Gedaliah Gertz Education Center
The Temple Israel religious school offers an exemplary Jewish education to children which teaches them to take pride in their Jewish heritage and to learn skills which will prepare them to lead productive Jewish lives. Students in grades 3-6 meet on Wednesdays for Mid-Week Hebrew from 4:30 to 6 p.m.; students in kindergarten through 8th grade attend Sunday School from 9:30 a.m. to noon; the 10th grade meets on Wednesdays for Confirmation class from 6-8:00 p.m.
MINYANAIRE TRIP 2008
The Minyanaire Club went to Wild Water Kingdom at Geauga Lake on Wednesday, June 11 from 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Several students earned their club status by attending ten or more
services, with many others participating throughout the year.
Rabbi Lipper and Carrie Shkolnik will chaperone the annual trip, sponsored by
the Temple Israel Brotherhood.
Confirmation Class will join us for this adventure.
This is really a great day for children to spend time together outside of the
Temple.
The Minyanaire Club will begin again next school year with the first Family
Service.
Certificate of Participation
Robbie Deppisch, Rachel Hilton, Sam Hilton, Blake Weiner, Emma Young
Kindergarten Ms. Heidi Cohen
Ben Rosenfeld - Most Improved Reader
Talia Horowitz - Most Likely to Help a Classmate
Sondra Brown - Most Improved Student
1st & 2nd Mrs. Lisa Pesantez
Jacob Brawley Most Polite Student
Adam Kalish Most Improved Student
Daniel Mandel Most Considerate Student
Robbie Deppisch Hardest Worker
Trevor Storm Most Gentlemanly
Caroline Kimberly Most Creative Student
Miranda Norin Best Smile
Ian Weiland The Happiest Student
Jacob Connery The Best Memory|
3rd Grade Mrs. Janet Silverman
Miranda
Deppisch Most Respectful
Rachel Hilton Most Eager
Anna Magoline Most Conscientious
Danielle Bender Best Artist
Caroline Cutler Most Polite
Natalie Noble Best Actress
Sam Shkolnik Best Actor
Nicole Neiman Most Helpful
Tori Zimmerman Kindest Student
3rd Grade Hebrew Mrs. Mina Ronen
Natalie
Noble Best Performer
Sam Shkolnik Class Gentleman to 9 Girls
Rachel Hilton Best Sight Reader
Miranda Deppisch Most Motivated Hebrew Student
Anna Magoline Best Attitude
Danielle Bender Most Independent Learner
4th Grade Mrs. Laura Hood
Claire
Bober Best Hebrew Helper
Jason Bogdanoff Class Participation Award
Jeremy Bogdanoff Class Participation Award
Jacob Gerin Most Enthusiastic Learner
Seth Kalish Class Comedian
Matthew Kimberly Most Energetic
Tyler Norin Kindest 4th Grade Student
Claire Stone Most Responsible Student
Shayna Weiland Most Spiritual
Blake Weiner Class Entertainer
Daniel Weinerman Most Dedicated
5th grade Mrs. Laura Hood
Joe
Magoline Most Gifted
Mason Storm Most Respectful
Robert Krueger The Einstein Award
Nathan Lieberman Participation Award
Andrew Pidhorodeckyj Most Inquisitive
Enrichment Hebrew/6th Grade Trope Ms. Rory Sanders
Nicole Neiman - Excellence in Hebrew Award
Robert Krueger - Excellence in Hebrew Award
Caroline Cutler - Excellence in Hebrew Award
Andrew Pidhorodeckyj - Excellence in Hebrew Award
Tori Zimmerman - Love of Hebrew Award
Mallory Schweiger - Superior Hebrew & Trope Skills
Alexis Cohen - Excellence in Hebrew Studies Award
Kyle Gersman - Excellence in Hebrew Studies Award
Grace Goldenberg - Excellence in Hebrew Studies
Jacob Kalish - Excellence in Hebrew Studies Award
Sydney Katz - Excellence in Hebrew Studies Award
Brady Marks - Excellence in Participation Award
Chelsea Noble - Excellence in Hebrew Studies Award
Sydnie Rosenfeld - Excellence in Hebrew Studies Award
Rachel Sachs - Excellence in Participation Award
Ben Sass - Excellence in Participation Award
Cory Sutter - Excellence in Hebrew Studies Award
Andrew Walsh - Excellence in Participation Award
Jack Hershfield - Knowledge of Tropes Award
6th Grade Hebrew Mr. Jeff Gould
Alexis Cohen - Best Reader
Joseph Gerin - Best Behaved Asset to the Class
Grace Goldenberg - Excellent Reader
Jacob Kalish - Most Inquisitive
Sydney Katz - Brightest and Well Behaved
Brady Marks - Best Overall Student
Chelsea Noble- Best Sense of Humor
Sydnie Rosenfeld - Smartest
Rachel Sachs - Best Girl Scholar
Benjamin Sass - Best Sense of Humor
Mallory Schweiger - Kindest and Brightest
Cory Sutter- Most Improved Student/Excellent Progress
Andrew Walsh - Asset to the Class
Jack Hershfield - Best Boy Scholar
Kyle Gersman Excellent Hebrew Sight Reader
7th Grade Mrs. Marti Newman
Justin
Bober Resident Scholar Award
Rebecca Cutler Art Achievement Award
Sam Hilton Enthusiasm and Positive Attitude Award
Nate Kalish Most Improvement Award
Dena Jo Lipper Leadership Award
Emma Hershfield Creativity Award
Hannah Hershfield Creativity Award
Emma Young Participation Award
Banno Rothman Participation Award
Emily Helfer Participation Award
8th Grade Ms. Sarah Yuronka & Mr. Brian Feinsilber
Nicki
Barrett Strongest Jewish Identity
Jacob Rockoff Most Improved Attitude
Bryan Zake Class Comic Relief
Mike Pollak Best Smile
Mackenna Marks Most Considerate
Brianna Greer Most Fun
Nick Rosenfeld Most Inquisitive
Jeremy May Best Attendance
Amy Roth Best Perspective
Hannah Walsh Most Outgoing
Minyanaire Participants 5+ Services
Sondra
Brown, Caroline Cutler, Nicole Neiman, Tori Zimmerman, Emma Hershfield, Hannah
Hershfield, Jeremy May, Jacob Rockoff, Nicholas Rosenfeld, Hannah Walsh, Nate
Kalish, Banno Rothman, Kylie Levin, Mackenna Marks
Hebrew Assistants
Ashley
Barrett, Ben Cutler, Jenna Baker
A Special Thanks To All Our Volunteers, Tutors, Helpers And
Substitutes.
Leah
Levinstein for always being available; Julie Krueger for your time working with
our 8th grade on their stained glass project.
Students Who Completed Their Tikkun Olam Projects
Sam Hilton, Jacob Kalish, Nate Kalish, Banno Rothman, Hannah Hershfield,
Emma Hershfield, Nick Rosenfeld, Sydnie Rosenfeld
Thank you to the Religious Education
Committee
Elyssa
Hilton, Chair
Rita Weinberg, Sheryl Deppisch, Janet Silverman, Romy Weiner, Wendy Weiland
On May 11th, the eighth grade class and their
teachers, Sarah Yuronka and Brian Feinsilber went to visit this Mosque.
They met with 2 adult teachers and three students, 2 girls in 8th grade and one
boy in 7th grade. They presented a basic understanding of Islam, and compared
the similarities with Judaism. They also showed us the prayer room and
explained the procedures of pray preparations, and other important rituals.
This was a wonderful educational experience for them as well as us.
Sunday School students experienced Passover Around the World on April 13, learning about customs of Ashkenazi Jews, Ethiopians, Jews of Arab countries and Sephardic Jews. They tasted charoset of each area, ate matzah and created crafts: baskets (Ethiopia), Hamsas (Arab), wooden spoons (Ashkenazi) and necklaces (Sephardic). Everyone went home with a bag of artwork.
THIRD
GRADE SIYYUM
MITZVAH MAKERS
8th graders cooked for the Ronald McDonald House.
7th graders served at the Red Cross.
LOCK-IN 2008
Fourth Year Another Success
Moms and dads came together to share Sunday morning with their families. Some
cooked, some served, and some flipped pancakes. This annual end-of-January
breakfast always provides an opportunity for families to socialize and just
spend a relaxing morning at breakfast.
Behind the scenes, many dads, including Dan Sutter, Rabbi Lipper, Chris Deppisch,
Nyk Pidhorodeckyj, Michael Hood, Lee Hilton, Jerry Krueger and Mike Goldenberg
arrived before the sun came up to begin mixing the batter and making the eggs
for a great breakfast.
Out front, the moms set beautiful tables and served the delicious food: Julie
Krueger, Elyssa Hilton, Wendy Weiland, Janet Silverman, Debbie Hershfield, Jody
Schweiger and Rita Weinberg, with help from Sophie Goldenberg..
We could not have done it without the Kitchen manager, Diane McCluskey, and her
staff along with James Bowick.
Boxes of Plenty
The third grade class just completed its tzedakah project for this year. With a great deal of help from Temples Sisterhood and the congregation as part of Kehillah: Building Community, the students collected eleven boxes of goodies to send to Jewish soldiers overseas! The items we collected are going to be shared with 33 soldiers. Our boxes included snacks, toiletries, pens, paper, note cards, Ziploc bags, baby wipes and CDs, DVDs and cassettes, all of which were on a list of much needed/desired items.
The class would like to thank Sisterhood for all of its help, including paying for the postage to ship the boxes. Special thanks go to Carol Friedman and Audrey Baker who came to our classroom and helped us sort and pack the boxes. We would also like to thank all of the congregants who donated items for our project. We were so happy to have so many fun things to send overseas. Were hoping to hear back from our soldiers and will let you know if we do!
Janet Silverman, teacher
Brianna
Greer was the Champion of the Dreidel Spinning Contest.
Runners up: Robbie Deppisch, Sam Shkolnik
The 8th grade traveled to Washington, D.C. in early December
to visit the Holocaust Museum,
the Roosevelt Memorial, WWII Memorial and other sites.
Shlichim Aharon and Lehi Schwartz presented a program on Solidarity, in recognition of Israeli soldiers missing in action.
The
seventh graders from Temple Israel and Beth El Congregation visited the
Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills, Michigan, on October 21. The
students have been studying the Holocaust since school began.
CONSECRATION 2007
TALIA HOROWITZ AND SONDRA BROWN, consecrants
(photo by Bruce Zake)
2007-2008 FACULTY
Rabbi David A. Lipper
Director of Education - Ms. Carrie Shkolnik
Cantorial Soloist - Ms. Rory Sanders
Kindergarten - Ms. Heidi Cohen
1st/2nd Grade - Mrs. Lisa Pesantez
3rd Grade - Mrs. Mina Ronen, Mrs. Janet Silverman
4th/5th Grade - Mrs. Laura Hood
6th Grade - Mr. Jeff Gould, Ms. Rory Sanders
7th Grade - Mrs. Marti Newman
8th Grade - Ms. Sarah Yuronka, Mr. Brian Feinsilber
Office Assistant - Sophie Goldenberg
Special Needs Advocate - Rachel Friedman
Hebrew Assistants - Ashley Barrett, Ben Cutler
Students who attend at least 10 or more services throughout
the school year will become a part of the Minyanaire Club.
This special group of students can attend Friday night or Saturday morning
services.
You will get to know the service
and see your friends.
You must sign in and participate at services.
If you attend 10 services or more by June, you will go on a surprise trip... only those who come to services will get to go!!! Rabbi Lipper and Carrie are working on a NEW exciting trip for this special group!
YOUTH LOUNGE
AVAILABLE COMPUTER PROGRAMS:
Bar Mitzvah Tutor
Shalom Uvraha Interactive--Learn to read Hebrew. See and hear how Hebrew letters and vowels forms syllables and words through dozens of interactive reading exercise.
Navigating the Bible--Interactive Bar/Bat Mitzvah Tutor. Explore the Five Books of Moses in sound and sight on one CD. Chanting also available on this program.
Trope Trainer--Another way for our students to learn to chant through use of a CD. Actually follow the symbols and sing with the CD.
For Fun--Jewish Holiday Fun House, Davka Classic Games
Students must sign the COMPUTER INTERNET RULE form in the School Office. There is a sign up sheet for all students to have a chance to work on the computer. This is a great resource for our school and we are really lucky! Thanks to all of those involved with this project.
Carrie A.
Shkolnik, Director
of Education
Board
of Religious Education Committee
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Elyssa Hilton, |
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| Rita Weinberg | |
| Wendy Weiland | |
| Janet Silverman | |
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ISRAEL INCENTIVE SAVINGS PLAN 2006-2007 ENROLLMENT OPEN!
Grandparents, aunts, uncles and parents, too!
Akron's Israel Incentive Savings Program (IISP) offers One-Payment or Annual payment Option for families on enrollment of new members in Grades 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7.
IISP, the three-way partnership between the family, its congregation and the Jewish Community Board of Akron (JCBA), helps Akron's Jewish teens or young adults to participate in an educational Israel program. IISP members may travel from after 10th grade to age 26.
Letters inviting new member enrollment have been sent with registration forms to all eligible families. The completed Registration Forms with a check payable to the Jewish Community Board of Akron for either the one-payment amount or $130 annual payment option are to be mailed to Temple Israel. Enrollment deadline is January 31, 2007.
Temple Israel's matching support for our children enrolled in this program is provided by the Irving J. & Ruth Olson Israel Scholarship Fund at the Jewish Community Board of Akron. Through a matching funds program, the Olsons have made the generous offer to match all additional dollars contributed by others to the Olson Fund (JCBA). JCBA support comes from the Yetta Rogovy Scholarship Fund.
For more information, families with children in grades 3-7 can call Rabbi Lipper at Temple Israel (330)762-8617 or Eric Ross, IISP Staff, at the Jewish Community Board of Akron (330)835-0014 or e-mail Eross@jewishakron.org.
Click for more information on: IISP Program Summary
College Programs
NFTY in Israel
Traveling to Israel is a life changing experience and is something that NFTY strongly supports.
We offer two outstanding opportunities for high school students, our NFTY in Israel summer program and the NFTY EIE semester in Israel.
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Israel is a member congregation of URJ the Union
for Reform Judaism: Serving Reform Congregations in North America,
and is located in the URJ Northeast Lakes
Region serving OH, MI and parts of NY, PA, & IN.