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Engage. Empower. Inspire.
27601 Fairmount Blvd.
Pepper Pike OH 44124
216-763-1400
216-763-1106 (fax)
Affiliated with the Jewish Community
Federation and Jewish Education Center of Cleveland |
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Center for
Adult and
Family
Education
(click
here to go directly to the class list and schedule)
(register online
below)
Gross Schechter Day School
is proud
to
welcome this opportunity to enhance
Kehillat Schechter
(The Schechter Community) with rich, meaningful and
relevant adult and family programming.
The
mission of the Schechter CAFÉ Beit Midrash program is to perpetuate our
commitment to the teaching of Conservative Judaism, its thought and its
framework for Jewish living.
Below
you will find our course offerings which are designed to engage and empower the
adults in the Schechter community. We hope to see you on campus. Winter
offerings include:
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Preschool parents Schechter CAFE
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Adult Education with Anne Sportas
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Family Beit Midrash Evenings
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Beit Midrash Courses
To enroll in one or more
courses or for more information, please contact
Daniel Weiss.
Schechter Family Beit Midrash -
Tuesdays from 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Middle
school students will receive 25 bonus points for attending a Family Beit Midrash
session. Third through 5th graders will receive a homework pass that can be used
for one homework assignment. Please peruse course topics.
Schechter Family Beit Midrash
Topics
(subject to
change)
January 20 —
Civil Rights
January 27 —
Guf (Jewish Values of the body) for Fifth Grade and up
February 3 —
Songs of the Bible
February 10 —
Nature
February 17 —
Kings and Leaders
March 3 — Purim
March 17 — The
Calendar
Preschool
Parents Schechter CAFE Schedule
Anne Sportas' Torah and Jewish Parenting Adult Education Class Schedule
Schechter Beit Midrash - Monday
evenings and Friday mornings
Please peruse course topics below.
To enroll, contact
Daniel Weiss.
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The Legacy to Last Forever: Igeret HaRamban
Cantor Aaron Shifman
Mondays,
8:10-9:00 p.m.
Jan. 5, 12, 26 and Feb. 2
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Nachmanides, the
classic medieval commentator from 13th
century Spain, wrote this famous letter to his son. The letter describes how
a Jew should live his or her life and offers a roadmap for success in life.
Today, the letter is simply known as Igeret HaRamban and has served as one
model for become a better person and parent for centuries.
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Cantor Aaron Shifman
is originally from Johannesburg, South Africa, and is a sixth generation
Cantor. He has been with B’nai Jeshurun for ten years. Cantor Shifman has
successfully integrated Cantorial music with contemporary music and produced
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70 Faces: How to Interpret the Bible - The
Methodology of the Midrash
Mondays, 7:00-7:50 p.m.
Jan. 5, 12, 26, Feb. 2, 23, March 2, 16
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Is
the Torah to be read: Literally? Figuratively? Symbolically?
Philosophically? Mystically? The Jewish answer: all of the above. We will
explore some of these paths into Torah. The first one will focus on the
methods that are used in classic rabbinic Midrash to interpret the Bible.
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Rabbi
Stanley J. Schachter
is a Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, the Jewish Chaplain for
the Cleveland Clinic, and former Vice Chancellor of the Jewish Theological
Seminary of America in New York. |
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Making Mensches: The Challenges of
Jewish Parenting
Rabbi
Jim Rogozen
and Rabbi Andrew Pepperstone
Mondays,
7:00-7:50 p.m. Jan. 12, 26, Feb. 2, March 16
Fridays, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Jan. 9,16, 30, Feb. 6, March 20
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Class 1:
Developing a Family Mission Statement
Class 2:
Getting the Best out of our Kids: Derekh Eretz and Parental Sanity
Class 3:
Uh Oh! - When Kids Ask the Tough Questions
Class 4:
The Stages of Faith Development in Children (and us)
Class 5:
Children and Halacha (Jewish Law)
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Rabbi Jim Rogozen is the headmaster of Gross Schechter Day School, the
parent of two Schechter alumnae and the current Chair of the Schechter
Association’s Professional Council. This is Rabbi Rogozen’s 16th year
at Schechter. Before coming to Cleveland, Rabbi Rogozen chaired the
Northern California Day School Principal’s Council for seven years, served
on the Mazkirut (Executive Council) for both CAJE Day School Conferences,
and Chaired Solomon Schechter’s Principal’s Council for 3 years. Rabbi
Rogozen has a B.A. in Psychology, a B.Litt. in Rabbinic Literature, a M.A.
in Teaching, a M.A. in Educational Administration and a M.A. in Jewish
Studies, as well as Ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Rabbi Andrew Pepperstone is the new Rabbi-in-Residence at Gross
Schechter Day School. He and his family moved from Louisville, KY where he
was the Assistant Rabbi for Education at Congregation Keneseth Israel, USY
Director and the Director of the Melton Mini-School at the Louisville, JCC.
Rabbi Pepperstone is also a Schechter parent. |
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Boker Tov! The Rabbinic Guide to Waking Up
Rabbi
Hal Rudin-Luria
Mondays,
8:10-9:00 pm
February 23, March 2, 16
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Do you ever wake up
on the wrong side of the pillow?
Explore some Jewish inspirations to morning rituals. We will discuss
daily routines from brushing teeth to getting dressed according to the
classic text Kitzur Shulkhan Arukh, which is a short form of the classic
Shulkhan Arukh, a major code of
Jewish law.
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Rabbi Rudin Luria
graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Jewish
Studies and received his ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary in
2001. He also served as hospital and military chaplain. He is a Rabbi at
B’nai Jeshurun Congregation, serves on the board of Gross Schechter Day
School, and is a Schechter parent. |
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Mishna Pesachim V. Modern Day
Seders
Schechter 8th Grade Students
Monday, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
March 30
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Gross Schechter Day
School Eighth Graders will present an interactive presentation comparing and
contrasting the rules for a Pesach Seder found in chapter ten of Mishna
Pesachim to modern day Seders. The students will teach about important
Sages and their teachings. There will be take home material which can
be used in your family Seder. |
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The Naked Megillah - Stripping
Down Esther
Daniel
R. Weiss
Fridays, 8:30-9:30 a.m Feb. 27 and March 6
Monday, 7:00-7:50
p.m. March 2
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Wild parties and
sensuality...the “R” rated version of
Megillat Esther. Between King Achashverosh’s 180-day feasts, to
Vashti’s refusal to appear before the king, the story is filled with revelry
and illicit behavior. During the first session, the class will examine
the first half of the
Megillah (in English translation), including the king’s search for a new
wife. In the second session, the class will discover how Esther uses
her new status to influence the king and Haman.
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Daniel R. Weiss
is the Director of Family Education and
Middle School Judaic Studies Principal at Gross Schechter Day School.
Daniel did his undergraduate studies at The Ohio State University and Hebrew
University of Jerusalem. He received his Masters Degree from Siegal College
with a concentration in Jewish Education. Prior to returning to Schechter,
Daniel served as Director of Judaic Studies at Greenfield Day School in
Miami, Florida. He was also an adjunct Professor at Touro College
South and served as a Madrich and Bus Captain on March of the Living in 2006
and 2008. Daniel is a Schechter alum and a parent of two sons in
Schechter’s Preschool. |
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