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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
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(register
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SCHECHTER
CAFE`... WHO WE ARE
and WHY WE ARE HERE
In order to address a need for more Jewish family
educational experiences on campus, Gross Schechter Day School recently
established the Center for Adult and Family Education (Schechter CAFÉ). We
welcome this opportunity to enhance
Kehillat Schechter
(The Schechter Community) with rich, meaningful and relevant adult and family
programming.
The mission of the program is to perpetuate our
commitment to the teaching of Conservative Judaism, its thought and its
framework for Jewish living.
One piece of our educational vision is to engage
and empower the adults in the Schechter community and the Cleveland Jewish
community at large. To help fulfill that vision, Schechter CAFÉ has
established the
Schechter Beit Midrash
and the Schechter Family Beit Midrash.
Beit Midrash
means “a place of inquiry.” The Schechter Beit Midrash will be a place
where adults can engage with the primary sources of Judaism at an adult level.
All courses will be taught on a voluntary basis by
Cleveland Conservative Rabbis, Cantors and Educators, including Rabbi Jim
Rogozen, the Head of School, Rabbi Andrew Pepperstone, the Rabbi-in-Residence,
and Daniel R. Weiss, the Middle School Judaic Principal and Director of Family
Education.
There is no charge to attend
these classes.
For questions or to enroll, contact Dan Weiss at 216.763.1400 x423
dweiss@grossschechter.org. We look forward to seeing you on campus.
The Schechter Beit Midrash
The Schechter Beit Midrash will take place on
Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m., starting on September 15.
Some courses meet for a
single session on a Monday, while some will meet for both. Courses range from
three weeks to ten weeks in length.
A Monday evening will look like this:
7:00-7:50 – First Session
7:50-8:10 – Break
8:10-9:00 – Second Session
On the following pages, you will find our offerings
for the Fall 2008 Session.
If you would like to see a
certain topic taught during the Winter and Spring Schechter Beit Midrash, let us
know!
To enroll in one or more
courses or for more information, please contact
Daniel Weiss.
Schechter Family Beit Midrash
Families that learn together, grow together.
Inter-generational learning offers a unique opportunity for both adult and child
to gain insight and perspective into each other’s point of view.
The Schechter Family Beit Midrash will meet
Tuesdays from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. These classes are open to 3rd through 8th
grade Schechter students and their parents. Parents will study with children
(their own or others).
Students must attend with an
adult, but adults may attend without children. The evening will begin with
a short introduction from an instructor. Participants will then be given a
selection of appropriate texts to read and discuss based on the evening’s theme.
To conclude, the instructor will then lead a group discussion in order to tie-in
the concepts brought up by the group. Middle school students will
receive 25 bonus points for attending a Family Beit Midrash session. Third
through fifth graders will receive a homework pass that can be used for one home
work assignment.
Preschool Parents
Schechter CAFE Schedule
Anne Sportas' Torah and Jewish Parenting Adult Education Class Schedule
Parsha (continued from
Shavuon)
Please peruse course topics below.
To enroll, contact
Daniel Weiss.
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Take a Dip into the Sea of Talmud
Rabbi
Alan Lettofsky
Mondays 8:10-9:00
p.m.
Sept. 15, 22, Oct. 6, 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24, Dec. 8, 15 |
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No doubt, you've heard from many rabbis about
the Talmud. Here's a chance to study it! We will study the first few pages
of Ta'anit, which means "fast" [as in "not eating], though
the material we will be studying relates more to praying and petitioning God
for rain. While knowledge of Hebrew is certainly desirable, the text
will be available in English.
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Rabbi Alan Lettofsky,
a graduate of Brandeis University and the Jewish Theological Seminary [where
he was a student in the Talmud program], is currently teaching at Kent State
University. He is part-time rabbi at Beth Israel-The West Temple, and
serves as the Federation's chaplain at Hillcrest Hospital and is grandfather
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Blessings of a Skinned Knee
Sheerli Rush
Mondays from 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Sept. 15, 22, Oct. 6, 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17 |
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As parents, we make decisions that impact our
children psychologically, morally, ethically, and spiritually. In this
parenting class, we will explore the Jewish perspective for understanding
the underpinnings of parenting challenges, gain insight into our individual
children's natural endowments, find out about resources that
provide information on a child's social developmental stages at different
ages, discuss culture's role in helping or hindering our efforts to raise
self-reliant, define appropriate expectations for our children, and most
importantly examine our own psychological needs and its effect on our own
children’s growth.
**Please
obtain
the book, Blessings of a Skinned Knee, by Wendy Mogel, and read
chapters 1-2 before the first session.
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Sheerli Rush
has been a Jewish educator for over 15 years. She earned her Masters in
Jewish Studies at Emory University in Atlanta, GA and is currently
completing a PhD in Clinical Psychology. She lives with her husband and
two children in University Heights and is a Schechter faculty member and
parent. |
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High Holiday Workshop
Daniel R. Weiss and Rabbi Andrew Pepperstone
Mondays from 8:10-9:00 p.m.
Sept. 15, 22, October 6
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Dan
Weiss and Rabbi Pepperstone will lead a three session workshop on deeper
insights into the High Holidays. Come to any or all of these sessions:
Sept. 15:
“Everything you wanted to know about the shofar but were afraid to ask.”
Sept. 22: “Piyyutim: The Poetry of Yom Kippur”
Oct. 6: “Be Our Guest! – Biblical and Modern
Ushpizin”
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Daniel R. Weiss
is the new Middle School Judaic Principal and Director of Family Education
at Gross Schechter Day School. He and his family returned to Cleveland after
having served as the Director of Judaic Studies at Greenfield Day School in
Miami, FL. Daniel is a Schechter alumnus and parent.
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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Contemporary Jewish Literature
Cantor
Ilana Wolpert
Mondays
from 7:00-7:50 pm
Sept. 22,
Oct. 6, 27
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Cantor Ilana Wolpert is leading three sessions on contemporary Jewish
literature that delves deeply into classic Jewish sources. You will meet
authors both familiar and new and always on the cutting edge of Jewish
creativity, including Shalom Aleichem, Yehuda Amichai, Julie Orringer, Dan
Pagis and Muriel Rukeyser. Come for any or all of the three sessions:
Sept. 22: “Focus on the
High Holidays”
October 6: “Mishpoche”
October 27: “Jewish Identity and Survival”
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Cantor Ilana Silberstein Wolpert
is currently serving Congregation Bethaynu in Pepper Pike, as their cantor.
She has her BA in Literature and Linguistics from Tel-Aviv University,
her Master’s in Creative Writing and her Ph.D. in English and American
Literature are from The Ohio State University, and she taught university
writing and literature courses for many years. |
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Faces: How to Interpret the Bible – The Methodology of the Midrash
Rabbi Stanley J. Schachter
Mondays from 7:00-7:50 p.m.
Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24, Dec. 8, 15
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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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What
Conservative Judaism Says About…
Rabbi Jim Rogozen and Rabbi Andrew Pepperstone
Mondays from 8:10-9:00 p.m.
Oct. 27, Nov. 4, 10, 17
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Rabbi
Rogozen and Rabbi Pepperstone will lead this four part series on
Conservative Judaism, touching on some aspects that make Conservative
Judaism unique in its approach to God, Torah and Jewish life. You can
to any or all sessions, but there is a progression from week to week.
Oct. 27: God
(Rabbi Pepperstone)
Nov. 4:
Revelation at Sinai and the Nature of the Torah
(Rabbi Pepperstone)
Nov. 10:
Halachah and the Process of Jewish Law
(Rabbi
Rogozen)
Nov. 17:
Kashrut: The issues regarding wine and cheese
(Rabbi
Rogozen)
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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. |
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Oh, Chanukah! Oh, Chanukah! Come Solve My Dilemma!
Rabbi
Edward Bernstein
Mondays from 7:00-7:50 p.m.
Nov. 24, Dec. 8, 15
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Channukah brings to the fore several issues that we are likely to
struggle with on various occasions. In this three-part series, Rabbi Edward
Bernstein will explore these dilemmas through text study and group
discussion. Come for any or all of these sessions:
Nov. 24: Zealotry or Moderation? When the Rabbis Meet the
Maccabees
Dec. 8:
"Mom and Dad, For Chanukah I Want..." When Judaism Meets American
Consumer Culture
Dec. 15:
The December Dilemma: When Chanukah Meets Christmas
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Rabbi Edward Bernstein is the rabbi of Congregation Shaarey Tikvah.
Currently, he is also the President of the Greater Cleveland Board of
Rabbis, serves on the Community Relations Council of the
Jewish Community
Federation of Cleveland and on the
Board of Trustees of the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland. |
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Parenting a Jewish Teen
Teri Hochberg
Mondays from 8:10-9:00 pm
Nov. 24, Dec. 8, 15
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Teri
Hochberg
is the Education Director at Park Synagogue. |
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