Four Offerings by The Cantors Assembly Education Committee

1.) Teleconference - Monday, March 3, 2008: "The Cantor and Meaning Making" - an interactive teleconference with Rabbi Irwin Kula, brother of Hazzan Mark Kula and son of Hazzan Mort Kula. Rabbi Kula is the President of CLAL, The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, a leadership training institute, think tank and resource center. An author and teacher, Rabbi Kula's latest book, "Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life," is one of the sources of this talk.

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2.) Teleconference - On Tuesday, March 13, 2007, the Education Committee, under the guidance of Chairperson Mimi Haselkorn, produced the first Cantors Assembly national teleconference. The topic, "Learning and Praying at the Same Time. Hands-on Ideas for Student Minyanim" was presented by Rabbi Dr. Steven Brown, Dean of the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education, Director of the Melton Research Center for Jewish Education and Assistant Professor of Jewish Education at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. The program was hosted and moderated by Hazzan Marcey Wagner.
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3.) HazzanCast - a podcast for Chanukah 2006 that explores new ways to utilize technology and media for education. This podcast was created by Cantors Assembly Endowment Chair Rebecca Carmi and Education Chair Mimi Haselkorn. By clicking on the link below, you will be able to listen to the podcast via your own web browser, or you can download the podcast directly onto your iPod, or into iTunes. iTunes is a free downloadable program which you may obtain by clicking on the link provided.
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3.) "Nosh and Drash" study session on Monday, May 21, 2007, moderated by Hazzan Elizabeth Berke with Rabbi Michael Balinsky, Director of Faculty Development, Florence Melton Adult Mini-School. The topic of discussion was "Helping Students Find Their Jewish Voice: Interactive Teaching in Theory and Practice."
We studied a passage from the Zohar and selected writings of Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchick, Stephen Brookfield and Parker Palmer. Rabbi Balinsky also addressed the potential stumbling blocks teachers may face.

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