Podcasts

In this episode, we interview Chaim Respes. He is not only my cousin, but also a Jewish educator who has taught various ages. He currently teaches Hebrew high school students and leads them on their yearly trip to Israel. Chaim also runs prayer services at Congregation Beth El in Voorhees,…...

In this episode we interview Rabbi Moshe Yosef Gewirtz. Originally from New York, he and his family have made a home in Harrisburg, PA where he teaches Judaic Studies at the Silver Academy. He comes from a line of Jewish educators and has a passion for Judaism.Gems: Our relationship with G-d/Hashem…...

Eilleen Eisenberg, a friend of mine from Israel, she teaches drama to Hebrew school and Jewish day school students. She created a platform of self expression and combines Jewish teaching and Israeli themes in her acting programs. Gems: Everyone has a role.Children have a natural understanding of G-d/Hashem.Incorporate Hebrew as much as…...

In this podcast, we interview Cindy Citron. Cindy is a long-time educator and is currently the education director of the Judy Sare Nursery school at Tiferet Israel in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. Gems: Understanding Hebrew will help develop proper intention while praying. We may not see something all of the time, but we can feel…...

Ellis Rosenberg is an educator with over 30 years of experience. He currently lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and teaches at Ohev Shalom. He has taught at various schools both in Harrisburg and Allentown, Pennsylvania.Gems:You get what you give (when you show respect to others, you receive it back).Share your personal…...

Joanna Powers, shares how she ended up in Allentown, PA after being born and raised in NY. She shares her love of Judaism and how her school has adjusted during this pandemic. Joanna is the Judaics Director at the Jewish Day School of the Lehigh Valley, in Allentown, PA, and…...

Yael Nehama, a mother of three, began by educating her children at home. Once they were grown up, she went back to school, discovered Montessori and she has been teaching ever since. Yael Nehama is currently a Montessori teacher at the Gan Chabad School in Lower Merion, PA. Gems:Breathe!Pray!Children build on…...

Avigayle Adler is the founder of The Open Studio in Jerusalem, Israel. She is originally from Mount Laurel, NJ (a fellow South Jerseyan)! Avigayle founded The Open Studio in 2012 and has been teaching children and adults art ever since. She has been an artist-in-residence at camps and seminary programs…...

In this episode we interview Rabbi Daniel Lewin. He has his semicha (Rabbinical Ordination) from Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim. He currently teaches (Keriah) reading skills to students at the Talmudical Academy of Baltimore, MD. Rabbi Lewin enjoys working with various ages and loves sharing the fundamentals of Torah values, Middot (character…...

Rabbi Ami Monson is a dear colleague and long-time educator who grew up in Philadelphia, PA, though now lives in Albany, NY. We taught together at Beth Zion-Beth Israel in Philadelphia, PA. We also were youth advisors for United Synagogue Youth. He comes from a family of Jewish educators. His…...