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ON MARRIAGE, KEREN ALPERT
I began my marriage to Beth El...
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A SUPER SHAVUOT CELEBRATION
On the last Wednesday of Relegious School...
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REFLECTIONS ON HIS CONFIRMATION
From Jeff Stone, I am a student...
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READERS CLUB STUDENTS HONORED
Twenty-five religious school students...
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EXCERPTS FROM SOME CONFIRMANDS
Our Confirmands made us proud, when...
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COLLEGE STUDENTS KEEP IN TOUCH!
Keep in touch, return this form so you can receive a taste of home...
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Happy Faces at our Beth El
Birmingham Bash in Barnum Park...
Enjoying bubbles, visor making, Jewish tattoos, face painting and, of course, the ice cream cart!
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ARLENE KELLER, PRINCIPAL
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SO WHAT DO PRINCIPALS AND EDUCATION DIRECTORS DO DURING THE SUMMER?
by Arlene Keller, Religious School Principal
Many people think that since school is not in session, it’s down time for administration. But, some days it’s busier in the religious school office in the summer than the busiest day during the year. This is when plans are made for next year. Should the same books be used? What’s new and different? How can we make our programs more exciting? There are a myriad of things that are best dealt with in the summer months.
One school related summer activity of mine was a two day retreat* with principals and education directors from other temples and synagogues in our community. Keren Alpert, our Rabbinic Associate, also attended this retreat. The purpose of this get together was to share and create ways to make our schools better places for Jewish children to learn.
 In small groups, we shared existing programs with each other, each school taking away what would work best in their own environment. Then the real "work" began. Again in small groups, the goal was to collaborate and create a new program for Passover, Chanukah, or Yom Ha’atzma’ut, Israel Independence Day. Throughout the course of a day, three wonderful, usable and student-centered programs were created. Our community is blessed with many bright and talented educators.
 The highlight of this retreat was hearing our scholar-in-residence, Rabbi Jan Katzew, PhD. He is a highly respected educator and administrator working mainly within the Reform movement. His focus was to give us insight in making Jewish education exciting and meaningful. There is no doubt that the two day conference will truly enhance Temple Beth El’s Religious School curriculum.
*The retreat was sponsored by the Alliance for Jewish Education, a department of the Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, for the Metropolitan Detroit Board of Jewish Educators and was held at the Butzel Conference Center at Camp Tamarack.
akeller@tbeonline.org
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