2005-present Kaiserman Jewish Community Center Wynnewood, PA
Rabbinic Intern
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Teach Torah stories, holidays, and Jewish values
in preschool and kindergarten
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Plan and implement parent workshops about Shabbat and holidays
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Create take-home guides for Shabbat and holidays for parents
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Help plan and run family Shabbat dinners and holiday activities
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Participate in weekly preschool Shabbat celebration
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Teach adult parshat hashavua class for
greater JCC
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Create and implement ethics-based curriculum
2004–present Beth Tikvah Bnei Jeshrun Springfield,PA
Mechina Teacher (2nd-3rd
grade), Teens Together teacher, Hey teacher
n Implementing new, self-written curriculum on Jewish women throughout history
n Instructed beginning Hebrew reading and comprehension
n Taught Holocaust curriculum for seventh-graders
n Taught three teen classes: Jews in Music, Ethics and Values, and Teens
and the Shoah
2001-2004
Temple Ahavat Shalom Northridge,
CA
Gimmel Teacher (sixth grade),
Dalet Teacher (seventh grade),
Eighth Grade Teacher
n Taught
innovative Hebrew and Judaica lessons
n Developed
and implemented lessons on texts, holidays, and midot.
n Lead
family learning sessions
n Coordinated
large-scale Yom HaShoah service
n Assisted
in curriculum development
2001-2003 East Bay Ramah Day Camp
Berkeley, CA
Rosh Edah and Assistant Director (Summers)
n Planned
and implemented educational and recreational programs
n Ran
camp-wide programs and field trips
n Trained
and supervised staff members
n Conducted
creative and interactive tefillah services
n Published
camp newsletter
n Taught
arts and crafts and Israeli dance
2001-2002 Hillel at CSUN
Northridge, CA
Jewish Campus
Service Corps Fellow (JCSC)
n Planned and implemented weekly student
activities and progams
n Served as liaison to various Jewish
organizations and other Hillels
n Connected to students through one-on-one
meetings
n Started and maintained groups for
Jewish women and first-year students
n Coordinated year-end gala program
for fifty participants
n Advertised all Hillel programs on
campus (daily tabling)
n Assisted with holiday and Shabbat
programs and services
2001-2002
Temple Sinai
Oakland, CA
Hebrew Tutor and Israeli Dance
Instructor
n Tutored individual students in siddur Hebrew
n Assisted with Bnai Mitzvah training
program
n Worked as one-on-one for challenged
student
n Planned and taught age-appropriate
Israeli dance sessions