Teaching Experience

2006 – Present, Congregational Educator

Temple Beth Elohim, Wellesley, MA (2006-Present)

Special Needs B’nei Mitzvah Tutor, Classroom Hebrew Teacher

Beth El Temple Center, Belmont, MA (2012-Present)

Special Needs Hebrew Tutor

Temple Emanuel, Marlborough, MA (2012-2013)

B’nei Mitzvah Tutor

Congregation B’nai Torah, Sudbury, MA (2010-2013)

B’nei Mitzvah Tutor

Congregation Beth Sholom, Framingham, MA (2011-2012)

Adult B’not Mitzvah Classrooom Teacher for 13 women (ages 40-80)

+ Create a personal web-site for each student from cantor-supplied or personal recordings to aid students with studying.

+ Create specially formatted easier-to-read prayers, blessings, and biblical readings.

+ Remediate Hebrew reading skills for students with learning differences.

+ Teach novice cantillation skills Keshet Te’amim flash cards.
2000 – Present, Private Jewish Educator

– Tutor Hebrew reading and Bat/Bar Mitzvah skills to individuals with special needs (autism, developmental delays, dyslexia, ADHD, specific learning disabilities).

– Helped re-design a specialized set of flash cards designed by Marion Green to assist new Hebrew readers and those with developmental and learning differences.
2010, Fall Semester, Teacher’s Assistant, Hebrew College, Newton, MA

Ran Chanting Skills Lab for Dr. Joshua Jacobson’s class in Cantillation Theory and Torah Chant.
2004-2009, Special Needs B’nei Mitzvah Tutor,
Gateways-Access To Jewish Education, Newton, MA

– Tutored behaviorally challenged students.

– Conducted weekly in-class Torah service (2006-2007).

– Created new transliterations and updated all Gateways Siddurim (2006).