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Rabbi
Amy Bardack (editor) is the Judaic Studies Curriculum Director at SSDS
of Greater Boston, where she has served in Judaic leadership since
2002. Amy led a school-wide initiative in Hebrew proficiency which
transformed Hebrew language learning, making the school a national
model of excellence. Current projects include working with teachers
on redesigning Tanakh curriculum through a standards and benchmarks
approach, and on helping students find joy and inspiration in
tefillah.
Amy received her BA from Columbia University, MHL from the University
of Judaism, and rabbinic ordination from the Jewish Theological
Seminary. Before coming to Schechter, she served as Judaic Director
of Yavneh Day School in Los Gatos, CA, and as Rabbi of the Conservative
Synagogue of Fifth Avenue in New York City. Amy has written several
articles on Jewish spirituality for books, including
Lifecycles:
Jewish Women on Life Passages
and
Personal Milestones
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She lives in Newton with her husband and two children.
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Rabbi
Beth Naditch (editor) was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary in
1999, and earned a Masters Degree in Jewish Education from JTS
that same year. Currently, she is a member of the faculty of the
DeLeT/MAT program at the Mandel Center for Jewish Education at
Brandeis University, where she teaches future day school teachers
in the areas of tefillah, Tanakh, and spiritual formation.
In addition to her work with DeLeT, Beth is certified as a professional
chaplain by the National Association of Jewish Chaplains. She
developed and directs pastoral volunteer training programs for
Hebrew Senior Life and Temple Beth Elohim in Wellesley, in which
she teaches the art and skills of pastoral care. Beth offers classes
and groups at several Boston area synagogues and institutions.
Beth, her husband, and their three sons live in Newton.
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Micah Zimring (designer) Micah Zimring is a user experience designer, graphic designer, and lettering artist. He's been hooked on design and art since his first calligraphy lessons at age 12, and he designed his first ketubah at age 14. Since then, he's created dozens of ketubot, invitations, and other types of unique Jewish calligraphic art. His calligraphy has been featured in Letter Arts Review. Micah is currently a user experience designer for Intuit QuickBase.
Micah has a BFA in graphic design from the Philadelphia College of Art (now the University of the Arts). He lives in Newton with his wife and two sons.
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Lori Kahn (writer) Lori M. Kahn is the School Librarian at the Aaron Kushner Library at SSDS. Her entire professional career has been as a Jewish educator. For the past twenty years Lori has shared the joys of literature with her students and has introduced them to the larger community of readers. Presently she is very involved in school projects that integrate technology into education.
Lori received her BA from Brandeis University, her Masters in Elementary and Museum Education from Bank Street College of Education and her Masters in Library and Information Sciences from Simmons College. She has three children and two grandsons. Lori and her husband live in Newton.
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Naomi Katz Mintz (writer) Naomi has been teaching Kindergarten since 1988 at SSDS, where each morning she uses her guitar to lead her children in tefillot. In past years, she directed five of the school's eighth grade all-Hebrew musicals and she also served as director of Family Camp at Ramah in New England. Naomi has worked as education director, teacher and Tot-Shabbat leader at synagogues in the Boston area.
Naomi received a Bachelor's Degree in human development from Cornell University and a Masters in Teaching from Harvard. She is the recipient of the Keter Torah Award for excellence in teaching from Boston's Bureau of Jewish Education. The mother of a cantorial student, Naomi lives with her husband in Acton, Massachusetts.
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