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Board of Jewish Education of Metropolitan Chicago

Kol Bo BJE October 2009 Newsletter

In This Issue (Click on the event titles for more information) Annual Tribute Celebration - Buy Raffle Tickets Now! Movie Night - Maxwell Street: A Living Memory (October 18th) 3 New Educational Technology Workshops with Alan Sufrin (October 26th, November 2nd, January 25th) A New Art Workshop with Linda Sonin (November 5th) New CJTE Classes Register Now!

Hannukah Drop-in! Come gather resources and new ideas!

Fall Marshall Center Hours Monday: 9:00 am - 5:00 PM Tuesday: 9:00 am - 12:00 PM Wednesday: 9:00 am - 9:00 PM Thursday: CLOSED Friday: 9:00 am - 12:00 PM

Annual Tribute Celebration - Featuring Israel Raffle Prize $20 per ticket or 6 for $100 ISRAEL PRIZE Winner may choose either: $500 voucher for one person to participate in the Florence Melton Israel Seminar OR $1,000 voucher for a couple towards participating in the Florence Melton Israel Seminar LOCAL PRIZE $180 tuition voucher to any BJE adult class offered at the BJE Campus for Jewish Learning

Wednesday, November 11th 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Sign up NOW for Morasha:

Winners need not be present. Click here to purchase your raffle tickets! Then, print the form and mail your completed form along with your payment to: The Board of Jewish Education of Metropolitan Chicago 3320 Dundee Rd.

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Northbrook, IL 60062 Florence Melton Adult Mini School for Educators.

Click here for more information about the BJE Annual Celebration

Contact Rolly Cohen, Education Director, here or at 847.291.7788x1304

Find out more about the BJE and all we have to offer! Click here to visit our website! Rolly Cohen Dir. Teacher Education [email protected] Linda Sonin MJLC Creative Consultant [email protected] Alicia Gejman Makor Or Special Needs Ctr. [email protected] Linda Kupfer Communiteen Dir. [email protected] Marcie Eskin Marshall Center Librarian [email protected] Paula Spitz Parent Educ. Program Dir. [email protected] Nancy Manewith Early Childhood Director [email protected]

@ the BJE Maxwell Street: A Living Memory The Jewish Experience in Chicago A Film by Shuli Eshel Come for a screening of the documentary with a short introduction by Shuli Eshel, and stay for a book reading from Jewish Maxwell Street Stories by Roger Schatz, followed by a short Q & A and book signing. TICKETS: $8 in advance, $10 at the door WHEN: Sunday, October 18th, 2009 4:00 pm WHERE: The BJE Campus 3320 Dundee Road Northbrook, IL 60062 RSVP to the Marshall Center: 847-291-7788 ext. 2

3 New Educational Technology Workshops Presented by Alan Sufrin BJE Education Technology Specialist

Alan Sufrin Education Technology Consultant [email protected]

All Workshops, programs, and classes are sponsored, in part, by a generous

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Teaching through Web 2.0 for Jewish Educators WHEN: Monday, 10/26/09 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm WHERE: @ the BJE 3320 Dundee Rd. Northbrook, IL 60062 COST:$8 (members:$5) RSVP: 847-291-7788 x2 [email protected]

Bringing out the Bill Gates Tech Geek in us all The future of Jewish Classrooms (special for principals!) WHEN: Monday, 11/02/09 10:00 am - 11:30 am WHERE: @ the BJE 3320 Dundee Rd. Northbrook, IL 60062 COST:$8 (members:$5) RSVP:847-291-7788 x2 [email protected]

Learning the Language: Tech Tools for Teachers Teaching Our Students in the Language they Understand Best WHEN: Monday, 01/25/10 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm WHERE: @ the BJE 3320 Dundee Rd. Northbrook, IL 60062 COST:$8 (members:$5) RSVP:847-291-7788 x2 [email protected]

Fabric + oil Paintsticks = Fabulous A New Art Workshop Presented by Linda Sonin, Creative Curriculum Consultant, BJE November 5, 2009 Time:7 pm - 8:30 pm Learn a simple, versatile, new art technique using Shiva paintsticks, rubbing plates and stencils. No artistic talent required, just a willingness to experiment with this

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new medium. Each participant will create their own challah cover and sample swatches to take back to their classroom. Due to the nature of these oil paintsticks, this workshop is geared for teachers of Jr. high and high school students as well as adults. Cost: $15 for non-members, $10 for members (ask your principal) RSVP 847 291-7788 or [email protected] Location: BJE/ Marshall Jewish Learning Center 3320 Dundee Road Northbrook, IL 60089

New CJTE Classes! - REGISTER NOW ================================ SHIVIM PANIM: From Slavery to Sinai Shemot, Part I The Book of Shemot is filled with drama and dilemma. Leadership, bravery, favor and doubt are just some of the words that can be used to describe the critical moments that serve as the textual basis of these engaging and modern commentaries, spanning hundreds of years of thought and reflection. Students will consider for themselves the questions posed by the Biblical texts and then compare and contrast the possible solutions. As with all Shivim Panim courses, textual commentaries will be accompanied by artwork and other alternative interpretations of the Biblical texts. NORTHBROOK PROGRAM: Wednesday evenings, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm starting October 21, 2009 FACULTY: Dr. Jeff Winter LOCATION: BJE Campus, Northbrook, IL DURATION: 10 sessions TUITION: $250 MATERIALS: $35 CHICAGO PROGRAM: Sunday mornings, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm starting October 18, 2009 FACULTY: Rabbi David Rosenberg LOCATION: Anshe Emet Synagogue, Chicago DURATION: 15 sessions TUITION: $250

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MATERIALS: $35 ================================ FOUNDATIONS OF JEWISH FAMILY LIVING Values for parents to share with their children NEW! Foundations of Jewish Family Living is a new curriculum for parents that provides a thoughtprovoking encounter with the core values of Judaism. Developed by the renowned Florence Melton Adult Mini-School, a project of the Hebrew University, the curriculum brings to life the master stories from our tradition and the profound messages they convey. NORTHBROOK PROGRAM: Wednesday evenings, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm, starting October 21, 2009 FACULTY: Marci Dickman LOCATION: BJE Campus, Northbrook, IL DURATION: 14 sessions TUITION: $295 MATERIALS: $35 CHICAGO PROGRAM: Sunday mornings, 9:30 am - 11:00 am, starting October 18, 2009 FACULTY: Rabbi David Rosenberg LOCATION: Anshe Emet Synagogue, Chicago DURATION: 14 sessions TUITION: $295 MATERIALS: $35 ================================ BLACK JUDAISM, BLACK JEWS: Thursday evenings 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm This three-week session explores the origins and history of the Black Jew in America and Africa. Learn their customs, and investigate the varied Black Jewish groups in America today. FACULTY: Amram Abraham LOCATION: BJE Campus, Northbrook DURATION: 3 sessions - October 15, 22, 29 TUITION: $75 ================================ GETTING TO GOD: Thursday evenings 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm In our schools and synagogues there has been too

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little conversation about God and faith. Whether that is due to the challenges of science or secularism, the Holocaust, or a narrow and triumphant evangelism that leaves little room for doubt or difference of opinion, is impossible to know. The truth is that many Jews are looking for a place to talk about God and issues related to faith and doubt. This four-week seminar will provide participants the opportunity to do just that: to explore questions of faith and doubt in an open, safe and yet stimulating environment. Through a variety of modes - dialogue, text study, dramatics, reflective writing and more - the relationship of heart and mind to faith will be contemplated. Participants will leave with a richer understanding of themselves and new insights into the process of "getting to God." FACULTY: Rabbi Marc J. Belgrad LOCATION: BJE Campus, Northbrook DURATION: 4 sessions - October 22, 29, November 12, 19 TUITION: $100 ================================ CHANTING FOR BEGINNERS - BIBLICAL CHANTING FROM ALEF TO TAV Thursday evenings 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm, starting October 15, 2009 Have you always wanted to chant? Learn trope in a relaxed environment with a warm and talented cantor. If you can read Hebrew and have a good knowledge of basic vocabulary, this class is for you. Learn some history, experience 29 different tropes and receive hands-on practice reading and chanting simple phrases. FACULTY: Cantor Menachem Kohl LOCATION: BJE Campus, Northbrook DURATION: 12 sessions TUITION: $250 Forward email Email Marketing by This email was sent to [email protected] by [email protected]. Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy.

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