro) Required 12-2pm Lunch break with one-on-one mentoring 1C Required 2:00-2:45pm JSE & Curriculum Development, leading into work in faculty/student teams (Batya Podos) 1C Required 2:45-3:30 pm Work in teams on mitzvah/story/mussar presentations [NOTE: While you will be preparing 40 minute presentations, you’ll have 20 minutes to offer a segement; so bring your ideas and themes, but expect to develop your presentation during the week and with your JSE mentor and team members.]

3:30 - 3:45pm Break 2.5C Required 3:45-6:30pm Interplay quickie leads into Team Presentations 6:30-7:50pm Break for dinner on your own or with your mentor. If your mentor has more than one mentee, it’s your turn.

8-10pm JSE Improv and community building evening.

FRIDAY Required 1C 8-8:45am Farbrengen (Story-based) Davennen’ with R’ Goldie Required 1C 8:45-9:30am Visioning your JSE fieldwork and review of curriculum and schedule for 2014-2016.

Required .5C 9:30-10am Co-creating and holding our closing circle.

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SCHEDULE OVERVIEW

SUNDAY, AUGUST 10th 2014 8:30AM------------------------------------------Shacharit 7:45AM-6:00PM--------------------------------Check-In 9:00AM-3:00PM--------------Pre-conference Intensives 1:00-3:45PM & 4:45-7:00PM-------------Exhibitor Area 12:00-2:00PM---------------------------------------Lunch 2:00-3:30PM--------------------------------Workshop 1A 3:30-3:45PM-----------------------------------------Break 3:45-4:45PM------------------------Opening Ceremonies 4:45-5:00PM-----------------------------------------Break 5:00-6:30PM--------------------------------Workshop 1B 6:30-6:45PM------------------------------Mincha/Ma’ariv 6:30-7:45PM----------------------------------------Dinner 8:00-10:15PM--------------------------Evening Programs 10:45PM-----------------------------Late Night Programs

2:00-3:30PM

2:00-3:30PM

NETWORK + RELATIONSHIPS: THE JEDLAB WAY Sinai Akiba 337 Yechiel Hoffman, Peter Eckstein “If I am not for myself, who is for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I?...”

(Avot, 1:15) When we create authentic relationships—when we truly get to know others and allow ourselves to be known—we really teach and learn. When we don’t, we don’t. Ask yourself: What sort of relationships have I built with my students, my families, my kehillah? Is the web of my Jewish-ed community as tightly woven as it should be? Join this session on JEDLAB’s approach to networks and relationship-building, and you’ll begin to ask and answer these questions. JEDLAB has spent the last year developing a powerful, blended network of relationships, and we want to share what we’ve learned—to help you and your community. Attend and learn how you will immediately put this information to work by mapping your own networks and devising effective ways to build relationships.

GAM KI YAZKIN: TEACHING HEBREW TO ADULTS Sinai Akiba 314 Avraham Greenstein Teaching Hebrew to adults presents significant challenges, as well as unique learning opportunities, for both student and instructor. This workshop will outline both the challenges and the opportunities. Geared toward Hebrew instructors and adult education directors, this workshop will further describe a toolbox of resources and approaches for maximizing learning outcomes and creating a positive, productive classroom culture. I will also share some of my experiences teaching Hebrew to adults over the past ten years at UCLA and AJRCA. SING, LAUGH, AND LEARN: USING JEWISH SONG PARODIES AS TEACHING TOOLS Sinai Akiba 260 Margaret Smith Many a viral video has delighted the Jewish community in the past few years. In this workshop, participants will learn how to write parodies of their own to teach Torah to a variety of age groups, and empower their students to do the same!

A SURVEY OF MELODY IN JEWISH MUSIC Sinai Akiba 258 Sammy Rosenbaum We will take a look at various musical settings of liturgy and listen to their differences. Why are there so many tunes to Adon Olam? How has Jewish music changed since the 1800’s, 1920’s, 1970’s and today? How are these melodies used in services or education? We will ask these questions of some of the most popular tunes and walk away with a greater appreciation for the variation in our music.

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‘RUACH ROCK’ TEFILAH: A CREATIVE PRAYER EXPERIENCE (AND CURRICULUM) FOR TEENS Sinai Akiba 410 Jay Rapoport Explore a creative service for teens using secular and original music to connect to the themes of Jewish prayer. This workshop is for anyone who works with teens or music, or just wants to participate in a unique musical Tefilah. The kickoff session of a HUC-JIR MARE capstone curriculum designed to engage teens in meaningful design of their own creative Tefilah experiences, this program is intended to start conversations and generate ideas. The curriculum rationale, outline, a sample lesson plan, and strategies for teachers will be shared, along with anecdotes from its implementation at Congregation Rodeph Sholom in New York City.

VISUAL T’FILAH: WORDS ON THE SCREEN OR WORDS IN YOUR HEART? Sinai Akiba 256 Jessica Downey Visual T’filah is a new method of t’filah instruction and uses a projector and screen instead of a basic prayer book. This interactive workshop will showcase visual t’filah for children and pre-teens in complementary education. We will discuss some of the basics of visual t’filah, and go over how it can be effective or ineffective. We’ll cover how to keep students engaged during a basic weekly worship service. Visual t’filah can allow our students to get their noses out of the prayer books (and keeps them from dropping them on the floor) and it allows them to connect to the prayers using creative imagery that do not come from a traditional prayer book. Although we use Mishkan T’filah from the Reform Movement, this workshop and contents translate to any liturgy. Come participate in an actual t’filah service and see how visual t’filah works.

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT FOR NEW OR INEXPERIENCED TEACHERS

Sinai Akiba 329 Scott Mandel The presenter is a national author and consultant in the area of new teacher training in secular education. This workshop gives the basics in numerous areas of classroom management and teaching methodologies for teachers in both day or supplementary schools. The workshop is not only for new teachers—it is especially designed to provide concepts for administrators to take back to their teaching staff.

VIRTUAL WORLDS, APPS AND CONSTRUCTIVISM IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL SCHOOL Sinai Akiba 253 Johannah Sohn Is it possible to implement constructivist educational theory in a supplemental school? What does it look like to attempt this implementation and use gaming as the means to do so? Explore Virtual Israel, and learn about the case study, student reactions, and what they call “real learning.”

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2:00-3:30PM & 3:45-4:45PM

THE JEWISH SECRET OF ATTRACTING ABUNDANCE Sinai Akiba 319 Sam Glaser Our students may complain that Judaism is old fashioned and irrelevant to their contemporary lives. This workshop will offer a tantalizing series of reasons why it is the key to prosperity, health, and happiness. Everyone who has ever seen a music video wants more bling. Judaism has the secrets not only to living in a state of abundance, but also how to maintain balance and not lose one’s head when surrounded by blessings. We will analyze methods of praying for financial wealth, the riches of our forefathers and mothers, the role of money in religious life, and dealing with the challenges that abundance can bring.

HOW TO TEACH THE PRINCE OF EGYPT Sinai Akiba 300 Everett Fox What’s the relationship between the biblical text and how it’s presented in popular media? Using the 1998 animated film about Moses, and the text of Exodus (Chapters 1-15), we’ll discuss how the movie can be a useful tool to teach about the process of Midrash.

OPENING CEREMONIES Barad Hall

3:45-4:45PM

A special beginning to our time together: a first step toward meeting colleagues, sharing uplifting music, inspiring teaching and blessings. Special guests and yummy snacks—don’t miss it!

1) Prayer for Israel: Hebrew (p. 196) 2) Prayer for Israel: English (p. 196) 3) Prayer for Peace (p. 197) 4) Hatikvah (p.197)

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DEMYSTIFYING AND REFRAMING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING Sinai Akiba 311 Jessie Mallor PBL is a buzzy little acronym that can get thrown around a lot, but without a lot of clarity or sense of how to actually create meaningful, relevant, and rigorous learning experiences for your students that remain authentic for you as a teacher. In this workshop, we will review some examples of PBL in a high school classroom (the good, the bad, and the ugly), review and reflect on best practices in PBL, and work with each other to construct strategies to use this powerful technique in our home communities.

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5:00-6:30PM

5:00-6:30PM

PRODUCTIVE RESPONSES IN THE WORKPLACE Sinai Akiba 260 Helene Kornsgold In this workshop, three work related scenarios will be presented. Along with each scenario are various Jewish texts which relate to the subject matter. Participants will work in groups to answer the set of questions related to the scenario.

The goal of the workshop is to give people additional “tools” to aid them in their professional work relationships, even when others are not acting in a respectful manner.

CAMPAIGN IN A BOX: RSA (RELIGIOUS SCHOOL ACTIVITIES) Sinai Akiba 253 Sherri W. Morr The purpose of this hands-on workshop is to show teachers and parents useful information on creating and maintaining a religious school campaign fund.

Participants will leave the session with concrete ideas for getting started, crafting a campaign outline, sample program ideas, defined campaign activities, and a structure to manage fund requests. The campaign structure includes students participating in projects that contain a “pay it forward” concept, engaging grandparents, friends, and family.

POWERFUL LEARNING: WHAT IS IT? HOW CAN I TELL? Sinai Akiba 300 Cyd Weissman Four practices equal powerful learning. Engage with the four practices so you and your team can quickly apply them. Then use a newly developed protocol (Rosov Consulting, The Jewish Education Project, and The Experiment in Congregational Education) to assess to what degree they are in use. Use this protocol with staff to develop practice. Use this new tool with lay leaders to understand the change that is afoot.

APPLYING COOPERATIVE LEARNING CONCEPTS TO JEWISH EDUCATION Sinai Akiba 311 Scott Mandel Cooperative Learning is an extremely successful teaching methodology that is being renewed now in the secular educational world, thanks to the new Common Core. This workshop will share the basic concepts of this methodology, applying the ideas and methodologies from secular education to Jewish education.

CREATING COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ARTS Sinai Akiba 327 Judy Sofer This workshop will teach how to create programs that will bring in Jewish community members, whether affiliated or not. The goal is to offer Jews other pathways to be involved in Jewish cultural activities that are outside of the synagogue framework through common interests in the arts.

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HEBREW SCHOOL “FEAR FACTOR”: CREATING A NEW PARADIGM IN SUPPLEMENTARY JEWISH EDUCATION Sinai Akiba 411 Jonathan Emanuel The field of Jewish education has undergone many changes in recent years as our culture evolves and new generation of young Jewish families enter Jewish institutions. Many are seeking strong cultural and community connection while apprehensive about exposing their children to religious institutions, many of whom had negative experiences in Hebrew school themselves. There has been much experimentation, some tweaking older models, others throwing out the “Hebrew School” format completely in favor of new innovations and structures trying to capture this elusive demographic of young families. In this session we will look at various innovations in Jewish Education, as well as the models which have sustained us as a community for generations, in order to understand the trajectory of family engagement in the United States today. We will look at past generations of American Jewish culture in order to better grapple with today’s challenges, and explore the deeper questions like: why we need to provide Jewish values in the lives of children? And is education just a tool to bring in new members into institutions?

SHAKE THAT GROOVE THING! WORKOUT PLAYLISTS AND OTHER CLEVER WAYS TO INTEGRATE JEWISH MUSIC INTO ADULT EDUCATION AND DAILY LIFE Sinai Akiba 313 Susan Colin Too often, Jewish educators lose touch with the pleasures and purposes of music—inside and outside of the classroom. Music holds myriad possibilities for helping teachers refresh their creative selves and open their imaginations. It also is a unique approach for inviting students more deeply into the world of Jewish texts and values. How can we learn to hear and feel music within us? How can we learn to share that experience with our students? This 90-minute workshop will explore how modern Jewish music will both restore your soul and set your students free. The interactive class will experiment with music in several immediately useful ways, including listening to the music, building classroom playlists by need or age or topic, and much more. No musical talent or knowledge necessary!

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FOUNDATIONS OF HOLY COMMUNITY Sinai Akiba 320 Mimi Feigelson What does it mean to be holy? What does it mean for a community to be holy?

What are the foundations—theological, spiritual, and practical—that our Chassidic Masters have left us to assist in building a community that is holy? A community that not only embraces all that knock on its door, but rather a community that creates the ultimate space for each of its members. “The congregation of the children of Israel” and “You shall be holy” are the challenges that stand in front of us as teachers, educators, rabbis, lay leaders, congregants, and participants.

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PROCESS VS PRODUCT: ART IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOM

Sinai Akiba 337 Paula Hoffman Is your early childhood classroom set up to encourage and inspire children to engage in art experiences of their own choosing? Are they able to freely explore techniques, tools, and materials? Do they have enough time to create, and can they come back to their work later, or tomorrow? Or do all of the children make the same shofar, hanukkiah, seder plate, and without the child’s name on the project you wouldn’t know who made it? Whose art is it—yours or the child’s? In this workshop, we will explore a variety of art materials, but more importantly, we will look through the Jewish lens at how teachers can move away from project art throughout the year, including the holidays, and encourage the creativity of the children to flow.

PICTURING JEWISH HISTORY FOR TEENS Sinai Akiba 309 Susan Cohn Looking for a stimulating opportunity for your teens that will totally engage them in Holocaust learning? We commemorate Kristallnacht by having students examine how it was a turning point in the treatment of Jews in Germany and Austria. Taught within the context of the post B’nei Mitzvah Holocaust curriculum, the goal of the learning is to personalize for students what happened on November 8, 1938. We start with our students’ own photographs as a way connect them to young Jews in Germany and Austria before the Nazi rise to power.

We then use interview excerpts and photographs from www.Centropa.org to learn first-hand memories of Kristallnacht. Come ready to use your smartphone during the session (kids love this).

WHISPERS OF SHEMA Sinai Akiba 331 Helene Kates Learn tools to help your students connect with Kavannah to the Shema and other prayers. In this interactive session we will use song, movement, and meditation to develop skills that can be brought into the classroom to help your students connect to prayer. Explore together the power of connection to a deeper part of ourselves. This is a method that works across learning styles and levels, and has had great success with children with ADHD and Autism. A CD of Helene’s music is available for purchase.

ABRAHAM’S TENT: PEACEMAKING THROUGH INTERFAITH EDUCATION

Sinai Akiba 329 Batya Podos This workshop will explore how to create meaningful interfaith experiences involving youth and families. We will explore a model of a working interfaith camp which brings together Jewish, Christian, and Muslim children through shared tradition, stories, and experiences, and how you can transfer that model to other interfaith activities. Topics we will explore will include themes, curriculum, balance of faiths, opening dialogue, collaboration, and “buy in”, parent involvement and activities that continue the momentum after the event is over.

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BEING THE MASTER OF YOUR MASTER STORY: FINDING YOUR PERSONAL TRUTH Sinai Akiba 314 Janie Grackin, Dante Gordon Every teacher has a story that is told and retold. What is your story? What is the lesson you are teaching? Finding your personal TRUTH and how it changes your classroom by enhancing your curriculum with personal vision. “Some of those stories are ours; some belong to those we meet while on the road. None of our accounts are complete. No matter where we are in the adventure, as it says in our haggadah, it is a story whose shining conclusion is yet to unfold.” -R’ Billy Dreskin RELATIONAL TEACHING Sinai Akiba 256 Debi Swedelson Mishael Ron Wolfson’s most recent book discussed the necessity of our synagogues becoming less program focused and more relationship focused. Debi takes this concept into the classroom to show teachers the importance of establishing appropriate bonds with students to deepen the classroom experience. Jewish Educators are teaching more than subject matter; they are modeling a lifestyle.

A teacher who can establish a relationship with and amongst her students will significantly increase the impact of their classroom teaching time. This workshop will explore educational theory and principles to support “Relational Teaching.”

Debi provides multiple resources, ideas, and examples that can be used immediately in your classroom.

AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES: USING ONLINE RESOURCES TO CREATE SOCIAL JUSTICE LESSON PLANS Sinai Akiba 409 Marilyn Heiss There has been an explosion of educational resources on the internet, which is a boon to many supplementary synagogue teachers. But the huge amount can be overwhelming when looking to plan a series of lessons. In this workshop we will look at how to take “one from column A and one from column B” to build a lesson plan. We’ll talk about how to find already formatted student handouts to streamline our work. I will model lessons from “What’s Jewish about Social Justice,” a course for middle schoolers created out of online sources.

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SING IN THE NEWCAJE CHORALE (PART I) Sinai Akiba 410 Linda Hirschhorn Study Torah and build community through singing in harmony. Intricately woven two, three, and four part harmonies deepen our understanding of texts, and inspire us to find personal relevance in our prayers. Our sources will include traditional texts from the Siddur, the Tanach, and the wisdom of contemporary and ancient poets and sages. The music will be gratifying to the most experienced of singers, yet accessible to the beginning volunteer. Open your voices and hearts to gorgeous music for Shabbat and the Holidays, including prayers of healing, blessings for our children, and songs for all our life-cycles. The NewCAJE choral will be part of the final evening performance.

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TEACHING JEWISH VALUES: BOOKS, MUSIC, STORIES AND STRATEGIES

Sinai Akiba 258 PJ Schwartz, Emily Aronoff Teck This workshop will offer an explanation and exploration of how picture books, paired with sacred texts, drama, music, art, cooking, digital media, nature, and storytelling will explore, deepen, and reinforce the understandings of Jewish values in developmentally appropriate ways for both educators and students. This approach is ideal for religious school, day school, supplementary school, or early childhood educators (focus will be on engagement strategies and content most appropriate for students age 3 until 3rd grade). Participants will emerge from the session equipped to implement new strategies and will be empowered to create their own materials as well as access resources designed for them, featuring the work of The Legacy Projects, curriculum created to teach Jewish values using children’s literature available at no cost at www.JewishLearningMatters.com.

INTERPLAY TORAH STUDY Rickles Gym Cassandra Sagan Playing for the Sake of Heaven! Step into the Living Torah. We will use InterPlay’s simple, improvisational forms, including voice, movement, story, stillness, witnessing, and noticing to discover and embody our own personal connections and insights into the week’s Torah portion. For Recovering Serious People and Cultural Creatives alike! InterPlay has been in existence for 25 years, and has leaders and groups practicing and playing in over 55 cities on 5 continents.

THE DAY THE TALMUD WAS CREATED Sinai Akiba 325 Joel Lurie Grishaver This session will include a context in which to put Talmud, an understanding of the nature of Talmud, and a chance to study a piece of Talmud. This session is designed to give you everything you need to know when you run into a text that says, “The Talmud.”

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NEWCAJE IN CONCERT 8:00-10:15PM

SINAI TEMPLE, ZIEGLER HALL Produced by Sam Glaser

MC David Weiss Featuring:

Ellen Allard Sam Glaser Todd Herzog

Saul Kaye Susan Shane Linder Mark Schiff

And Rising Stars: Lior Ben-Hur—Sol Tevel Janeen Heller Kosha Dillz Rebekah Mirsky Ashira Hamilton Anthony Mordechai-Tzvi Russell After the concert, please leave the Sinai Temple building quietly and quickly.

We must be out by 10:45pm due to neighborhood sound ordinances.

LATE NIGHT PROGRAMS @ 10:45PM UCLA DeNeve Plaza Room

KUMSITZ

After evening programming there will be an open Kumsitz – a musical party of melodies and mayhem. Bring your guitars, drums, voices, and spirits and come laugh and play! Join us and the other non-sleepers!

10:45pm–11:30pm WHAT IS JEWISH ABOUT LAUGHTER? UCLA DeNeve Lounge A1 Julie Plaut Warwick Come and Laugh with a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader. Laughter yoga is the latest health craze with more than 7,500 different clubs in 75 different countries!

It combines yogic breathing and unconditional laughter with laughter exercises, gibberish and laughter meditation. 10 minutes of hearty laughter is equivalent to 20 minutes of running, swimming and rowing… Children laugh 300 times a day and adults on average laugh 10 times. Come bring your inner child out and play!

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MONDAY, AUGUST 11th 2014 7:30AM------------------------------------------Shacharit 7:00-9:00AM--------------------------Breakfast (Dorms) 9:00AM-12:00PM--------------------------Workshop 2A 9:00-10:30AM------------------------------Workshop 2B 10:00AM-6:15PM-------------------------Exhibitor Area 10:30-11:00AM--------------------------------------Break 11:00AM-12:30PM-------------------------Workshop 2C 12:15-1:45PM---------------------------------------Lunch 12:30-1:45PM----------------------------------Luncheons 2:00-5:00PM--------------------------------Workshop 3A 2:00-3:30PM--------------------------------Workshop 3B 3:30-4:00PM-----------------------------------------Break 4:00-5:30PM--------------------------------Workshop 3C 5:45PM-----------------------------------Mincha/ Ma’ariv 5:45-6:45PM---------------------------------------Dinner Wine and Soda Sponsored by The Harold Girnspoon Foundation

6:45-7:45PM-------Honoring Danny Siegel; Grinspoon Awards 8:00-8:45PM------------------------------------ArtsFest A 8:50-9:35PM------------------------------------ArtsFest B 9:40-10:25PM-----------------------------------ArtsFest C 10:45PM-----------------------------Late Night Programs

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JUMP IN...AND BECOME A STORYTELLER/MAGGID EDUCATOR Sinai Akiba 311 Goldie Milgram, Peninnah Schram What is a maggid? Come consider and explore the fulfilling role of Jewish storytellers as guides. Traditionally, maggidim get to know their students and families; are trained to educate in ways that touch heart and soul; learn how to guide the development of character; and become able to support students on their lives’ journey. Maggidim know where to find just the right story for transforming lives and communities at key moments of learning, crisis, and celebration. In this session we will explore the mitzvot of student-teacher relationships in ways that nourish empathy and illustrate how becoming a trained maggid can energize your teacher-student relationships, classrooms, schools, and communities. Bring your questions as you reflect with four Maggid Master Teachers on the possibility of becoming a maggid as part of your evolving Jewish educator identity, and discover JSE: the Storyteller/Maggid ordination program.

ROOTS OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT: ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN FOUNDING NARRATIVES, 1915-1949 Sinai Akiba 413 Melissa Weintraub This class creates a framework for participants to discuss the birth of each people’s national aspirations, historical pain, and experiences of Israel’s founding.

Participants gain understanding into the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the ways historical narratives continue to shape the negotiating table, and how mutual recognition might help pave a path forward.

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BEYOND OVERWORK & DEPLETING RESOURCES: A STEP TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE Sinai Akiba 320 Jody Rosenbloom Many principals suffer from so many challenges and so little time. How do we integrate new programs, new systems, and new information simultaneously? Try this exercise to bring clarity to your arena and lay some groundwork for future decisions. This workshop is for principals, administrators, school teams, and/or big picture buffs—a session to lighten your load with an activity to focus and develop a programming niche. Participants will map an overview of their program within their unique communal configuration. Facilitator will provide a model and then guide working groups through this tachlis process. You will leave with your “web” and a list of priorities to explore. Compare notes, share strategies, and learn from each other.

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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL REINVENTION: A CASE STUDY Sinai Akiba 315 Michael Rothbaum Are you running a religious school program that makes you really proud? If you could change anything, what would it be? Most importantly, what’s stopping you from making that change? In this workshop, we’ll look at one case study, the reinvention of the Beit Midrash at Beth Chaim, in Danville, California. From visioning to consensus-building, proposal to implementation, we’ll look at the steps involved in making wholesale changes in synagogue religious school settings.

ART PROJECTS & BACKWARDS DESIGN Sinai Akiba 329 Rae Antonoff Art projects can add to any religious education, but how do we ensure that the projects are set up for success in achieving educative depth? The principles of Backwards Design and Project-Based Learning can be applied with some minor modifications to designing art projects within the logistical realities of supplementary religious schools.

LGBT INCLUSIVITY IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY-IT STARTS WITH US Sinai Akiba 309 Becky Silverstein The Jewish tradition teaches that language is a powerful tool. Just as Gd created the world through speaking, we too can create our world through speech. Participants in this session will first review (or learn!) language associated with LGBTQ identity, as well as distinguish between sex, gender, and sexual orientation. We will explore the ways in which sex, gender, and sexual orientation guide our life experience, how this unfolds in the Jewish community, and what we can do to create change and be better LBGTQ allies.

QUALITY FAMILY PROGRAMS...SHOULD THEY BE MESSI? Sinai Akiba 319 George Kelley Using the acronym MESSI, we will explore how to do family programming that is Manageable, Engaging, Safe, Social, and Intellectually Stimulating. Based on the work of a regular Religious School class that takes place weekly as part of our normal program, we will explore how to engage parents along-side their children in a way that reaches both.

EXPLORING MUSIC, MEDITATION, MOVEMENT & MORE AS A WAY TO ENHANCE YOUR CONNECTION TO THE DIVINE Sinai Akiba 325 Ellen Allard Join Ellen Allard, multi-award winning recording artist, performer, composer, and teacher in a participatory workshop to enhance your experience of/with God. Be prepared to move, sing, chant, sit quietly, and journal as we open our creative channels to the Divine.

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WHY OUR CHILDREN CAN’T READ Sinai Akiba 411 Eyal Rav-Noy Hebrew reading has always been the most important skill taught in Jewish schools. So why is it that over 30% of students can’t read Hebrew? This lecture will explain the common errors, mistakes, and misconceptions that found their way into Hebrew reading instruction over the past few decades, and the devastating effect they had on young students. We will also discuss how to inculcate proper reading habits that will lead to accuracy and fluency.

AUTISM IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN OUR COMMUNITIES Sinai Akiba 410 Henny Kupferstein Many classrooms today have at least one student with an autism spectrum disorder. Educating autistic students requires transformative educational methods targeted to student strengths. My evidence-based top-down philosophy relies on gestalt and complex whole processing abilities. This methodology is the reason why my non-verbal autistic piano students achieve tremendous success when taught in this manner. Music education offers a new vocabulary to students with communication differences, so that they can connect to the standard curriculum, and be able to demonstrate their intelligence in alternative ways. Teaching songs for themes of Torah, holidays, and Israel are more than for ruach and recreation.

The neurological bridging that happens in those precious moments help autistic students access previously inaccessible brain areas required for abstract logical thinking in higher academics.

GAMES, STORIES, AND SONG: CREATING MOMENTS OF MEANING IN PRAYER Sinai Akiba 258 Eliana Light How can we make prayer in our Hebrew schools, day schools, and camps more enriching, fun, and meaningful? What if we don’t have control over time, structure, or resources? In this session we will engage with different programs and techniques to bring “moments of meaning” into your services through games, discussion, stories, and metaphors. We will experience these programs for ourselves, and even create our own! You will leave with lesson plans, program ideas, and inspiration to take your services to new heights!

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TEACHING JEWISH VALUES OF LOVE AND FEAR: JEWISH FOOD FOR THOUGHT, THE ANIMATED SERIES Sinai Akiba 260 Hanan Harchol, Leora Kaye Jewish Food For Thought is a free online animated series that teaches Jewish ethics and values to teens and adults through engaging and thought-provoking conversations between Hanan Harchol and his parents. Study with the animator, Hanan Harchol, and Leora Kaye, the rabbi who created the study guides. This workshop will focus on the Love and Fear trilogy. Harchol and Kaye will offer insights into the creation of the episodes and how to creatively use them in varied educational settings.

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THE BEE KEEPER: ENSURING A YEAR OF LEARNING SWEETER THAN HONEY Sinai Akiba 327 Teri Hochberg, Amy Greenspan The opening of school and first few weeks set the tone for the rest of the year.

As Bee Keepers, the teacher must make conscious decisions to ensure a sweet experience for every child while the child builds a foundation of Judaic and Hebraic knowledge. We are stronger, more successful teachers when we perceive our teaching through the lenses of teacher, child, and parent. In this session we will offer strategies incorporating experiential and non-formal learning which will ensure a successful year and excite every learning style. Participants will take home a first-day-of-school tool kit that will bring a lot of buzz to their classroom.

WHAT’S WRONG WITH MITZVAH NOTES? Sinai Akiba 331 Tamar Andrews More and more we see students that are less motivated by the time they get to just middle school. How are mitzvah notes and other techniques in early childhood and elementary schools slowly eroding the natural curiosity and motivation that our students are born with? Find out how to get any aged students excited and motivated as we explore the theories and practical applications to make learning come alive again.

7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE JEWISH TEENS Sinai Akiba 256 PJ Schwartz We all know of Hillel’s famous adage, “If I am not for myself, who will be for me?

But if I am only for myself, who I am? If not now, when?” Even during the times of Hillel did Judaism understand the importance of identity development, and questioned how one relates to his own self, others, and the greater community. In 7 Habits for Highly Effective Teens, Sean Covey identifies 7 habits that can help teenagers develop self-confidence and self-esteem, examine the leader within, and maximize their potential. There are clear links between Covey’s 7 Habits and Jewish values. In this session, we will explore the 7 habits, their connection with Judaism, and how educators can apply them in practical and relevant ways in the classroom. The session is ideal for educators who either supervise or teach high school elective classes, Confirmation, or post-Confirmation.

UP FRONT – MAGICAL TOOLS FOR CAPTURING ANY AUDIENCE Sinai Akiba 253 Michael Mellen Whether your education takes place in a formal or informal setting, pushes for experiential learning, moves beyond the classroom, or is project based, these instant skills, games, attitudes, and knowledge will help anyone with any group of just about any size work more successfully “up front.” Using stories, examples, a list of specific techniques, and small group practice, you will have fun learning practical and immediately usable methods to stand tall in front of a group. We will also discuss ways to transfer these techniques to faculty, teens, other youth leaders, and learner-leaders who may be in front of groups.

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PEOPLE OF THE BOOK OR PEOPLE OF THE NOTEBOOK Sinai Akiba 313 Eran Vaisben Learn how to use technological innovations, such as Dipity, Prezi, and Xtranormal, as engaging teaching tools that easily connect students with Jewish learning.

This workshop is designed for Jewish religious and day school teachers who are looking for new methods to motivate and stimulate their students about Jewish history, heritage, and ethics. Find out how to establish a 21st century classroom environment through the use of simple but creative online tools.

HEBREW WIZARDS: BRINGING CAMP INTO THE CLASSROOM Gold Hall Deborah Salomon, Lizzie Swan, Gabi Salomon, Noah Swan Teens & Teachers, Rabbis & Cantors, brace yourselves for an exciting new way to teach through games, camp activities, songs & cheers. Our magical Wizards Boards are great teaching tools which help create an interactive experience. We will teach you how to transform your classroom into camp, and forever change the way you think as a teacher. We will show you hands-on ways to bring FUN into your classroom, and teach you how to do it yourself. We will gift you a Wizards bag of clever tools that you will cherish in your classroom. From games & races, to songs that teach, you will love BECOMING A WIZARD! WHAT’S JEWISH ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE? THE JEWISH WAY OF GIVING Sinai Akiba 300 Danny Siegel People talk a lot about tzedakah and tikkun olam. But sometimes our discussion of these ideas turns generic, and the words are stand-ins for any good work in the world. There are distinctly Jewish values and methods to giving tzedakah and to bettering the world. Join Danny Siegel, author of “Danny Siegel’s Bar and Bat Mitzvah Mitzvah Book: A Practical Guide For Changing the World Through Your Simcha� and “Who, Me? Yes, You! -- Danny Siegel’s Workbook To Help You Decide Where, When, Why, and How You can Do Your Best Tikkun Olam,� to learn the traditional Jewish values and concepts behind the Jewish way of giving and acting toward social justice. You’ll be able to teach these texts and ideas to your students, and enrich their understanding of why and how they are participating in tikkun olam.

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RECIPE FOR SUCCESS: A HANDFUL OF TIPS FOR NEW TEACHERS (AND OF COURSE GOOD REMINDERS FOR THE REST OF US) Sinai Akiba 337 Jodi Salzman Ingredients are as follows: t UTQ PG 7JTJPO o 3FWJFX MFTTPO QMBOOJOH BOE JUT JNQPSUBODF t 5CM PG &EVDBUJPO o 1SFQBSBUJPO UBDUJDT XJMM CF TIBSFE t $VQ PG 4USVDUVSF o Teach strategies to best set the “temperature� of the classroom. t %BTI PG #FIBWJPS .PEJĕDBUJPO o Share a basic model for positive reinforcement. t " XIPMF MPU PG *EFBT 1SPWJEF MFTTPO QMBOT UIBU XFSF FČFDUJWF t MC PG 3FTPVSDFT 1SPWJEF IBOEPVUT TUSBUFHJFT UP VUJMJ[F NBESJDIJN t " TQSJOLMF PG B 2VFTUJPO BOE "OTXFS TFTTJPO Directions: Mix all ingredients together in your classroom every day, and we will make a full serving of SUCCESS!

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SPIRITUALITY CATALYSTS FOR FALL PROGRAMMING Sinai Akiba 409 Nina Gelman-Gans With the school year just around the corner, it’s time to stock up on spirituality tools. Nina will share her favorite hands-on, interactive, creative, and engaging ideas for infusing spirituality into family programming for school, home, and onthe-go. Examples will embrace the Shabbat table, the power of blessings, doing mitzvot, and methods for building a sense of community. We will also explore the concept of When is God, including materials developed by Pat Lukens and Marthajoy Aft, and inspired by Rabbi Lawrence Kushner. This session uses materials that are available for purchase from Pitome Publishing, but all participants will walk away with inspirations and some take-home material.

BRINGING PJ LIBRARY INTO THE CLASSROOM Sinai Akiba 331 Rachel Rothstein PJ Library books are an amazing resource for families, but they can also be a great resource for the classroom! Find out how you can bring the books kids are receiving at home to life in the classroom and deepen the connection to families.

FROM TOT SHABBAT TO HAVDALAH Sinai Akiba 315 Susan Shane-Linder There are no age limits to teaching children about Shabbat, havdalah, and being Jewish through fun, catchy, and interactive songs. Children of ALL ages can learn about their customs, heritage, and religion from the moment they’re born. They will learn about when the Sabbath begins and when it ends. We’ll sing songs for being Jewish every day. They should begin learning about their heritage from infancy and continue to celebrate it throughout their lives. Come ready to sing and feel good.

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CELEBRATING OUR MULTICULTURAL HERITAGE: TEACHING ABOUT JEWISH HOLIDAYS FROM A MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVE Sinai Akiba 258 Ruth Abusch-Madger Dipping plantains in sugar for Rosh Hashana. Celebrating Maimuna. Eating ravioli on Purim. The diversity of historic and geographic Jewish experiences has given way over time to many unique and wonderful Jewish holiday traditions. In this workshop we will look at the ways in which a multicultural perspective on customs and holiday narratives can not only add breadth of content to existing programs, but can also deepen an understanding of the multicultural nature of Jewish peoplehood. Participants will have opportunities to share from their own classroom experiences. Expanding on familiar themes will undoubtedly give you new insights into the holidays and help create a more inclusive and welcoming learning community.

HOW TO TURN YOUR CLASS INTO A SACRED COMMUNITY Sinai Akiba 337 Joel Lurie Grishaver This session will be practical, experiential, and hands-on. Skills will include: Checking In, the Kippah Activity, Friendship (texts), Grouping Workshop, Life Raft Story, QR Code’s Activity, Midrash Making, and Project Based Learning. All for the purpose of helping students learn how to be part of a Sacred Community.

CHANT: A MELODIC MARATHON IN A WORLD THAT LOVES TO SPRINT Sinai Akiba 327 Jay LeVine The practice of chant is powerful and transformative, but not as easy as it sounds.

Repetition, careful listening, and patience are required to open up your heart and connect you to yourself and those around you. This workshop will provide learning through experience by chanting a simple melody, as well as exploring the goals and methods of Jewish chant. We will study excerpts from books by Shefa Gold and Joey Weisenberg. This session is appropriate for anyone who teaches music or who likes to sing, but also for those who doubt their voices—the beauty of chant is that vocal ability is not important.

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DOES THE BUCK REALLY STOP HERE? Sinai Akiba 309 Kate O’Brien Today you are teaching in a third grade classroom or planning experiential trips for camp counselors. Suddenly, you’re tapped on the shoulder. Mazal tov! You are the Director. Assistant Director. Associate Director. It is Monday morning. How did you get here and what do you do now? This leap in Jewish leadership can be fraught not only because you are faced with new responsibilities, fear, and excitement, but also because of dramatic shifts in power that we rarely discuss. This workshop is about you and the power of your stories to reduce fear and shore up resilience, whether you are a new director or a seasoned one. Together we will use discussion, storytelling, games, and art to open ourselves to new possibilities as Jewish educational leaders. You will come to learn how to use your colleagues, your Jewish tradition, and your educational expertise as your greatest assets.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND JEWISH EDUCATION Sinai Akiba 314 Russel Neiss Traditional Jewish texts and contemporary copyright law help frame a conversation for examining the implications of both in 21st century Jewish education.

Through some text study, case studies, and guided conversations we’ll gain a broader understanding of the complexities of using someone else’s creative work in our classrooms. Topics include best practices for using copyrighted material without getting yourself or your institution sued, educational fair use, student ownership of work, alternative licenses like Creative Commons, and more.

RE-ENVISIONING OUR RELIGIOUS SCHOOL TEFILAH: AN EDUCATOR’S APPROACH FOR 2ND-6TH GRADES Sinai Akiba 253 Jay Rapoport Hear about (and experience) a new approach we implemented for Religious School Tefilah with our elementary grades at Congregation Rodeph Sholom in New York City. After years of struggling to create a meaningful spiritual experience for students, our education team dedicated time to writing a lesson plan for Tefilah each week. Without adding time or eliminating elements, we added a learning component to our weekly Tefilah to explore a different prayer moment in depth each time, and incorporated opportunities for children to talk, move, listen, and enjoy media. We will explore our successes and challenges through demonstration, (age-appropriate) participation, and discussion. Participants will receive a sample lesson plan and strategies for adaptation in your community.

HAZACHAL HARA’EV (THE HUNGRY CATERPILLAR) AND OTHER CLASSIC TALES—USING CHILDREN’S LITERATURE TO TEACH BEGINNING HEBREW Sinai Akiba 256 Lillian Kowalski Using stories and books with which your students are already familiar is a great way to introduce new vocabulary and concepts in your beginning Hebrew classes. What better way to learn about food then going through the week with HaZachal HaRa’ev (The Hungry Caterpillar)? What can you find in both the room of Lailah Tov Yare’ach (Good Night Moon) and your own classroom? What really happens in Eretz Yitzurei HaPereh (Where the Wild Things Are) that is so fascinating? And when you feel just like Alexander v’ha’yom ha’ayom v’norah v’garu’a v’lo tov bichlal (Alexander and the No good . . . ), sometimes all you need is something with which to relate. So come and re-investigate these classic children stories and begin sharing them with your students immediately—start the school year off with excitement and enthusiasm!

IDEAS AND TECHNIQUES OF EXPERIENTIAL JEWISH EDUCATION Sinai Akiba 300 Jason Gitlin Explore some of the core attributes that shape experiential Jewish education, and discuss opportunities for integrating experiential approaches into your settings.

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POP CULTURE ISN’T SCARY! Sinai Akiba 260 Emilia Diamant Our students consume popular culture for hours everyday—TV shows, social media, music, movies, apps, and more. Come talk about WHY you should use pop culture in your classroom, and then get some tools about HOW to use it.

There’s theory behind the use of pop culture, so it’s not just “trying to be hip,” but rather an authentic way to connect with young people. We’ll look at a few case studies of successful pop culture lessons, and work to identify ways to integrate pop culture into every setting we teach in.

THREE JEWISH TEXTS YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF Sinai Akiba 313 Etta King What makes a text a Jewish text? How can Jewish texts provide opportunities for students to develop meaningful relationships, explore their own identities, and build connections between the Jewish past and their own futures? Dive into three little-known Jewish texts, discuss how to use them in your community, and leave with a new set of tools that will help you bring deeper, more dynamic Jewish content to learners of all ages.

“SOMEDAY A TELLER WILL ARISE FROM AMONGST THEMSELVES”: EXPLORING THE POWER OF ADOLESCENT DIARY ENTRIES DURING THE HOLOCAUST Sinai Akiba 411 Emily Weisberg We will explore how to introduce those targeted by the Nazis by using Salvaged Pages, Alexandra Zapruder’s collection of diaries by young people during the Holocaust. Along with Facing History and Ourselves’ pedagogy, strategies, and tools, we’ll examine how to bring history alive for students through the testimonies of young people to whom they can relate. We’ll also look at how the use of primary source documents is a resonant way to enhance and deepen our understanding of historical events, and a wonderful tool to help students reflect and find their own voice. Ideal for any Jewish Education professional interested in exploring new, resonant ways of engaging with Holocaust Education. This session will provide tools, resources and strategies for bringing these concepts into your school and classroom in a dynamic, meaningful way.

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ULTIMATE THOUGHTS: WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT THE AMIDAH? Sinai Akiba 319 Sam Glaser The Amidah (or Shmoneh Esrai) is referered to in our texts as “Tefila” or THE prayer. It is the apex of our services but is often rushed, abbreviated, misunderstood, and requires something with which our students are especially challenged: sustained focus. This workshop is designed to analyze the origin and intent behind this crucial series of blessings, as well as to suggest methodologies for improving our spiritual experience with each repetition. We will decode the genius of the text, highlighting hidden patterns and opportunities therein for helping our students achieve personal and national transcendence.

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SEEGER SONGS Sinai Akiba 410 Sue Horowitz, EJ Cohen Pete Seeger was a humanitarian and a social activist. Through his music, he changed the world and brought people together in a powerful way. We will discuss how we can use these songs to teach Jewish morals and ethics, and in a prayer setting. This workshop is appropriate for anyone who wants to use music to teach and connect people. There will be song sheets to use and take home to your community. Come prepared to sing, sing, and sing some more.

WHAT’S SO JEWISH ABOUT PROJECT BASED LEARNING? Sinai Akiba 325 Batsheva Frankel Project Based Learning is one of the biggest buzz words in education today.

What is it? How do we do it? How do we make sure that our PBL is truly Jewish in content and in process in a non-superficial way? In this interactive workshop, participants will simulate a PBL experience in order to understand what it is, and learn how to create PBL lessons that reflect the depth of Jewish learning. Please bring a Laptop, tablet, or smart devices.

MUSICAL MIDRASH AND THE MODERN PIYUT: ONE ARTIST’S SPIRITUAL JOURNEY THROUGH TORAH AND TEFILAH Sinai Akiba 329 Joe Black Jacob becomes Israel (“struggling with God”) after wrestling with the “Ish.” His name is a metaphor for the spiritual journey that each of us experiences as we uncover our relationships with God, Torah, and Israel. Throughout history, Jews have created midrashim and piyyutim that reflect this process. In this workshop, Rabbi Joe Black will share his journey, music, and poetry.

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Lunch will be served at buffet tables on the 3rd floor for luncheon participants only, starting at 12:30pm.

Luncheon discussions will be held from 12:45-1:45pm.

1.) EDUCATORS IN BOTH NON-PROFIT AND FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES. ALSO INDEPENDENT EDUCATORS — Sinai Akiba 300

3.) SONG SWAP — Sinai Akiba 329 4.) HOW SHALL WE ADVOCATE NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY FOR MORE MONEY FOR JEWISH EDUCATION AND FOR JEWISH EDUCATORS? — Sinai Akiba 311 5.) JEDLAB LIVE — Sinai Akiba 313 6.) FORUM ON ISRAEL TODAY — Gold Hall Cyd Weissman and Melissa Weintraub invite you to lunch. They will create a safe and respectful place to sort out your feelings about the war in Israel and the peace that will follow. You will be able to listen to colleagues feelings without judgment (those are the ground rules of our gathering). You will have time to eat and to ask any question at all that you have about what’s happening, what should be shared with our students in the fall, and how to answer their challenging questions.

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“YES, AND!”: IMPROVISATION IN THE CLASSROOM Sinai Akiba 319 Margaret Smith No matter how much one prepares for a lesson, classroom teaching always involves an element of the unexpected. Come learn how the basic techniques of improvisational theatre can improve your teaching practice and help you prepare for those “what now?” moments in the classroom. Participants should come ready to move and to play!

DUCT TAPE TALLIT! Gold Hall Janie Grackin Inspirational and artistic, bold and creative, the Tallit as an art form and ritual garment enters a New Age. YOU can make a Tallit for yourself or a loved one in just one session. Yes, you can! Stories, ideas, instruction, assistance, and the opportunity to make a memory that will touch your heart forever! All materials and instruction book included. Class size strictly limited to 24 participants.

THE SOUL OF JUDAISM: NURTURING THE INNER LIVES OF JEWISH STUDENTS Sinai Akiba 331 Jay LeVine We will explore perspectives on spirituality in education and how best to nurture spirituality in various Jewish educational contexts. This workshop is geared towards all who value the inner lives of students, are looking for theoretical frameworks or practical tools in teaching spirituality, or question the nature and value of spirituality. We will study excerpts from Rachael Kessler, Parker Palmer, and others as catalysts for our thinking. We will experience a model of spirituality in education with a chance for participants to practice facilitating, and then discuss its application to Jewish contexts.

SHEMATI, I HEAR YOU! ITS TIME TO MOVE ON! TELLING OUR STORIES AND WRITING NEW ONES: TRANSFORMATIONAL RITUAL TO HELP YOU RECOVER FROM YOUR OLD RELATIONSHIP AND MOVE FORWARD Sinai Akiba 325 Julie Plaut Warwick Have you gone through a change in your relationship or professional status? Join Julie Plaut Warwick for a workshop in transforming your life. In this workshop we will tell our stories, change our perspectives, and rewrite our new stories.

Learn how to honor your old relationships (personal or professional) and move forward. Please bring something with you that you would like to transform (I will provide some extras as well). This item will be cut and you will create something new and beautiful with it. Items can include but are not limited to pictures, clothing, ritual objects (must be able to be cut). The end result of this workshop will be a very personal beautiful piece of art that will transform your perspective and encourage you to move forward in your life.

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COLLABORATION ACROSS SUPPLEMENTAL SCHOOLS Sinai Akiba 409 Yechiel Hoffman, Adrianne Pasternak, Johannah Sohn Three schools, three synagogues—one network. Learn about our process, success, and struggles as we have committed to collaboration. We have merged curriculum, created a fresh model, and did it all with stakeholder buy-in. Come hear about what is working and what isn’t as we prepare to launch into the school year.

SONGS WITHOUT WORDS Sinai Akiba 311 Malka Rappaport From time immemorial, song has been the most natural way for humans to praise God. Judaism is replete with songs, niggunim, and psalms set to music that speak to the mystery and majesty of God, and elevate our spirits. Though wordless, niggunim have the power to transport us from the world of the mundane to the wholly spiritual. Participants will experience some of Judaism’s most beloved niggunim, ranging from Chassidic to Carlebach, and discuss what makes them successful as spiritual tools. Participants will also have the opportunity to compose an original niggun and share it with the workshop.

WHEN JUDAISM CHANGED FROM A NATION TO A RELIGION: A BARGAIN WITH MODERNITY THAT DEEPLY AFFECTS OUR JEWISH IDENTITY TODAY Sinai Akiba 300 Cherie Koller-Fox For 1,800+ years, Jews lived in the Diaspora as a nation in exile with their own languages, laws, and social institutions. Their status also brought them severe civil disabilities that excluded them from participation in public life. When the Jews of France made a deal with Napoleon, it changed their status and ours. We will look closely at this important moment in history and talk about what was gained and what was lost, and how their decision affects our lives in the 21st century, our Jewish identity, and our relationship to Israel.

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A NEW-OLD ALTERNATIVE FOR IMPROVING HEBREW DECODING FLUENCY Sinai Akiba 320 Rae Antonoff More often than not, once students reach the minimal level of decoding skills required in Hebrew school, the only path for improvement offered is continued drilling of prayer reading. In recent years, Rae has experimented with introducing Trope to students ages 9-12 who meet a minimum level of readiness (decoded the entire V’ahavta), with wildly successful results: students not only learn the V’ahavta chant more accurately through the Trope than rote learning, but developing Trope skills boosts decoding accuracy and enthusiasm for Hebrew learning, though more research is needed to ascertain the exact strength and nature of the connection. Rae will present the methods she uses for teaching Trope, her observations, successes, and challenges from the past several years of incorporating Trope into Hebrew education well before B’nai Mitzvah, and will discuss possibilities for the future role of Trope in modern Jewish education.

INNOVATIVE B’NEI MITZVAH FAMILY PROJECT Sinai Akiba 260 Susan Cohn, Dennis Masur Looking for a new, unique program for 7th grade B’nei Mitzvah students and families? It’s called “Silver Stars” (reference to Hannah Senesh “Yesh Kohavim”).

This innovation in Bar/Bat Mitzvah Family projects, using current technology along with traditional family values and stories, allows children to learn the family stories from parents, and parents to learn from children how current technology can enrich those stories. Families are asked to learn about the life of an older relative and find a comparable story to tell from www.Centropa.org. Students and parents together, under the guidance of school faculty, create a 3-minute movie that tells the two stories. A Gala movie night is held, and families in the class come together for the movie premiere. During this session we will screen students’ movies and share teaching strategies and educational materials.

TREE OF LIFE YOGA IN THE CLASSROOM Sinai Akiba 329 Rivkah Coburn Experience the mitzvah of Shema in this alternative classroom workshop. Participants will learn how to embody Hebrew letters and other images from this week’s Torah portion in the form of fun yoga poses that people and children of different abilities can do. Participants will receive a handout of the model lesson, as well as other materials to create their own Tree of Life Yoga class.

SPEAKING ACROSS CONFLICT Sinai Akiba 327 Melissa Weintraub In this practice-based workshop, we will practice communication skills for having the Israel conversation more constructively. Working with disagreements in the room in live dialogue, participants will learn and practice communication skills they can use with their students to encourage them to speak, listen, and learn through differences.

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NUSACH, SHMUSACH: THE POWER OF PROSODY — A NON-TRADITIONAL LOOK AT MUSICAL TRADITION Sinai Akiba 410 Michael Kates, Helene Kates Our first commandment as a people was to create a calendar. Our first spontaneous prayer as a people was a song. What is the relationship between time, music, and the Jewish people? Where did our music come from? And why is so much of it in a minor key, anyway? Join The Baal Shem Tones as we learn how to harness the power of prosody for creating meaningful new Jewish music.

HOW TO BECOME A JEWISH RAPPER IN 90 MINUTES Sinai Akiba 256 Rami Even-Esh Ever wonder what it’d be like to totally rebel against your family, quit college, and become a Jewish rapper? Well, you don’t have to do the first two, but you can totally still become the inner rapper you always wanted to be. Pick names, kick rhymes, start battles, create songs, and watch one of the world’s best freestyle rappers give you a personal tutorial on how to slay your future rapper opponents with Jewish rapper slang and swag. Learn how improv and freestyle will help you step it up in every area of your life, all while getting it done in 90 minutes.

SO, WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT GOD? Sinai Akiba 337 Kate O’Brien It is the question many of us—teachers, administrators, parents—dread. Particularly in Jewish cultural settings. No one asks the question with more urgency than our children. They are bursting with ideas and curiosity about who and what God is, and how God acts or does not show up in their lives. Is there something we must do about God in our schools? In our own lives? Join other explorers in this hands-on workshop that will travel from biblical sources to modern educational theory to toys and games—immediately fun and thought-provoking for you and applicable to your classrooms. Our active experience together and the resources you will bring home will help you welcome the inquiry “So, what do you do about God?” without fear, without judgment, and with great interest in what comes next.

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JEWISH EDUCATION FOR THE YOUNG-AT-HEART Sinai Akiba 411 Jess Kent Our attention is often focused on teaching the children, but what learning opportunities do we provide to the madrichim, parents, clergy, and elders of our community? Stemming from a common dilemma of making Jewish education relevant as one matures, this workshop will delve into a world of possibilities, fun, and growth within “Jewish Education for the Young-at-Heart.” Dynamic ideas will be shared, such as The Jewish Music Box and Ethical Wills. Participants are invited to brainstorm their own ideas and will leave with a preliminary program prompt to share with others.

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OROLAM MUSIC WORKSHOP—ONE GOD Sinai Akiba 314 Lior Ben-Hur Experience the Orolam workshop. We’ll explore the Jewish concept of One God, the relationship between prayer and religion to our understanding of God, and the perception of atheism in Jewish identity. Through the Orolam workshop, students take an experiential musical journey where they explore their Jewish identity, discuss traditional texts, and delve into issues concerning contemporary Israel. The workshop is geared toward students from 3rd graders to adults, with seminars of appropriate educational content and length for each age group.

STOP MOTION LEARNING Sinai Akiba 413 Sarah Lefton This is an experiment. Join Sarah in a stop motion project where we’ll bring the aleph bet to life through claymation. Each participant will take on a letter of the Hebrew alphabet and animate it with clay using very simple technology found in a smartphone. Additionally, each participant will write a script about the letter’s mystical meaning. We will record these mini voiceovers, shoot our films and stitch the whole thing together for release on the internet at a later date. NOTE: the content of this workshop may shift away from Aleph Bet into another area (holiday, etc) depending on attendance.

THE BLESSING OF DIVERSITY: MULTICULTURALISM AND THE MODERN JEWISH COMMUNITY Sinai Akiba 313 Ruth Abusch-Madger America is changing, and along with it the Jewish community. We are nearing a time when no single racial group will be a majority in the United States.

Interracial marriage and biracial individuals are increasingly common. These changes are affecting the Jewish community as well, and have implication not only for how Jews relate to the world beyond our community, but also within our community. Research shows that 20% of Jews identify either as non-white or non-Ashkenazi. For over ten years Be’chol Lashon has been working to understand the implications of this diversity for American Jews. Join us to explore and better understand how American Jewish life is shifting, and how we can address the needs and concerns of a changing demographic reality. We look at how to incorporate all cultural backgrounds into your classroom and community in a way that strengthens the community through its diversity.

KIBBUD AV V’EM: HONORING YOUR PARENTS Sinai Akiba 253 Zachary Lasker Join some Torah lishma (learning for its own sake) on the mitzvah of honoring your parents. If our learning influences your educational practice—so be it!

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THE YAMIM NORAIM THROUGH THE SENSES: ACTIVITIES FOR EXPERIENCING THE HIGH HOLIDAYS Sinai Akiba 253 Jason Gitlin Holiday observances and rituals that involve our hearing, tasting, touching, and moving provide some of the High Holidays’ most profound moments and lessons. This session will explore different activities for students to experience these sensory aspects of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and reflect on their meaning.

REVOLUTIONIZING JEWISH VALUES EDUCATION FOR ADULTS, ONE CLICK AT A TIME: JEWISH FOOD FOR THOUGHT, THE ANIMATED SERIES—TESHUVAH & FORGIVENESS Sinai Akiba 413 Hanan Harchol, Leora Kaye Jewish Food For Thought is a free online animated series that teaches Jewish ethics and values to teens and adults through engaging and thought-provoking conversations between Hanan Harchol and his parents. Study with the animator, Hanan Harchol, and Leora Kaye, the rabbi who created the study guides. This workshop will focus on two episodes which look at Teshuvah and Forgiveness.

Harchol and Kaye will offer insights into the creation of the episodes and how to creatively use them in varied educational settings.

SPIRITUALITY AND THE REAL WORLD Sinai Akiba 300 Tamar Frankiel Is spirituality in conflict with the world we live in? Does institutional religion stifle spirituality? How do we allow for spiritual feelings to arise naturally in children . . . and what does spiritually look like among teens? What about people of any age who are facing crises in their families or communities—is there a way to allow difficulties to be spiritual “teaching moments”? And what is our role as educators, Jewish professionals, leaders in the community? The session will include basic principles, examples, and discussion.

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THE COURAGE TO TEACH Sinai Akiba 258 PJ Schwartz In his book, The Courage to Teach, Parker Palmer writes, “we teach who we are,” and invites us into a deeper inquiry about education—teaching and learning—that is often overlooked. It is not the “what” question (what subjects shall we teach?) nor the “how” question (what methods and techniques are required?) nor the “why” question (for what purpose and to what ends do we teach?). It is the “who” question: who is the self that teaches? Parker Palmer explores the inner landscape of the teacher’s life along three related pathways—intellectual, emotional, and spiritual. In this session, we will explore these pathways, and take the opportunity for us to explore what it means to be the best teacher we can be.

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THE JOY OF JEWISH DANCE Rickles Gym Bruce Bierman Miriam was our first prophetess to bust a move. King David’s mourning was turned into dance. Rebbe Nachman of Bratzlav danced his blues away, encouraging his Hasidim to ‘always be in joy’. Join a Jewish dance and arts specialist as he shares over 20 years of bringing world dance, music, and creative movement into the classroom. The workshop will include a Yemenite drum jam, Hebrew letter warm-up stretches, and a journey through the many rhythms of Jewish dance and music including: ecstatic Hasidic, Yemenite funk, hot village Klezmer, and Israeli Folk dance. Live music featuring Lior Ben-Hur and Achi Ben Shalom. No experience necessary. Wear comfortable shoes. Bring your timbrels and drums!

EDUCATORS BUILDING SACRED COMMUNITY Sinai Akiba 411 Kenneth Cohen Dr. Ron Wolfson said, “Newcomers who enter the synagogue feel unwelcome, ignored, intimidated, and put off by the reception they receive when they walk into a Jewish setting.” This has to change. As educators, we can help bring about this transformation. We can be active partners in building synagogues where people feel welcomed, valued, and appreciated. We can be the change agents that help young Jews find greater meaning and relevance in their own lives through the Jewish faith. We can do this by modeling it in our classrooms. This workshop will demonstrate the power of the INTERVIEW as an educational tool. Drawing upon Judaism’s moral virtues (middot) you’ll learn how interview techniques can invite curiosity, build safety and trust, and facilitate a deep sharing of unique perspectives—all which contribute to creating inspiring conversations and serve as a vehicle for building community and spiritual exploration within the classroom.

OPENING OUR TENTS AS A MEANS TO MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY Sinai Akiba 327 Becky Silverstein Seeing your life experience reflected in the Torah text is one way it becomes meaningful. This can be a particularly challenging task for women, LGBTQ-identified people, and other marginalized groups. This workshop will use selected texts from the Joseph novella to demonstrate ways in which we can open the text through interpretations that are not usually found in our discourse. We will primarily use the lenses of power, privilege, queer identity and feminism. Traditional and modern commentaries will be included.

PRAYERTECH Sinai Akiba 337 Joel Lurie Grishaver PrayerTech is a multi-platform integrated system that is designed to facilitate student development of Hebrew prayer comprehension and performance skills.

Students log on using a tablet or any computer to work on their own. Through the successful completion of activities, students earn game-time towards major (non-teaching) games that are part of this system. Join us for an introduction to discuss about how PrayerTech will work for the students in your setting.

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THE POWER AND FUN OF EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION IN CLASSROOM SETTINGS (OR ANYWHERE) Sinai Akiba 409 Michael Mellen Experiential education can happen anywhere. Done well, it helps build stronger connections in the brain, deepens relationships, and creates opportunities for engaging meaning-making. Bring past, present, and future experiences to life.

Provide opportunities for reflection, deepened learning of content, and application of the experiences to everyday learning and living. Expand your understanding of the role of educator in our evolving landscape and play with frameworks and techniques for bringing experiential education with you anywhere.

MEET BELLA THROUGH HER LETTER: USING PRIMARY ARTIFACTS IN YOUR CLASSROOM Sinai Akiba 260 Mark Katrikh What can an unstamped letter tossed from a cattle car, which miraculously arrived at its destination, teach us about the Holocaust? Join us as we discover readily available resources in the digital archives of the Simon Wiesenthal Center Library. Engage in a Museum of Tolerance hands-on workshop to examine artifacts, learn their stories, discover their impact, and explore their relevance to history and contemporary issues. Learn to access complementary artifacts online and at the MOT that weave a rich personal narrative of the Holocaust. This workshop will present a lesson plan that can be directly imported into your classroom.

FINDING THEIR OWN TORAH: USING STORYTELLING AND DRAMA TO DEEPEN STUDENT’S UNDERSTANDING Sinai Akiba 329 Batya Podos This workshop is designed to help teachers deepen student understanding and “ownership” of Torah using storytelling and drama techniques which the students themselves apply to the text. With prompts, questioning, and application of narrative structure, students find their own voice, create their own understanding of Torah and its relevance in their lives, and are empowered to become the teachers.

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THE MITZVAH OF MARKETING: TAKING YOUR PROGRAM TO THE NEXT LEVEL Sinai Akiba 309 Brooke Fisher, Bill Fisher As Jewish educators, our jobs are more than a job. They are a passion, a connection to ourselves and our community. Sharing the word about your program is not only essential in bringing more students to receive an amazing Jewish education and connection, but also to help support programming costs. By following a few key principles in advertising, you can spread the word about your program.

As the excitement builds, so will the support your program receives benefiting your whole community. The children in your community, and staff that work so hard to teach them, deserve the best, and marketing is an essential element in providing that. Not creative? Not important. It’s something we can all do. The Mitzvah of Marketing will enable you to take your program to the next level.

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JUST JEWS: TEACHING ABOUT OTHER STREAMS OF JUDAISM Sinai Akiba 315 Paul Solyn Many parents of our students describe themselves as “just Jews,” but we often design schools to teach a specific expression of Judaism—the one with which the congregation identifies. How can we teach accurately and fairly about other forms of Jewish belief and practice, especially when our students will be free, as adults, to change affiliation? In place of “comparative Judaism,” this workshop will explore “integrative Judaism.” We’ll examine ways to focus on similarities instead of differences, themes that cross denominational lines, and the history of Jewish diversity. Drawing on experience from community schools—enrolling students from congregations with different affiliations—we’ll brainstorm about the best ways to teach in our own settings, and about the resources we need. Participants will be invited to pilot a textbook that is under development.

MITZVAH HEROS: ROLE MODELS AND PRACTICAL MITZVAH PROJECTS FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Sinai Akiba 256 Danny Siegel “Mitzvah projects” have permeated the landscape of the American Jewish community, but how can we make sure that the mitzvahs they are participating in are life-changing, meaningful, and impactful, even beyond the project itself? Learn about and from mitzvah heroes and impactful, practical mitzvah projects to excite your students and community to do good in the world. We’ll consider how having mitzvah role models teaches us about the qualities of mitzvah-doers; how well-chosen mitzvah projects can have much larger impacts; and how to make mitzvahs natural and accessible to you, your students, and your community.

SING IN THE NEWCAJE CHORALE (PART II) Sinai Akiba 410 Linda Hirschhorn Study Torah and build community through singing in harmony. Intricately woven two, three, and four part harmonies deepen our understanding of texts, and inspire us to find personal relevance in our prayers. Our sources will include traditional texts from the Siddur, the Tanach, and the wisdom of contemporary and ancient poets and sages. The music will be gratifying to the most experienced of singers, yet accessible to the beginning volunteer. Open your voices and hearts to gorgeous music for Shabbat and the Holidays, including prayers of healing, blessings for our children, and songs for all our life-cycles. The NewCAJE choral will be part of the final evening performance.

ED TECH IN JEWISH ED: A SOLUTION TO ALL OUR ILLS, OR MOSTLY HYPE?

Sinai Akiba 320 Russel Neiss This session will explore the idea that technology’s role in Jewish education is overrated and perhaps should be limited. We’ll examine research and historical examples from the non-Jewish educational world before looking at some failed Jewish ed tech initiatives. In doing so, we’ll try to ascertain what is so appealing about the promise of ed tech despite the lack of evidence to support its efficacy.

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IT’S NOT ABOUT MEANINGLESS SOUNDS—TEACHING TROPE WITH ENGAGEMENT AND MEANING Sinai Akiba 314 Marilyn Heiss You’ll learn a method of teaching the cantillation that is engaging, effective, and teaches the why as well as the how of the trope. This method is appropriate for both b’nei mitzvah students and adults wishing to learn to chant Torah or Haftarah. It can work for many different types of learners, as well as the tone deaf. You will be supplied with materials needed to teach others, or learn to chant yourself, including trope sheets and recordings. Along with the basics, you will get tips that will make both the learning and the chanting a rewarding experience.

TWO-ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE: FROM COPING TO EMBRACING YOUR SMALL SCHOOL Sinai Akiba 313 Lisa Bernstein Find out how one school turned its small size from a liability into an asset.

KIvunim combines some aspects of scouting with teacher-guided, student-directed learning. In two mixed-grade classes, students achieve learning goals and earn badges in six content areas, and progress through levels marked by color rather than grade while working and socializing in a larger cohort. Hear about what our school did, watch some videos demonstrating different student projects, and together we can discuss and share ideas for how the program might be adapted for your small school setting.

IS THE BIBLE TRUE? Sinai Akiba 311 Everett Fox What do you say when students ask this question? What is the Bible’s relationship to factual history? How does the answer to this question affect us as Jews and as teachers? We’ll look at some key passages in Exodus, Judges and Kings, and share approaches to students’ concerns about the issues.

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SOCIAL WORK PRINCIPLES IN JEWISH EDUCATION Sinai Akiba 258 Emilia Diamant While we may not all be therapists, as educators and Jewish professionals we often use therapeutic methods in our work—knowingly or not. When we use active listening, empathy, and relationship building techniques, we are practicing what many social workers do every day. You won’t leave this session with a new degree or a license to practice therapy, but you will gain an understanding of basic Social Work principles and practice using them in everyday situations you may face on the job. Bring an open mind, open heart, and your most frustrating questions.

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NEWCAJE HONORS DANNY SIEGEL

For his life-long contributions to Jewish Education and to CAJE Dining Hall, 6:45pm Danny grew up in the Baltimore area. He came from a caring Jewish family. He describes his mother as a tzadeket, and his father was a general practice doctor.

Danny often talks about learning kindness from the fact that his sister had cerebral palsy. As a teenager he was the international president of USY. He attended the joint program of Columbia and JTS, thinking he might become a rabbi, but other voices called to him. Danny turned his passion to his poetry, which is peppered with Jewish imagery and texts. To this day he writes and publishes poetry.

Danny knew that it was a special privilege to be a Shaliach Mitzvah. Every time he went to Israel, he asked people to give him a dollar or two to distribute. But how to give this money became a burning question for him. He began seeking out good people doing good deeds in Israel. He termed them “Mitzvah Heroes.” There was Rebbetzin Bracha Kapach who distributed food for Passover, and provided wedding dresses and even the wedding itself for poor brides. There was Miriam Mendelow, who taught street people how to bind books for the school children of Jerusalem so they would not have to beg. There was Hadassah Levi who vowed when she recovered from an illness to rescue Down’s Syndrome children from hospitals where they had been abandoned. Danny got to know these people and hundreds of others—many in Israel, but others came to his attention as he travelled the world. There was the chicken lady of Jerusalem and the shoe lady of Denver. There were mitzvah monkeys and dogs and horses.

Danny was hooked, and God revealed his life’s work. In 1981, he founded The Ziv Tzedakah Fund because word spread, and the small contributions he could stuff in his pocket became thousands. He didn’t stop at finding great people—he knew he had to become the teacher of Tzedakah to a generation of kids and their teachers. Every summer he guided USYers to meet these role models of kindness—15,000 over the years learned from him in Israel alone. Most weeks he would lecture in synagogues around the country, teaching kids, adults, and teens the joys of giving. “Why not put a crib in the lobby of the shul and fill it with baby clothes and diapers and toys,” he’d teach. Why not find a personal Tzedakah

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project to mark your becoming a Bar/Bat Mitzvah?” Instead of putting money in a pushke and letting someone else decide where it goes, Danny taught people about Mitzvah Heroes, and urged them to learn how to be one themselves. Week after week he’d tell parents that if they didn’t want a selfish child they had to teach them how to be generous and do the right and just thing—Tzedakah.

Every summer for over 30 years Danny came to CAJE, exhausted from his work in Israel. He taught extraordinary workshops. One year he brought a mitzvah horse to CAJE. It wasn’t enough to talk about the horse, you had to get to know it. He brought his Mitzvah Heroes with him too. Samantha Abel came to teach teachers how to identify kids like herself with special needs. He brought Trevor Ferrell—a teenager who couldn’t stand hunger and homelessness and acted to help people in Philadelphia before he turned 16. He brought Ranya Kelly, a woman who happened on a bin of new shoes being thrown out and ended up collecting and distributing many things people needed. Danny didn’t want to tell you about them. He wanted you to meet and be inspired by their humility and good works. He taught a generation of Jewish teachers how to teach Tzedakah.

They invited him to speak at their Shuls so their congregants and kids could meet Danny and be as inspired as they were by his humility and good deeds.

In 32 years of operation, Danny’s Ziv Tzedakah Fund gave away 14 million dollars. Almost all went to individuals or organizations so small that you always knew exactly where your money went. The organizations all had a face—a Mitzvah Hero. All of this made teaching Tzedakah a breeze. If you contributed money, your money would buy new school clothes for Hadassah Levi’s kids. It bought food for one family in Nachla’ot, Jerusalem, that Bracha Kapach distributed. Miriam Mendelow used your money to pay for dental care or lunches for the people working in her studios. More importantly, you learned that simple, caring people can do great things, and that you can be one of them.

One year, Danny worked with Jon Wolf and Cherie Koller-Fox to do a Tzedakah event at CAJE in Baltimore. They raised the money to bring 20 Tzedakah heroes from the US and Israel to the conference. They devised a program that could be replicated in schools all over the country. There literally was not a school child that wasn’t affected by Danny and the teachers he taught. In 1993, Danny won the Covenant Award for his work in Jewish education. He’s written eleven books on Tzedakah, three for children, four books on Midrash and Halacha, and eleven books of poetry that are often used in Jewish liturgical settings.

Reclaiming Judaism has dedicated their latest collection of mitzvah stories to him: “New Mitzvah Stories for the Whole Family” edited by Rabbi Goldie Milgram and Ellen Frankel. Arthur Kurzweil said in his introduction, “Danny Siegel is a living example of a person so influential and nourishing that his presence on earth has brought about a merging, a kind of holy unification. His words and ideas have become a true part of us. We are a part of Danny’s legacy.”

Danny has made a major contribution to Jewish life and learning. He taught a nation how to give to the people and causes that really matter. For that, and for his contributions to CAJE, we are honored to be able to express our love and gratitude to him at NewCAJE 5.

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NewCAJE INTERACTIVE ARTSFEST 8:00-10:15PM AT SINAI TEMPLE

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Produced by Sue Horowitz

Come celebrate the wealth of Jewish arts through a potpourri of incredible entertainment featuring original music, Israeli and Klezmer dance, a drum circle, and a storytelling/drama showcase.

You are encouraged to visit three different rooms over the course of the evening. Each interactive segment will last 45 minutes.

Part One: 8:00-8:45 Part Two: 8:50-9:35 Part Three: 9:40-10:25

1.) KLEZMER DANCE CELEBRATION

Ziegler Hall Led by Leo Chelyapov and Yale Strom, with dance instructor Bruce Bierman, featuring the Mostly Kosher Klezmer Band:

Leeav Sofer: vocals, clarinet Janice Mautner Markham: violin Casey Solow: vocals Cindy Paley: vocals Will Brahm: guitar

Adam Levi: upright bass Eric Mooku: drums Mike King: trombone Mike Bolger: accordion, trumpet Sam Glaser: keyboards

2.) NASHVILLE STYLE GUITAR PULL SONGWRITER SHOWCASE

Barad Hall

Hosted by Rabbi Joe Black, Featuring: Emily Teck Jay Rapoport Susan Colin Ter Lieberstein

3.) ISRAELI FOLK DANCE

Gold Hall With dance instructor David Dassa

Larry Milder Sam Rosenbaum Wendy Hersh Achi Ben Shalom

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4.) DRAMATIC ARTS

Main Sanctuary Hosted by Rick Lupert

8:00-8:45pm featuring: Cassandra Sagan Batya Podos

Emilia Diamant Dante Gordon

Goldie Milgram Karen Golden

Peninnah Schram Cherie Karo Schwartz

9:40-10:25pm featuring: Beit Teshuva – Freedom Song

Freedom Song is a transformative musical that will shatter the myth of Jews being immune to addiction. By interweaving a Passover Seder with personal stories of addiction, Freedom Song poses one stark question “WHAT ARE YOU A SLAVE TO?” The cast of Freedom Song are actual addicts in recovery that have broken the shackles of drugs, alcohol, gambling, and other destructive behaviors.

Using song and dance, tears and laughter, and an intense post show discussion with our cast, Freedom Song will open your eyes to the real life struggle against the ‘bondage of self ’ that we all fight every day.

5.) MEMBERS OF THE TRIBE DRUM CIRCLE

Kohn Chapel

Led by Jeff Stern, Sponsored by Remo Drums After the ArtsFest, please leave the Sinai Temple building quietly and quickly.

We must be out by 10:45pm due to neighborhood sound ordinances.

LATE NIGHT PROGRAMS: 10:45PM NewCAJE Open Mic Night

UCLA DeNEVE Plaza Room (Dorms) After evening programming there will be an open mic night back at the dorms. First come, first served signup, PA provided. Pick your catchiest, funniest, most interactive Jewish musical moment to share with the group.

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SCHEDULE OVERVIEW

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 12th 2014 7:30AM------------------------------------------Shacharit 7:00-9:00AM---------------------------Breakfast (dorms) 9:00-12:00AM------------------------------Workshop 4A 9:00-10:30AM------------------------------Workshop 4B 10:00AM-7:00PM-------------------------Exhibitor Area 10:30-11:00AM--------------------------------------Break 11:00AM-12:30PM-------------------------Workshop 4C 12:15-1:45PM---------------------------------------Lunch 12:30-1:45PM----------------------------------Luncheons 2:00-5:00PM--------------------------------Workshop 5A 2:00-3:30PM--------------------------------Workshop 5B 3:30-4:00PM-----------------------------------------Break 4:00-5:30PM--------------------------------Workshop 5C 5:30-6:15PM-----------------------------------Receptions 5:45PM------------------------------------Mincha/Ma’ariv 6:00-7:45PM---------------------------------------Dinner 8:00-10:15PM--------------------------Evening Programs 10:45PM-----------------------------Late Night Programs

9:00AM-12:00PM

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USING FILMMAKING TO FIND MEANING Sinai Akiba 320 Batsheva Frankel How can we use filmmaking as a tool for deep Jewish exploration and learning?

How do we make sure the content takes precedent over the tool? Come learn how to use filmmaking—with our smart phones, tablets, laptops, and easy editing programs like imovie and WeVideo—to guide our students to learn enduring lessons in creative ways. Help your students delve into your lessons while teaching them 21st century skills with technology, teamwork, critical thinking, and more.

Bring your smart device, tablet, or laptop with either the imovie or WeVideo app.

MERKAVA MENTORS PRESENTS: SOULSPARK A JEWISH SONGWRITING CAMP Gold Hall Mikey Pauker, Sammy Rosenbaum, Kyna Levi Join us at SoulSpark, an exciting and groundbreaking Jewish Music songwriting camp produced by Merkava Mentors. In the first hour, we will explore the modern Jewish Music landscape, be introduced to Merkava Mentors (a new initiative for the creation of Modern Jewish Music), and engage with a panel of contemporary Jewish songwriters to discuss their personal writing processes. In the second hour, wewill study spiritual text in group and paired hevruta study. In the final hour, we will collectively write a song based off our interpretations of the text, sharing our creation(s) with the group. We’re looking for Jewish musicians, song leaders, songwriters, poets, educators, cantors, and rabbis. Come rock with us!

STORYTELLING: ONCE UPON A MASTER CLASS Sinai Akiba 319 Cherie Karo Schwartz, Peninnah Schram Story is the mirror and memory of our Jewish soul for millennia, preserving and perpetuate our religion, traditions, cultures, and values. Drawing from Tanach, Talmud, Midrashim, diverse Jewish cultures, modern midrash, folktales, family stories, and original tales, learn how to tell and share story treasures in the Oral Tradition. This Master Class will give you confidence and skills to take into your teaching for elementary students through adults. If multiple teachers preside, we will have various level groups learning, and then synthesizing our experiences.

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JEWISH HISTORY TEST KITCHEN Sinai Akiba 337 Etta King Using fresh historical documents, new strategies for investigating primary sources, and a little creativity, we will construct brand-new lesson plans, programs, or activities to use in their classrooms or communities. Just like a test kitchen or a science lab, you will come up with guiding questions and then collaborate to experiment with solutions. For best results, bring a lab partner with similar program goals or from a similar education setting. This session can double as a model for how to lead your staff or colleagues in a creative lesson planning process.

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WORKSHOP 4B

9:00-10:30AM

9:00-10:30AM

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TURNING YOUR PASSION INTO INNOVATION USING CROWDFUNDING Sinai Akiba 260 Amir Give’on In this session I will present Jewcer and the general topic of crowdfunding. I will show how crowdfunding can be used as a cost efficient incubator for Jewish innovations, and that empowerment in the form of crowdfunding leads to greater community engagement. Participants will learn how to use crowdfunding to turn their ideas into real innovations in the Jewish world.

SHIFTING THE MODEL FROM A RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CONTAINED IN A CONGREGATION SETTING TO ONE WITHOUT WALLS Sinai Akiba 258 Jill Eisen Do you have families who cannot or will not come to a regular religious school setting due to traffic, extracurricular activities, different learning styles, or lack of a carpool? This is a nation-wide dilemma facing supplemental religious schools.

Our Baltimore-based synagogue has been studying this issue for over nine years.

We have developed alternative methods to combat this predicament such as the use of Chavurot (groups) and Neighborhood Schools (i.e. satellite schools). The answer is a three-pronged approach; 1) being flexible, convenient, and meeting the personal needs of families: 2) providing consistent high caliber of learning with innovative, hands-on, multi-sensory teaching methods: and 3) outreach and marketing one family at a time. You will learn how to duplicate these approaches.

EINSTEIN, BEES, AND THE SOURCES OF INSPIRATION Sinai Akiba 311 Shlomo Seidenfeld Every person, either consciously or subconsciously, is searching for purpose and inspiration. This workshop will weave Jewish teachings, perspectives, and anecdotes together to offer our Tradition’s prescription for both finding and maintaining inspiration in our daily lives.

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING—BEYOND CHEVRUTA Sinai Akiba 314 Colin Pier-Silver Our tradition has long seen the value in learning collaboratively via chevruta.

In this workshop, we will move beyond read-think-pair-share and experience a variety of collaborative activities to get students of all ages up, engaged, motivated, and learning. You will participate in: corners, fishbowl, inside-outside circle, jigsaw, numbered heads together, roundtable, team word webbing, three-step interview, mix and match, idea wave, claim your space, save the last word for me, say something, and many more. Whether you teach in a day school, religious school, Hebrew school, or Shabbat school, you will walk away with a menu of classroom-tested collaborative activities to use immediately with your students.

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US AND THEM: CREATING INCLUSION AND CONNECTIVITY IN THE CLASSROOM Sinai Akiba 300 Emily Weisberg Using the Facing History and Ourselves resource, “Sacred Texts, Modern Questions: Connecting Ethics and History Through a Jewish Lens,” we’ll delve into the concepts of Areyvut and Universe of Obligation. We’ll explore examples of contemporary and biblical figures who reached out to help those outside their community. Additionally, we’ll examine resources and tools to engage students in the same acts of “Upstander” behavior highlighted in the readings; helping them see that the choices they make, both inside the classroom and out, shape them as individuals and members of their local, and global, communities.

IMPROVING PRAYER AND HOLIDAY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Sinai Akiba 327 Emily Aronoff Teck “Tot Shabbat” and other prayer services for children and their families have become increasingly popular in the past decade. Learn about the basics of pertinent educational, religious, developmental, and psychological theories that might shape decisions made regarding these types of programs, as well as methods and materials that have proven effective for them. Participants are invited to share their own experiences as well as bring questions that relate to the strategic planning, marketing, facilitation, and assessment of family services and programs.

ASSESSMENT! ASSESSMENT! ASSESSMENT! Sinai Akiba 315 Rachel Silverman Did your students learn what you wanted them to learn? Your educational objectives may be set, but how can we ensure that your students have accomplished them? Discover powerful student assessment models geared toward informal Jewish education. Participants will gain the tools to create their own assessment strategies, and leave the workshop with their very own assessment rubric!

BRINGING PASSOVER TO LIFE: MAKING IT MEANINGFUL AND RELEVANT

Sinai Akiba 313 Merav Samara, Brenda Harari Transform your tired Passover unit into a comprehensive, indoor/outdoor 3-week living experience that breathes life into the 2,500 year old story!

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WE LOVE IT, SO SHOULD THE KIDS: MAKING HEBREW FUN Sinai Akiba 256 Stephanie Fields After sitting all day in school, it is so difficult for anyone to imagine wanting to go to Hebrew School. What is it that we can do to change how parents and kids see Hebrew School? How do we set the stage at the beginning of the year for the idea of fun while learning, and how do we keep them interested throughout the course of the year? We will investigate and share some of the best ways to keep our kids interested and excited about learning Hebrew. In this workshop we will welcome iPad’s and smartphones.

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THE MITZVAH HERO HALL OF FAME: A MITZVAH HERO TRAINING PROGRAM Sinai Akiba 411 Anne Andrew The mitzvah hero hall of fame was created to introduce school families (grades 3 and up) to some of Danny Siegel’s Israeli Mitzvah heroes and the work they do to improve the lives of others. Through interactive displays, activities, and reflection questions, the students discover how they too can become mitzvah heroes.

Participants will receive handouts with an overview of the program, and ideas for ways to adapt this format for their own schools.

EXPLORATION DAYS: BREAKING OUT OF THE CLASSROOM Sinai Akiba 331 Natasha Newman Learning isn’t just for the classroom anymore—break out of your shell and take your students on a journey through their five senses. Using multiple stations and locations in any given space, learn how to create a special learning environment designed to engage students with all five of their senses and in multiple learning styles. Students will look forward to these innovative and exciting programs that can be tailored to any curriculum. These exploration days can be used to benchmark learning moments throughout the year, and can be applied to any subject as a way of deconstructing a specific topic (such as holidays or kashrut).

MADRICHIM MADNESS: TEENS THAT STAY INVOLVED Sinai Akiba 409 Brooke Fisher Teens, teens, teens. Many programs struggle with implementing and promoting a successful madrichim program that not only flows, but attracts teens to stay involved post-B’nai Mitzvah. This workshop shares tried and true ideas created and implemented in our program. Teens not only stay active, but make up over 1/4 of our student body. They are empowered to learn, teach, share in Jewish learning, and continue to develop their own Jewish identity throughout their junior high and high school years. If you share our desire to keep teens engaged in your community through their teen years and beyond, come learn new ideas and brainstorm solutions with us. Be encouraged—it can happen!

FOR THE LOVE OF JEWISH CHILDREN’S LITERATURE: A BIT OF HISTORY AND A LOT OF LESSON IDEAS Library Lisa Silverman This workshop will begin with a survey of Jewish American children’s literature from its origins to the present day. We will learn about the different genres, awards, controversies, and triumphs in the field. Many lesson ideas will be presented, along with various recommended bibliographies. Participants will gather ideas about classroom lessons that they can pair with great Jewish literature and share their own experiences or ideas on how they use this literature in classes and communities. This session will highlight many new titles coming out this fall.

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DREAM LAB: HOW CAN WE MOVE THE ARTS TO CENTER STAGE? Sinai Akiba 309 Miriam Heller Stern With a generous ignition grant from the Covenant Foundation, American Jewish University has launched Dream Lab, a think tank of artists and educators imagining how to create a more central role for arts and creativity in Jewish education.

We’d like to engage YOU in our process, and do some of our dreaming at NewCAJE. This workshop will link mind, body, and soul. Come consider the philosophies of R’ Abraham Joshua Heschel, Sir Ken Robinson, and Arts Advocate Professor Elliot Eisner; then lend your voice to illuminate the following dilemmas: How can we better make the case that the arts should not be marginalized, but should be part of everyone’s toolkit of good pedagogy in Jewish education? What will it take to engage more artists to become Jewish educators, and for more Jewish educators to feel at home with the arts? Where can we lead the field?

MUSICAL MAGIC: HEBREW WIZARDS TEACHING THROUGH SONGS Sinai Akiba 413 Deborah Salomon, Lizzie Swan, Gabi Salomon, Noah Swan The Hebrew Wizards Family Band has an award winning CD of 13 original songs which sets the stage for our new release of “Ahava means Love,” 10 songs bringing the theme of One Love for all. Use our music to teach decoding Hebrew, from counting to ten to identifying the colors of the rainbow, to a beautiful Misheberach, Shalom Rav, and Yay to G-d. We’ll show you how to use these great songs to have Kavanah in the Classroom and share the magic of music. You will run back to your school to teach these songs and watch them sing like never before.

We will teach you how easy it is to write your own songs and bring the love of learning through song. DON’T YOU WANNA BE A WIZARD? SOLOMON’S TEMPLE: ITS STRUCTURE AND MEANING Sinai Akiba 253 Everett Fox The First Temple was in some ways unique in the ancient world, and clearly of great importance in the Bible. Looking at the text in I Kings 6-8 and the finds of archaeology, we’ll examine the Temple’s setting in the Iron Age, the possible symbolic meaning of the structure itself, and how the Bible presents this iconic building.

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GUITAR MASTER CLASS Sinai Akiba 410 Laurence Milder Work on those guitar skills while learning several songs from the contemporary Jewish song list. We’ll cover both flatpicking and fingerpicking techniques. You’ll come away knowing how to play better, and also have several new tunes in your repertoire. The emphasis is on skills that can be applied to a range of songs. Bring your guitar and a recording device. Minimum skill level: can play barre chords.

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11:00AM-12:30PM

WORKSHOP 4C 11:00AM-12:30PM

BEIT MIDRASH OF BEST PRACTICES—TAKING IT HOME, KEEPING IT FRESH Sinai Akiba 325 Martina Zobel, Lisa Litman, Jennifer Laytin, Allison Weikel, Elisheva Erlanger, Ellie Goldman, and 2014 Grinspoon Regional Awardees

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We come to NewCAJE to learn. We nourish our souls, we get inspired—almost anything seems possible. Then we go back to our home environment. How do we stay fresh, maintain connections, and further nurture our collective soul? Join this passionate group of EdJewcators as we explore the dynamic ways in which to take our students, our schools, and ourselves to the next level. This will be a highly interactive guided discussion, led by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation Awardees and staff. What will you add to this exchange of ideas?

IT’S IN OUR BACKYARD: THE RISE OF ADDICTION IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY Sinai Akiba 256 Douglas Rosen Addiction is a physical, mental, and spiritual disease that affects people across demographic lines; furthermore, there’s a rise in addiction within the Jewish community, particularly among teens and college-aged students. Over the past 25 years, Beit T’shuvah has helped thousands of people recover from their addictions, see themselves differently, and learn how to live well. Through our Partners in Prevention program, Beit T’shuvah reaches out to middle school and high school age teens, using texts from the Jewish tradition and cutting edge research to illuminate the internal battles each of us faces. In this session, members of our Youth Services department will share their own stories, teach from the material we use in our presentations, and give participants some of the tools we’ve developed to help combat this growing problem within our communities. Participants are encouraged to attend the second session presented by BTS to gain further insight regarding these issues.

“OUT OF THE SHABBOX”: ENGAGING YOUNG FAMILIES, VOLUNTEERS, AND CREATIVE ARTISTS IN A SHABBAT EXPERIENCE Sinai Akiba 410 Jay Rapoport Learn about “Out of the Shabbox,” a Shabbat experience model for young families implemented at Union Temple of Brooklyn starting in 2013. This experiential workshop for Early Children Educators, Religious Educators, and creative people will examine a successful engagement model based on the concept of toddler-parent classes in the secular world as an outreach opportunity to welcome unaffiliated young parents before their children are preschool-aged. “Out of the Shabbox” is a lay-leader’s vision brought to life with artist-educators from the community and support from volunteers and the educator. The program will be explained, modeled (age-appropriately), and processed together, and you will leave with a program template, new ideas, and a Shabbat feeling all over!

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5 BOOSTERS TO CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION IN SYNAGOGUE EDUCATION Sinai Akiba 300 Michael Mellen Based on work at the Jewish Education Project in New York City we will explore five (or more) ways to boost educational innovation in your synagogue education program. From creativity/idea generation exercises and games to whole-person learning, we will use experimentation, play, and a set of exercises to move beyond our usual list of ideas for great educational change. You will walk away with at least five tools to boost creativity and overcome obstacles to innovation.

ANIMATING TORAH Sinai Akiba 413 Sarah Lefton Participants will delve into a well-known text through a new lens: filmmaking.

We will use cartooning and voiceover (no experience or artistic chops necessary) to get at new ways of doing midrash. You will leave the session inspired about new forms of interpretation. Come learn how to adapt texts for the screen and create your own engaging lessons based on these ideas.

PROGRAMS (& CLASSES) WITH VISUAL IMPACT Sinai Akiba 253 Debi Swedelson Mishael The “look” of your program or classroom activity can have a powerful influence on the participants’ experience. This workshop will explore the benefits of creating visually impactful events with little or no artistic talent! Tons of examples will be provided to illustrate and explain the import of the “implicit messages” we send. Learn how we dramatically improve the quality and impact of any program by providing a little visual “pow.” This session is “Hiddur Mitzvah” meets Martha Stewart to benefit your curriculum or event.

SIX SECRETS FOR USING SONGS TO CREATE KID-FRIENDLY, GUARANTEED SUCCESSFUL WORSHIP & CLASSROOM EXPERIENCES Sinai Akiba 313 Ellen Allard Choosing songs that will be guaranteed hands-down winners with your students is one of the most important criteria for creating a worship service and classroom blueprint for success. Join Ellen Allard as she shares her top 6 secrets for using songs to transform your worship services and classrooms into experiences that your kids will want to come back to again and again. Some of the songs from Ellen’s latest recording “Build It Up” will be featured in this workshop.

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WIDENING THE TENT: CREATING A MORE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT Sinai Akiba 315 Zachary Lasker Recent trends in individual and family identity require that Jewish educators examine the foundations on which their programs are built in order to effectively engage the learner and honor the personal narrative. Together we will explore a range of these trends and think creatively about how to orient Jewish learning experiences accordingly.

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PRETTY, SEXY, SASSY: A YOUTH-MADE FILM ABOUT MEDIA SEXISM Sinai Akiba 258 Talia Cooper, Andrea Jacobs What do you get when you mix 13 Jewish girls, a video editor, and discussions on media literacy and sexism? You get “Pretty, Sexy, Sassy!” Ma’yan’s Research Training Interns created this film after 15 months of discussion on oppression, privilege, power, and what it means to be a Jewish girl. At this session we’ll watch their film on media sexism, and discuss what educators can do to empower girls’ voices. Participants will leave with tools for using the film as a springboard to start conversations in their families, classrooms, and communities about Jewish girls and the impact of media.

ACCELERATING PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT BY CULTIVATING LEADERSHIP IN YOUR SCHOOL OR PROGRAM Sinai Akiba 327 Brenda Harari Join Day School leaders, ECE Directors, and after-school program directors as we get “down and dirty” with the process of change. This is not a passive, sit-and-listen workshop. This is for leaders who are ready to begin the process of program improvement NOW! We’ll describe a variety of strategies that will help you bring YOUR vision for program improvement to fruition. We will begin setting goals, identifying assets and resources in place to support you, and gaps that need to be filled. We’ll discuss how to address challenges effectively, how to bring staff and other professionals and lay-leaders along, and how to re-group and reconvene when the process gets off track. Whether you are a seasoned leader or a new one, this workshop will be personalized to meet your needs.

YOU BE THE JUDGE Sinai Akiba 331 Joel Lurie Grishaver You Be the Judge is absolutely the best way to explore Jewish ethics. There have been three hit You Be the Judge books, and now there is a set of free cases and solutions on the Torah Aura Productions Facebook page. Do you like to argue?

Come and argue some new cases. Learn how to facilitate this fantastic program for your families, tweens, and teens. You will want to take this one home.

TROPE AND NUSACH MOTIFS AND MYSTERIES Sinai Akiba 411 Neil Schwartz What are the building-blocks of Biblical and Liturgical Chant? Come learn how the musical motifs in Trope show the punctuation, accents, and meanings of the TaNaKh, and how they are connected to the Nusach motifs in davening. We will study some useful Hebrew grammar, compare the Trope for six types of Biblical books, review the structure of our liturgy, visit Arabic Maqamat and Hindustani Ragas, and learn how the modal musical motifs of Nusach HaT’fillah show the meanings and moods of our prayers. Please bring a thumb-drive for the many handouts, and take home a new approach to our Biblical and Liturgical Chants.

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HOLOCAUST EDUCATION: USING ART AND HEART Sinai Akiba 409 Cheryl Rattner Price See how hundreds of communities over the last 8 years have taken Holocaust Education out of the textbook and brought it to life in a way that inspires students to make the world a better place. Join a community creating 1.5 million ceramic butterflies worldwide in memorializing the children who were killed in the Holocaust and honoring the survivors. This workshop will give you the practical tools to transform the way students absorb this difficult chapter of our history.

Engaging your Holocaust survivor community in a new way. The Butterfly Project inspires people to have the courage to look at the Holocaust through the eyes, hearts, and hands of activism. Many lesson plans available to share.

RECLAIMING THE ALEINU PRAYER: ITS POLITICALLY RADICAL AND UNIVERSAL ORIGINS Sinai Akiba 401 Cherie Koller-Fox Many people have difficulties with the Aleinu prayer and with its seemingly particularistic understanding of the world. Why does the prayer separate out Jewish people from all other peoples of the world? When we see the prayer in its original context of Rosh HaShanah, its true meaning begins to emerge. Why did martyrs sing this prayer as they marched to their deaths? Why was the Aleinu added to our daily prayers? What is the important message it comes to teach? If you are a teacher of prayer, this session will certainly be of benefit, and if you are a Jew troubled by its words, you are guaranteed to gain new insight into its meaning.

WRITE ON! CREATIVE EXPERIENTIAL WRITING FOR ALL AGES Sinai Akiba 260 Aliya Cheskis-Cotel Travel through the holiday cycle with creative writing to experience history with selected exercises from the presenter’s book. Write Ha Lachma Anya from the perspective of a foodless child. Write a Tu B’Shevat piece as if you were a tree with personality. Write a diary entry of a resistance fighter in the Maccabee caves.

Write a controversial dialogue between Ahmed and Beni, an Arab-Israeli and Jewish-Israeli boy. Renew creative learning energy for all ages, making Jewish history come alive!

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LISTEN, LAUGH, AND LEARN! Sinai Akiba 309 Kenny Ellis This session will teach you how to use Jewish music and comedy to teach Jewish values and Torah in your classroom—“edutainment” at its best. While learning, you’ll have a chance to listen to our rich Jewish heritage through Ellis’ extensive collection of Israeli, Yiddish, Jewish comedy, folk, and popular music cds, cassettes, LPs, and mp3s. His collection includes some of the greatest Cantors, comedians, shows, dance music; even Jewish songs recorded by non-Jewish artists—for instance, My Yiddishe Mama by Tom Jones, Billie Holiday, Johnny Mathis, and others. Ellis’ knowledge of the recordings and stories about his life in Jewish music and comedy are the “glue” that holds the program together.

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A POTPOURRI OF TEACHING IDEAS Sinai Akiba 314 Nancy Sohn Swartz Participants will share hands-on activities for beginning learners (2nd-3rd graders) with the goal of helping students feel more connected to their studies: Hebrew, prayer, brachot, and Torah. In addition to sharing ideas to help students become more fluent, there will also be suggestions for creating games and materials in class, as well as ways to bring a spiritual dimension to the classroom, including the addition of a spiritual creative writing journal. Hands-on examples of these ideas and materials will be available, as well as a pass-out of suggestions to take home. At the end of the session, participants will have an opportunity to share suggestions for activities that have worked successfully in their classrooms.

SO YOUR STUDENT SAYS SHE’S AN ATHEIST: GENTLE TECHNIQUES TO INSPIRE AND ENCOURAGE SPIRITUAL DIALOG Sinai Akiba 329 Sam Glaser They say that there is no atheist in a foxhole. Hopefully we don’t need to get into a crisis to have theological conversations. This workshop offers new perspectives on the Jewish view of God tailored for those who claim to not believe in God in the first place. We’ll analyze the compatibility of science and religion, the tough questions like the creation story, dinosaurs and the fossil record, and how to have a relationship with an invisible God. Even when only one student is actively protesting spirituality, many peers are asking the same questions, regardless of denomination. Arm yourself with powerful, heartfelt responses to life’s big issues.

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Lunch will be served at buffet tables on the 3rd floor for luncheon participants only, starting at 12:30pm.

Luncheon discussions will be held from 12:45-1:45pm.

1.) NEW AND NEWER PRINCIPALS — Sinai Akiba 300 2.) EXPERIENCED PRINCIPALS OF SCHOOLS WITH FEWER THAN ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY STUDENTS — Sinai Akiba 309 3.) EXPERIENCED PRINCIPALS OF SCHOOLS WITH MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY STUDENTS — Sinai Akiba 311 4.) EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS — Sinai Akiba 313 5.) TEACHERS OF GRADES K-2 — Sinai Akiba 314

7.) B’NAI MITZVAH TUTORS, TEACHERS, AND CLERGY — Sinai Akiba 320 8.) TEACHERS OF TEENS IN FORMAL SETTINGS — Sinai Akiba 319 9.) THE ARTS IN JEWISH EDUCATION — Sinai Akiba 325 10.) PRINCIPALS AND CLERGY THINKING HOW TO ADVANCE THE FIELD AFTER THEIR RETIREMENT — Sinai Akiba 327 11.) GLUTEN-FREE HEALING WITH BLESSINGS — Sinai Akiba 329

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6.) TEACHERS OF GRADES 3-6 — Sinai Akiba 315

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2:00-5:00PM & 2:00-3:30PM

2:00-5:00PM

WHAT MAKES FOR A WORTHY NEW MODEL? Sinai Akiba 413 Cyd Weissman Lots of new models are popping up. What is the measure you use to say “it’s better?” What tools can we use to say to lay leaders, parents, and learners...oh wait, to ourselves: This is better than the old way.

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WE DON’T TALK ABOUT THAT: ADDRESSING EVADED ISSUES IN JEWISH EDUCATION Sinai Akiba 253 Talia Cooper, Andrea Jacobs Have you ever been caught off guard hearing kids participate in bullying? Has a child ever asked you difficult questions about race, class, gender, sex, or sexual identity? You’re not alone! Educators, parents, and anyone who interacts with youth need tools for reacting to tough moments. We’ll explore why it can be difficult to respond, and share tools to help you take action. You’ll leave with a personalized worksheet of strategies for addressing teachable moments.

WORKSHOP 5B

2:00-3:30PM

FINDING YOUR JEWISH VOICE Sinai Akiba 409 Doni Zasloff, Eric Lindberg Not a musician? Everyone can learn to write songs for the classroom! Explore how to take normal everyday items, look at them from a Jewish perspective, and then transform the result into a song that the whole class can sing and dance to.

Come experience the celebration of our culture.

A VISIONING WORKSHOP FOR PRINCIPALS Sinai Akiba 319 Cherie Koller-Fox A lot of educators today are rethinking how their schools look, what should be taughtl, and what methodologies should be used. In this session, I will share a framework about thinking about these ideas. You will have time to clarify your own thinking on this topic and to share your ideas with other educational leaders. This session is appropriate for anyone formulating or reformulating their vision of Jewish education, whether they are a newer or experienced school leader.

BIBLE VS. BIBLE: WHAT DO WE DO WHEN THE BIBLE CONTRADICTS ITSELF Sinai Akiba 314 Jason Fruithandler We will look at the plague of blood, the 7th day of creation, the garden of Eden, and Joseph being sold to the Ishmaelites (or was it the Midianites?) How can we interpret these powerful and sometimes confusing texts?

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JEWISH ART IN JEWISH CLASSROOMS Sinai Akiba 325 Myrna Teck JAJC program highlights the relationship of the visual arts to the Jewish calendar, which is critical to understanding the history and culture of Judaism. It is specific to the High Holidays. A wide range of artworks is provided to illuminate the religious themes and patterns of observance of the High Holidays throughout the centuries. From ancient mosaics to contemporary abstract art, many media, images, and time periods are explored. The JAJC Curriculum Packet consists of a DVD with a 10-minute film,” The Art of the High Holidays,” two lesson plans for each grade level kindergarten through 4th grade, and an educational methodology to empower all teachers to make use of these art objects as resources for learning. Optional hands-on activities are also included.

OUR NEW JEWISH EDUCATIONAL WORLD AND THE UNIQUE STUDENT Sinai Akiba 331 Teri Hochberg, Amy Greenspan Teachers and administrators, join us as we take a pedagogical journey on what Jewish Education will look like over the next 10 years. Creating a vibrant school culture and classroom is an awesome task. We will provide insights and discuss how to maneuver through this paradigm shift. We will develop our ‘Thinking Hats’, providing examples of blended classrooms and how to create a flipped Jewish class. We will take stock of our staples and adjust our educational environment on what to keep, what to cut back on, what to toss out completely and what to add. Imagining a future of Jewish learning that encompasses all processes is as powerful as it is optimistic.

TLLNG TH WHL STRY Sinai Akiba 337 Etta King We would never expect a student to learn to read by only teaching her half of the alphabet. So why do we continue to leave half of the Jewish experience out of the stories we pass on to our students? In this interactive session you will learn how to creatively integrate the voices and experiences of historical and more contemporary Jewish women into any classroom or learning setting. Explore new activities, participate in lively discussion, and walk away with concrete ways to unlock a complete picture of the Jewish past and future.

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WHY A JEWISH PRESCHOOL? Sinai Akiba 260 Deborah Goldstein We all work in communities where there are many excellent preschools. Our families chose to send their children to us. Why? Exposure to Jewish holidays, customs, and rituals? A chance to play with other Jewish children? Interactions with rabbis, cantors, and religious school directors? Jewish food and music? A sense of “being Jewish”? All those are excellent reasons and they apply on some level to all our families. But is there more? Let’s look together at our schools and see if we can “unpack” what makes them Jewish and what our families gain by sending their children to us.

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TEACHING THE HOLIDAYS THROUGH VALUES: JEWISH FOOD FOR THOUGHT Sinai Akiba 309 Hanan Harchol, Leora Kaye Jewish Food For Thought is a free online animated series that teaches Jewish ethics and values to teens and adults through engaging and thought-provoking conversations between Hanan Harchol and his parents. Join in conversation with the animator, Hanan Harchol, and study guide creator Rabbi Leora Kaye. This workshop will look specifically at how to use select episodes for teaching about the High Holy Days, Chanukah, Passover, and Shavuot. The session will be full of ideas for imparting ancient wisdom in a contemporary fashion.

YIDDISH SONGS MY BUBBE SHOULD HAVE TAUGHT ME Sinai Akiba 313 Cindy Paley Come and learn wonderful classic Yiddish holiday songs to incorporate into your classroom and music curriculum. Yiddish folk songs are a precious legacy—let’s teach them to the next generation! Participants will receive sheet music and lyrics printed in Yiddish and transliteration, with a vocabulary list and guitar chords for each song taught. Everyone will receive a FREE CD entitled “S’iz Yontev Kinder! Lomir Zingen!” (It’s a holiday, children! Let’s Sing!) This workshop will also include songs of the Holocaust, and is appropriate for all ages. Cindy’s other CDs will be available for purchase.

SHIR CHADASH—A NEW SONG Sinai Akiba 256 Susan Shane-Linder “Shir Chadash—A New Song” will help participants connect to Jewish music in a fun and memorable way! We will focus on translating prayers and songs into the language of our students and creating memories that are meaningful and relevant. We’ll explore age-appropriate music repertoire, stories, techniques, and language that encourage both an open mind and an open heart for prayer & songs. We’ll sing everything from the “oldies but goodies” to some of the latest hits that will excite our students and hopefully keep them singin’ and remembering these songs for a lifetime. Come ready to sing!

OH PURE SOUL, IN YOU I SEE ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES Sinai Akiba 329 Cassandra Sagan, Mindy Shapiro Mussar is a Jewish practice that creates an environment which brings unconscious impediments to light and replaces them with a consciousness of living a more mindful life. We will explore the connection between the world of spirit and the world of the material. We will use simple InterPlay* tools to deepen our self-awareness. We will look at the role our ego plays in our work as educators, and look at the role other people can play in helping us shift our focus, enabling us to see how best to use our strengths as educators. You will leave this workshop with specific Mussar tools to help you live and work more mindfully, both personally and professionally. InterPlay* is a system of simple forms that transforms play into a spiritual practice and heips us access the wisdom of our bodies.

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BEYOND GOOGLEDOCS: ESSENTIAL APPS FOR EDUCTAORS Gold Hall Yonah Feinstein Its hard enough figuring out which apps to order pizza from. Using technology in the classroom should be engaging and meaningful, and not frustrating and intimidating. This is a short guide on which apps are the most useful, what their strengths are, and how to think about them during lesson planning.

MAKING LEARNING PLAYFUL IN THE JEWISH STUDIES HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM Sinai Akiba 311 Jessie Mallor I will make the case that playful learning is meaningful learning, showcasing three tested ideas for lessons: Thoughtlucks, March Madness, and Election 2012.

Explore how these lessons and principles help participants develop their own ideas for authentic, relevant, and engaging ways to play while you learn.

WHO YA GONNA CALL? GUILTBUSTERS! Sinai Akiba 315 Anne Andrew Guilt drives negative behaviors such as addiction, eating disorders, bullying, depression, and even suicide. We have a Jewish antidote to guilt, yet seemingly even young children carry around unhealthy amounts of guilt. This session will introduce an effective six-step teshuvah (guiltbusting) process, and present a compelling argument for encouraging students to adopt teshuvah as a personal practice every day. The importance of the concept that we are created in God’s Image, and of the positive effects of engaging in Gemilut Chasadim (kind acts) in combating negative behaviors will also be touched upon. Handouts will summarize the information and give lesson plan ideas.

GAMES, GAMES, AND MORE GAMES! Sinai Akiba 401 Jordan Hopstone We all know the importance of teamwork, and we all know how important it is to get up on our feet every once in a while. Jordan Hopstone is a professional teambuilding facilitator and an expert at Simon Says! In the first hour of this workshop, you will play games, some old and some new, and learn about how to effectively incorporate them into a lesson and create a community in the classroom. In the last half hour, participants will have an opportunity to share games and activities that they have used in the past. So come on...let’s play!

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MIND-BODY HEBREW Sinai Akiba 300 Fran Pearlman, Anat Maimon-Reznik Learning Hebrew decoding requires different brain processes than learning English. This methodology is an innovative approach to teaching Hebrew, both consonants and vowels, utilizing movement and imaging. The first part of the workshop will include an introduction to the method, and the second will be an opportunity to practice it.

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EXPANDING YOUR TEACHER’S TOOLBOX Sinai Akiba 258 Debi Swedelson Mishael This session is designed for anyone who has agreed to teach Sunday School and is filled with equal parts of enthusiasm and trepidation! This class will show the way Jewish values and educational principles can synthesize to inform the way we teach. Both theory and concrete examples will be illustrated throughout. This session will provide a myriad of tools to expand the repertoire of the new teacher (or reinvigorate the veteran educator). Exploring ways to develop a classroom community, create a learning environment, produce lessons that stimulate and engage are essential. With limited class time, teachers must make effective use of every moment. Participants will walk away with new ideas, examples, instructions and resources to use in the classroom.

BEING TORAH ALIVE! Sinai Akiba 320 Janie Grackin This dynamic, transformational, and fun workshop offers energetic, interactive, and insightful explorations of Torah text for every age group by combining innovative curriculums. Participants will learn new techniques to involve students of all ages, and infuse their classrooms and study sessions with excitement and fun!

Teachers and clergy will leave with new tools of engagement for the classroom and Family Life Education programs.

WORKSHOP 5C

4:00-5:30PM

‘HIDDEN PROPHETS’—DEEP LIFE LESSONS FROM CHANCE ENCOUNTERS

Sinai Akiba 311 Shlomo Seidenfeld There is no such thing as a chance encounter! Every interaction, no matter how fleeting or seemingly random, can teach us deep life lessons and convey a profound respect for the dignity and depth of every soul! This class will share several personal stories of chance encounters and the Hidden Prophets that were the conduits for life-affirming perspectives.

BRINGING OUR FULL SELVES: ENGAGING MULTICULTURAL FAMILIES AROUND LIFE CYCLE EVENTS Sinai Akiba 309 Ruth Abusch-Madger Life cycle events are such important moments: baby namings, bnei mitzvah, weddings, funerals. But in addition to the regular concerns about Torah readings or flowers, for multicultural families the focus on Jewish tradition might be both a source of joy and tension, especially if they feel the need to prioritize Judaism over another heritage, or one Jewish culture over another. This practical workshop focuses on ways educators and synagogues can engage multicultural families with attention to their unique cultural needs and expectations. Whether we are Black, Japanese, White, Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Mizrachi, Be’chol Lashon helps communities bring their full selves into a shared conversation of our Jewish lives.

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CONFLICT MANAGEMENT FOR KEHILLAH KEDOSHAH Sinai Akiba 327 Jess Kent It is usually difficult to come to a consensus when parties disagree, especially in Jewish settings. This workshop will delve into best practices for having difficult conversations with one’s peers, parents, partners, or community members. Using evidence-based practices and business theories, this workshop provides a space for one’s head and heart to work together towards respectful and successful communication. This workshop will use comedy to highlight common mistakes and role-playing to model ideal improvements.

GETTING THE WORD OUT TO PARENTS AND CONGREGANTS USING CONSTANT CONTACT AND OTHER INTERNET AND MARKETING RESOURCES

PROJECT EMTZA: INTRODUCING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING TO MIDDLE SCHOOLERS Sinai Akiba 315 Jessica Downey Come explore the pilot of a Project-Based Learning Initiative for B’nei and postB’nei Mitzvah students at Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles. It will include the background and necessity for such a program, expectations, standards, timeline for implementation, evaluation, and limits of the program. The workshop is geared to educators, faculty members, and school administrators interested in bringing Project-Based Learning to their complementary school. Participants will get a strong set of guidelines for introducing this type of learning initiative, how to get buy-in from parents of B’nei mitzvah students, clergy, and community members, and how this type of learning can be effective with middle school students.

SING IN THE NEWCAJE CHORALE (PART III) Sinai Akiba 410 Linda Hirschhorn Study Torah and build community through singing in harmony. Intricately woven two, three, and four part harmonies deepen our understanding of texts, and inspire us to find personal relevance in our prayers. Our sources will include traditional texts from the Siddur, the Tanach, and the wisdom of contemporary and ancient poets and sages. The music will be gratifying to the most experienced of singers, yet accessible to the beginning volunteer. Open your voices and hearts to gorgeous music for Shabbat and the Holidays, including prayers of healing, blessings for our children, and songs for all our life-cycles. The NewCAJE choral will be part of the final evening performance.

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Sinai Akiba 409 Jill Eisen This session will teach the HOW TO of sending a completed flyer, photos, videos, and messages to your constituents via email and Facebook. Learn the basics of the Constant Contact internet program: create an email list, design an email, and utilize this marketing tool to the best of its capability. I will teach you the short cuts that will save you time. This session is based on feedback from a marketing and branding session co-led with Eitan Gutin at the 2013 NewCAJE conference—I am not a representative of, nor am I selling, Constant Contact.

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THE HIGH-TECH/LOW-TECH CLASSROOM: TWO PERSPECTIVES Sinai Akiba 337 Nora Gorenstein, Jodi Salzman Pick up great tips and tricks, and avoid potential pitfalls as we present two religious school classroom case studies. The two schools discussed come from different parts of the country, and use different creative approaches to technology in the classroom. What are the pros and cons of using high-tech gear versus lowtech experiential learning? How can technology be integrated in the classroom, and when is it worthwhile? This interactive session will include opportunities for questions and discussion.

JEWISH GODLY PLAY AND EXPERIENTIAL VIEW OF TORAH Sinai Akiba 401 George Kelley Godly Play is a developing way of exploring our Biblical stories in a comfortable classroom setting. A Godly Play classroom welcomes students into the Biblical narrative and gives them an opportunity to respond to it from their own perspective in a safe and open-ended way. Participants will become students in a typical Godly Play classroom where a storyteller will tell the story and they will respond with various artistic expressions. Then they will be given information on how to adapt this curriculum for their own schools.

AVADIM HAYINU: DANCE YOUR WAY TO FREEDOM THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS Rickles Gym Aliya Cheskis-Cotel Dance your way through the holidays with new dances for the Yamim Noraim (Days of Awe), Chanuka, Tu B’Shvat, Purim, Pesach, Yom Ha’atzmaut, Shavuot, Shabbat, and Hallel (Psalms of Praise). Come kick up your heels and add rhythmic, simple, and fun folk dances to your holidays. Guaranteed to get adults and children on their feet with enthusiasm. Use for teaching or for pure enjoyment!

NEVER BUY ANOTHER THING FOR MATH AND SCIENCE: CONNECTING EASY MATH AND SCIENCE ACTIVITIES TO TORAH AND MITZVOT Sinai Akiba 300 Tamar Andrews, Avital Etehad The idea of Torah U’mada is nothing new. Children are natural scientists, and the Torah is full of scientific wonder. Discover how you can begin to offer a curriculum that is tied together rather than divided between Judaic and secular studies.

TEEN AIDES: THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN TO YOUR CLASSROOM Sinai Akiba 331 Stephanie Fields Teenagers: unpredictable, funny, silly, and everything in between. Having a teen aide in the classroom with teachers has become prevalent in 2014, but what’s the best way to work with them? Teens are many things, but your new best friend might not be what you’re expecting. Together we’ll explore why the teacher with a teen aide is blessed, and what are the best practices when working with them.

From attendance, to bathroom breaks, to games, to peer leaders, we will study how to connect with your teen and have your teen connect with your students.

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THE ‘70 FACES’ OF ISRAEL EDUCATION—PROVEN FORMULAS THAT WORK IN DEALING WITH ITS CHALLENGES Sinai Akiba 260 Michal Morris Kamil, Ilona Shechter, Michael Lederman We used to enlist the image of the ‘Sabra’ to represent the ‘Israeli native—prickly on the outside and sweet on the inside.’ Today that image is significantly challenged as Israel and the ‘Israelis’ are far more complex, and provide rich and diverse opportunities and portholes for engagement and grappling with microcosms of universal issues and ‘isms’ such as multiculturalism, pluralism, diversity, democracy, identity, identification, legacy, and continuity. So, how DO we teach Israel? How do we choose which program? What should be our criteria? We’ll discuss the lessons of one of the most ambitious Israel education projects in the USA, BASIS, that supported 11 day schools and numerous synagogue schools in the Bay Area in adopting a ’70 Faces of Israel’ approach translated into curricular programming and effective professional development, and as a successful way of dealing with the complexities of Israel education, its challenges, and ‘prickliness’.

LEARNING FROM OTHERS: TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM Gold Hall Yonah Feinstein What tools can we learn from technology pedagogy in secular schools? How does Christian bible software outpace our own? What can we learn about our own Jewish education from our secular counterparts?

PEOPLE OF THE SCROLL—TEXTMAPPING IN THE JEWISH CLASSROOM Sinai Akiba 256 Colin Pier-Silver We have Torah scrolls and megillah scrolls, so why not have a siddur scroll? In this workshop we will turn a portion of the siddur into a scroll so that we can encounter it from new perspectives: vertically up on the wall as a whole, rather than horizontally in our hands page by page. This process is known as textmapping.

It is a collaborative literary strategy used by teachers since the 1990’s to increase reading skills and content knowledge by using scrolls. In this workshop we will: (a) participate in a textmapping lesson, (b) practice creating a textmapping scroll, (c) apply textmapping to our particular teaching texts and contexts. You will come away with plans and examples you can immediately use in your classroom.

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B’RAYSHEET: WATERWORLD OR DESERTLAND? Sinai Akiba 314 Ruz Gulko The Torah begins with oddly contradictory Creation stories. Interestingly, most folks are completely unaware of this, unwittingly combining the two. Ask people of any religion what the Bible says about human creation, and you will be told the Adam and Eve story, right after the 6 days of Creation story, conflated into one.

Which is the “real” Creation story? Wrong question. Neither is “real” in the sense of scientific accuracy. The question was never HOW did God make the world, but rather, WHY? By “close-reading” the texts and comparing/contrasting the two stories, we can begin to decipher the inner workings of Torah text, here and elsewhere. Noticing these patterns will enrich learners and teachers of all levels.

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“TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE”: LEARNING TO LEARN AND EDUCATE THROUGH THE POWER OF REFLECTION Sinai Akiba 313 Mark Young Tell Me What You See is one of my favorite Beatles Songs. Its lyrics are about different perceptions of the same object. Its about the power of reflection to stimulate interest, different perspectives, knowledge acquisition and overall engagement in the content. At The Davidson School of JTS, we use the techniques of reflection in two ways: to educate and engage our graduate students as learners of Jewish content; and to educate and engage as educators in their own abilities to facilitate meaningful, engaging learning. We help them learn to apply these techniques to various settings, age groups, and topics throughout the Jewish educational landscape. Join me as we experience together what to means to learn and to educate through the power of reflection techniques. Hope to see you there!

LET’S BRING CAMP INTO THE CLASSROOM! Sinai Akiba 258 Rachel Rothstein Camp is an ideal setting where we can live our Judaism and experience firsthand day to day Jewish life. But why can’t this extend to the classroom where we see our children for a short period? We can bring camp to the classroom! Let’s talk about ways of creating that camp community in your religious school classroom.

TWO EASY WAYS TO USE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN SCHOOL Sinai Akiba 319 Paul Solyn How do you, as a principal, relate to the teachers in your school? Do they experience you as critical and overbearing? Do you experience them as skeptical, hidebound, or negative? Recent work in emotional intelligence can help! In this session, you’ll learn why problems and complaints tend to dominate meetings and how to change the tone, how to reduce resistance to new ideas, and how to make communication with your faculty more comfortable and open. You’ll learn and practice two specific techniques to draw others and yourself into positive emotional space, just in time for the first faculty meeting of the year. You’ll also receive pointers to resources for work in greater depth.

IF A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS… Sinai Akiba 320 Rachel Silverman ...Then what do you think a unique work of art communicates? Come explore the use of the art of paper cutting as a Jewish learning model. Get inspired and have fun in this hands-on activity, while creating a unique and personal piece of folk art that expands your Jewish spiritual imagination. Participants will learn about the history of Jewish paper cutting as well as practice the technique while using it to interpret chosen Jewish texts. Every individual will go home with an irreplaceable piece of art!

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COMMUNITY ART AS A TOOL TO TEACH HOLOCAUST Sinai Akiba 325 Cheryl Rattner Price Learn how to create meaningful murals that reflect a lesson and bring a small measure of healing to this difficult subject. Join a community creating 1.5 million ceramic butterflies worldwide in memorializing the children who were killed in the Holocaust and honoring the survivors. This workshop will give you the practical tools to transform the way students absorb this difficult chapter of our history. The Butterfly Project inspires people to have the courage to look at the Holocaust through the eyes, hearts and hands of activism.

RECEPTIONS

5:30-6:15PM

ZIEGLER HALL

ARTIST AUTOGRAPH PARTY DINING HALL

6:30-7:30PM

Join all the NewCAJE musicians, presenters, and storytellers at their tables to get your new CDs, books, and songbooks autographed!

Thank you for your support of Jewish Culture.

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Join all your colleagues for a wine and cheese reception sponsored

by Academy of Jewish Religion—CA, American Jewish University, Gratz College, and Hebrew Union College. Light refreshments will be served, and you’ll have a chance to meet with representatives from these schools.

While you’re there, visit the Exhibitor Area across the way in Traub Hall and see the plethora of resources available to you and your school that you won’t find anywhere else!

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CLOSING NIGHT SPECTACULAR 8:00-10:15PM SINAI TEMPLE, ZIEGLER HALL Produced by Doug Cotler

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MC Kenny Ellis Featuring:

Rabbi Joe Black Doug Cotler Mikey Pauker Sue Horowitz The Baal Shem Tones Nefesh Mountain Duo – Doni Zasloff and Eric Lindberg and Linda Hirschhorn presenting the NewCAJE Chorale Full Cast Finale OUR DEEPEST THANKS FOR THEIR WORK EACH NIGHT TO:

Sound and Lights: Naftali Finkel of Soundcheck Audio, soundcheckaudio.com Sound Tech Coordination: Michael Kates of the Baal Shem Tones

After the concert, please leave the Sinai Temple building quietly and quickly.

We must be out by 10:45pm due to neighborhood sound ordinances.

LATE NIGHT PROGRAMS @ 10:45PM UCLA DeNEVE PLAZA ROOM KUMSITZ

After evening programming there will be an open Kumsitz – a musical party of melodies and mayhem. Bring your guitars, drums, voices, and spirits and come laugh and play! Join us and the other non-sleepers!

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SCHEDULE OVERVIEW

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13th 2014 7:30AM------------------------------------------Shacharit 8:00AM------------------------------------Early check out 7:00-9:00AM---------------------------Breakfast (dorms) 8:45-11:45AM------------------------------Workshop 6A 8:45-10:15AM------------------------------Workshop 6B 10:00AM-12:10PM-----------------Final Exhibitor Area 10:15-10:30AM--------------------------------------Break 10:30AM-12:00PM-------------------------Workshop 6C 12:10-12:30PM----------------------Closing Ceremonies 12:30-1PM -----------Boxed Lunches and Bus Boarding 12:30-1:45PM---------------------------------------Lunch 12:30-2:00PM-------------------------Regular Check out 1:00-6:00PM-------------------------------Post-Conference 5:45PM--------------------------------------Mincha/Ma’ariv

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SHIRAT HANEFESH: A PIYUT WRITING WORKSHOP Sinai Akiba 253 Malka Rappaport Jewish liturgy is all at once simple, complex, challenging, and comforting.

Throughout the ages, our liturgy has inspired countless pieces of poetry known as piyutim. Though piyutim do not occupy the same role in our synagogues as they once did, they still have a lot to offer us. We will review the history of the piyut, its basic elements, and look at a few examples. We will also examine the basic Shabbat and weekday services, with special attention to the p’sukei d’zimra. Finally, participants will reflect on their experience of passages examined through the creation of their own piyut. All levels of Hebrew knowledge are welcome.

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A NEW MODEL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION Sinai Akiba 409 Emilia Diamant The way we do social justice learning may need a kick in the pants. Let’s discuss the current landscape of service learning/social action in Jewish educational settings, and take a peek at some ideas for the future. Using a model based on an anti-oppression framework used by Social Justice educators in non-Jewish settings for decades, we’ll critique the way things are now and spend the bulk of the session figuring out how to transform the way we teach tzedek (justice) to the next generation of Jewish leaders.

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WORKSHOP 6B

8:45-10:15AM

8:45-10:15AM

MANAGING THE CHANGE YOU ENVISION Sinai Akiba 314 Ellen Zucker Embarking on change at your school? Change can be exciting! Change can be challenging—even when you want to make those changes. There are many stakeholders who need to be considered when making organizational change. In a school or organization environment, those who were not part of deciding the change can feel the changes are happening to them, that they are not part of the process. Whether in control of the change or not, we all need to make adjustments. In this workshop you’ll learn to understand change and what to expect.

There are actually proven strategies to help you effectively implement change.

Through effective communication, learn to embrace that change and bring those involved on board to foster a healthy environment of successful change.

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BRINGING JUDAICA TO THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM Sinai Akiba 313 Tamar Andrews, Avital Etehad Explore how to implement Judaic curriculum in your outdoor classroom, from Rosh Hashana to Shavuot, from Breishit to mitzvot, we can do it all outside.

Even if you don’t have an official outdoor classroom, you will love how this workshop can help you transform your program.

NA’ASEH EXODUS 24:7 JUDAISM 24:7 Sinai Akiba 260 Danielle Kassin, Julia Levine, Jason Fruithandler Integrating Experiential learning into the traditional Hebrew School format.

A case study in how we completely revamped our 5th-7th grade classrooms to focus on high impact experiences. We will show visuals, lesson examples, and schedules. Please bring your questions! Challah will be served.

CONNECTING TO ISRAEL THROUGH THE MUSIC OF NAOMI SHEMER Sinai Akiba 256 Elisheva Edelson We’re all searching for ways to help our students and communities connect with Israel. Using the songs of Naomi Shemer, learn how we can connect to our roots, to our origins, the balance and tension between past and present, and the history of Israel through war and peace. We’ll review her lyrics and sing her melodies.

Sheet music, including transplation and transliteration, will be available for all to take home to use in the classroom.

MUSIC THAT ROCKS THE PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM Sinai Akiba 309 Lisa Baydush Come sing the songs that ROCK with preschoolers! Early childhood music educator Lisa Baydush will share the songs that delight and engage her students.

Learn how to make these songs POP! and take home dozens of ideas to energize your preschool classroom. Fun and laughter guaranteed!

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8 THINGS WE CAN LEARN FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION Sinai Akiba 337 Eran Vaisben Scholarly work in the field of public education results in thousands of studies each year. These studies help inform teaching practices, policies, and guidelines.

But what really affects student learning? Why do some reforms work while others fail? What can we learn from the outcomes? This session will offer a fresh, analytical look at the best and worst practices of public education, and provide tools for translating their successes into the field of Jewish education. Some topics that will be discussed include student evaluations, parent involvement, and class size.

EXPLORING ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS THROUGH INTER-ACTIVE EXPERIENCES Sinai Akiba 300 Batsheva Frankel Every lesson has an essential, enduring understanding or big idea that we want our students to really internalize. How do we get them to move beyond the text and feel the lesson’s main idea in their kishkes? In this collaborative workshop, we will explore how to use the enduring understandings of any lesson, and turn them into fun and active experiential learning to help students fully integrate the lesson and find the relevance in their own lives. Perfect for congregational schools, day schools, and youth groups. Participants will take home tools and ideas for creating exciting kinesthetic lessons.

BRINGING SPIRITUALITY INTO THE CLASSROOM Sinai Akiba 331 Batya Podos This workshop will help educators design an integrated curriculum that leads children and youth to spiritual awareness. We will create systems that introduce prayer and practice into students’ lives, and lead them to form personal relationships with the Divine and with their Jewish culture and traditions. Integrating the strands of Hebrew learning, prayer, mitzvoth, holidays and traditions, and sacred texts, with techniques of storytelling, questioning, guided discussion, and student-created prayer and midrash, teachers will be able to create a curriculum that enhances student learning and experience, and their own.

WEDNESDAY

TEACHING JEWISH SCIENCE FICTION Sinai Akiba 258 Nora Gorenstein Sample a successful teen curriculum for the supplemental religious school as we delve into Jewish science fiction! This category of literature captures teens’ imaginations and allows them to dig into the deeper Jewish issues that they see in popular culture every day. Is science fiction intrinsically Jewish? Can work by a non-Jewish author be “Jewish?” What is the future of Judaism? If these questions intrigue you, then this is the workshop for you! We will experience a sample class from the syllabus, discuss the course overview, and explore how this curriculum could be altered to meet the needs of teens or adults. The curriculum and all resources will be provided free to all participants.

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CHILDREN OF JETHRO: TORAH MODELS FOR INTERFAITH LOVE AND JUSTICE Sinai Akiba 411 Michael Rothbaum Many religious schools are home to numerous interfaith families. Described often as a “reality” of modern Jewish communities, we rarely make a case for seeing such families as a blessing. Meanwhile, Jews who engage in social justice efforts on behalf of non-Jews sometimes feel the need to justify their actions as authentically Jewish. But there are textual precedents for such cooperation. Join us as we look at models of interfaith love and justice from both Torah and Talmud.

BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH MADRACHIM/TEEN HELPERS IN THE CLASSROOM Sinai Akiba 325 Jordan Hopstone, Rachel Denrich Learn how the Madrichim program at Congregation Kol Shofar works to build relationships and train our teens to be life long leaders. Rachel and Jordan will highlight their experiences with teens in and out of the classroom, and how they foster working relationships that promote leadership.

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CREATIVE CONNECTIONS IN THE CLASSROOM Sinai Akiba 315 Hilary Kamin Through hands-on learning experiences, students will have opportunities to incorporate their interests and talents with Judaic content. This 4-year model uses the modalities of art, mitzvah, music, and cooking to teach an elementary Judaic curriculum. Topics such as Shabbat, Israel, Life cycle, and Torah can be explored by using this model. We will enact sample lessons and learn how to use a hook to capture your students’ attention and create memorable lessons.

ISRAEL: A FORUM TO PROCESS THE CRISIS IN ISRAEL FOR YOURSELF Sinai Akiba 311 Cyd Weisman Together we will create a space that enables us to: t Reflect on the experience of the Crisis and express ideas and/or question you are holding t Learn techniques (through experience) that enable sharing, listening and questioning in service of providing support--not debate t Connect with fellow educators in order to gain support (emotional and next action steps) t Identify one action step that you can do for personal self or for you as educator

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PEOPLEHOOD—WHAT PEOPLEHOOD? Sinai Akiba 325 Michal Morris Kamil In May 2014, the Israeli Knesset passed a bill that will authorize the Israeli government to spend Israeli taxpayers’ money, to the tune of $1 billion in the next 10 years (and with a ‘little help’ from the Diaspora friends) on a range of Jewish education provision in the Diaspora, and on bridge building between Diaspora youth and Israel. Aimed at Jews between 12- to 35-years-old, the initiative is looking to create programming in seven content areas: immersive experiences; follow-up; Israel and Peoplehood education in formal institutions and informal settings; serving “the global good”; Jewish life and Israel engagement on campuses; and the immigration of young professionals. There are significant voices protesting these actions on both the Israeli and Diaspora sides of the pond, claiming that this is not what ‘Peoplehood’ should ‘look like’. So what does this ‘buzz’ word really mean to you? Come, share and discuss!

TALES THAT TEACH—A PERSONAL STORYTELLING TOOLBOX Sinai Akiba 329 Karen Golden In this fast-paced, interactive workshop, even the most reluctant participants will learn the seven essentials of a good story, and useful tools for telling a tale and leaving a lasting impression. The best way to make lessons memorable is to frame facts and information with a compelling story. Participants will receive a handout of story prompts that can be used to “harvest” memories to be turned into tales that illustrate Jewish content. This workshop is ideal for teachers, parents, clergy, and teens who wish to brush up on their storytelling skills, as well as teachers who would like to guide their students to be more effective storytellers.

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YOU CAN’T WEAR THAT ON THE BIMA! UNLOCKING THE BAT MITZVAH DRESS CODE Sinai Akiba 309 Talia Cooper, Andrea Jacobs Most non-Orthodox communities have either unspoken expectations or stated rules about “appropriate dress” for bar and bat mitzvah youth. Dress codes often focus heavily on what girls can and can’t wear, sending particular messages about gender to both boys and girls. We’ll discuss how gender issues and hidden sexism impact kids’ experiences of getting dressed, and what adults can do to support them. We’ll watch and discuss a short film made by Jewish teen girls as part of the Ma’yan Filmmaking Intensive, in which the girls tackle questions and expectations surrounding Bat Mitzvah attire. Participants will leave with a set of tools designed to open dialogue about the underlying issues that might be driving adult and teen positions about “what to wear.”

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YOUR JEWISH NAME: STORIES & METHODS FOR STRENGTHENING CONNECTION TO JEWISH NAMES & PERSONAL IDENTITY Sinai Akiba 311 Goldie Milgram, Peninnah Schram Helping our students connect meaningfully to their Hebrew name is one of the privileges of being a Jewish educator. It gives us the holy opportunity to make our students aware of the connections throughout text and tradition, in addition to family lineage, that are embedded within their names. We learn in Sefer Meor Gadol that “There is a spiritual connection between the name of an individual and a person’s soul. The word neshamah stems from the word neshima (Gen. 2:7). A soul’s essence is divine and a person’s name refers to this essence...the central letters of neshama are shin mem, meaning name. Indeed some have written that the higher soul comes to the child when [s]he is given a Jewish name.” Bring your name and curiosity to learn at least six methods, including craft, stories, texts, prayers, and photo shoots for bonding to one’s Jewish name for life.

WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH ME? CONNECTING SACRED TEXT AND MODERN QUESTIONS Sinai Akiba 260 Emily Weisberg One of the challenges we face as Jewish Educators is making Jewish history and tradition relevant, engaging, and compelling for our students. Using Facing History and Ourselves’ latest resource, “Sacred Texts, Modern Questions: Connecting Ethics and History Through a Jewish Lens,” we’ll explore the question of identity using text from Exodus, connecting it to our students’ own exploration of self. Linking the study of sacred text to the examination of this contemporary question of identity, we’ll explore how this lesson from the Sacred Texts and Modern Questions resource helps engage students, connecting Jewish tradition to their lives and world today. Ideal for any Jewish Education professional, this workshop will provide tools, resources, and strategies for bringing Jewish history, tradition, and text into your school and classroom in a dynamic, meaningful way.

FOLKGRASS: EXPERIENCING PRAYER WITH BLUEGRASS AND OLDTIME MUSIC Sinai Akiba 411 Doni Zasloff, Eric Lindberg Explore how different sounds, chord progressions, and instruments can help achieve a different perspective on Jewish prayer. Doni Zasloff and Eric Lindberg use “Folkgrass,” a blend of Bluegrass, Old-Time, Celtic, and Folk musical styles, to delve deeper into the meaning and understanding of Jewish prayer. They will talk you through their process and share their original versions of selected prayers using guitar, banjo, and Folkgrass!

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ACTIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUES AND GAMES Sinai Akiba 313 Sharone Weizman This workshop will give you the teaching tools to attract all learners through active learning engagement, utilizing differentiated learning techniques. Whether you are a novice or a veteran teacher, if you are looking for new games, activities, and strategies to help you involve your students in the learning process then this workshop is for you. Be prepared to get on your feet and move! You will take back to your classrooms a complete workbook filled with very useful tools with which to engage your students after this session.

JUDAISM, SPIRITUALITY AND ADDICTION: HOW DO WE LIVE WELL? Sinai Akiba 337 Matthew Shapiro Building off the first session presented by Beit T’shuvah (recommended, but not required), this session will more deeply explore texts and resources within the Jewish tradition that can help each of us, not just addicts, learn how to live well.

Though many of us teach and learn specific skill sets, most students graduate from Hebrew schools and high schools without having gained mastery over tools to help them deal with the daily victories, failures, and conflicts present in everyday life. The Jewish tradition has much to say about this critical issue. As our founder says, you don’t have to be an addict to be in recovery, and the techniques and texts shared in this session will help participants begin to recover their integrity, passion, and purpose through the lens of the Jewish tradition.

MEDIA, SHMEDIA: ONLINE MEDIA, APPS AND THE JEWISH EDUCATIONAL SPACE Sinai Akiba 258 Anthony Russell Media, Schmedia will present the possibility for various kinds of online media to supplement and enhance the Jewish learning experience, both on- and off-site.

Through examples of various websites, podcasts, YouTube videos, and applications, the workshop will be about enabling the educator to use the technology at their disposal in order to engage students. This workshop is geared toward educators who are specifically looking for “out-of-the-box” ways to connect with a generation who, for better or worse, are attracted to screens of one kind or another. Participants will learn to develop lesson plans that make effective and targeted use of media in order to encourage conversation and enrich the learning.

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JEWISH YOGA AND MEDITATION WITH MIKEY PAUKER Rickles Gym Mikey Pauker Come deepen your connection with the spirit through a mystical Jewish yoga workshop where we will set kevanot, engage in vinyasa yoga, and conclude with Jewish meditation and chanting. All levels are welcome.

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TEACHING AND LEARNING JEWISH IN THE DIGITAL AGE Sinai Akiba 300 Phil Liff-Grieff Our world has changed drastically as a result of technological advances in the last few decades. Have our ways of teaching and the very nature of our institutions been responsive to those changes? We’ll look at the major trends underway currently and on the horizon, and their implications for our schools and classrooms.

How do we think about our work in light of the remarkable changes that have occurred in most other dimensions of our lives? How are today’s learners different from learners of prior generations and what do they need from us? What do 21st Century skills look like in the Jewish learning environment?

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ISRAEL: A FORUM TO PROCESS THE CRISIS IN ISRAEL FOR YOURSELF Sinai Akiba 253 Cyd Weisman Together we will create a space that enables us to: t Reflect on the experience of the Crisis and express ideas and/or question you are holding t Learn techniques (through experience) that enable sharing, listening and questioning in service of providing support--not debate t Connect with fellow educators in order to gain support (emotional and next action steps) t Identify one action step that you can do for personal self or for you as educator

OY! IMPROV! (TM) Sinai Akiba 320 Cherie Karo Schwartz Come learn about and experience a new, dynamic teaching tool. OY! IMPROV (tm) is a collaboration of Jewish improv, creative dramatics, and storytelling that provides an avenue for Jewish learning and experience. Developed by Cherie Karo Schwartz and Pamela Roth O’Mara, it is an engaging, interactive, in-themoment experience of living Judaism that captures the minds, hearts, and imagination of Jewish students, teachers, families, and organizations. Drawing from Jewish cultural, historical, and religious themes, including Torah, holidays, life cycles, and traditions of world Jewry, this collaborative approach guides participants through their own personal discovery of Jewish themes, and helps them create connections between events, history, and traditions. OY! IMPROV sketches, exercises, and scenes work wonders for all age groups and backgrounds.

The emphasis is on Jewishly-based creativity, learning, and fun.

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CLOSING CEREMONIES 12:10-12:30PM Ziegler Hall

We gather together to reflect on what we’ve learned and how we’ve grown in our time together at NewCAJE 5. Goodbye’s and Blessings for the new year ahead are in store. Come and join everyone for a meaningful moment.

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Intensive Schedule:

1-6PM ------------------------------ Intensive Workshops 6-7PM ------------------------------ Dinner LET’S TALK ABOUT RACE: A JEWISH CONVERSATION Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Madger

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HEBREW SCHOOL BOOT CAMP: BECOME AN EXCELLENT HEBREW/ PRAYER TEACHER Joel Lurie Grishaver Sinai Akiba 256 DRAWING MEANING OUT OF THE TEXT (LITERALLY) Sarah Lefton and Russel Neiss

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MITZVAHS, TZEDAKAH, AND TIKKUN OLAM Danny Siegel

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Young Professionals Schedule: 2-2:15PM--------------------Opening: Part the Clouds, Finding the Sun 2:15-3:15PM: Session 1-----Communities of Practice 3:30-4:15PM: Session 2-----Spiritual Hike 4:15-4:30PM----------------Break 4:30-5:45PM: Session 3----“I am a Jewish Educator”/ “What’s Your Power Song?”

6-7PM----------------------Dinner and Social Justice Program 7-8PM----------------------Break 8PM------------------------Social night out- Karaoke in Koreatown!

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7:30-8:30AM-----------Breakfast for residential participants at dorms 8:15-9AM---------------Alternative Shacharit at UCLA Hillel 9-11AM: Session 4-----Best Practice/troubleshooting & “I am a Jewish Educator” 11-11:15AM------------Break 11:15AM----------------Closing Session: Visioning of NewCAJE 1PM---------------------Lunch

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WHO’S WHO AT NEWCAJE? THE PRESENTERS THE NEWCAJE CONFERENCE IS FULL OF AWESOME EDUCATORS WHO DONATED THEIR TIME TO SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE:

RUTH ABUSCH-MAGDER is Rabbi-in-Residence for Be’chol Lashon, celebrating the diversity of the Jewish people. This summer she spent 3 weeks teaching about global Jewish peoplehood at Camp Be’chol Lashon, and edits “Jewish&,” a blog on Jewish diversity. She holds a Ph.D. in Jewish studies from Yale and is a CLAL Rabbi Without Borders. Having lived on three continents and in 4 countries, she now lives with her family in San Francisco and bakes challah weekly.

(Mon 11am, 2pm, Tues 4pm) ELLEN ALLARD is a multi-award winning Recording Artist, Composer, and Early Childhood Music Specialist. She presents captivating family concerts, Tot and Family Shabbat services, teacher workshops, and is committed to building community through music. Ellen has taught at HUC, is faculty at the North American Jewish Choral Festival and Hava Nashira, and has led family services at the URJ Biennial, CAJE and NewCAJE. (Mon 9am, Tues 11am) ANNE ANDREW Ph.D. is an education consultant to the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver. She is the former Principal of Temple Sholom Religious School in Vancouver, where she worked for over 20 years. She is currently working on finding ways to prevent suicide, bullying and addictions by teaching specific skills and attitudes in elementary schools. Anne is delighted to have a story included in the “Mitzvah Stories” volume in honor of Danny Siegel, her mentor. (Tues 9am, 2pm) TAMAR ANDREWS is the preschool director of Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles.

She is also a professor of Early Childhood Education as well as a mentor director for the State of California and for the Jewish Early Childhood Education Leadership Institute. (Mon 9am, Tues 4pm, Wed 8:45am) RAE ANTONOFF is an artist, writer, musician, and educator. Originally from Atlanta, she currently lives in Los Angeles, where she teaches or coordinates art education in three supplementary religious schools. As an artist, she focuses primarily on micrography, though she works in a wide variety of media from textile design to glass-etching. She holds a Masters in Jewish Education from HUC, with a research focus on curriculum design and art education. (Mon 9am, 2pm) LISA BAYDUSH is an engaging singer, song-writer, and early childhood music specialist in the DC metropolitan area who delights in transmitting values, stories and traditions through the medium of Jewish music. A preschool and religious school music teacher, Lisa also leads experiential Tot Shabbat and holiday services throughout the year, and has produced four albums of original songs.

(Wed 8:45am)

129 LIOR BEN-HUR was born and raised in Jerusalem. For the last ten years he’s lived in San Francisco, where he teaches music, Hebrew, and Jewish identity classes at Bay Area schools and congregations. Lior earned his BA from SFSU in the World Music program. He has a local band called Sol Tevél which focuses on connecting Hebrew roots while engaging world cultures. Lior also works as the Music Director for The Jewish Circle Theatre in Berkeley, CA. In 2013 Lior won the Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award for Excellence in Jewish Education. (Mon 2pm) LISA BERNSTEIN is director of Kehillat Israel’s KIvunim School in Lansing, MI. She and a colleague developed KIvunim as a new approach for their synagogue-based religious school. Lisa has also worked at a JCC and a day school, and has an MS in Jewish Education from Spertus College. She and her husband Jeff live in Ann Arbor with their two sons, Zachary and Solomon. (Mon 4pm) BRUCE BIERMAN Co-created Open Tent Shul of the Arts in Berkeley. Bruce was a leading performer/teacher with the Aman Folk Ensemble, travelling with the Music Center on Tour program. He completed the Karmiel Foreign Dance Teacher’s Program in Israel and has presented for KlezCalifornia, The Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, CA Institute of Yiddish Culture and Language, The L.A. Jewish Symphony, and the klezmer festival in Albuquerque. Bruce has been an arts specialist for Cong. Sherith Israel in SF since 2006. (Mon 4pm) JOE BLACK has performed for communities around the world. His recordings and books have received accolades from The New York Times, Haddasah Magazine, Parent’s Choice, The American Library Journal and Kids First: The Coalition for Quality Children’s Video. Joe has published two Children’s book, a songbook, and recorded five albums. His poetry and prose have been published widely. He is Senior Rabbi at Temple Emanuel in Denver, CO. (Mon 11am) DR. EYAL BOR is instrumental in developing innovative educational programs such as: Project Mishpacha; Chavurah Chadasah, family groups study together; Gesher L’Tikvah, a program for students with dyslexia and/or learning disabilities. Dr. Bor is instructor of Hebrew Language at Towson University and the Director of Education at Beth El in Pikesville, MD. He is married to Dr. Hana Bor. (Tues 9am, Wed 10:30am) HANA BOR, Ph.D. is the Associate Professor and Director of the MA in leadership in Jewish Education and Communal Service at Towson University.

She teaches courses in leadership, administration, nonprofit management, and Holocaust education. She recently developed new courses on Diversity, Culture and Team Dynamics. Her current research focuses on Faith Based Nonprofit. She lives in Baltimore with her husband Dr. Eyal Bor and their four children.

(Mon 9am, 2pm, Tues 9am)

130 ALIYA CHESKIS-COTEL, veteran CAJE, NewCAJE, and Limmud presenter, specializes in arts programs, creative writing, and special needs/enrichment/ Judaic learning for ages 7-70. Aliya directs the first Jewish Talent Agency that engages in fundraising, KolotManagement.com. Visit our site and enjoy our talent!

(Tues 11am, 4pm) RIVKAH COBURN is a storyteller, yogini, and dancer. She has served for over twenty years as a Jewish educator, teaching in the classroom and as a Bar/Bat Mitzvah tutor. She founded Tree of Life Yoga where she teaches Torah, Hebrew, and Miztvot through yoga and the Hebrew letters. Formerly education director of her synagogue’s religious school, Rivkah continues to serve as teacher and lay leader for family and children services for two congregations in Portland, OR. (Mon 2pm) EJ COHEN holds an MA in Jewish Education and an MEd in Deaf Education; her passion is combining the two. A frequent presenter at NewCAJE, LimmudUK and other Limmuds in the states, EJ has had the honor of interpreting for the premiere Jewish musicians today, including Debbie Friedman (z”l), Josh Nelson, Neshama Carlebach, Doug Cotler, Sam Glaser, Julie Silver, Rabbi Joe Black and now Sue Horowitz. EJ loves nothing more than sharing the combo of music, sign and Judaism and is thrilled to be at NewCAJE5. (Mon 11am) Cantor KEN COHEN received an honorary doctorate from JTS after serving communities across America for 30 years. Ken served as Cantor at Temple Sholom in Greenwich, CT, and was the spiritual leader of Beth Shir Shalom in Santa Monica, where he built a career center, created interfaith bridges with the Baptist and Moslem communities, served as Educational Director of a complementary school, and composed sacred music. He was a founding Director of the Cantorial School at the Academy for Jewish Religion (a pluralistic seminary). (Mon 4pm) SUSAN COHN is currently in her 10th year as Director of Education, Mosad Shalom Religious School at Temple Adat Shalom in North San Diego County Inland. She has attended the Centropa Summer Academy in Germany, learning 20th century Jewish history of Central Europe with educators from 16 countries.

During the summers of 2010 and 2011 Susan attended the International Seminar at the International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem.

(Sun 5pm, Mon 2pm) SUSAN COLIN is the owner of oySongs.com, the largest online distributor of Jewish audio and sheet music. Susan is an award-winning composer, and a Cantorial Soloist. She has 4 CDs that include “Y’varech’cha” and “Psalm 150” which are published in the URJ Shabbat Anthologies. Susan was the Music Director for 15 years at Congregation Kol Ami in Dallas. Now living Arizona, Susan is the soloist at Congregation Kehillah in Scottsdale. (Sun 5pm)

131 TALIA COOPER is a youth educator, organizer, and musician from Oakland, California. At Ma’yan she leads the Research Training Internship for girls and supports community members in developing empowering relationships with young people. Prior to Ma’yan she worked at Jewish Youth for Community Action, including five years as Executive Director. Talia also performs and records music as “Entirely Talia,” and is a former member of “Vocolot.”

(Tues 11am, 2pm, Wed 10:30am) RACHEL DENRICH is the Education Administrative Assistant, Second Grade Teacher, and Elementary Youth Group Adviser at Congregation Kol Shofar. She receieved a B.S. in Early Childhood Education from Towson University in Baltimore, MD, and has worked in various classrooms (traditional and non-traditional) since she graduated in the fall of 2006. (Wed 8:45am) EMILIA DIAMANT, MSW, is Director of Programming and Initiatives at Prozdor of Hebrew College. Her areas of focus are in social justice, leadership, and cross-cultural dialogues with young people. She has taught in Boston, New York, Costa Rica, North Carolina, and Italy. Emilia’s training as a Social Worker enables her to employ both micro (therapeutic) and macro (systemic) techniques as an educator. She lives in Boston with her boyfriend Nathan and their two dogs. (Mon 11am, 4pm, Wed 8:45am) JESSICA DOWNEY is Director of Congregational Engagement and Religious Education at University Synagogue in Los Angeles. Previously she worked for several years with college students with special needs, then returned to Jewish education as coordinator of project-based learning at Temple Isaiah. (Sun 2pm, Tues 4pm) PETER ECKSTEIN is Director of Congregational Learning at Temple Beth David in Palm Beach Gardens, and the Technology Integration Educator for the Friedman Commission for Jewish Education in West Palm Beach. He has an M.S. in Elementary Education from Nova Southeastern University, a Masters in Jewish Education from Hebrew College, certificates in Education Technology Integration and in Online and Blended Learning Design from Yeshiva University. Peter is married to Carol and has two adult daughters: Ma’ayan and Keren. (Sun 2pm) ELISHEVA EDELSON (BA in Education from the Universidad Hebraica in Mexico City, and alumni of the MA Melton Studies Program “Mechanchim Bechirim” at Hebrew University in Jerusalem) has been a Jewish Educator in Mexico City, where she was born, and for the last 12 years in San Diego. Elisheva has created the program “7 Decades of Israeli Music-Connecting with Israel through Song.” She teaches Hebrew and Jewish History at Congregation Beth Am, where she also conducts the Choir. (Wed 8:45am)

132 JILL D. EISEN is instrumental in developing programs such as Chavurah Chadasah, an overall student/family group Jewish experience, and Neighborhood Schools in Your Neighborhood, satellite Jewish education schools. Jill earned dual masters in Jewish Education and Jewish Communal Services from Baltimore Hebrew University. She has been involved with NewCAJE through Young Professionals, teaching and programming. Jill lives in Baltimore, MD with her husband Scott, son Benjamin and rescue dog Belle. (Tues 9am, 4pm) KENNY ELLIS has been the Master of Ceremonies at CAJE conferences since 1994 at U.S.C.. Originally from Philadelphia, he received a Certificate of Hebrew Education from Gratz College. He has appeared in the Catskills, as well as Miami Beach, Las Vegas and all over Israel and still performs his one-man show nationally. Kenny is currently the cantor at Temple Beth Ami in Santa Clarita, CA. His CDs include “Kenny Ellis, the Man Behind the Matzoh Ball,” “Shalom Ivrit” & “Hanukkah Swings!” (Tues 11am) JONATHAN EMANUEL has been an Educator and program provider for almost 2 decades, working in both formal and informal settings, Jewish and secular. He has worked closely with youth empowerment and leadership models, as well as building innovative programming integrating Jewish values, culture, and tikuun olam. Mr. Emanuel serves as Director of Education at Congregation Kol Shofar in Tiburon, CA, and chairs the Educator’s Council at Jewish Learning Works in San Francisco. (Sun 5pm) RAMI EVEN-ESH aka Kosha Dillz, is an Israeli-American Hip Hop artist who has become known for portraying Judaism in his arts. Touring 49 states 11 countries, playing dozens of festivals, landing the #1 super bowl commercial of 2012, and becoming a video game character in NBA 2k11/2k13 are just some of the things that have happened for him on his quest to success. (Mon 2pm) Reb MIMI (MIRIAM SARA) FEIGELSON, the first female Orthodox rabbi, grew up in Israel. Reb Mimi serves as the Mashpi’ah Ruchanit (spiritual mentor) and Lecturer of Rabbinic Literature and Chassidic Thought at the Ziegler School of The AJU, L.A.. She is a storyteller, and has taught Chassidut and Spirituality in Canada, England, the F.S.U., and engaged in interfaith dialogue in India. Reb Mimi is perusing a Doctorate at HUC-JIR, titled: “On the Cusp of Life: From Scared to Sacred,” an exploration of redefining funerals & cemeteries. (Sun 5pm) YONAH FEINSTEIN is a cutting edge academic technology educator. After being the lead family educator at the Apple flagship store in Glendale, CA, he went on to receive a Masters in Education at the American Jewish University. Yonah loves all things digital, and seeks to enhance Torah with tablets at any juncture.

(Tues 2pm, 4pm)

133 STEPHANIE FIELDS is the Education Coordinator at The Temple in Atlanta, GA. She has prior Jewish professional involvement in New Jersey, Connecticut, Israel, Washington, D.C., and Iowa, working for organizations such as the Jewish Federation Association of Connecticut and Hadassah’s Washington Action Office. She is currently a student at the JTS, working towards her masters in Educational Leadership with a specialty in Synagogue and Communal Settings.

(Tues 9am, 4pm) BILL FISHER is a teacher, coach, and owner of a Communications Company.

His professional portfolio includes owning a magazine, working as a web and print designer, Creative Director, and brand management advisor. Bill held a VP position on his synagogue board and teaches in the Religious School where he, his wife, and their five children are active in their community. (Mon 4pm) BROOKE FISHER is the Director of Har Shalom Religious School in Fort Collins, CO. During the last nine years she has worked as a 7th grade teacher, B’nai Mitzvah Coordinator, and Preschool Director. Additionally, she owns a Communications Company with her husband, Bill, and has created multi-channel brand and marketing strategies for Har Shalom programs. Brooke loves spending time with Bill and her five children, who are all happily active in their community.

(Mon 4pm, Tues 9am) EVERETT FOX is the Allen M. Glick Professor of Judaic and Biblical Studies at Clark University, and translator of The Five Books of Moses, and The Early Prophets, which will appear at the end of 2014. (Sun 2pm, Mon 4pm, Tues 9am) BATSHEVA FRANKEL’s LaunchBox won the The Jewish Federation of Los Angeles’ “The Next Big Jewish Idea.” She’s taught Judaic studies, English, and acting for over 20 years, and has lectured at Isralight Institute, JConnect, Jewlicious, LimmudLA, The Pico Shul, and NewCAJE4. She has developed creative curricula used with teens on Pirke Avot, Megilot, and more. Batsheva is also a published writer, performer, director and mother. (Mon 11am, Tues 9am, Wed 8:45am) YOSSIE FRANKEL has taught as an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, a Middle School Science Department Head, Paramedic Instructor Trainer, and a school division Director of Information Services and Educational Technology.

Twice nominated as a Disney Teacher of the Year, he currently directs an international consortium that helps schools integrate technology. Yossie has a son, Tuvia, and both his wife Batsheva, as well as his daughter Rivi, are Jewish educators.

134 TAMAR FRANKIEL, Ph.D., is President of the Academy for Jewish Religion, California. Author of numerous books on Jewish spirituality, she has been a teacher and administrator at AJRCA for 12 years, as well as a historian and university professor of comparative religion for 3 decades. (Mon 4pm) JASON FRUITHANDLER is a rabbi at Sinai Temple. He has 15 years of experience working in various formal and informal Jewish education. He also has an MA in Jewish Education. (Tues 2pm, Wed 8:45am) NINA GELMAN-GANS, created the nationally embraced Jewish Family Times™ to help families capture moments throughout the day and make them positively Jewish. Other tools include Tried-and-True family workshops, the Jewish pillowcase project, the Passport to the Jewish Year, and The Power of Good. Nina was has attended over 10 CAJE conferences, served as educator-in-residence at CO mini-CAJE, Aleph Kallah, Limmud LA, and Limmud UK’s CAJE representative. She trained with the Hornstein and Heller programs at Brandeis University.

(Mon 11am, Tues 12:45pm) Rabbi JASON GITLIN, is project manager for ReFrame, a JTS Davidson school field project that works to strengthen congregational learning through experiential Jewish education. He has taught and led experiential learning in a variety of settings, including Kane street Synagogue–where he co-founded the Open Beit Midrash and leads mini-minyan for young children and families. Before ordination from JTS, Jason worked at UJA-Federation of New York and as a journalist.

He holds and MA in Near Eastern Studies from NYU. (Mon 11am, 4pm) Dr. AMIR GIVE’ON is a partner in Rimona Consulting. After 6 years of working for NASA at the Jet Propulsion Lab, Amir co-founded www.jewcer.com.

Amir also founded www.jewnovations.com, a wiki-map for Jewish innovations and www.jewsdo.com, an ecosystem for job opportunities in the Jewish world.

He holds a B.S.E. in electrical engineering and a Ph.D in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton University. (Tues 9am) SAM GLASER was named a top ten Jewish artist in the US by Moment magazine. He tours to over fifty cities annually and has appeared at L.A.’s Staples Center and Dodger Stadium, on Broadway and at the White House. Sam has released 24 albums including The Promise, The Songs We Sing, Hallel, Presence and the award winning children’s CD Soap Soup. He produces albums for a wide variety of recording artists, and composes for such networks as the WB, ESPN and PBS. (Sun 2pm, Mon 11am, Tues 11am)

135 Rabbi SHEFA GOLD is a leader of Aleph, and was ordained by the RRC and R’ Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. She is the director of C-DEEP in Jemez Springs, NM. Shefa composes spiritual music, and has produced ten albums. She teaches Chanting, Devotional Healing, Spiritual Community Building, Meditation, and trains Chant Leaders at Kol Zimra, and is on the faculty of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. She is the author of Torah Journeys, In the Fever of Love, and The Magic of Hebrew Chant.

USA Today said, “KAREN GOLDEN’s mesmerizing stories marry age-old values with rollicking saxophone and amazing sound effects. You’ll find the tunes, the tastes and the traditions of Jewish people from Eastern Europe to the Santa Monica Pier.” Karen is a published author, NAAPA gold award winning recording artist, and a teaching artist in schools and synagogues throughout the country.

In 2009 she founded an arts and academics “school” for homeschooled students.

(Wed 10:30am) DEBORAH GOLDSTEIN is a Judaica teacher at Beth Meyer Synagogue in Raleigh, NC. She has teaches all ages from preschool through adulta in the preschool, religious school, high school and adult education programs. For many years she has taught a variety of Jewish texts to children from upper elementary through high school, warts and all, unabridged and uncensored. Her greatest joy as a teacher is to see a child (or adult) grapple with our sacred texts. (Tues 2pm) RABBI DAN “DANTE” GORDON is spiritual leader of Temple Beth Torah, Humble, TX. He co-chaired CAJE’s Jewish Storytelling Network and is National Rabbinic Advisor to March of Remembrance, churches who collaborate to honor the Holocaust. Published stories appear in What’s Jewish About the National Pastime (edited by Rabbi Judith Abrams), Mitzvah Stories: Seeds for Inspiration and Learning, and newly released A Family Treasury of Mitzvah Stories. (Sun 5pm) NORA GORENSTEIN is the Conservative Youth Educator at Temple Beth El in Springfield, Massachusetts. She has been working in the field of Jewish education since her beginning as a teacher’s aide in 2001. (Tues 4pm, Wed 8:45am) JANIE GRACKIN has created programs for intergenerational populations in synagogues and schools in the US, Europe and Israel, including “Being Torah Alive!”, the most cutting edge approach to teaching Torah. Among her awards is the Solomon Schechter Gold Award for Family Education. Janie recently led the Passover Seder, “Walking the Exodus”, at the American Embassy in Berlin, Germany, and was a guest presenter at Limmud and the new Movement for Reform Judaism in London. She can be contacted at www.janiegrackin.com. (Sun 5pm, Mon 2pm, Tues 2pm)

136 AMY GREENSPAN (BA, U. Michigan; MS in Education, U. Pennsylvania) is the Curriculum Coordinator at Park Synagogue. She teaches high school English at Yavne High School, and freshman English for Ursuline College. She has written curriculum for both the student and teachers’ guide of textbooks published by Mosdos Press. She is a past recipient of the Sam’s Club/Walmart Teacher of the Year Award, Ratner Goldberg Award, and Grinspoon Steinhardt Award. (Mon 9am, Tues 2pm) Rabbi AVRAHAM GREENSTEIN teaches Hebrew and Aramaic at the Academy for Jewish Religion, CA. Ordained at Tomchei Temimim in Jerusalem, and educated in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA, R’ Greenstein combines his love for Torah, and for sharing Torah, with his keen interest in language, literature, and history. He has authored a number of articles on Hebrew literature and language, as well as on Iranian Jewish history and literature. (Sun 2pm) JOEL LURIE GRISHAVER is the creative chair of Torah Aura Productions. He is a world renown creator of Jewish learning resources and experiences. He is a founder of original CAJE, Shevet: the Jewish Family Education Exchange and Limmud. Come and study with him. (Sun 5pm, Mon 11am, 4pm, Tues 11am) RUZ GULKO accidentally became a Hebrew teacher in 1986, and then a lay cantor/rabbi. She has worked with most of the Jewish educational & religious institutions in the greater Seattle area, teaching Judaic Studies & Hebrew, leading prayer services, training teachers, writing curriculum, and lecturing. In 2007, Ruz began teaching privately from her home, as well as leading services & workshops at many other venues. (Tues 4pm) BRENDA HARARI, Ph.D. has been a leader in the field of education for 25 years. She has worked with teachers from preschool through college. She has developed numerous programs and schools, and is particularly interested in cultivating teacher development and leadership in schools. (Tues 9am, 11am) HANAN HARCHOL is the creator, writer, and animator of Jewish Food For Thought, a free online animated series that teaches Jewish ethics and values to teens and adults through engaging and thought-provoking conversations between Harchol and his parents. Broadcast on Channel 13, Jewish Life Television, Shalom TV, New York and San Francisco Jewish Film Festivals, and Limmud UK, Harchol was featured in a solo catalogued museum exhibition at HUC Museum, NY. He received a Covenant Foundation grant in to produce his animated series.

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137 MARILYN HEISS is an Emmy-award winning editor who has been working in the TV/Video/Film industry for over 30 years. She served as the Program Director of the Makor Or Meditation Center founded by Rabbi Alan Lew, z”l & Zoketsu Norman Fischer. She trains b’nai mitzvah students, and teaches Torah and Jewish studies to middle schoolers at Peninsula Temple Beth El in San Mateo, CA. She is integrally involved with The Kitchen, a transformative Jewish community led by Rabbi Noa Kushner. (Sun 5pm, Mon 4pm) Cantor LINDA HIRSCHHORN is a performing singer/songwriter/composer and story-teller. She travels the country working with or creating community choruses. She has released 10 recordings of songs that have been covered by other artists, used in movies, choreographed by dance companies, and sung in synagogues throughout the world. Her Jewish Women’s a cappella ensemble Vocolot, and has been the cantor at Temple Beth Sholom in San Leandro since 1987.

(Sun 5pm, Mon 4pm, Tues 4pm) TERI HOCHBERG has been Director of Education at The Park Synagogue in Pepper Pike and Cleveland Heights since 1995. Post graduate certifications include Philosophical Inquiry for Children, Facing History, and Integration of Technology in Jewish Education. She serves as the Chairperson of The Educational Directors Network of Greater Cleveland, as a JECC Board member, and a JEA Board member and visiting lecturer at John Carrol University. She is a member of the ISTE, JEA, ASCD, APPLE Business Partner and USCJ. (Mon 9am, Tues 2pm) PAULA HOFFMAN is a professional development consultant to early childhood teachers. She is also a developing a parent education program for families with young children in the San Fernando Valley, just north of Los Angeles. Paula has been in the early childhood field for close to twenty-five years, working as a preschool director in Los Angeles and Palo Alto, CA. She also taught pre-k and kindergarten in Jewish day schools. She is the proud mom to three adult children, and Bubby to her 4 ½ year old granddaughter! (Sun 5pm) Rabbi YECHIEL HOFFMAN is Director of Youth Learning and Engagement at Temple Beth Am in Los Angeles. Rabbi Hoffman served as Executive Director of LimmudLA, and created the Teens@LimmudLA presenters program, and the High School Jewish Futures Project as the Experiential Educator at Milken Community High School. He co-founded JEDLAB, and serves on the board of Jumpstart. In 2013, Yechiel received the Covenant Foundation’s Pomegranate Prize, and in 2014 earned a Doctorate in Education from Northeastern University. (Sun 2pm, Mon 2pm, Tues 12:45pm)

138 JORDON HOPSTONE is the Youth and Teen Leadership Coordinator at Congregation Kol Shofar in Tiburon, CA. With a B.S. in Jewish Studies, and M.S. in Experiential Education, he creates a fun, active learning environment for his students. He is also a teambuilding facilitator, and works with his team to create an efficient, supportive work space. (Tues 2pm, Wed 8:45am) SUE HOROWITZ is a singer-songwriter from the rocky coast of Maine. Sue has three cds of original Jewish music, produced by Josh Nelson and Dan Nichols.

She has been a guest at URJ Biennial, Limmud Boston, CAJE, NewCAJE, Remembering Debbie, and at congregations throughout the Northeast. Sue’s music is included in the Ruach series, and in CCAR’s Haggadah. Sue has served as director of education, NFTY youth group advisor, congregational song leader, URJ summer camp faculty, artist-in-residence, religious school teacher. (Mon 11am) ANDREA JACOBS has been a consultant, educator, and facilitator for over 20 years. She’s worked at Ma’yan since 2011, and from 2005-2012 was Director of Education at Keshet, expanding diversity training to a national professional development program to support organizations and educational institutions towards inclusivity of LGBTQ Jews and their families. She is founding partner of Rally Point for Collaborative Change, and holds a Ph.D in Linguistics from the University of Texas. (Tues 11am, 2pm, Wed 10:30am) MICHAL MORRIS KAMIL is an international education consultant and capacity builder in the fields of Jewish, Israel, Shoah and ‘Peoplehood’ education. She has led synagogue education, trained teachers, youth leaders, and created a broad range of curricular materials across the Jewish educational spectrum. She recently brought to successful completion the creation of an innovative and adaptive model for one of the most ambitious Israel education projects in the USA, based in the Bay Area, called BASIS. (Tues 4pm, Wed 10:30am) HILARY KAMIN is Director of Education at Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism. She taught secular and Judaic studies for 5 years at the Shlenker School, and has been at HCRJ since 2004. She is trained in Love and Logic, Understanding by Design Curriculum Development, and Gifted and Talented certification.

Hilary holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Texas. She has a husband, Brent, and two sons, Brandon and Dylan. (Wed 8:45am) DEBORAH KAPLAN, MAT, is currently the Early Childhood Education Director for Beth Israel preschool in Portland, Oregon. She has taught for 22 years in both Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education environments. She has also provided several specialized courses to high school students at Congregation Beth Israel on topics including Sacred Choices, Women in Judaism and Jewish communities around the world.

139 DANIELLE KASSIN has been in Jewish education for 25 years. She has been Director of the Religious School at Sinai Temple for the last 10 years, which has grown steadily and dramatically. Danielle holds an M.A. in Jewish education.

(Wed 8:45am) HELENE KATES, lead singer with The Baal Shem Tones, tours internationally providing concerts and Jewish educational programs. She offers workshops in music, songwriting, dance, creative dramatics, meditation and healing. In Atlanta, she serves as a Cantorial soloist at Ahavath Achim, tutors Bnait Mitzvah students, and is an early childhood music specialist at the JCC Weinstein School and The Temple’s Weinberg Early Learning Center. She has a BA from Beloit College, with majors in musical theatre/creative dramatics and K-8 certification.

(Sun 5pm, Mon 2pm) MICHAEL KATES played keyboards for legendary NJ rockers The Decos, was a regular in New York’s Jazz scene in the 1970s, and studied improv under the late Sal Mosca for nine years. He tours and records with his wife Helene as The Baal Shem Tones, produces other artists, and teaches music. (Mon 2pm) MARK KATRIKH is Director of the Tools for Tolerance® Program for Law Enforcement at the Museum of Tolerance. He is a co-author of “Social Justice E-Learning Programs: Confronting Challenges to Content and Assessment,” published by the World Conference on E-Learning. Mark has presented at the CA Association of Museums Conference and the USHMM Southern CA Teacher Forum. He holds a B.A., Business Administration from USC, and a Masters in Nonprofit Management from the University of Central Florida. (Mon 4pm) Rabbi LEORA KAYE, Director of Community Engagement at Cong. Rodeph Sholom, wrote the study guides for Jewish Food for Thought. She has produced videos for NFTY, Matan, and was rabbinical consultant for the new Shalom Seasame and other shows. She is a board member of Project Kesher, Mamash, and a rabbinic consultant for Avoda Arts and The Six Points Fellowship. She runs her synagogue’s film festival, as well as their thriving conversion program. She lives in Brooklyn with her daughter Galit, son Zeb, and husband Doug Gordon.

(Mon 9am, 4pm, Tues 2pm) GEORGE KELLEY is the Education Director of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck in Indianapolis where he has served for 12 years. He believes that Jewish Education should be less about giving students answers, and more about helping them develop important questions from a Jewish perspective. George is a leader in the interfaith community, focusing on ways to adopt quality education from other traditions. He and his wife Dianne are both storytellers and have one son, Noah.

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140 JESS KENT is a graduate student in the field of Organizational Behavior with an interest in NeuroEconomics and Positive Psychology. A Brandeis University alumna, Jess Kent was featured on Good Morning America with Robin Roberts, discussed international youth initiatives with Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, and served as an Eli J. Segal Fellow at the Center for Progressive Leadership.

(Mon 2pm, Tues 4pm) ETTA KING is JWA’s Education Program Manager. A graduate of Brandeis University, Habonim Dror North America, and the Jewish Organizing Fellowship with JOIN for Justice, she combines her passions for storytelling, learning, and community building by helping educators bring Jewish values, culture, and history alive through primary sources. Etta also teaches cooking, science, improvisational theater, and Israeli dance. (Mon 11am, Tues 9am, 2pm) Rabbi CHERIE KOLLER-FOX is a founder and past president of CAJE, and was chair of its Advocacy Commission. She has written and spoken extensively about family education, innovation in Jewish education, and spiritual practices. Along with Everett Fox, she has established the Ezra Institute to promote the study and teaching of Bible. Cherie is the Rabbi of the Chapel Minyan and is practicing the art of chaplaincy. She is now a founder (once more) and president of NewCAJE. She is married to Everett Fox and they have 3 children: Akiva, Leora and Ezra.

(Mon 2pm, Tues 11am, 2pm) Rabbi HELENE KORNSGOLD recently moved from Los Angeles to Millburn, New Jersey, where she is Director of Congregational Learning. For the last four years she served as Religious School Director at Temple Ramat Zion, and previously as School Rabbi at The Pressman Academy in Los Angeles. She received her rabbinic ordination from JTS, where she also received an M.A. in Jewish Education. She is a graduate of Barnard College of Columbia University. (Sun 5pm) LILY KOWALSKI holds B.A. in Judaic Studies and Music from Brandeis, and is pursuing at Masters in Jewish Education at the Rhea Hirsch School of Education at HUC-JIR in LA. She has worked at ten Jewish organizations in positions related to synagogue life, with a focus on education, teaching Hebrew, holidays, and Pirkei Avot. She facilitates discussions on utilizing popular media, Israeli dance, and Jewish music in the classroom and beyond. (Mon 11am) HENNY KUPFERSTEIN is a prolific composer, with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies for Music Leadership in Society. Henny maintains a global practice where she teaches non-verbal and autistic clients how to sight-read for piano in the classical tradition. Henny is passionate about klezmer and Jewish cantorial music history. She is a frequent presenter and consultant to parents and educators on of music, perfect pitch, autism, and sensory integration. (Mon 9am)

141 CORINNE LAGOY, M. ED., is Director of Early Childhood Engagement at United Hebrew Congregation, in St. Louis, MO, and is a national presenter on topics related to Early Childhood Education and parenting. She is one of fifteen educators selected to participate in the Jewish Early Childhood Education Leadership Institute. Corinne recently traveled to Israel to observe early childhood programs throughout the country.

Dr. ZACHARY LASKER, Director of Melton Research and Davidson Education Projects, is the former director of Camp Ramah in California. At JTS he leads a department to engage practicing Jewish educators in opportunities for professional learning and curriculum design/use, and teaches leadership and management of Jewish non-profits. Zach holds a doctorate in education leadership from UCLA, and an MA in Education from AJU. Zach has also taught in both day and congregational school settings. (Mon 2pm, Tues 11am) MICHAEL LEDERMAN is Director of Congregational Learning at Congregation Beth Sholom in San Francisco. Michael served as an educational consultant and as a member of the staff planning team for BASIS, the Israel Education Day School Project, a multi-year initiative, designed to help schools integrate Israel education across the curriculum, and develop frameworks that support students, educators and the greater school community in building personal, enduring connections to Israel and the Israeli people. (Tues 4pm) SARAH LEFTON is founder and Executive Director of G-dcast since 2008.

A graduate of NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, she worked in advertising, publishing, and the first dot com entrepreneurship circus before leaving that scene for a career in the Jewish world via Camp Tawonga, the JCCSF, and the clothing company JewishFashionConspiracy.com. Sarah has been named one of the Forward 50 most influential Jews, a Joshua Venture Group fellow, and a recipient of the Pomegranate Prize for exceptional young Jewish educators.

(Mon 2pm, Tues 11am) KYNA EM LEVI is a graduate of the Rhea Hirsch School of Education, with a Masters in Jewish education. Kyna has a passion for studying Torah at every opportunity possible, whether it be at a religious school, a day school, a JCC or a NewCAJE conference. She currently holds several leadership positions in various non-profit organization, and loves to give back to her community. (Tues 9am) JAY LEVINE is a rabbinic student at HUC-JIR in Los Angeles. He recently completed a Masters in Jewish Education through the Rhea Hirsch School of Education at HUC. Among his interests are music (in particular chant and niggun), spirituality in education, and midrash. (Mon 11am, 2pm)

142 JULIA LEVINE is the experiential educator at Sinai Temple Religious School, where she oversees the implementation and creative development of the Na’aseh program. Julia holds an M.A. in Jewish Education. (Wed 8:45am) PHIL LIFF-GRIEFF is Associate Director of BJE in Los Angeles, overseeing their Centers for Excellence in Early Childhood Education, Complementary Education, and the Center for Educational Engagement. As adjunct faculty at HUC-JIR he teaches in the Rhea Hirsch School of Education, the School of Jewish Nonprofit Management, and the Certificate Program in Education for Adolescents and Emerging Adults. He teaches experiential education and nonprofit management in the digital age, social media, and digital game-based learning.

(Wed 10:30am) ELIANA LIGHT is Director of Music Education at Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City. An award winning song-writer, song-leader, and Jewish educator, she is part of the Kesher Shir Fellowship, and has taught at NewCAJE conferences and the DeLet masters program. Her first CD of original Jewish music, “A New Light,” was released in 2013. She is currently pursuing her masters in Jewish education from the Jewish Theological Seminary. (Mon 9am) ANAT MAIMON-REZNIK is a native Hebrew speaker who has been teaching Hebrew in NYC for 18 years. In response to her work with both groups and individuals, Anat has developed this multi-sensory approach using movement and imagery in the mastering of Hebrew decoding. She is the author of the forthcoming book “ Israel Learns Hebrew.” Anat is married to Dr. Peter Reznick and has two adult children. (Tues 2pm) JESSIE MALLOR teaches Jewish Studies at Milken Community High School in LA, and has over 10 years of experience in formal and informal Jewish education.

She is a graduate of Brandeis University, Indiana University, and the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. A passionate Limmud volunteer, teaching is her greatest love, and deepest source for her creative expression. (Sun 2pm, Tues 2pm) Dr. SCOTT MANDEL spent many years in Jewish Education as a teacher, administrator, author and consultant. He currently works in secular education as both a teacher in Los Angeles Unified School District, and as an author in teacher education. One of Dr. Mandel’s specialties is applying concepts and teaching methodologies from secular education to Jewish education. (Sun 2pm, 5pm) ABBY MARS holds a Master Degree in Early Childhood Education from Pacific Oaks College, and has worked in the field for over ten years as a teacher, mentor, parent & me educator, and presenter. She has worked most recently at Temple Israel of Hollywood, and Stephen S. Wise Early Childhood Centers. She is an alumni Fellow of the Jewish Early Childhood Education Leadership Institute and has a certificate in Outdoor Classroom Education.

143 DENNIS MASUR is currently teaching 6th grade Hebrew, 11th grade ethics, 3-6th grade music, and is a Bar/Bat Mitzvah tutor at Mosad Shalom Religious School of Temple Adat Shalom in Poway, CA. He is also the AP Coordinator at Poway High School, and CELDT Tester for the School District. In 2013 Dennis participated the Centropa Summer Academy in Berlin. (Mon 2pm) MICHAEL MELLEN was ordained in 1998. He has served as Director of NFTY, as a congregational rabbi and educator at Temple B’nai Shalom in Fairfax Station, Virginia, and as a speaker, consultant, trainer, and advisor with a company he founded, Jewish Youth Works. He currently works with the Jewish Education Project, focused on innovation in congregational learning and teen experiences.

Michael serves as a coach and mentor at summer camps, HUC-JIR, and the Davidson School of JTSA. He is certified in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. (Mon 9am, 4pm, Tues 11am) Rabbi LARRY MILDER plays great flatpicking guitar. Just take a listen to his all-acoustic CD, “American Psalm.” You will fall in love with the roots feeling of his approach to Jewish music. Larry combines wit, wisdom, and musicianship in his songwriting and playing. Larry can be heard playing and making worship sing every Shabbat at Congregation Beth Emek in Pleasanton, CA. (Tues 9am) GOLDIE MILGRAM founded and directs Reclaiming Judaism. Master teacher, author, and ordained maggidah and mashpi’ah, she is a scholar-in-residence for communities, having served as a teacher, principal, JCC, camp, campus and pulpit rabbi, BJE director, seminary dean, Federation executive, and now founding Dean of the Jewish Spiritual Education distance-learning pilot in Maggid-Educator ordination. Her 2014 book releases include: Reclaiming Bar/Bat Mitzvah as a Spiritual Rite of Passage, Seeking and Soaring: Jewish Approaches to Spiritual Development and Guidance, and New Mitzvah Stories for The Whole Family.

(Mon 9am, Wed 10:30am) DEBI SWEDELSON MISHAEL earned a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Judaism, and has taught for over 36 years. Debi has worked as a teacher, Director of Education, Camp Director, Programming & Curriculum Development Specialist, and Preschool Director. She works at Congregation Brith Shalom in Houston, and is the proprietor of “All Yadayim”, an enterprise devoted to trading her artistic talents in support of community tzedakah needs.

(Sun 5pm, Tues 11am, 2pm) SHERRI W. MORR is a senior development professional with more than 20 years of successful fundraising in and out of the Jewish Community. Having worked at Israel-based organizations, the Federation, private schools, and cultural and social service enterprises, she is uniquely qualified in the area of major gift development and cultivation. She has published numerous articles and has found new donors for many organizations. (Sun 5pm)

144 RUSSEL NEISS (fluent in Yiddish and Javascript) is a Jewish educator, technologist, and activist. His career began as an itinerant Jewish educator traveling the deep south, and has worked in Jewish day schools, supplemental schools, museums, and archives. He serves as Director of Educational Technology at G-dcast, where he develops mobile and other interactive applications to raise Jewish literacy and help educators integrate technology in a pedagogically sound way. (Mon 11am, 4pm) NATASHA NEWMAN is Assistant Director of Youth Learning and Engagement at Temple Beth Am. She acts as the primary Religious School administrator, managing logistics and supporting an innovative new take on the Religious School experience. A Los Angeles native, she has worked in Jewish education for ten years with an emphasis in informal education and the Religious School experience. Natasha has a BA in English Literature from CSUN. (Tues 9am) KATE O’BRIEN, MA, is Director of Education, Innovation & Organizing at the Workmen’s Circle. Through the lens of Jewish culture and progressive values, Kate is building intergenerational learning communities. For 16 years, Kate has taught students of all ages in Jewish, interfaith, and Christian settings about the wonder and thrill of TaNaKh, Jewish tradition, and interfaith engagement. Kate holds three master’s degrees from JTS – Hebrew Bible, Jewish Education, and Hebrew Letters. She and her wife live in Riverdale, NY, with their Shih Tzu, Shai.

(Mon 11am, 2pm) CINDY PALEY is the cantorial soloist for Lev Eisha and the Valley Beth Shalom N’shama Minyan, both creative Shabbat women’s services in Los Angeles. She is a well known recording artist, song leader, and Judaic Music Specialist, performing captivating family holiday concerts and Yiddish/Hebrew adult shows. Cindy has taught at the Valley Beth Shalom preschool and Day School for over 30 years, and has led Tot Shabbat and Family services for many congregations. (Tues 2pm) ADRIANNE PASTERNAK is a third generation teacher, as both teacher and an administrator in both preschool and religious school settings. In 2006 Shomrei Torah became her home. She earned a BA in Judaic Studies and a Masters of Education from the AJU, as well as a Certification as a Conservative Jewish Educator from United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. She and her husband Avi have four children. (Mon 2pm) MIKEY PAUKER was named by Time Magazine as one of the Top 10 Stars of New Jewish Music. His music spans multiple genres including folk, pop, hip-hop electronica, and reggae, blending them into a beautiful uplifting, and unique sound. He is the CEO and Founder of Merkava Mentors, an initiative for the creation and collaboration of Modern Jewish Music. (Tues 9am, Wed 10:30am)

145 FRAN PEARLMAN is Director of Congregational Learning at Congregation Habonim in Manhattan. She has been a congregational educator in schools from 70 to 1600 students, and is passionate about teaching teachers and designing and implementing schools of inclusion. Fran holds a Masters degree in Jewish Education- Administration and has completed coursework towards an EdD in Special Education in Jewish Education. Fran has served as CAJE President as well as board member. (Tues 2pm) COLIN PIER-SILVER is a curriculum coach for her public school system, and is also a Jewish educator in her small congregation in South Bend, Indiana. She implements the research-based best practices from her day job when she teaches Shabbat and Hebrew school. She has a master’s degree in International and Multicultural Education, is a certified Early Childhood Montessori teacher, is licensed K-12 in English as a Second Language, and has worked in urban public education, Shabbat school, and Hebrew for 15 years. (Tues 9am, 4pm) BATYA PODOS is an ordained maggid, spiritual leader, & teacher of pre-b’nai youth. She is also director of Abraham’s Tent, an interfaith summer camp. She is a coordinator for the new ordination in Jewish Education, & is a contributor to an upcoming book of family mitzvah stories published by Reclaiming Judaism. Her novel for bar/bat mitzvah age readers, Rebecca & the Talisman of Time, is nominated for the Oregon Spirit Book Award. She’s worked with students to help them find their own voices for over 30 years. (Sun 5pm, Mon 4pm, Wed 8:45am) CHERYL RATTNER PRICE has 30 years experience in ceramics & architectural design. Co-founder and Creative Director of The Butterfly Project, she is a pioneer for San Diego’s ADL Holocaust Education Conferences, developing survivor relationships with educators & students. Passionate about art, education & tolerance, board memberships include The Agency for Jewish Education, & San Diego Center for Jewish Culture. Her role has expanded globally, coaching educators & artists through the use of The Butterfly Project. (Tues 11am, 4pm) JAY RAPOPORT is a nationally touring music educator, and Director of Lifelong Learning at Temple Sholom of Chicago. He’s worked as Youth Educator at Congregation Rodeph Sholom in NYC, and Camp Director at Temple Rodef Shalom in Falls Church, VA. Jay is a graduate of the HUC-JIR MARE program, and Songs from his album, “With All Your Heart” are featured on Jewish Rock Radio and compilations from NewCAJE, PJ Library and NFTY. Later this year Jay will release his second album of “Ruach Rock.” (Sun 2pm, Mon 11am, Tues 11am) MALKA RAPPAPORT, opera-singer-turned-cantor, is in her 2nd year at HUC. She hails from Honolulu, HI, earning a master’s degree in voice and performance before completing her first year of cantorial school in Jerusalem. She is passionate about Jewish music in all forms, including songleading, chazzanut, classical Reform repertoire, and the current folk/rock trend. (Mon 2pm, Wed 8:45am)

146 EYAL RAV-NOY is the founder of CAP IT! Learning, a revolutionary reading curriculum for Hebrew and English. Drawing on the latest research, and their experiences with special needs learners, they’ve overturned the tenents of the last 100 years of reading instruction. Their programs enable adult readers to learn to read Hebrew in 3 hours, and children as young as 5 learn to read in under 16 hours. Their programs are implemented in Day Schools, Hebrew-Religious Schools, and Adult Education Centers all over the US. (Mon 9am) DOUG ROSEN and the Partners in Prevention Program are Beit T’Shuvaha’s response to addiction amongst today’s youth. Doug speaks nationally to adolescents and communities, educating them about self-awareness, staring down peer pressure, and tools to prevent or stop harmful thoughts and behaviors. Doug has personally mentoring a multitude of troubled youth. He holds a Bachelors degree in Political Science and Film from the University of Colorado and an MFTI from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. (Tues 11am) SAMMY ROSENBAUM is a multi-instrumentalist, blending Jazz, Funk, & Rock to World Beat & Hip Hop. He travels to connect with communities through music, Jewish learning, and conversation. He’s collaborated with & interviewed over 80 musicians for his webisode series Rock Shabbat. Sammy is Creative Director & Co-Founder of Merkava Mentors, an initiative supporting the creation of commercially viable Jewish inspired music. You can find him at First Fridays -- a soulful Shabbat experience featuring Rabbi David Spinrad. (Sun 2pm, Tues 9am) JODY ROSENBLOOM, M.A., is Director of Lifelong Learning at the Jewish Community of Amherst. She has taught and administered programming across all age levels. She has been active in regional educational collaborations, CAJE, and Reconstructionist Educators of North America. She attended the Institute for Jewish Spirituality from 2004–2006, participated in the ToolBox for Teachers webinar in 2013, and attended NewCAJE in 2013. (Mon 9am) MICHAEL ROTHBAUM is Rabbi/Educator at Beth Chaim Congregation in Danville, CA, and lives with his partner Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell, in Oakland. Rabbi Mike has done extensive work with faith-based social justice organizations, including T’ruah, AJWS, Network, and Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice, serving on their Bay Area Regional Council. An ordinee of the AJR New York, Rabbi Mike has appeared in the Huffington Post, Zeek Magazine, WAMC Public Radio, CNN and WABC-TV. (Mon 9am, Wed 8:45am) RACHEL ROTHSTEIN is the Director of Educational Initiatives & GrapeVine at the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland. She has a Master’s Degree in Education with a focus in Experiential Education from the American Jewish University.

She has worked in a variety of setting including overnight and day camps and the Jewish Education Project in New York City. (Mon 11am, Tues 4pm)

147 ANTHONY RUSSELL has worked in the field of opera for the past fifteen years, and has recently devoted himself in the repertoire of Sidor Belarsky (1898-1975), one of the 20th century’s most prolific performers of cantorial music, Chassidic nigunim, and Yiddish art song. He is lead educator of the b’ney mitzvah program, Amitim, at Congregation Netivot Shalom in Berkley, CA. (Wed 10:30am) CASSANDRA SAGAN has taught as a Poet in the Classroom with every age group and population: in gifted, new immigrant, and special needs classrooms, editing and producing almost 100 volumes of student writing. An ukulele toting singer/songwriter, Cassandra performs original and traditional songs and stories, encouraging audience participation and individual expression. She is an ordained Maggid, a mosaic artist, an InterPlay leader, and has developed InterPlay Torah study, a playful approach to personal midrash, insight, and embodied Torah.

(Sun 5pm, Tues 2pm) DEBORAH SALOMON founded Hebrew Wizards, and is running 8 pilot programs in Atlanta, Manhattan, Boston, Savannah, Houston, and Los Angeles.

Through the Hebrew Wizards Family Band and online videos, she connects the dots in Jewish education. She has a B.A. in Economics and Hebrew from SUNY Binghamton, and an MBA in Investment Management from Pace University.

Deborah was ordained as a Rabbi in 2013 from the Jewish Spiritual Leader’s Institute under the leadership of Rabbi Steven Blane. (Mon 9am, Tues 9am) JODI SALZMAN is a 2nd Grade Religious School Teacher at Beth Meyer Synagogue in Raleigh, NC. She has been teaching in various capacities for the past five years. While Jodi graduated from North Carolina State University with a focus in Business, her active role in Jewish Education is her passion. Jodi welcomes any opportunity to share her experience with others. (Mon 9am, Tues 4pm) MERAV SAMARA is the Outdoor Specialist at Valley Beth Shalom Preschool in Encino, CA. Merav has expanded and invigorated the outdoor classroom with the most current theories of education, including Reggio Emilio and construtivist education. She has brought many other teachers along with her by creating opportunities for meaningful participation and shared leadership. Merav was educated in Israel and has been working with children in the States for 5 years.

(Tues 9am) PENINNAH SCHRAM is Professor of Speech and Drama at Stern College. She is author of twelve books of Jewish folktales, including The Hungry Clothes and Other Jewish Folktales, and recorded a CD, The Minstrel and the Storyteller with singer/guitarist Gerard Edery. Mitzvah Stories: Seeds for Inspiration and Learning was published in her honor. Peninnah is a recipient of the Covenant Award for Outstanding Jewish Educator. She was awarded the National Storytelling Network’s 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award. (Mon 9am, Tues 9am, Wed 10:30am)

148 CHERIE KARO SCHWARTZ of Denver, is a Storyteller, Author, and Educator for over four decades, teaching and performing at shuls, schools, museums, and organizations. Co-founding coordinator of CAJE’s Jewish Storytelling Network, she wrote award-winning My Lucky Dreidel, Kids’ Catalog of Passover (with Barbara Rush), and Circle Spinning. Jewish Turning and Returning Tales. She specializes in midrashim, original and family stories, and inter-and-intra-cultural storytelling. (Tues 9am, Wed 8:45am) NEIL SCHWARTZ has been a Hazzan in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Saskatchewan. He graduated the JTS in 1980, and he has an MA in Religion and Culture. Neil teaches Trope and Nusach online for Hebrew College, and is involved with Chaplaincy and Interfaith activities. He notates music for “Trope Trainer” (tm) and “Tefillah Trainer” (tm) teaching software, and he is turning his M.A. thesis into a textbook on Hebrew, Cantillation, and davenning. (Tues 11am) Rabbi PJ SCHWARTZ is Assistant Rabbi at Temple Israel in Westport, CT, and the Rabbinic Consultant for the Legacy Project. He is a contributor to the URJ’s Ten Minutes of Torah, and is an active member of the CCAR. He serves on the continuing education committee of the NATE, and the board of NewCAJE. In 2013, Rabbi Schwartz was granted the title Reform Jewish Educator by the major institutions of Reform Judaism. Rabbi Schwartz is married to his college sweetheart, Michelle, a special education teacher. (Sun 5pm, Mon 9am, 2pm) SHLOMO SEIDENFELD has been in Jewish Outreach for 25 years. He began as a Hillel Program Director at Brooklyn College, and then as the first Director at JAM at U.C.L.A. Shlomo was the first Rabbi of the Calabasas Shul, taught at Shalhevet High School, and for 15 years has been Director of Isralight L.A. an outreach program. Shlomo is a real estate agent in Beverly Hills. He is married to Lolly and has three daughters, Shoshana, Aliza and Liana. (Tues 9am, 4pm) SUSAN SHANE-LINDER is a singer, songwriter, composer, and recording artist. She has presented and performed at early childhood/elementary workshops, summer camps, and organizations including CAJE & NAEYC. Winner of the Nickelodeon Parents’ Picks Award for best party entertainer in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, and the Gerald Legow Outstanding Achievement award in Jewish Education. Susan has taught and performed for the South Florida Jewish community for over thirty years. She has 4 award winning CDs. (Mon 11am, Tues 2pm) MATT SHAPIRO is director of Jewish education at Beit T’shuvah. He works with residents, staff, and community members to find new and engaging opportunities for bringing Judaism to life, and helps others find themselves in Torah.

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149 MINDY SHAPIRO, M.A, is a Jewish communal professional with 30 years of experience. She is founding director of Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing!, a program of Moving Traditions. She has worked for Hillel of Greater Philadelphia, International Hillel, and the Gershman Y. Mindy has been studying Mussar with Rabbi Stone since 2003, and teaching since 2009. She is a papercut artist and teacher, and is on the editorial team for the next release from Reclaiming Judaism Press in honor of Danny Siegel: New Mitzvah Stories for the Whole Family. (Tues 2pm) ILONA SHECHTER has taught art and Jewish studies at the Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School for 23 years. She is a recipient of the Grinspoon/Steinhardt award, a Teacher Fellow of the US Holocaust Museum, and an Alum of the Yad Vashem International School for Holocaust Studies. Ilona spent a year in Israel at the Machon L’Madrichei Chutz L’Aretz. She grew up in Cape Town in a vibrant, close knit, Orthodox/Reform family and community. She is married to an Israeli, Dan, and has one son, Jason. (Tues 4pm) DANNY SIEGEL has spoken in more than 500 communities on personalized Tzedakah, Mitzvah heroes, and Jewish values. He is the author of Danny Siegel’s Bar and Bat Mitzvah Mitzvah Book; Heroes and Miracle Workers; Who, Me? Yes, You!; and Giving Your Money Away — How Much, How to, Why, When, and to Whom. He has also published several collections of poetry and children’s stories.

Danny served as the Tzedakah Resource Person on the United Synagogue Youth Israel Pilgrimage for 37 years, and is a recipient of the prestigious Covenant Award for Exceptional Jewish Educators. (Mon 9am, 4pm) LISA SILVERMAN is director of the Sinai Temple Blumenthal Library, and serves as school librarian for Sinai Akiba Academy. She has been a Judaic librarian for over 20 years. She was the children’s editor of Jewish Book World magazine for 5 years, and serves as the children’s reviewer for the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles. She has served as a judge for the children’s division of the National Jewish Book Award, and is a long time board member of the Association of Jewish Libraries of Southern California. (Tues 9am) RACHEL SILVERMAN worked most recently at Congregation Or Ami in Calabasas, CA, as a teacher, administrator, and junior youth advisor. She completed her Master’s thesis on Jewish educational programming for families with children who are differently abled. Rachel holds Bachelor’s degrees in Modern Jewish Studies, and Religious Studies. She holds an MA in Education from the American Jewish University, with a concentration in Judaic Studies. (Tues 9am, 4pm) BECKY SILVERSTEIN is a Rabbi serving as Education Director at Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center. Becky draws his experience from a wide-range of professional opportunites: Congregation Kehillath Israel (Brookline, MA), Genesis Program at Brandeis, and Keshet. Becky is dedicated to creating a Judaism that welcomes individuals from a rich variety of life experience. (Mon 9am, 4pm)

150 MARGO SMITH is a fourth grade teacher at Pardes Community Hebrew School in Worcester, MA. Additionally, she is a fourth-year student at Clark University, pursuing a degrees in Jewish Studies and Theatre. Originally from Charlotte, NC, Margo got her start in Jewish education in 2010 as a playwright and performer for the Butterfly Project, and the Legacy Project of Charlotte, and has been writing, teaching, and learning ever since. (Sun 2pm, Mon 2pm) Hazzan JUDY SOFER is the Cantor/Educator of Temple Beth Shalom of Long Beach. Sofer has a degree in music from Hebrew University, a Master’s Degree in Directing at CSU Fullerton, and a cantorial degree from HUC. In 2011 she created a new Cultural Arts Program establishing a Theatre troupe, the JFed Players, Kol HaEmek, JYO, Kafe B’Kef, Annual Jewish Festival of Music, plus trips to Israel and many other activities. (Sun 5pm) JOHANNAH SOHN is Director of the Jewish Learning Community at Adat Ari El in Valley Village, CA. She recently earned her doctorate in education, focused on the use of simulations and gaming in complementary school programs.

(Sun 2pm, Mon 2pm) PAUL SOLYN is director of the Jewish Community School in Elmira, NY. He has an M.J.Ed. degree and family-educator certificate from Hebrew College, Boston.

(Mon 4pm, Tues 4pm) ALISON STECKLEY is the Early Childhood Education Director at Peninsula Temple Sholom in Burlingame, CA. She has a BA in Psychology with an emphasis in Early Childhood. Allison is one of fifteen educators selected to participate in the Jewish Early Childhood Education Leadership Institute. She recently traveled to Israel to observe early childhood programs. Allison has been teaching for over 25 years and is a member of NAEYC and ECE-RJ. Dr. MIRIAM HELLER STERN is Dean of the Graduate Center for Education at AJULA. She is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Jewish Education and the Network for Research in Jewish Education Awards Committee. She recently launched “Dream Lab,” a think tank to infuse Jewish education with creative arts. She also initiated the Women’s Braintrust to investigate shifting definitions of women’s leadership. Miriam is married to Jonathan Stern and they reside in Los Angeles with their three children: Elijah, Judah and Zoe. (Tues 9am) LIZZIE SWAN works at Hebrew Wizards as a musician and a teacher. She also teaches elementary and pre-school music, and movement classes in Stamford and New Canaan, CT. She formed the family rock band The Swingset Mamas, performing across the US at schools, festivals, and family events. A graduate of UMass Amherst, Lizzie is passing on her love of a Judaism to her two children at Hebrew Wizards, who also write songs, sing and perform. (Mon 9am, Tues 9am)

151 NANCY SOHN SWARTZ is the author of “In Our Image: God’s First Creatures,” recently made into an app, and “How Did the Animals Help God?” With over 20 years experience teaching in religious school, and over 45 years teaching in public schools and summer camp programs, Nancy incorporates ideas from her role as enrichment teacher into her religious school classes. She has been Chairman of Adult Education at her synagogue, Temple Beth Am of Randolph, MA, for over 30 years, where she is often invited to deliver sermons. (Tues 11am) ‘Miss’ EMILY ARONOFF TECK tours as a musician & professional development facilitator, and is director of development for JewishLearningMatters.com.

Miss Emily has released 4 albums of Jewish kid’s music, and is featured in PJ Library song compilations. She has a B.A. in Jewish Studies, a M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, and is pursuing a Jewish Education Ed.D. from Gratz College.

(Sun 5pm, Tues 9am) MYRNA TECK is a professional art educator. She began her career as an art teacher in a Hebrew Day School in Norfolk, VA and as an Associate Art Professor at Wesleyan College in Virginia Beach. She joined the Norfolk Public Schools as an art specialist at Granby High School, where she taught for 13 years. Myrna left classroom teaching and became an art museum educator, then received her Ph.D. in Visual Arts Education with a research focus in Jewish Art. (Tues 2pm) ERAN VAISBEN is Education Director at Peninsula Temple Sholom of Burlingame, CA. He has 13 years of experience, working as both a teacher and school director. At PTS Religious School, Eran has introduced and integrated teaching through technology into the curriculum using SmartBoards, laptops, and software. Eran is currently a doctorate candidate in Educational Leadership at the UC Davis. He is conducting research in the field of Jewish education with an emphasis on school leadership and management. (Mon 9am, Wed 8:45am) JULIE PLAUT WARWICK, LMHCA, is a Laughter Yoga Leader. Her business, “Connecting the Peaces,” strives to help people create inner peace so they can create Global peace. She lives in Bellevue, WA, and is looking forward to travelling to communities across the country as artist in Residence. She will help your community be more joyful through transformational ritual workshops, Laughter Programs, Family Education Programs, Tot Shabbat, and Staff development.

(Sun 10:45pm, Mon 2pm) Rabbi MELISSA WEINTRAUB is currently building the Jewish Council for Public Affair’s new national Civility Initiative, working to transform communal norms around Israel and other charged issues from tension and avoidance to productive deliberation across political divides. Melissa was founding director of Encounter, and was awarded the Grinnell Young Innovator for Social Justice Prize. She is a faculty member for the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, and was ordained as a Conservative Rabbi at JTS. (Mon 9am, 2pm)

152 EMILY WEISBERG is a Program Associate with Facing History and Ourselves, working in the Jewish and Urban Education Programs at the LA office. Before that, she was Assistant Director of Education at Temple Adat Elohim in Thousand Oaks, CA, and Lecturer in the Literature, Communications & Media Department at AJU. She received her BA from American Jewish University, and her Masters from UC Santa Barbara. (Mon 11am, Tues 9am, Wed 10:30am) CYD WEISSMAN, Director, Innovation in Congregational Learning, supports Jewish learning for real life. Works with The Coalition of Innovating Congregations, over 50 congregations that have transformed the Jewish learning experience for NY families. Visit innovatingcongregations.org. She teaches at Hebrew Union College’s NY School of Education, Assessment and Curriculum and Organizational Change. (Sun 5pm, Tues 2pm) SHARONE WEIZMAN is Director of Education at Kehillat Ma’arav in Santa Monica, CA. She has a Master’s in Education, Bachelor of Literature in Hebrew Letters, and Bachelors in Jewish Studies, from AJU, where she graduated Suma Cum Laude. Ms. Weizman has 20+ years experience as a Jewish educator, including: Director of Education, Education Director, March of the Living Director, teacher, curriculum developer, Youth Director, family and adult educator, summer camp and retreat leader. (Wed 10:30am) MARK S. YOUNG is the program coordinator of the Experiential Learning Initiative at The Davidson School at JTS. Mark has worked in programming, experiential education, and human resources for over a decade, including The 92nd Street Y, the Mandel JCC’s Camp Wise, and USY. Mark serves as board chair of Advancing Jewish Professionals of NYC. He earned an MPA/MA in Non-Profit Management and Judaic Studies from NYU. He lives in Hartsdale, NY, with his wife, Rabbi Mara Young, and their daughter, Noah Sadie. (Tues 4pm) Singer DONI ZASLOFF (aka “Mama Doni”) and Singer/Guitarist ERIC LINDBERG of the Mama Doni Band have been writing and performing together for 5 years. They’ve released 5 CD’s and a Cookbook, and in 2014 were awarded their third parent’s choice award for their DVD “Mama Doni’s Jewish Holiday Party.”

Theyalso have an adult audiences, infusing sounds of Bluegrass, Old Time, and Celtic music into traditional Jewish songs and prayers. They have toured across the country, raising voices and ruach in communities while collaborating with Rabbi’s and Cantors. Doni brings her spirit and energy to the crowd, while Eric provides a diverse and textural landscape on guitar. (Tues 2pm, Wed 10:30am) ELLEN ZUCKER of Westlake Village, CA is a teacher and tutor. For most of her adult life she worked in non-profit management, mostly in the prevention and work/life fields. After moving west, she started teaching Hebrew school, recognizing that our kids often are at risk. Through the years, Ellen’s created many curricular pieces for all types of learners. (Wed 8:45pm)

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WHO’S WHO AT NEWCAJE? THE PERFORMERS ELLEN ALLARD is one of the most popular & influential Jewish musicians & educators on today’s Jewish music scene.

Presenting family concerts, Tot & Family Wow Worship Experiences, keynotes & teacher workshops, and Instant ChoirOn-The-Spot for children and/or adults, she is committed to building community through music. Unique, charismatic, charming, and heartwarming, Ellen knows how to engage people, sometimes goofy, sometimes serious, always meaningful. Ellen creates powerful, moving & spiritual moments that speak to heart, mind, and soul.

THE BAAL SHEM TONES (Helene & Michael Kates) are simply one of the best live bands in Jewish music today. Their finely crafted songs are characterized by powerful, pulsating rhythms and vibrant vocal arrangements. At festivals they can often be found surrounded by an enthusiastic crowd while they play song after song from their huge repertoire of popular music going back to the 1920s. In concert they love pulling out a beautifully rendered Gershwin or Dylan standard at the perfect moment. For their fans, a Baal Shem Tones program is a spiritual event that resonates for years.

LIOR BEN-HUR was born and raised in Jerusalem.

In the last nine years his home base has been San Francisco where he has been teaching music, Hebrew, and Jewish Identity classes in a variety of schools and congregations. Lior’s band, Sol Tevél, has performed in numerous venues and festivals including the Sacramento Jewish Festival, Friday Night Live with Craig Taubman and The United Congregation of The Israelites in Kingston, Jamaica.

BRUCE BIERMAN co-created Open Tent Shul of the Arts in Berkeley, CA. With a B.A. in Theater arts from U.C. Santa Cruz, Bruce became a leading performer and teacher with the acclaimed Aman Folk Ensemble of Los Angeles, bringing world dance to thousands of youth through the Music Center on Tour education program. Bruce has been an arts specialist for Cong. Sherith Israel in San Francisco since 2006.

155 JOE BLACK has performed for communities around the world. His recordings and books have received accolades from The New York Times, Haddasah Magazine, Parent’s Choice, The American Library Journal and Kids First: The Coalition for Quality Children’s Video. Joe has published two Children’s book, a songbook, and recorded five albums. His poetry and prose have been published widely. He is Senior Rabbi at Temple Emanuel in Denver, CO. Rabbi YONAH BOOKSTEIN is Founder of Pico Shul, and the Alevy Family Campus Rabbi serving Los Angeles. He also serves as director of Shabbat Tent and Jewlicious Festivals. The Forward has called Rabbi Yonah one of the “game changers” in American Jewish Life. He was named a Jewish Community Hero by the Jewish Federations of North America, and one of the Top Ten Jews in Social Media by NJOP. SUSAN COLIN is the owner of oySongs.com, the largest online distributor of Jewish audio and sheet music. Susan is an award-winning composer, and a Cantorial Soloist. She has 4 CDs that include “Y’varech’cha” and “Psalm 150” which are published in the URJ Shabbat Anthologies. Now living Arizona, Susan is the soloist at Congregation Kehillah in Scottsdale and is a guest soloist at several congregations in Arizona and Texas.

DOUG COTLER is a Grammy Award-winning composer and an accomplished singer, songwriter, and musician. He performs more than 100 concerts each year.

Doug is currently the Cantorial Soloist at Congregation Or Ami in Calabasas, CA. He has recorded six original Jewish music albums, a symphony (The Golem), and has toured and played John Denver, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Mason Williams.

DAVID DASSA has taught Israeli folk dance in Los Angeles for the past 35 years. He runs two of the world’s premiere folk dance camps: Camp Rikud and Winter Rikud. David teaches dance at Milken Community Schools, and joined Wilshire Boulevard Temple as the Director of Dance for its Jewish Camp Hess Kramer and Gindling Hilltop Camp. HE was the Director of Dance at the Brandeis-Bardin, and director of dance at Camp Alonim for over twenty-seven years.

156 EMILIA DIAMANT, MSW, is Director of Programming and Initiatives at Prozdor of Hebrew College. Her areas of focus are in social justice, leadership, and cross-cultural dialogues with young people.

Emilia’s training as a Social Worker enables her to employ both micro (therapeutic) and macro (systemic) techniques in her work as an educator. She loves bringing together teens from different cultures, ethnicities, religions, and communities together to learn and grow as informed citizens. She lives in Boston with her boyfriend Nathan and their two dogs.

KOSHA DILLZ is an Israeli-American Hip Hop artist who has become known for portraying Judaism in his arts. Touring 49 states 11 countries, playing dozens of festivals, landing the #1 super bowl commercial of 2012, and becoming a video game character in NBA 2k11/2k13 are just some of the things that have happened for him on his quest to success.

MAMA DONI and ERIC LINDBERG have been writing and performing together for 5 years. They’ve released 5 CD’s and a Cookbook, and in 2014 were awarded their third parent’s choice award for their DVD “Mama Doni’s Jewish Holiday Party.” They also hinfuse sounds of Bluegrass, Old Time, and Celtic music into traditional Jewish songs and prayers.

They have toured across the country, raising voices and ruach in communities while collaborating with Rabbi’s and Cantors.

KENNY ELLIS has been the Master of Ceremonies at CAJE conferences since 1994 at U.S.C.. Originally from Philadelphia, he received a Certificate of Hebrew Education from Gratz College. He has appeared in the Catskills, as well as Miami Beach, Las Vegas and all over Israel and still performs his one-man show nationally. Kenny is currently the cantor at Temple Beth Ami in Santa Clarita, CA. His CDs include “Kenny Ellis, the Man Behind the Matzoh Ball,” “Shalom Ivrit” & “Hanukkah Swings!”

SAM GLASER was named a top ten Jewish artist in the US by Moment magazine. He tours to over fifty cities annually and has appeared at L.A.’s Staples Center and Dodger Stadium, on Broadway and at the White House. Sam has released 24 albums including The Promise, The Songs We Sing, Hallel, Presence and the award winning children’s CD Soap Soup.

He produces albums for a wide variety of recording artists, and composes for such networks as the WB, ESPN and PBS.

157 KAREN GOLDEN began telling stories at the dinner table at the age of three and playing the saxophone at eight. Today her table is the size of North America! Karen is the founding director of CreativeLearningPlace.com, an academic and arts center for homeschoolers. Audiences from coast to coast have applauded her work as a performer, published author, teacher and award winning recording artist. Funny, inspiring, outrageous and real!

DANTE GORDON is spiritual leader of Temple Beth Torah, Humble, TX. He co-chaired CAJE’s Jewish Storytelling Network and is National Rabbinic Advisor to March of Remembrance, churches who collaborate to honor the Holocaust. Published stories appear in What’s Jewish About the National Pastime (edited by Rabbi Judith Abrams), Mitzvah Stories: Seeds for Inspiration and Learning, and newly released A Family Treasury of Mitzvah Stories.

TODD HERZOG has been a featured performer at CAJE, Hava Nashira and the URJ Biennial. He is the Artist-In-Residence for Vocal Music at the JCC Maccabi ArtsFest in Minneapolis. Todd recently completed a grant project that brought together students from four Jewish Day Schools in the metro Phoenix area. In addition to his own performances, he is the Cantorial Soloist at Temple Solel in Paradise Valley, AZ. JANEEN RAE HELLER’s music has been heard on movie soundtracks, television shows, commercials and live theatrical productions. She’s performed as a singer and guitarist for The American Jewish Song Festival, Americans For Peace Now, Limmud, Temple Sinai’s Friday Night Live, Temple Judea’s Synaplex and Chabad’s “Spa For The Soul.” She is a member of the Davening team at IKAR and a guest Cantorial Soloist for other Temples and life cycle events.

WENDY HERSH is a cantorial soloist, educator, songwriter and performer. Her original children’s music is heard worldwide via itunes. Shir Shabbat is her “album in the works” of original melodies for Shabbat. Wendy is the co-founder of ‘Voices of Women’ (www.voicesofw.com,) writing and producing innovative productions that highlight Jewish women of the Torah with her partner, Ter Lieberstein. Together they plan and present one-day retreats.

LINDA HIRSCHHORN travels around the country working with or creating community choruses to sing her music. Her Jewish Women’s a cappella ensemble Vocolot, celebrated their 25th anniversary in November of 2012, and her lastest solo recording “Amazed,” a collection of original folk, blues and gospel songs, was released October 2013.

158 SUE HOROWITZ performs in both secular and spiritual venues. Sue’s debut CD , Eleven Doors Open, was produced in Boston by Josh Nelson. Her second CD, In the Water, was recorded in Nashville, and produced by Grammy-nominated Mark Niemiec, and Dan Nichols. Sue’s music has been included in Ruach 5767, CCAR’s new Haggadah, and Songs for a Jewish Head Start, and has been a finalist in the Just Plain Folks awards.

SAUL KAYE is pioneering a new genre of music: JEWISH BLUES. He has brought together the sounds of the struggle of the African Slaves in this country with the history of the Jewish slavery experience. The Characters in the Tanach are the central points of Kaye’s narratives. If you can imagine Muddy Waters meets Shlomo Carlebach, you’ve got an artist here who is bringing something new to modern Jewish Music and bridging the gap between the Delta and the Torah.

TER LIEBERSTEIN is a presenter, musician, songwriter and educator. She is the co-founder of ‘Voices of Women’ (www.voicesofw.com), writing and producing productions that highlight Jewish women of the Torah with her partner, Wendy Hersh. Ter is also a published author and frequent contributor to newsletters and blogs.

RICK LUPERT is involved with Los Angeles poetry, hosting the weekly Cobalt Cafe reading since 1994. He’s authored 16 collections of poetry included “The Gettysburg Undress” and “I’m a Jew, Are You?” and edited the anthologies “A Poet’s Haggadah” and “Ekphrastia Gone Wild. He has performed his work at Limmud UK, the URJ Biennial in San Diego, and Hava Nashira. He works as a graphic and web designer and in Los Angeles synagogues as a songleader.

LARRY MILDER is admired among Jewish performers for his outstanding musicianship. His original songs have made their way into the Jewish repertoire just about “wherever you go.” Recently, Larry’s been composing surprisingly fresh, intimate and accessible melodies for prayer. His dry wit is still in full force in his new rapid-fire rendition of the books of the Bible, abridged. Larry is on the Bimah every Shabbat at Congregation Beth Emek in Pleasanton, CA. Rabbi GOLDIE MILGRAM serves as director of Reclaiming Judaism and dean of the Jewish Spiritual Education (JSE). Her newest publications include New Mitzvah Stories for the Whole Family, in honor of Danny Siegel; Reclaiming Bar/Bat Mitzvah as a Spiritual Rite of Passage, and Seeking and Soaring: Jewish Approaches to Spiritual Guidance and Development, honoring Reb Zalman, and Mitzvah Stories: Seeds for Inspiration and Learning, honoring Peninnah Schram.

159 Cantor REBEKAH MIRSKY (in her previous incarnation as Rebekah Florence) released 5 CDs of original music, and opened for Emmy Lou Harris and Lucinda Williams. Today Rebekah is focusing on making prayer deeper and more accessible. She serves at Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park, Kol Tuv in Sherman Oaks and at B’nai Chorin.

Her up and coming CD “Who is Like You” will be her first Jewish music release.

MOSTLY KOSHER is a Klezmer band and Jewish theater ensemble directed by the multi-talented clarinetist, pianist and singer, Leeav Sofer. Leeav is joined by Janice “Rachele the Matchmaker” Mautner Markham on violin and shtick, as well as Casey Solow, Mike King, Will Brahm, Adam Levy, Eric Hagstrom and Michael Bolger. Look for their debut CD in Fall 2014!

MIKEY PAUKER travels to spiritual communities all over the world sharing music, story and movement, helping people connect with their inner sparks. He is also the CEO and Founder of Merkava Mentors, a mentorship for the creation of modern Jewish music. He is an advocate raising the bar via production, song writing and distribution of Modern Spiritual Jewish Music.

BATYA PODOS is an ordained maggid, teacher and storyteller. She works with young people in both church and synagogue, and is the director of “Abraham’s Tent”—an interfaith summer camp for Christian, Jewish, and Muslim children. Her novel for young people, Rebecca and the Talisman of Time, has been nominated for the Oregon Spirit Book Award.

JAY RAPOPORT takes Jewish values and stories and transforms them into “Ruach Rock.” Songs from Jay’s “With All Your Heart,” were featured on Jewish Rock Radio and compilations from NewCAJE, URJ, and PJ Library. Jay has performed at URJ Biennial, NewCAJE and NFTY , served on the faculty of Song Leader Boot Camp, and is Director of Lifelong Learning at Temple Sholom of Chicago.

SAMMY ROSENBAUM has collaborated with and interviewed over 80 musicians for his webisode Rock Shabbat. He is Executive Vice President & Co-Founder of Merkava Mentors, supporting the creation of commercially viable Jewish inspired music. Sammy also serves on the board of the Atlanta Jewish Music Festival. You can find Sammy in Atlanta at First Fridays - a soulful Shabbat experience at The Temple.

160 ANTHONY (MORDECHAI-TZVI) RUSSELL has worked in the field of opera for 15 years, debuting with the San Francisco Opera Company. He’s devoted himself to the repertoire of Sidor Belarsky (1898-1975), one of most prolific performers of chazzanut, nigunim, and Yiddish song. Anthony’s work has brought him to the JCC in Manhattan, Symphony Space, the Ideacity Conference in Toronto, KlezKanada, the Montreal and Berkeley Jewish Music Festivals, and as a featured performer at the Asheknaz Festival in Toronto.

CASSANDRA SAGAN is a Maggid, poet, singer-songwriter, educator, mosaic artist, InterPlay Torah study leader, and lifetime devotee of HaLeitzah Kedushah, the Holy Clown. She is on the faculty of the Jewish Spiritual Education. Her story, EACH BIRD MUST CARRY HER OWN LIGHT, is included in the new Family Mitzvah Story volume from Reclaiming Judaism Press.

MARK SCHIFF has been a standup comedian for over 30 years. He is currently on tour with Jerry Seinfeld. He has had both HBO and Showtime specials, and has also been a staff writer on Mad About You, and The Roseanne Show. Mark has written a book, “I Killed,” and his play “The Comic” was optioned by HBO. Mark’s latest project is his new play “Marriage Is About,” which he has co-written with comedian Steve Shaffer.

PENINNAH SCHRAM, Professor of Speech and Drama at Stern College, has authored twelve books and a CD. Her stories and guidance also appear in Mitzvah Stories: Seeds for Inspiration and Learning, published in her honor. Recipient of the Covenant Award; first recipient of NewCAJE’s Kavod Le’Morah Prize; and the National Storytelling Network’s Lifetime Achievement Award. She is a faculty member of the Jewish Spiritual Education and Maggid-Educator Ordination Programs at Reclaiming Judaism.

CHERIE KARO SCHWARTZ has been part of the CAJE/ NewCAJE mischpocha for 33 years. Co-founding coordinator of Jewish Storytelling Network, she has mentored generations of other storytellers and storytelling groups for synagogues, schools, camps, organizations, libraries, and museums.

Cherie has authored 3 books, and is included in numerous anthologies. She lives in Denver with her husband Larry and kitty S’Oraya.

161 ACHI BEN SHALOM is a teacher, musician, and a band leader. Born and raised in Israel, Achi is currently the leader of the band ADAMA, the coordinator of the Bay Area Jewish Song Leaders Network, the director of the East Bay Jewish Folk Chorus, as well as a full time music teacher. Achi’s previous releases are “L’cha Dodi” and “Hanukah Alive”.

The album “Hebrew Love Songs” is his latest, and most important release.

SUSAN SHANE-LINDER is a singer, songwriter, composer, and recording artist. Winner of the Nickelodeon Parents’ Picks Award for best party entertainer in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, and the Gerald Legow Outstanding Achievement award in Jewish Education. Susan has taught and performed for the South Florida Jewish community for over thirty years. She has 4 award winning CDs. Her newest CD won a Gold Parents Choice Award.

JEFFREY STERN has played on various film and TV scores, and has performed either live or on recording with Tony Bennett, Perry Farrell, Sam Glaser, Craig Taubman, Shlomo Carlebach, Debbie Friedman, and Josh Nelson. He has lead drum circles at The Ford Theater, A.C. Stell Middle School, A.E. Wright Middle School, The Yavneh Academy, The LA County Jewish Fair and many temples, churches and private homes.

YALE STROM is one of the world’s leading artist/ethnographer’s in the subject of klezmer culture. He has traveled extensively to Eastern Europe learning from both the Jewish and Roma communities. Strom’s efforts has resulted in 13 books, 14 recordings (with his band HOT PSTROMI), 8 doc. films, 4 plays and many photo exhibitions. He has performed all over the world.

“MISS” EMILY ARONOFF TECK tours as a musician & professional development facilitator, and is director of development for JewishLearningMatters.com. Miss Emily has released 4 albums of Jewish kid’s music, and is featured in PJ Library song compilations. She has a B.A. in Jewish Studies, a M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, and is pursuing a Jewish Education Ed.D. from Gratz College.

Emmy Nominee DAVID N. WEISS, has written some of Hollywood’s most successful family films, from Shrek 2 & Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius to the Rugrats Movies, The Smurfs and Smurfs 2. Born Jewish, David became a fervent evangelical Christian as a teen. Spending 15 years in the church, he became a respected youth leader and media expert. Living in Dublin to write his first film (All Dogs Go To Heaven) David met a young observant Jew and began a dialogue that eventually led him to embrace a Jewish life.

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The NewCAJE5 Conference EXPO is located in the Upper and Lower Taub Hall (connected) of Sinai Temple, and will be open during the following times: Sunday: 1:00—3:45PM & 4:45-7:00PM Monday: 10:00AM—6:15PM Tuesday: 10:00AM—7:00PM

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CROSS-REFERENCE BY SUBJECT

ADMINISTRATION

SUNDAY 5:00pm – HEBREW SCHOOL “FEAR FACTOR”: CREATING A NEW PARADIGM IN SUPPLEMENTARY JEWISH EDUCATION Jonathan Emanuel 5:00pm – CAMPAIGN IN A BOX: RSA (RELIGIOUS SCHOOL ACTIVITIES) Sherri W. Morr MONDAY 9:00am – BEYOND OVERWORK & DEPLETING RESOURCES: A STEP TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE Jody Rosenbloom 11:00am – DOES THE BUCK REALLY STOP HERE? Kate O’Brien 4:00pm – TWO-ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE: FROM COPING TO EMBRACING YOUR SMALL SCHOOL Lisa Bernstein TUESDAY 9:00am – TURNING YOUR PASSION INTO INNOVATION USING CROWDFUNDING Amir Give’on 9:00am – SHIFTING THE MODEL FROM A RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CONTAINED IN A CONGREGATION SETTING TO ONE WITHOUT WALLS Hana Bor, Jill Eisen, Eyal Bor 11:00am – WIDENING THE TENT: CREATING A MORE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT Zachary Lasker 2:00pm – OUR NEW JEWISH EDUCATIONAL WORLD AND THE UNIQUE STUDENT Teri Hochberg, Amy Greenspan 4:00pm – CONFLICT MANAGEMENT FOR KEHILLAH KEDOSHAH Jess Kent 4:00pm – GETTING THE WORD OUT TO PARENTS AND CONGREGANTS USING CONSTANT CONTACT AND OTHER INTERNET AND MAREKTING RESOURCES Jill Eisen 4:00pm –TWO EASY WAYS TO USE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN SCHOOL Paul Solyn WEDNESDAY 8:45am – 8 THINGS WE CAN LEARN FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION Eran Vaisben

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ADMINISTRATION: IMPLEMENTING CHANGE SUNDAY 5:00pm – POWERFUL LEARNING: WHAT IS IT? HOW CAN I TELL? Cyd Weissman MONDAY 9:00am – RELIGIOUS SCHOOL REINVENTION: A CASE STUDY Michael Rothbaum 2:00pm – COLLABORATION ACROSS SUPPLEMENTAL SCHOOLS Yechiel Hoffman, Adrianne Pasternak, Johannah Sohn 4:00pm – TWO-ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE: FROM COPING TO EMBRACING YOUR SMALL SCHOOL Lisa Bernstein TUESDAY 11:00am – 5 BOOSTERS TO CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION IN SYNAGOGUE EDUCATION Michael Mellen 11:00am – ACCELERATING PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT BY CULTIVATING LEADERSHIP IN YOUR SCHOOL OR PROGRAM Brenda Harari 2:00pm – A VISIONING WORKSHOP FOR PRINCIPALS Cherie Koller-Fox 2:00pm – WHAT MAKES FOR A WORTHY NEW MODEL? Cyd Weissman WEDNESDAY 8:45am – MANAGING THE CHANGE YOU ENVISION Ellen Zucker

ADMINISTRATION: MARKETING

MONDAY 4:00pm – THE MITZVAH OF MARKETING: TAKING YOUR PROGRAM TO THE NEXT LEVEL Brooke Fisher, Bill Fisher

ADULT EDUCATION

SUNDAY 2:00pm – GAM KI YAZKIN: TEACHING HEBREW TO ADULTS Avraham Greenstein MONDAY 2:00pm – JEWISH EDUCATION FOR THE YOUNG-AT-HEART Jess Kent 4:00pm – REVOLUTIONIZING JEWISH VALUES EDUCATION FOR ADULTS, ONE CLICK AT A TIME: JEWISH FOOD FOR THOUGHT, THE ANIMATED SERIES-TESHUVAH & FORGIVENESS Hanan Harchol, Leora Kaye

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BAR AND BAT MITZVAH

MONDAY 2:00pm – INNOVATIVE B’NEI MITZVAH FAMILY PROJECT Susan Cohn, Dennis Masur 2:00pm – A NEW-OLD ALTERNATIVE FOR IMPROVING HEBREW DECODING FLUENCY Rae Antonoff 4:00pm – IT’S NOT ABOUT MEANINGLESS SOUNDS--TEACHING TROPE WITH ENGAGEMENT AND MEANING Marilyn Heiss TUESDAY 4:00pm – PROJECT EMTZA: INTRODUCING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING TO MIDDLE SCHOOLERS Jessica Downey WEDNESDAY 10:30am – YOU CAN’T WEAR THAT ON THE BIMA! UNLOCKING THE BAT MITZVAH DRESS CODE Talia Cooper, Andrea Jacobs

COMMUNITY

SUNDAY 2:00pm – NETWORK+RELATIONSHIPS: THE JEDLAB WAY Yechiel Hoffman, Peter Eckstein 5:00pm – FOUNDATIONS OF HOLY COMMUNITY Mimi Feigelson 5:00pm – CREATING COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ARTS Judy Sofer MONDAY 9:00am – JUMP IN...AND BECOME A STORYTELLER/MAGGID EDUCATOR Goldie Milgram, Peninnah Schram 4:00pm – EDUCATORS BUILDING SACRED COMMUNITY Kenneth Cohen TUESDAY 9:00am – SHIFTING THE MODEL FROM A RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CONTAINED IN A CONGREGATION SETTING TO ONE WITHOUT WALLS Hana Bor, Jill Eisen, Eyal Bor 9:00am – US AND THEM: CREATING INCLUSION AND CONNECTIVITY IN THE CLASSROOM Emily Weisberg 11:00am – IT’S IN OUR BACKYARD: THE RISE OF ADDICTION IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY Douglas Rosen

COMMUNITY: KLAL YISRAEL

MONDAY 4:00pm – JUST JEWS: TEACHING ABOUT OTHER STREAMS OF JUDAISM Paul Solyn

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CREATIVE & CULTURAL ARTS

SUNDAY 5:00pm – CREATING COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ARTS Judy Sofer 5:00pm – PROCESS VS PRODUCT: ART IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOM Paula Hoffman MONDAY 9:00am – ART PROJECTS & BACKWARDS DESIGN Rae Antonoff 2:00pm – STOP MOTION LEARNING Sarah Lefton 2:00pm – YES, AND!: IMPROVISATION IN THE CLASSROOM Margaret Smith 2:00pm – DUCT TAPE TALLIT! Janie Grackin TUESDAY 9:00am – DREAM LAB: HOW CAN WE MOVE THE ARTS TO CENTER STAGE? Miriam Heller Stern 11:00am – PROGRAMS (& CLASSES) WITH VISUAL IMPACT Debi Swedelson Mishael 11:00am – ‘OUT OF THE SHABBOX’: ENGAGING YOUNG FAMILIES, VOLUNTEERS AND CREATIVE ARTISTS IN A SHABBAT EXPERIENCE Jay Rapoport 2:00pm – JEWISH ART IN JEWISH CLASSROOMS Myrna Teck 4:00pm – IF A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS… Rachel Silverman 4:00pm – COMMUNITY ART AS A TOOL TO TEACH HOLOCAUST Cheryl Rattner Price WEDNESDAY 8:45am – OY! IMPROV! (TM) Cherie Karo Schwartz

CREATIVE & CULTURAL ARTS: DANCE

MONDAY 4:00pm – THE JOY OF JEWISH DANCE Bruce Bierman TUESDAY 4:00pm – AVADIM HAYINU: DANCE YOUR WAY TO FREEDOM THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS Aliya Cheskis-Cotel

CREATIVE & CULTURAL ARTS: FILM

MONDAY 2:00pm – STOP MOTION LEARNING Sarah Lefton TUESDAY 9:00am – USING FILMMAKING TO FIND MEANING Batsheva Frankel

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DIVERSITY

MONDAY 11:00am – CELEBRATING OUR MULTICULTURAL HERITAGE: TEACHING ABOUT JEWISH HOLIDAYS FROM A MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVE Ruth Abusch-Madger TUESDAY 9:00am – US AND THEM: CREATING INCLUSION AND CONNECTIVITY IN THE CLASSROOM Emily Weisberg 11:00am – PRETTY, SEXY, SASSY: A YOUTH-MADE FILM ABOUT MEDIA SEXISM Talia Cooper, Andrea Jacobs 2:00pm – TLLNG TH WHL STRY Etta King 2:00pm – WE DON’T TALK ABOUT THAT: ADDRESSING EVADED ISSUES IN JEWISH EDUCATION Talia Cooper, Andrea Jacobs

DIVERSITY: CULTURE

MONDAY 11:00am – CELEBRATING OUR MULTICULTURAL HERITAGE: TEACHING ABOUT JEWISH HOLIDAYS FROM A MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVE Ruth Abusch-Madger 2:00pm – THE BLESSING OF DIVERSITY: MULTICULTURALISM AND THE MODERN JEWISH COMMUNITY Ruth Abusch-Madger TUESDAY 4:00pm – BRINGING OUR FULL SELVES: ENGAGING MULTICULTURAL FAMILIES AROUND LIFE CYCLE EVENTS Ruth Abusch-Madger

DIVERSITY: INTERFAITH

SUNDAY 5:00pm – ABRAHAM’S TENT: PEACEMAKING THROUGH INTERFAITH EDUCATION Batya Podos WEDNESDAY 8:45am – CHILDREN OF JETHRO: TORAH MODELS FOR INTERFAITH LOVE AND JUSTICE Michael Rothbaum

DIVERSITY: LGBTQ

MONDAY 9:00am – LGBT INCLUSIVITY IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY-IT STARTS WITH US Becky Silverstein 4:00pm – OPENING OUR TEXTS AS A MEANS TO MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY Becky Silverstein

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EARLY CHILDHOOD

SUNDAY 5:00pm – PROCESS VS PRODUCT: ART IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOM Paula Hoffman 5:00pm – TEACHING JEWISH VALUES: BOOKS, MUSIC, STORIES AND STRATEGIES PJ Schwartz, Emily Aronoff Teck MONDAY 9:00am – WHAT’S WRONG WITH MITZVAH NOTES? Tamar Andrews 11:00am – FROM TOT SHABBAT TO HAVDALAH Susan Shane-Linder 11:00am – BRINGING PJ LIBRARY INTO THE CLASSROOM Rachel Rothstein TUESDAY 9:00am – IMPROVING PRAYER AND HOLIDAY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Emily Aronoff Teck 11:00am – ‘OUT OF THE SHABBOX’: ENGAGING YOUNG FAMILIES, VOLUNTEERS AND CREATIVE ARTISTS IN A SHABBAT EXPERIENCE Jay Rapoport 2:00pm – WHY A JEWISH PRESCHOOL? Deborah Goldstein WEDNESDAY 8:45am – MUSIC THAT ROCKS THE PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM Lisa Baydush

EARLY CHILDHOOD: MUSIC

TUESDAY 11:00am – SIX SECRETS FOR USING SONGS TO CREATE KID-FRIENDLY, GUARANTEED SUCCESSFUL WORSHIP & CLASSROOM EXPERIENCES Ellen Allard WEDNESDAY 8:45am – MUSIC THAT ROCKS THE PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM Lisa Baydush

EARLY CHILDHOOD: PRAYER

TUESDAY 9:00am – IMPROVING PRAYER AND HOLIDAY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Emily Aronoff Teck

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EARLY CHILDHOOD:TEACHING TECHNIQUES SUNDAY 5:00pm – TEACHING JEWISH VALUES: BOOKS, MUSIC, STORIES AND STRATEGIES PJ Schwartz, Emily Aronoff Teck MONDAY 9:00am – WHAT’S WRONG WITH MITZVAH NOTES? Tamar Andrews TUESDAY 9:00am – BRINGING PASSOVER TO LIFE: MAKING IT MEANINGFUL AND RELEVANT Merav Samara, Brenda Harari 4:00pm – NEVER BUY ANOTHER THING FOR MATH AND SCIENCE: CONNECTING EASY MATH AND SCIENCE ACTIVITIES TO TORAH AND MITVOT Tamar Andrews, Avital Etehad WEDNESDAY 8:45am – BRINGING JUDAICA TO THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM Tamar Andrews, Avital Etehad

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

MONDAY 11:00am – IDEAS AND TECHNIQUES OF EXPERIENTIAL JEWISH EDUCATION Jason Gitlin 4:00pm – THE POWER AND FUN OF EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION IN CLASSROOM SETTINGS (OR ANYWHERE) Michael Mellen TUESDAY 4:00pm – LET’S BRING CAMP INTO THE CLASSROOM! Rachel Rothstein WEDNESDAY 8:45am – NA’ASEH EXODUS 24:7 JUDAISM 24:7 Danielle Kassin, Julia Levine, Jason Fruithandler 8:45am – EXPLORING ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS THROUGH INTER-ACTIVE EXPERIENCES Batsheva Frankel

FAMILY EDUCATION

MONDAY 9:00am – QUALITY FAMILY PROGRAMS...SHOULD THEY BE MESSI? George Kelley

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FAMILY PROGRAMMING

MONDAY 11:00am – SPIRITUALITY CATALYSTS FOR FALL PROGRAMMING Nina Gelman-Gans 2:00pm – INNOVATIVE B’NEI MITZVAH FAMILY PROJECT Susan Cohn, Dennis Masur 2:00pm – DUCT TAPE TALLIT! Janie Grackin TUESDAY 11:00am – ‘OUT OF THE SHABBOX’: ENGAGING YOUNG FAMILIES, VOLUNTEERS AND CREATIVE ARTISTS IN A SHABBAT EXPERIENCE Jay Rapoport 2:00pm – BEING TORAH ALIVE! Janie Grackin

FUNDRAISING

SUNDAY 5:00pm – CAMPAIGN IN A BOX: RSA (RELIGIOUS SCHOOL ACTIVITIES) Sherri W. Morr TUESDAY 9:00am – TURNING YOUR PASSION INTO INNOVATION USING CROWDFUNDING Amir Give’on

HEBREW

SUNDAY 2:00pm – GAM KI YAZKIN: TEACHING HEBREW TO ADULTS Avraham Greenstein MONDAY 9:00am – WHY OUR CHILDREN CAN’T READ Eyal Rav-Noy 11:00am – HAZACHAL HARA’EV (THE HUNGRY CATERPILLAR) AND OTHER CLASSIC TALES - USING CHILDREN’S LITERATURE TO TEACH BEGINNING HEBREW Lillian Kowalski 2:00pm – A NEW-OLD ALTERNATIVE FOR IMPROVING HEBREW DECODING FLUENCY Rae Antonoff TUESDAY 9:00am – WE LOVE IT, SO SHOULD THE KIDS: MAKING HEBREW FUN Stephanie Fields 2:00pm – MIND-BODY HEBREW Fran Pearlman, Anat Maimon-Reznik WEDNESDAY

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HISTORY

MONDAY 9:00am – ROOTS OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT: ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN FOUNDING NARRATIVES, 1915-1949 Melissa Weintraub 2:00pm – WHEN JUDAISM CHANGED FROM A NATION TO A RELIGION: A BARGAIN WITH MODERNITY THAT DEEPLY AFFECTS OUR JEWISH IDENTITY TODAY Cherie Koller-Fox 4:00pm – MEET BELLA THROUGH HER LETTER: USING PRIMARY ARTIFACTS IN YOUR CLASSROOM Mark Katrikh TUESDAY 9:00am – US AND THEM: CREATING INCLUSION AND CONNECTIVITY IN THE CLASSROOM Emily Weisberg 9:00am – JEWISH HISTORY TEST KITCHEN Etta King 2:00pm – TLLNG TH WHL STRY Etta King

HOLIDAYS

MONDAY 11:00am – CELEBRATING OUR MULTICULTURAL HERITAGE: TEACHING ABOUT JEWISH HOLIDAYS FROM A MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVE Ruth Abusch-Madger 4:00pm – THE YAMIM NORAIM THROUGH THE SENSES: ACTIVITIES FOR EXPERIENCING THE HIGH HOLIDAYS Jason Gitlin TUESDAY 9:00am – BRINGING PASSOVER TO LIFE: MAKING IT MEANINGFUL AND RELEVANT Merav Samara, Brenda Harari 11:00am – WRITE ON! CREATIVE EXPERIENTIAL WRITING FOR ALL AGES Aliya Cheskis-Cotel 2:00pm – JEWISH ART IN JEWISH CLASSROOMS Myrna Teck 2:00pm – TEACHING THE HOLIDAYS THROUGH VALUES: JEWISH FOOD FOR THOUGHT Hanan Harchol, Leora Kaye 4:00pm – AVADIM HAYINU: DANCE YOUR WAY TO FREEDOM THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS Aliya Cheskis-Cotel

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HOLOCAUST

SUNDAY 5:00pm – PICTURING JEWISH HISTORY FOR TEENS Susan Cohn MONDAY 11:00am – ‘SOMEDAY A TELLER WILL ARISE FROM AMONGST THEMSELVES’: EXPLORING THE POWER OF ADOLESCENT DIARY ENTRIES DURING THE HOLOCAUST Emily Weisberg 4:00pm – MEET BELLA THROUGH HER LETTER: USING PRIMARY ARTIFACTS IN YOUR CLASSROOM Mark Katrikh TUESDAY 11:00am – HOLOCAUST EDUCATION: USING ART AND HEART Cheryl Rattner Price 4:00pm – COMMUNITY ART AS A TOOL TO TEACH HOLOCAUST Cheryl Rattner Price

ISRAEL

SUNDAY 2:00pm – VIRTUAL WORLDS, APPS AND CONSTRUCTIVISM IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL SCHOOL Johannah Sohn MONDAY 9:00am – ROOTS OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT: ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN FOUNDING NARRATIVES, 1915-1949 Melissa Weintraub 2:00pm – SPEAKING ACROSS CONFLICT Melissa Weintraub TUESDAY 4:00pm – THE ‘70 FACES’ OF ISRAEL EDUCATION-PROVEN FORMULAS THAT WORK IN DEALING WITH ITS CHALLENGES Michal Morris Kamil, Ilona Shechter, Michael Lederman WEDNESDAY 8:45am – CONNECTING TO ISRAEL THROUGH THE MUSIC OF NAOMI SHEMER Elisheva Edelson 10:30am – PEOPLEHOOD-WHAT PEOPLEHOOD? Michal Morris Kamil

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JEWISH VALUES

SUNDAY 5:00pm – TEACHING JEWISH VALUES: BOOKS, MUSIC, STORIES AND STRATEGIES PJ Schwartz, Emily Aronoff Teck MONDAY 9:00am – TEACHING JEWISH VALUES OF LOVE AND FEAR: JEWISH FOOD FOR THOUGHT, THE ANIMATED SERIES Hanan Harchol, Leora Kaye 9:00am – WHAT’S JEWISH ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE? THE JEWISH WAY OF GIVING Danny Siegel 11:00am – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND JEWISH EDUCATION Russel Neiss 11:00am – SEEGER SONGS Sue Horowitz, EJ Cohen 4:00pm – REVOLUTIONIZING JEWISH VALUES EDUCATION FOR ADULTS, ONE CLICK AT A TIME: JEWISH FOOD FOR THOUGHT, THE ANIMATED SERIES-TESHUVAH & FORGIVENESS Hanan Harchol, Leora Kaye 4:00pm – MITZVAH HEROS: ROLE MODELS AND PRACTICAL MITZVAH PROJECTS FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Danny Siegel TUESDAY 11:00am – YOU BE THE JUDGE Joel Lurie Grishaver 2:00pm – TEACHING THE HOLIDAYS THROUGH VALUES: JEWISH FOOD FOR THOUGHT Hanan Harchol, Leora Kaye 2:00pm – WHO YA GONNA CALL? GUILTBUSTERS! Anne Andrew WEDNESDAY 10:30am – WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH ME?: CONNECTING SACRED TEXT AND MODERN QUESTIONS. Emily Weisberg

JSE (JEWISH SPIRITUAL EDUCATION)

SUNDAY 5:00pm – WHISPERS OF SHEMA Helene Kates MONDAY 9:00am – JUMP IN...AND BECOME A STORYTELLER/MAGGID EDUCATOR Goldie Milgram, Peninnah Schram 2:00pm – TREE OF LIFE YOGA IN THE CLASSROOM Rivkah Coburn 4:00pm – SPIRITUALITY AND THE REAL WORLD Tamar Frankiel TUESDAY 9:00am – STORYTELLING: ONCE UPON A MASTER CLASS Cherie Karo Schwartz, Peninnah Schram 2:00pm – OH PURE SOUL IN YOU I SEE ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES Cassandra Sagan, Mindy Shapiro 4:00pm – JEWISH GODLY PLAY AND EXPERIENTIAL VIEW OF TORAH George Kelley WEDNESDAY 8:45am – BRINGING SPIRITUALITY INTO THE CLASSROOM Batya Podos 10:30am – YOUR JEWISH NAME: METHODS FOR STRENGTHENING CONNECTION TO JEWISH NAMES Goldie Milgram, Peninnah Schram

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SUNDAY 2:00pm – SING, LAUGH, AND LEARN: USING JEWISH SONG PARODIES AS TEACHING TOOLS Margaret Smith 2:00pm – A SURVEY OF MELODY IN JEWISH MUSIC Sammy Rosenbaum 5:00pm – SHAKE THAT GROOVE THING! WORKOUT PLAYLISTS AND OTHER CLEVER WAYS TO INTEGRATE JEWISH MUSIC INTO ADULT EDUCATION AND DAILY LIFE Susan Colin 5:00pm – SING IN THE NEWCAJE CHORALE Linda Hirschhorn MONDAY 9:00am – AUTISM IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN OUR COMMUNITIES Henny Kupferstein 11:00am – FROM TOT SHABBAT TO HAVDALAH Susan Shane-Linder 11:00am – MUSICAL MIDRASH AND THE MODERN PIYUT: ONE ARTIST’S SPIRITUAL JOURNEY THROUGH TORAH AND TEFILAH Joe Black 11:00am – SEEGER SONGS Sue Horowitz, EJ Cohen 2:00pm – A NEW-OLD ALTERNATIVE FOR IMPROVING HEBREW DECODING FLUENCY Rae Antonoff 2:00pm – HOW TO BECOME A JEWISH RAPPER IN 90 MINUTES Rami Even-Esh 2:00pm – OROLAM MUSIC WORKSHOP- ONE GOD Lior Ben-Hur 4:00pm – SING IN THE NEWCAJE CHORALE Linda Hirschhorn TUESDAY 9:00am – GUITAR MASTER CLASS Laurence Milder 9:00am – MERKAVA MENTORS PRESENTS: SOULSPARK A JEWISH SONGWRITING CAMP Mikey Pauker, Sammy Rosenbaum, Kyna Levi 11:00am – SIX SECRETS FOR USING SONGS TO CREATE KID-FRIENDLY, GUARANTEED SUCCESSFUL WORSHIP & CLASSROOM EXPERIENCES Ellen Allard 11:00am – LISTEN, LAUGH AND LEARN! Kenny Ellis 11:00am – TROPE AND NUSACH MOTIFS AND MYSTERIES Neil Schwartz 2:00pm – SHIR CHADASH - A NEW SONG Susan Shane-Linder 2:00pm – FINDING YOUR JEWISH VOICE Doni Zasloff, Eric Lindberg 2:00pm – YIDDISH SONGS MY BUBBE SHOULD HAVE TAUGHT ME Cindy Paley 4:00pm – SING IN THE NEWCAJE CHORALE Linda Hirschhorn WEDNESDAY 8:45am – MUSIC THAT ROCKS THE PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM Lisa Baydush 8:45am – CONNECTING TO ISRAEL THROUGH THE MUSIC OF NAOMI SHEMER Elisheva Edelson 10:30am – FOLKGRASS: EXPERIENCING PRAYER WITH BLUEGRASS AND OLD-TIME MUSIC Doni Zasloff, Eric Lindberg

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MUSIC: EARLY CHILDHOOD

MONDAY 11:00am – FROM TOT SHABBAT TO HAVDALAH Susan Shane-Linder TUESDAY 11:00am – SIX SECRETS FOR USING SONGS TO CREATE KID-FRIENDLY, GUARANTEED SUCCESSFUL WORSHIP & CLASSROOM EXPERIENCES Ellen Allard WEDNESDAY 8:45am – MUSIC THAT ROCKS THE PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM Lisa Baydush

MUSIC: PRAYER

SUNDAY 2:00pm – A SURVEY OF MELODY IN JEWISH MUSIC Sammy Rosenbaum MONDAY 2:00pm – NUSACH, SHMUSACH: THE POWER OF PROSODY- A NON-TRADITIONAL LOOK AT MUSICAL TRADITION Michael Kates, Helene Kates TUESDAY 11:00am – TROPE AND NUSACH MOTIFS AND MYSTERIES Neil Schwartz

MUSIC: SPIRITUALITY

MONDAY 11:00am – CHANT: A MELODIC MARATHON IN A WORLD THAT LOVES TO SPRINT Jay LeVine 2:00pm – SONGS WITHOUT WORDS Malka Rappaport

MUSIC: TEACHING TECHNIQUES

TUESDAY 9:00am – MUSICAL MAGIC: HEBREW WIZARDS TEACHING THROUGH SONGS Deborah Salomon, Lizzie Swan, Gabi Salomon, Noah Swan

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MUSIC: TROPE

MONDAY 2:00pm – A NEW-OLD ALTERNATIVE FOR IMPROVING HEBREW DECODING FLUENCY Rae Antonoff 4:00pm – IT’S NOT ABOUT MEANINGLESS SOUNDS--TEACHING TROPE WITH ENGAGEMENT AND MEANING Marilyn Heiss

PERSONAL GROWTH

SUNDAY 2:00pm – ‘RUACH ROCK’ TEFILAH: A CREATIVE PRAYER EXPERIENCE (AND CURRICULUM) FOR TEENS Jay Rapoport 2:00pm – THE JEWISH SECRET OF ATTRACTING ABUNDANCE Sam Glaser 5:00pm – BEING THE MASTER OF YOUR MASTER STORY: FINDING YOUR PERSONAL TRUTH Janie Grackin, Dante Gordon MONDAY 9:00am – EXPLORING MUSIC, MEDITATION, MOVEMENT & MORE AS A WAY TO ENHANCE YOUR CONNECTION TO THE DIVINE Ellen Allard 9:00am – ROOTS OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT: ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN FOUNDING NARRATIVES, 1915-1949 Melissa Weintraub 11:00am – ULTIMATE THOUGHTS: WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT THE AMIDAH? Sam Glaser 2:00pm – THE COURAGE TO TEACH PJ Schwartz 2:00pm – DUCT TAPE TALLIT! Janie Grackin 2:00pm – SHEMATI, I HEAR YOU!! ITS TIME TO MOVE ON¦.. TELLING OUR STORIES AND WRITING NEW ONES: TRANSFORMATIONAL RITUAL TO HELP YOU RECOVER FROM YOUR OLD RELATIONSHIP AND MOVE FORWARD. Julie Plaut Warwick 4:00pm – SOCIAL WORK PRINCIPLES IN JEWISH EDUCATION Emilia Diamant TUESDAY 11:00am – IT’S IN OUR BACKYARD: THE RISE OF ADDICTION IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY Douglas Rosen 11:00am – RECLAIMING THE ALEINU PRAYER: ITS POLITICALLY RADICAL AND UNIVERSAL ORIGINS Cherie Koller-Fox 2:00pm – WHO YA GONNA CALL? GUILTBUSTERS! Anne Andrew WEDNESDAY 10:30am – JUDAISM, SPIRITUALITY AND ADDICTION: HOW DO WE LIVE WELL? Matthew Shapiro

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PRAYER

SUNDAY 2:00pm – ‘RUACH ROCK’ TEFILAH: A CREATIVE PRAYER EXPERIENCE (AND CURRICULUM) FOR TEENS Jay Rapoport 5:00pm – WHISPERS OF SHEMA Helene Kates MONDAY 11:00am – ULTIMATE THOUGHTS: WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT THE AMIDAH? Sam Glaser 2:00pm – NUSACH, SHMUSACH: THE POWER OF PROSODY- A NON-TRADITIONAL LOOK AT MUSICAL TRADITION Michael Kates, Helene Kates 4:00pm – PRAYERTECH Joel Lurie Grishaver TUESDAY 11:00am – RECLAIMING THE ALEINU PRAYER: ITS POLITICALLY RADICAL AND UNIVERSAL ORIGINS Cherie Koller-Fox WEDNESDAY 8:45am – SHIRAT HANEFESH: A PIYUT WRITING WORKSHOP Malka Rappaport 10:30am – FOLKGRASS: EXPERIENCING PRAYER WITH BLUEGRASS AND OLD-TIME MUSIC Doni Zasloff, Eric Lindberg

PRAYER: EARLY CHILDHOOD

TUESDAY 9:00am – IMPROVING PRAYER AND HOLIDAY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Emily Aronoff Teck

PRAYER: MUSIC

SUNDAY 2:00pm – A SURVEY OF MELODY IN JEWISH MUSIC Sammy Rosenbaum TUESDAY 11:00am – TROPE AND NUSACH MOTIFS AND MYSTERIES Neil Schwartz

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PRAYER: TEACHING TECHNIQUES

SUNDAY 2:00pm – ‘RUACH ROCK’ TEFILAH: A CREATIVE PRAYER EXPERIENCE (AND CURRICULUM) FOR TEENS Jay Rapoport 2:00pm – VISUAL T’FILAH: WORDS ON THE SCREEN OR WORDS IN YOUR HEART? Jessica Downey 5:00pm – WHISPERS OF SHEMA Helene Kates MONDAY 9:00am – GAMES, STORIES, AND SONG: CREATING MOMENTS OF MEANING IN PRAYER Eliana Light 11:00am – RE-ENVISIONING OUR RELIGIOUS SCHOOL TEFILAH: AN EDUCATOR’S APPROACH FOR 2ND-6TH GRADES Jay Rapoport TUESDAY 4:00pm – PEOPLE OF THE SCROLL - TEXTMAPPING IN THE JEWISH CLASSROOM Colin Pier-Silver

RELATIONAL JUDAISM

SUNDAY 2:00pm – NETWORK+RELATIONSHIPS: THE JEDLAB WAY Yechiel Hoffman, Peter Eckstein 5:00pm – RELATIONAL TEACHING Debi Swedelson Mishael MONDAY 4:00pm – EDUCATORS BUILDING SACRED COMMUNITY Kenneth Cohen 4:00pm – SOCIAL WORK PRINCIPLES IN JEWISH EDUCATION Emilia Diamant

SMALL SCHOOLS

MONDAY 4:00pm – TWO-ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE: FROM COPING TO EMBRACING YOUR SMALL SCHOOL Lisa Bernstein

SPECIAL NEEDS

SUNDAY 5:00pm – WHISPERS OF SHEMA Helene Kates MONDAY 9:00am – AUTISM IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN OUR COMMUNITIES Henny Kupferstein

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SPIRITUALITY

MONDAY 11:00am – CHANT: A MELODIC MARATHON IN A WORLD THAT LOVES TO SPRINT Jay LeVine 11:00am – ULTIMATE THOUGHTS: WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT THE AMIDAH? Sam Glaser 11:00am – SPIRITUALITY CATALYSTS FOR FALL PROGRAMMING Nina Gelman-Gans 2:00pm – SONGS WITHOUT WORDS Malka Rappaport 2:00pm – THE SOUL OF JUDAISM: NURTURING THE INNER LIVES OF JEWISH STUDENTS Jay LeVine 4:00pm – SPIRITUALITY AND THE REAL WORLD Tamar Frankiel TUESDAY 9:00am – EINSTEIN, BEES AND THE SOURCES OF INSPIRATION Shlomo Seidenfeld 11:00am – SO YOUR STUDENT SAYS SHE’S AN ATHEIST: GENTLE TECHNIQUES TO INSPIRE AND ENCOURAGE SPIRITUAL DIALOG Sam Glaser 2:00pm – OH PURE SOUL IN YOU I SEE ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES Cassandra Sagan, Mindy Shapiro 4:00pm – ‘HIDDEN PROPHETS’- DEEP LIFE LESSONS FROM CHANCE ENCOUNTERS Shlomo Seidenfeld WEDNESDAY 8:45am – BRINGING SPIRITUALITY INTO THE CLASSROOM Batya Podos 8:45am – SHIRAT HANEFESH: A PIYUT WRITING WORKSHOP Malka Rappaport 10:30am – JEWISH YOGA AND MEDITATION WITH MIKEY PAUKER Mikey Pauker 10:30am – YOUR JEWISH NAME: STORIES & METHODS FOR STRENGTHENING CONNECTION TO JEWISH NAMES & PERSONAL IDENTITY Goldie Milgram, Peninnah Schram

STORYTELLING

MONDAY 9:00am – JUMP IN...AND BECOME A STORYTELLER/MAGGID EDUCATOR Goldie Milgram, Peninnah Schram 4:00pm – FINDING THEIR OWN TORAH: USING STORYTELLING AND DRAMA TO DEEPEN STUDENT’S UNDERSTANDING Batya Podos TUESDAY 9:00am – STORYTELLING: ONCE UPON A MASTER CLASS Cherie Karo Schwartz, Peninnah Schram WEDNESDAY 10:30am – TALES THAT TEACH – A PERSONAL STORYTELLING TOOLBOX Karen Golden

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TEACHER TOOLBOX

SUNDAY 2:00pm – CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT FOR NEW OR INEXPERIENCED TEACHERS Scott Mandel MONDAY 9:00am – RECIPE FOR SUCCESS: A HANDFUL OF TIPS FOR NEW TEACHERS (AND OF COURSE GOOD REMINDERS FOR THE REST OF US) Jodi Salzman 11:00am – HOW TO TURN YOUR CLASS INTO A SACRED COMMUNITY Joel Lurie Grishaver

TEACHING TECHNIQUES

SUNDAY 2:00pm – ‘RUACH ROCK’ TEFILAH: A CREATIVE PRAYER EXPERIENCE (AND CURRICULUM) FOR TEENS Jay Rapoport 2:00pm – VIRTUAL WORLDS, APPS AND CONSTRUCTIVISM IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL SCHOOL Johannah Sohn 5:00pm – WHISPERS OF SHEMA Helene Kates 5:00pm – RELATIONAL TEACHING Debi Swedelson Mishael 5:00pm – TEACHING JEWISH VALUES: BOOKS, MUSIC, STORIES AND STRATEGIES PJ Schwartz, Emily Aronoff Teck 5:00pm – INTERPLAY TORAH STUDY Cassandra Sagan 5:00pm – APPLYING COOPERATIVE LEARNING CONCEPTS TO JEWISH EDUCATION Scott Mandel MONDAY 9:00am – HEBREW WIZARDS: BRINGING CAMP INTO THE CLASSROOM Deborah Salomon, Lizzie Swan, Gabi Salomon, Noah Swan 9:00am – UP FRONT – MAGICAL TOOLS FOR CAPTURING ANY AUDIENCE Michael Mellen 9:00am – WHAT’S WRONG WITH MITZVAH NOTES? Tamar Andrews 9:00am – RECIPE FOR SUCCESS: A HANDFUL OF TIPS FOR NEW TEACHERS (AND OF COURSE GOOD REMINDERS FOR THE REST OF US) Jodi Salzman 11:00am – HOW TO TURN YOUR CLASS INTO A SACRED COMMUNITY Joel Lurie Grishaver 11:00am – POP CULTURE ISN’T SCARY! Emilia Diamant 2:00pm – JEWISH EDUCATION FOR THE YOUNG-AT-HEART Jess Kent 2:00pm – THE SOUL OF JUDAISM: NURTURING THE INNER LIVES OF JEWISH STUDENTS Jay LeVine 4:00pm – THE POWER AND FUN OF EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION IN CLASSROOM SETTINGS (OR ANYWHERE) Michael Mellen 4:00pm – THE YAMIM NORAIM THROUGH THE SENSES: ACTIVITIES FOR EXPERIENCING THE HIGH HOLIDAYS Jason Gitlin

188 TUESDAY 9:00am – BRINGING PASSOVER TO LIFE: MAKING IT MEANINGFUL AND RELEVANT Merav Samara, Brenda Harari 9:00am – ASSESSMENT! ASSESSMENT! ASSESSMENT! Rachel Silverman 9:00am – COLLABORATIVE LEARNING- BEYOND CHEVRUTA Colin Pier-Silver 9:00am – EXPLORATION DAYS: BREAKING OUT OF THE CLASSROOM Natasha Newman 11:00am – WRITE ON! CREATIVE EXPERIENTIAL WRITING FOR ALL AGES Aliya Cheskis-Cotel 11:00am – A POTPOURRI OF TEACHING IDEAS Nancy Sohn Swartz 2:00pm – OUR NEW JEWISH EDUCATIONAL WORLD AND THE UNIQUE STUDENT Teri Hochberg, Amy Greenspan 2:00pm – FINDING YOUR JEWISH VOICE Doni Zasloff, Eric Lindberg 2:00pm – EXPANDING YOUR TEACHER’S TOOLBOX Debi Swedelson Mishael 2:00pm – GAMES, GAMES, AND MORE GAMES! Jordan Hopstone 2:00pm – MAKING LEARNING PLAYFUL IN THE JEWISH STUDIES HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM Jessie Mallor 4:00pm – JEWISH GODLY PLAY AND EXPERIENTIAL VIEW OF TORAH George Kelley 4:00pm – THE HIGH-TECH/LOW-TECH CLASSROOM: TWO PERSPECTIVES Nora Gorenstein, Jodi Salzman WEDNESDAY 8:45am – NA’ASEH EXODUS 24:7 JUDAISM 24:7 Danielle Kassin, Julia Levine, Jason Fruithandler 8:45am – CREATIVE CONNECTIONS IN THE CLASSROOM Hilary Kamin 10:30am – ACTIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUES AND GAMES Sharone Weizman

TEACHING TECHNIQUES: EXPERIENCIAL LEARNING

MONDAY 9:00am – THE BEE KEEPER: ENSURING A YEAR OF LEARNING SWEETER THAN HONEY Teri Hochberg, Amy Greenspan 11:00am – IDEAS AND TECHNIQUES OF EXPERIENTIAL JEWISH EDUCATION Jason Gitlin 4:00pm – THE POWER AND FUN OF EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION IN CLASSROOM SETTINGS (OR ANYWHERE) Michael Mellen TUESDAY 4:00pm – “TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE”: LEARNING TO LEARN AND EDUCATE THROUGH THE POWER OF REFLECTION Mark Young

189 WEDNESDAY 8:45am – NA’ASEH EXODUS 24:7 JUDAISM 24:7 Danielle Kassin, Julia Levine, Jason Fruithandler 8:45am – EXPLORING ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS THROUGH INTER-ACTIVE EXPERIENCES Batsheva Frankel

TEACHING TECHNIQUES: LITERATURE

TUESDAY 9:00am – FOR THE LOVE OF JEWISH CHILDREN’S LITERATURE: A BIT OF HISTORY AND A LOT OF LESSON IDEAS Lisa Silverman

TEACHING TECHNIQUES: PRAYER MONDAY 4:00pm – PRAYERTECH Joel Lurie Grishaver

TEACHING TECHNIQUES: PROJECT BASED LEARNING

SUNDAY 2:00pm – DEMYSTIFYING AND REFRAMING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING Jessie Mallor MONDAY 11:00am – WHAT’S SO JEWISH ABOUT PROJECT BASED LEARNING? Batsheva Frankel TUESDAY 4:00pm – PROJECT EMTZA: INTRODUCING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING TO MIDDLE SCHOOLERS Jessica Downey

TEACHING TECHNIQUES: SPIRITUALITY

MONDAY 2:00pm – THE SOUL OF JUDAISM: NURTURING THE INNER LIVES OF JEWISH STUDENTS Jay LeVine

TEACHING TECHNIQUES: THEOLOGY MONDAY 2:00pm – SO, WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT GOD? Kate O’Brien

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TECHNOLOGY

SUNDAY 2:00pm – VIRTUAL WORLDS, APPS AND CONSTRUCTIVISM IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL SCHOOL Johannah Sohn 5:00pm – AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES: USING ONLINE RESOURCES TO CREATE SOCIAL JUSTICE LESSON PLANS Marilyn Heiss MONDAY 9:00am – PEOPLE OF THE BOOK OR PEOPLE OF THE NOTEBOOK Eran Vaisben 4:00pm – PRAYERTECH Joel Lurie Grishaver 4:00pm – ED TECH IN JEWISH ED: A SOLUTION TO ALL OUR ILLS, OR MOSTLY HYPE? Russel Neiss TUESDAY 9:00am – USING FILMMAKING TO FIND MEANING Batsheva Frankel 11:00am – ANIMATING TORAH Sarah Lefton 2:00pm – BEYOND GOOGLEDOCS: ESSENTIAL APPS FOR EDUCTAORS Yonah Feinstein 4:00pm – LEARNING FROM OTHERS: TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM Yonah Feinstein WEDNESDAY 10:30am – MEDIA, SHMEDIA: ONLINE MEDIA, APPS AND THE JEWISH EDUCATIONAL SPACE Anthony Russell 10:30am – TEACHING AND LEARNING JEWISH IN THE DIGITAL AGE Phil Liff-Grieff

TECHNOLOGY: FILM

MONDAY 2:00pm – STOP MOTION LEARNING Sarah Lefton TUESDAY 9:00am – USING FILMMAKING TO FIND MEANING Batsheva Frankel 11:00am – ANIMATING TORAH Sarah Lefton

TECHNOLOGY: PRAYER

MONDAY 4:00pm – PRAYERTECH Joel Lurie Grishaver

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TECHNOLOGY: TEEN-YOUTH ENGAGEMENT

SUNDAY 2:00pm – ‘RUACH ROCK’ TEFILAH: A CREATIVE PRAYER EXPERIENCE (AND CURRICULUM) FOR TEENS Jay Rapoport 2:00pm – DEMYSTIFYING AND REFRAMING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING Jessie Mallor 2:00pm – THE JEWISH SECRET OF ATTRACTING ABUNDANCE Sam Glaser 5:00pm – PICTURING JEWISH HISTORY FOR TEENS Susan Cohn MONDAY 9:00am – 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE JEWISH TEENS PJ Schwartz 11:00am – POP CULTURE ISN’T SCARY! Emilia Diamant 2:00pm – JEWISH EDUCATION FOR THE YOUNG-AT-HEART Jess Kent 4:00pm – REVOLUTIONIZING JEWISH VALUES EDUCATION FOR ADULTS, ONE CLICK AT A TIME: JEWISH FOOD FOR THOUGHT, THE ANIMATED SERIES-TESHUVAH & FORGIVENESS Hanan Harchol, Leora Kaye TUESDAY 9:00am – MADRICHIM MADNESS: TEENS THAT STAY INVOLVED Brooke Fisher 11:00am – IT’S IN OUR BACKYARD: THE RISE OF ADDICTION IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY Douglas Rosen 11:00am – YOU BE THE JUDGE Joel Lurie Grishaver 2:00pm – TEACHING THE HOLIDAYS THROUGH VALUES: JEWISH FOOD FOR THOUGHT Hanan Harchol, Leora Kaye 2:00pm – MAKING LEARNING PLAYFUL IN THE JEWISH STUDIES HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM Jessie Mallor 4:00pm – TEEN AIDES: THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN TO YOUR CLASSROOM Stephanie Fields WEDNESDAY 8:45am – BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH MADRACHIM/TEEN HELPERS IN THE CLASSROOM Jordan Hopstone, Rachel Denrich 8:45am – TEACHING JEWISH SCIENCE FICTION Nora Gorenstein 10:30am – WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH ME?: CONNECTING SACRED TEXT AND MODERN QUESTIONS. Emily Weisberg 10:30am – JUDAISM, SPIRITUALITY AND ADDICTION: HOW DO WE LIVE WELL? Matthew Shapiro WEDNESDAY 10:30am – YOU CAN’T WEAR THAT ON THE BIMA! UNLOCKING THE BAT MITZVAH DRESS CODE Talia Cooper, Andrea Jacobs

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TEXT

SUNDAY 2:00pm – SING, LAUGH, AND LEARN: USING JEWISH SONG PARODIES AS TEACHING TOOLS Margaret Smith 5:00pm – INTERPLAY TORAH STUDY Cassandra Sagan MONDAY 2:00pm – TREE OF LIFE YOGA IN THE CLASSROOM Rivkah Coburn 4:00pm – OPENING OUR TEXTS AS A MEANS TO MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY Becky Silverstein 4:00pm – FINDING THEIR OWN TORAH: USING STORYTELLING AND DRAMA TO DEEPEN STUDENT’S UNDERSTANDING Batya Podos TUESDAY 4:00pm – JEWISH GODLY PLAY AND EXPERIENTIAL VIEW OF TORAH George Kelley 4:00pm – B’RAYSHEET: WATERWORLD OR DESERTLAND?? Ruz Gulko WEDNESDAY 8:45am – CHILDREN OF JETHRO: TORAH MODELS FOR INTERFAITH LOVE AND JUSTICE Michael Rothbaum 10:30am – WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH ME?: CONNECTING SACRED TEXT AND MODERN QUESTIONS. Emily Weisberg 10:30am – JUDAISM, SPIRITUALITY AND ADDICTION: HOW DO WE LIVE WELL? Matthew Shapiro

TEXT: TALMUD

SUNDAY 5:00pm – THE DAY THE TALMUD WAS CREATED Joel Lurie Grishaver

TEXT: TEACHING TECHNIQUES

MONDAY 11:00am – THREE JEWISH TEXTS YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF Etta King TUESDAY 4:00pm – JEWISH GODLY PLAY & EXPERIENTIAL VIEW OF TORAH George Kelley

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TEXT: TEACHING TORAH

SUNDAY 2:00pm – SING, LAUGH, AND LEARN: USING JEWISH SONG PARODIES AS TEACHING TOOLS Margaret Smith 2:00pm – HOW TO TEACH THE PRINCE OF EGYPT Everett Fox 5:00pm – INTERPLAY TORAH STUDY Cassandra Sagan MONDAY 4:00pm – FINDING THEIR OWN TORAH: USING STORYTELLING AND DRAMA TO DEEPEN STUDENT’S UNDERSTANDING Batya Podos 4:00pm – IS THE BIBLE TRUE? Everett Fox TUESDAY 11:00am – ANIMATING TORAH Sarah Lefton 2:00pm – BEING TORAH ALIVE! Janie Grackin 4:00pm – JEWISH GODLY PLAY & EXPERIENTIAL VIEW OF TORAH George Kelley

TEXT: TORAH LISHMA

MONDAY 2:00pm – KIBBUD AV V’EM: HONORING YOUR PARENTS Zachary Lasker TUESDAY 9:00am – SOLOMON’S TEMPLE: ITS STRUCTURE AND MEANING Everett Fox 2:00pm – BIBLE VS. BIBLE: WHAT DO WE DO WHEN THE BIBLE CONTRADICTS ITSELF. Jason Fruithandler

TEXT: YOGA

MONDAY 2:00pm – TREE OF LIFE YOGA IN THE CLASSROOM Rivkah Coburn

THEOLOGY

MONDAY 2:00pm – OROLAM MUSIC WORKSHOP- ONE GOD Lior Ben-Hur 2:00pm – SO, WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT GOD? Kate O’Brien TUESDAY 11:00am – SO YOUR STUDENT SAYS SHE’S AN ATHEIST: GENTLE TECHNIQUES TO INSPIRE AND ENCOURAGE SPIRITUAL DIALOG Sam Glaser

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TIKUN OLAM

SUNDAY 5:00pm – AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES: USING ONLINE RESOURCES TO CREATE SOCIAL JUSTICE LESSON PLANS Marilyn Heiss MONDAY 9:00am – WHAT’S JEWISH ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE? THE JEWISH WAY OF GIVING Danny Siegel TUESDAY 9:00am – THE MITZVAH HERO HALL OF FAME: A MITZVAH HERO TRAINING PROGRAM. Anne Andrew WEDNESDAY 8:45am – A NEW MODEL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION Emilia Diamant 8:45am – CHILDREN OF JETHRO: TORAH MODELS FOR INTERFAITH LOVE AND JUSTICE Michael Rothbaum

WOMEN

TUESDAY 2:00pm – TLLNG TH WHL STRY Etta King 11:00am – PRETTY, SEXY, SASSY: A YOUTH-MADE FILM ABOUT MEDIA SEXISM Talia Cooper, Andrea Jacobs

YIDDISH

TUESDAY 2:00pm – YIDDISH SONGS MY BUBBE SHOULD HAVE TAUGHT ME Cindy Paley

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PRAYER FOR THE STATE OF ISRAEL

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; May those who love you prosper.

Rock and Redeemer of Israel, bless the State of Israel, first flowering of our redemption.

Shield it beneath the wings of Your love, and spread over it Your shelter of peace.

Send forth Your light and truth to its leaders, its ministers and advisers, and give them wise counsel before You, so that they may walk in the right and true path.

Strengthen the hand of those who defend our holy land; endow them with success and survival, and grant peace to the land and to all its inhabitants.

Bless all our brothers and sisters in the lands of theirdispersion; plant in their hearts a love of Zion.

And for all our people everywhere, may the divine presence be with them, and may they have the opportunity to go up to the land.

Cause Your spirit to dwell upon all the inhabitants of our holy land; remove from them hatred and enmity, jealousy and wickedness.

Plant in their hearts love and kinship, peace and friendship, and fulfill soon the vision of Your prophet: “Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war any more.�

And let us say, Amen.

FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST

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Sons of Abraham, Sons of Hagar and Sarah, Of Isaac and Ishmael: Have you forgotten the day we buried our father together?

Have you forgotten the day we carried his dead body into the cave near Hebron?

Have you forgotten the day we entered the darkness of Machpaelah to lay our Patriarch to rest?

Sons of Esau and Jacob: Have you forgotten the day we made peace?

The day we set aside past injustices and deep wounds to lay down our weapons and live?

Or the day we, too, buried our father together? Have you forgotten that we took Isaac’s corpse into that humble cave to place him with his father Avraham for eternity?

Brother, I don’t remember crying with you.

Sister, I don’t remember mourning with you.

We should have cried the tears of generations.

We should have cried the tears of centuries, The tears of fatherless sons And motherless daughters, So that we would remember in our flesh that we are one people, From one father on earth and one Creator in heaven, Divided only by time and history.

One G-d, My brother calls you Allah.

My sister calls you Adonai.

You speak to some through Moses.

You speak to some through Mohammed.

We are one family, cousins and kin.

Holy One, Light of truth, Source of wisdom and strength, In the name of our fathers and mothers, In the name of justice and peace, Help us to remember our history, To mourn our losses together, So that we may, Once more, Lay down our weapons and live.

G-d of All Being, Bring peace and justice to the land, And joy to our hearts.

-Alden Solovy

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Jennifer Laytin Rodeph Sholom School New York, NY

David Harris-Gershon Community Day School Pittsburgh, PA

“The Foundation is committed to honoring the dedication and excellence of Educators across the continent. We recognize innovation and best practices, and are delighted to work with partners to shine a deserved light on these outstanding educators.”

- Winnie Sandler Grinspoon

Grinspoon Awards for Excellence in Jewish Education

Donna S. Dawson · Ellie Goldberg · Chanie Grunwald · Rabbi Amir Gu!man · Liora Haibi · Sara Horowitz · Rabbi Shmuel Taub

Rochel Levin · Andi Neuwi"h · Mindeleah Pollak · Ri# Preble · Risa Ro$ · Joanie Silverman · Gail Stamler · Suzana Tsimerman

Lisa Aamodt · Chana Abaei · Bluma Acocella · Mara Cramer · Ganit Tamam

Orna Korn · Ne!a Krashin · Lonnie Kritzler · Debora Lesnoy · Sharon Zarrabi