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Tichon Isaiah (Grades 8 - 12) Overview
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Tichon Isaiah Overview
Register for the 2012-2013 Tichon Isaiah School Year.
Temple Isaiah's High School program, Tichon Isaiah, meets on Tuesday evenings and is open to all of our 8th-12th grade students. At Tichon Isaiah, we make every effort to offer our teens an academic experience that will deepen their Judaic knowledge and nurture their Jewish identity. Our 8th and 9th graders spend an hour each in a Core Class and an Elective Class, while our 10th graders partake in our special Confirmation program. Lastly, our 11th and 12th graders participate in our weekly two-hour Seminar Program. We also offer multiple informal and travel experiences to our students (please see your grade overview for more details) and a Parent Connection opportunity.
Click here to see a detailed overview of all Temple Isaiah Youth Community opportunities from 2011-2012.
Tichon Isaiah at a Glance
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Fall Semester
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Spring Semester
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8*
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Jewish Life Cycle
Elective Class
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Sacred Choices
Elective Class
New York City Trip or Outward Bounds Experience
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9*
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The Holocaust or
Dilemmas of Israeli Society
Elective Class
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The Holocaust or
Dilemmas of Israeli Society
Elective Class
New York City Trip or Outward Bounds Experience
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10*
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Comparative Judaism
Theology
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Social Justice
RAC Trip, Washington DC
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11 & 12
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Packing for College: Where does Judaism fit in?
Expressive/Reflective Art-Based Seminar
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TELEM
Seminar TBD
Seminar TBD
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*Students in these grades will participate in Monthly Rosh Hodesh/Achim Gatherings
A Normal Night at Tichon Isaiah
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Dinner for all students and teachers in the social hall
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Grades 8 & 9 - Elective Classes
Grade 10 - Confirmation Program
Grades 11 & 12 - Seminars
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Grades 8 & 9 - Core Classes
Grade 10 - Confirmation Program
Grades 11 & 12 - Seminars
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Grade 8: Living a Jewish Life
Jewish Life Cycle (Fall)
Teachers: Alicia McGee & Cantor Lisa Doob
In this class students will explore lifecycle rituals through experiential learning, discussion, Torah study, and reflection. Jewish lifecycle events mark the major transitions that take place in ones life. At their best, Jewish lifecycle ceremonies can:
- Help our students see the deeper meaning, even God's presence, in the ordinary, and sanctify it.
- Help our students to respond to life changes as more than biological or legal events, and enable us to sanctify our days and years.
- Teach our students what to do and say at important moments.
- Bring our students out of a focus only on self and family into connection with the Jewish people and Jewish tradition.
- Connect our students to the unseen presences of those who have come before us--and even those who will come after us.
- Foster not just personal or family identity, but also Jewish identity. (www.myjewishlearning.com)
Sacred choices (Spring)
Teachers: Alicia McGee & Emily Messinger
Our teens live in a culture in which the societal boundaries about what is sacred and what is to be “saved” for adulthood or marriage have changed. They are continually being confronted with pressures to conform and to participate in activities and behaviors for which they may not be physically or emotionally ready. In few places where teens spend their time do they have the opportunity to talk openly and honestly about these issues or to develop a sense of personal sexual ethics. The synagogue is a natural place for such conversations to take place.
We hope that this URJ curriculum will offer our students a safe and educational opportunity to learn about themselves, the importance of making sacred and responsible choices, and the Jewish perspective on adolescent relationships and sexual ethics. Following are some of the main topics that will be covered in this class: Trust Building, Communication & Assertiveness, Self Worth, Self-Control, Friendships, and Peer Pressure. For more information about this curriculum go to www.urj.org/youth/sacredchoices.
8th & 9th Grade Class Trip: New York City, April 2013
This trip provides a unique community building experience for our 8th grade students to spend a weekend in New York City as they celebrate Shabbat and see New York City through Jewish eyes. We will have a fun-filled weekend with a trip to Ellis Island, Shabbat services in a Lower East Side Tenement, a Broadway show, delicious food and lots more!
Grade 9: Destruction and Rebirth
Studying the Holocaust
Teacher: Emily Messinger and Me'ir Sherer
In the 2000+ years of Jewish life since the end of the Biblical period, there have been times of peace and inter-religious cooperation as well as times of isolation, oppression and violence. Jewish life in Europe over the past 500 years has been no exception to this trend. In this course, we will learn about the Shoah, a time not very long ago, when a thriving Jewish community, and Europe as a whole, experienced a deep loss. Throughout the semester, we will reflect upon this loss and study how this recent piece of history has affected us, our families, and how the American Jewish community sees itself. We will look at the other groups who were targeted, and how they were affected by this historical tragedy. We will also look at the pro-human responses of individual Jews and Gentiles, as well as resistance movements and countries that protected their Jews. The class will cover content knowledge, while also providing space for students' responses and questions.
Understanding Israel
Teacher: Cantor Lisa Doob and Me’ir Sherer
A fundamental aspect of a healthy Jewish identity is a relationship to Eretz Yisrael (the land of Israel)and optimally a love for Eretz Yisrael. In some cases, the love is conditional upon political and economic policies. In other cases, the relationship is conditional upon personal memories. The primary goal of this class is to help students develop and maintain a relationship with Israel. Throughout the semester students will ask and try to answer difficult questions such as, How do I know that Eretz Yisrael is important to the Jewish people? What kind of relationship have the Jewish people had with Eretz Yisrael throughout its history? How can I form and develop a relationship with Eretz Yisrael as a Diaspora Jew? Students will also explore some challenging and at times difficult issues that Israel has faced since its creation and in modern days. Questions of religion and state; the inherent tensions of being a Jewish yet democratic society; the conflict with the Palestinians; Israel's relationship with its Arab neighbors, and more will be addressed in this class. This curriculum and overview are loosely based upon the URJ’s Israel Module.
8th & 9th Grade Class Trip: New York City, April 2013
This trip provides a unique community building experience for our 8th grade students to spend a weekend in New York City as they celebrate Shabbat and see New York City through Jewish eyes. We will have a fun-filled weekend with a trip to Ellis Island, Shabbat services in a Lower East Side Tenement, a Broadway show, delicious food and lots more!
Welcome to LEFTY!!!!
LEFTY is Temple Isaiah’s High School Youth Group, serving teens in grades 9 -12. LEFTY strives to make the teachings of Judaism a functioning part of the social outlook of all its members as well as to promote an understanding and practice of the values and traditions of Judaism. LEFTY’s main goal is to provide a venue for Jewish youth to meet, develop friendships, and learn in a Jewish setting.
Grade 10: The Confirmation Program
At Temple Isaiah, the tenth grade year is filled with exciting experiences and milestone events. The tenth graders spend their year learning with our Rabbis on Tuesday nights in addition to participating in many life-changing programs. The main components of the tenth grade experience include: community building, learning with the Rabbis, our annual trip to the Religious Action Center (RAC) in Washington, DC, the Confirmation experience, and the summer in Israel! All of these experiences serve as benchmarks for continued growth and development of Jewish identity and values as well as allowing our tenth graders to openly confirm their commitment to living Jewish lives.
Confirmation
Early Reform rabbis created the ceremony of Confirmation to provide young people an opportunity to "confirm" their faith as Jews and to assume a rightful role in the Jewish community. Just as the Jewish people at Sinai spoke their acceptance of Judaism, so our children are called upon to come before their God, their families, and their congregation to say: "Based upon what I understand Judaism to be and upon what it means to me, I am willing to take my place today among the countless generations that have gone before me. I am willing to declare my acceptance, my confirmation of my Judaism." At Temple Isaiah, our teens become confirmed on Erev Shavuot of their 10th grade year.
This year Confirmation will take place on May 26, 2012.
Next year Confirmation will take place on May 14, 2013.
10th Grade Class Trip:
Trip Dates: TBD 2013
The RAC L'Taken Social Justice Seminar is an intensive four-day study kallah in Washington, DC, focusing on Jewish values and social justice. (L’taken olam b’malchut Shaddai means to repair the world under the realm of the Eternal.) Every year more 1,500 Jewish teens from across the country participate in this exciting event. This unique opportunity enables students to hear from experts both inside and outside the Jewish community. The seminar includes an opportunity for students to lobby on Capitol Hill, tour the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, participate in Havdalah services at one of the memorials, and visit Georgetown.
Israel travel
Teen summer programs in Israel are recognized not only as spectacular opportunities for fun and friendship but as defining and transforming Jewish growth experiences as well. Studies show the formative high school years are a powerful time to visit Israel with other teens, an experience that forges a lifelong bond to Israel and the Jewish people.
Visit www.nftyisrael.org for more information on Israel travel.
10th Grade Core Classes
Comparative Judaism, Comparative Religion (Fall)
Teacher: Rabbi Howard Jaffe
Our personal perspectives on religion almost always reflect the experience we have had with our own particular religious group. Few of us know much about or even think about how others approach the religious identity, and their understanding of God and their place in the world. We will explore not only other streams of Judaism, but other religions and faiths, primarily by interacting with representatives of those communities (including Orthodox, Conservative, and Reconstructionist Judaism, liberal Protestantism, evangelical Protestantism, Catholicism, Hinduism, and Islam). An open, yet critical mind and willingness to engage and explore with others required!
Seeking God: Jewish Theology Today (Fall)
Teacher: Rabbi Jill Perlman
Did you know that in the Torah there are over 30 names for God? Since the earliest days of our religion, Jews have been struggling to understand and relate to God. Asking questions such as: Can we ever really know God? Does one have to believe in God to be Jewish? Do our prayers make a difference? If God is all good, then why is there evil in the world? These are the questions that Jewish thinkers have been contemplating for centuries. Now it is our turn to wrestle with theology. In this class, students will explore many of the teachings from Jewish tradition about God and search out their own beliefs and understandings about the existence and impact of God in our world.
“Justice, Justice, you shall pursue” (Spring)
Teacher: Rabbi Jill Perlman
This core class will help prepare the 10th graders for the RAC (Religious Action Center) trip to Washington D.C. in March. In class the students will grapple with Judaism’s ancient texts and confront society’s contemporary dilemmas. Through discussion and practice, individually and as a class, we will spend the semester engaged in God’s work of social justice, and hopefully come to understand it as such.
Grades 11 & 12: Seminar Program
The seminar program offers our older students a more in-depth study of a particular topic. Students choose the seminar that they are most interested in. See below for a description of the seminars being offered this fall.
Classes listed below were the seminar classes that were offered Fall 2011. These options will be updated by September 2012 for the upcoming school year.
The Color of Midrash: Creative Expression through Art (Fall Only)
Teacher: Jacquie Serebrani-Kesner
What color do you see as light? A warm pink, corn-silk yellow or spring green? And darkness; does it emerge through waves of deep vermillion, prussion blue or streams of warm amber? What is the color of evil? How do you envision goodness? What is the color of love? What is the texture of war? What story emerges from the white space on your canvas? Can you paint the essence of Shabbat; the taste of warm challah, the tapestry of silken threads that weave together on your tallit…What color do you see inside your soul on a High Holy day, on a traditional day of observance, on a routine day? Everyone has a personal color experience, a sensual experience with texture and rhythm…come and explore the Color Of Midrash.
The Color of Midrash; Creative Expression Through Art is an elective class for 11th and 12th graders that will engage you artistically through your personal connection to Judaism. Through innovative techniques and materials, students will explore the Color of Midrash through personal creative expression, social paintings, color experiences, creative introspection and reflection. The Color of Midrash is an opportunity to express, reflect, transform and ignite your creative expression. No prior artistic technique/experience required. All levels of art experience welcome.
TELEM—JEWISH YOUTH: MAKING A DIFFERENCE TOGETHER (Fall and Spring)
Teacher: Jess Slavin
TELEM, a program of the Jewish Community Relations Council and Combined Jewish Philanthropies, is an innovative program for Boston area teens. It integrates community service, learning, and reflection—and provides opportunities to effect real change. In this service-based class, students will work with people who have special needs and disabilities at Minuteman Arc in Concord. Students will also have an opportunity to reflect upon and evaluate their service experiences and to draw connections between their service experiences and Judaism. Students can receive community service credit for this class.
Packing for college: where does Judaism fit? (Fall Only)
Teacher: Rabbi David Wolfman
Psyched about College? Have tons of questions? One of the most exciting and anxiety-producing times in a teen’s life is preparing to transition from high school to life on a college campus. We tell you, our teen-age children- lech l’cha - go off and find yourself! But have we given you the necessary tools for the trip ahead? Based on this URJ curriculum, this class will delve into the many issues teens face when they are applying to and leaving for college. Among the topics that will be covered in this seminar: Challenging Questions: Reform Answers; Israel on Campus; Choosing Smartly; College Choices - Jewish Choices; etc. We will also discuss Jewish responses to some of the more difficult and sometimes uncomfortable situations often found on the college campus such as chemical substance abuse and experimentation, caring for my body and soul and other important matters. (Seniors will receive preference for this class.)
Grades 11 & 12: Special Programs
Grade 11: Pre-Packing for College
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Have you started to think about college?
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Are you “shopping” colleges & universities?
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Do you get stressed out just thinking about the process?
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Are you wondering why being Jewish in college is such a big deal?
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Can you talk to your teen/parents without inducing a big blowup?
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Do you wish you had somewhere to go to talk about these & other major issues?
If you answered “yes” to even one of these questions, then this workshop is for YOU!
While many of Temple Isaiah’s 12th graders enjoy Rabbi Wolfman’s Seminar, Packing for College: Where does Judaism fit? in the fall, we recognize that getting ready for college is an exciting time as well as a stressful one. To help prepare our 11th graders (and their parents) for the college process, we will be offering a three session workshop for all Temple Isaiah 11th Graders.
Dates & Time: TBD
Facilitator: Rabbi David Wolfman
Sign-Up: All 11th grade students who are enrolled in Tichon Isaiah will automatically be enrolled in this workshop. If you are not enrolled in Tichon Isaiah, but would like to sign up then please contact Emily Messinger at emessinger@templeisaiah.net.
Grade 12: Graduation Prep
Go forth from your land and from your people and from your parents’ home to a place that I will show you. (Genesis 12:1)
Judaism teaches us the value of marking transitions in our lives by creating personal and communal life-cycle rituals. These rituals are the breath we take as we move from one life stage to another, allowing us to recognize and honor “in-betweenness.”
Graduation from High School and moving onto the next stage of life is a momentous life cycle event, that must be celebrated as a community.
After 12 years of learning at Temple Isaiah, our seniors participate in a culminating Graduation/Shabbat service in the spring of their final year. The service is an incredible tribute to the years of education these students have completed as well the commitment they have made to Judaism, Temple Isaiah, and each other.
In preparation for their Tichon Isaiah Graduation experience, our seniors will participate in a four session Graduation Prep program.
Dates & Time for Graduation Prep: TBD
Tichon Isaiah Graduation Details
This year’s Graduation Service will take place on May 20, 2011.
Next year Graduation will take place on May 17, 2013.
A family dinner, class picture, and special ceremony for the seniors will take place beforethe congregational Shabbat/Graduation Service. More details will be e-mailed to the families of our graduating seniors in the spring.
Trips & Travel
8th & 9th Grade Class Trip:
New York City, April 2013
This trip provides a unique community building experience for our 8th grade students to spend a weekend in New York City as they celebrate Shabbat and see New York City through Jewish eyes. We will have a fun-filled weekend with a trip to Ellis Island, Shabbat services in a Lower East Side Tenement, a Broadway show, delicious food and lots more!
10th Grade Trip:
Spring 2013, RAC L’taken Seminar in Washington, DC
The RAC L'Taken Social Justice Seminar is an intensive four-day study kallah in Washington, DC, focusing on Jewish values and social justice. (L’taken olam b’malchut Shaddai means to repair the world under the realm of the Eternal.) Every year more 1,500 Jewish teens from across the country participate in this exciting event. This unique opportunity enables students to hear from experts both inside and outside the Jewish community. The seminar includes an opportunity for students to lobby on Capitol Hill, tour the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, participate in Havdalah services at one of the memorials, and visit Georgetown.
Info about RAC & L'taken
Sample Schedule
Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing!
Rosh Hodesh (New Month): it's a girl thing! is a values-based and experiential Jewish program for young girls that strengthens self-esteem and Jewish identity. Rosh Hodesh meets girls where they are and draws on Jewish teachings and traditions to keep girls healthy and whole—despite the aspects of popular culture that encourage risky behaviors.
TUESDAY NIGHT ROSH HODESH GROUPS
We are thrilled to announce that this year Temple Isaiah will be offering three separate Rosh Hodesh groups for 8th, 9th, & 10th grade girls during Tichon Isaiah. We will meet on the first Tuesday of every month at the Temple from 6:00 - 8:00. These monthly sessions, which will take place in lieu of 8th -10th grade classes, will offer a supportive environment where girls can explore the social and cultural issues they encounter—and derive their own authentic Jewish values in response to the challenges they face—while having fun.
Achim: It’s a Guy Thing!
Achim (Brotherhood) is a program for 8th and 9th grade boys aimed at helping them to navigate the issues of masculinity in their lives and give them Jewish guidance, both spiritual and ethical, regarding what it means to be a mensch. More specifically the program will offer boys enjoyable activities while creating a safe space and enable boys to engage in meaningful discussion.
TUESDAY NIGHT ACHIM GROUPS
We are thrilled to announce that this year Temple Isaiah will be offering three separate Achim groups for 8th, 9th, & 10th grade boys during Tichon Isaiah. We will meet on the first Tuesday of every month at the Temple from 6:00 - 8:00. These monthly sessions, which will take place in lieu of 8th - 10th grade classes, will offer a supportive environment where boys can explore the social and cultural issues they encounter—and derive their own authentic Jewish values in response to the challenges they face—while having fun.
Rosh Hodesh & Achim Dates for 2012-2013*
November 6, December 4, January 8, February 5, March 5, April 2
*All sessions with be on Tuesdays, 6:00 - 8:00, in lieu of Tichon Isaiah core and elective classes.
Sign Up
All 8th -10th Grade Students who are enrolled in Tichon Isaiah will automatically be enrolled in Rosh Hodesh & Achim. If you are not enrolled in Tichon Isaiah, but would like to sign up for Rosh Hodesh or Achim, then please contact Emily Messinger directly for sign up information.
More Info & Questions
Rosh Hodesh & Achim are programs of Moving Traditions. Moving Traditions inspires women and men, boys and girls to engage more deeply with Judaism. We use gender as our framework because it shapes the way culture defines who we are and can become. For more information on Moving Traditions, got to www.movingtraditions.org.
Contact Emily Messinger at emessinger@templeisaiah.net if you have any questions about Rosh Hodesh or Achim.
Meet Our Teachers
Cantor Lisa Doob
Since her investiture from HUC in 2001, Cantor Doob has distinguished herself as a gifted and dynamic worship leader, musician, and teacher. During her tenure as a student at HUC-JIR, Cantor Doob received numerous awards and prizes, including ones for high academic achievement and excellence in Reform worship. She feels that Jewish music has the power to create a sense of community, joy, and connection to Judaism in people aged 1 to 101 and she brings a range of musical styles all of which she presents with skill and beauty. This year, Cantor Doob will be teaching an an 8th grade core class and an 8th/9th grade elective. (cantordoob@templeisaiah.net)
Rabbi Howard Jaffe
Rabbi Jaffe was ordained by the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in 1983 and joined Temple Isaiah on August 1, 2000. Rabbi Jaffe’s early involvement in the youth group of the local Reform synagogue ignited his passion for sharing the meaning and values of Judaism. Rabbi Jaffe has a single mission: to continue to build a vibrant, dynamic Jewish community dedicated to the values and traditions of Judaism and the Jewish people. Rabbi Jaffe will be teaching a 10th core class on Comparative Judaism and religion. (rabbijaffe@templeisaiah.net)
Brett Lubarsky
Brett has been working in the field of Jewish education for the past ten years. Most recently, Brett served as the Havayah Educator at Temple Beth Elohim in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Brett has taught and worked extensively with Jewish youth at multiple congregations and organizations in Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut. A lifelong camper at heart, Brett has spent his summers at Camp Bauercrest, NFTY in Israel, URJ Eisner Camp, Brandeis University and with the JCC Maccabi Games. He was the recipient of the URJ Youth Worker of the Month Award in September 2007, serves on multiple committees related to Jewish Informal Education and Jewish Service Learning, and regularly teaches, consults with and runs workshops related to youth programming for congregations and organizations in the northeast region. Brett is currently pursuing degrees in Jewish Education at Hebrew College. Brett will teaching an 8th/9th grade elective class as well as facilitating the 8th grade Achim group. (brettlubarsky@gmail.com)
Alicia McGee, Full Time Educator and LEFTY Advisor
Alicia is very excited to return to Temple Isaiah as a Hebrew School Teacher and LEFTY Advisor. She graduated from Wheelock College with her Masters of Social Work in 2005 and obtained her certification in 2006. Before coming to Temple Isaiah, Alicia spent two years working at Girls Incorporated of Lynn where she worked with teens on issues of prevention and awareness. In addition Alicia taught 5th grade Hebrew School at Temple Shir Tikvah in Wayland for three years. Alicia will be teaching an 8th grade core class and an 8th/9th grade elective. (amcgee@templeisaiah.net)
Emily Messinger, Director of Tichon Isaiah and Youth Programs
Emily is responsible for the formal and informal programming for students in grades 7-12. Emily is the Lead Teacher for 7th grade, directs our High School religious program - Tichon Isaiah, and supervises the LEFTY and JYGI advisors. If you have any questions about the 7th –12th grade programs then Emily is the person to call! Emily received her B.A. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Psychology and Judaic Studies and is currently working towards her Masters in Jewish Education at Hebrew College. Emily will be teaching an 8th and 9th grade core class as well as facilitating the 9th grade Rosh Hodesh group. Emily also joins the 8th and 10th graders on their class trips. (emessinger@templeisaiah.net)
Rabbi Jill Perlman
Rabbi Jill Perlman is a Massachusetts native and a proud member of Red Sox Nation. She grew up in Worcester, MA and attended Brandeis University, both as an undergraduate and as a graduate student. As a student rabbi, she served the Reform Temple of Forest Hills, NY; Temple Beth El of Chappaqua, NY, and Temple Tikvah of New Hyde Park, NY and completed extensive training in pastoral counseling at Massachusetts General Hospital. Rabbi Perlman comes to Temple Isaiah with significant experience in youth work and family education. Before coming to Temple Isaiah, Rabbi Perlman consulted with Synagogue 3000 on best practices for reaching, exciting, and empowering our next generation of Jews. Rabbi Perlman is excited about building relationships with our families and sharing her love of Torah and Judaism with the entire Isaiah community. Rabbi Perlman will be teaching the 10th grade core classes. (rabbiperlman@templeisaiah.net)
Jacqueline Serebrani-Kesner
Jacqueline Serebrani-Kesner is an interdisciplinary arts educator, drama specialist, theatre director, playwright and writer. Areas of specialty include visual art, expressive art, drama, theatre, theatre education, oral interpretation of literature as well as creative and artistic expression. Jacqueline is Artistic Director of Creative Arts Enrichment (CAE) and a Creative Director at Auracana; a film, television, digital marketing, and media content development company. Jacquie will be teaching an 11th & 12th grade art seminar. (jserebrani@auracana.com)
Rosslyn Shamash
Rosslyn Shamash was born and educated in New England. She has spent considerable time abroad, including a year in Israel while majoring in Judaic Studies at UMass - Amherst. Ros brings a unique depth of perspective to her work as a Jewish educator, based on her life experience and love of teaching. Her personal interests include cooking and welcoming guests for Shabbat. Ros has been practicing yoga and meditation for 25 years. She aspires to assist students as they discover their personal relationship with Judaism and strengthen their essential connection to their Jewish community. This year Ros will be teaching an 8th/9th grade elective as well as leading the 8th grade Rosh Hodesh group. (hmttextiles@earthlink.net)
Me’ir Sherer
Me’ir Sherer is the Director of Congregational Learning at Congregation Beth Israel in Worcester. This is Me’ir’s second year teaching in Tichon Isaiah. Prior to working at Congregation Beth Israel, Me’ir was a consultant for the Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Boston. He has also served on the faculty at Prozdor, the secondary school at Hebrew College. He holds degrees from Columbia University, Jewish Theological Seminary, Boston University and Hebrew College. Me’ir will be teaching the 9th grade core classes as well as an 8th/9th grade elective. This year Me’ir will also be facilitating our 9th grade Achim group. (meir.sherer@gmail.com)
Jess Slavin
Jess is a clinical social worker in a post doc fellowship with Harvard Vanguard, an interfaith facilitator for the ADL, a working artist, and a Jewish Educator with more than 15 years of experience working with youth and adults. Jess will be teaching the 11th & 12th grade seminar, TELEM. (jessicaislavin@gmail.com)
Marilyn Stern, Director of Congregational Learning
Marilyn Stern, our Director of Congregational Learning, joined the Temple Isaiah team in 1997. She served as the Family Educator for 12 years, as well as serving as Acting Director of Education during 2002-2003 and 2007-2008. Marilyn earned her Masters in Jewish Education at Hebrew College. She was the recipient of the Sara Feinsilver Award for Outstanding Female Graduating Student and the Keter Torah Award for Excellence in Jewish Education. She also received a certificate in Family Education from Hebrew College, and her B.A. from UCLA. Before coming to Isaiah, Marilyn served as the Lower School Director & Family Educator at Eitz Chayim in Cambridge. (mstern@templeisaiah.net)
Rabbi David Wolfman
Rabbi David Wolfman wears many hats in our congregational family. He is the new Lay Leader-Clergy Relationships/Transition Specialist for the URJ, served our congregation as one of our rabbis from 1987 – 1993 and is currently a Temple member. Rabbi Wolfman received his Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and Religion from Boston University and his MAHL at HUC-JIR in Cincinnati where he was ordained as a rabbi in 1987. One of Rabbi Wolfman’s passions is serving our region’s High School youth through NFTY-NE, Eisner and Kutz Camps. Rabbi Wolfman will be teaching the 11th and 12th grade seminar Packing for College: Where does Judaism fit? (DWolfman@urj.org)
Registration Policy
Tichon Isaiah students have a four-week “grace period” during which they may withdraw from school without incurring any financial obligation for the rest of the year. If students withdraw after that date, parents will be responsible for the full year of school fees except in cases of serious illness or relocation (our normal withdrawal policy).
In order for this policy to be effective, parents/guardians must inform the school office on or before the designated date, if they plan to withdraw their child(ren) from Tichon Isaiah. While we certainly encourage our students to remain in the program, we hope this policy will make it easier for families to register their Tichon Isaiah students for school.
Specific Grace Period dates will be communicated in August/September.
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