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November 27, 2002 |
 RIVY
POUPKO KLETENIK WINS NATIONAL COVENANT AWARDEach year the Covenant Foundation honors three outstanding Jewish educators from all over the North American continent with the prestigious Covenant Award for Exceptional Jewish Educators. Rivy Poupko Kletenik joined the ranks of the chosen few last week in Philadelphia as she received this year's award. Rivy is much more to our community than an unbelievable educator: not only does she teach a broad spectrum of the Jewish community as a member of the faculties of Limmud NW Community Program for Adult Jewish Studies, Midrasha, the Community High School for Jewish Studies, Northwest Yeshiva High School, and the Jewish Teachers Certification Program... and there is so much more! READ MORE LECTURE
ON HITLER SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND VIOLENCE AND TYRANNY IN TODAY'S
WORLD
December 5, 2002, 7:30PM at Kane Hall, University of WashingtonContact: Teresa Moore, 206-721-9540 At a time when the world is both acutely aware of violence and puzzled by what motivates terrorists and tyrants, a free lecture by an internationally renowned psychiatrist will examine the "Roots of Tyranny and Violence" through a psychoanalytic approach to understanding the 20th century's most notorious despot, Adolf Hitler.Dr. Theodore L. Dorpat, author of the recently published book "Wounded Monster: Adolf Hitler's Path from Trauma to Malevolence," will speak at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5, at Kane Hall on the campus of the University of Washington. Dr. Dorpat's ideas and insights, derived from more than 40 years of experience in research and practice as a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, will suggest answers to the questions so many Americans are asking about acts of terrorism today. READ MORE HONORING OUR TEACHERS: TELLING OUR STORIES
"What we need more than anything else is not textbooks but textpeople. It is the personality of the teacher which is the text that the pupils read; the text that they will never forget." (A.J. Heschel) Telling our teachers' stories is one way to honor our teachers. Telling stories is a Jewish thing to do. Jewish Education Council chair Robin Boehler has appointed Tina Novick to head a committee that will develop programs to honor Jewish teachers. Click here for more information about Honoring our Teachers. READ MORE |
Community
High School of Jewish Studies:
WINTER TRIMESTER STARTS December 11th! Course Listings and Registration information is available online. Remember, even if you have not attended the Fall Trimester, you can still join us for the Winter Trimester. READ MORE BOOK DRIVE BENEFITS LOCAL BENIFICIARIES
The Rebecca Cohanim [Memorial] Book Drive being organized by SHA and friends of the young mother's seeks to collect books for local agencies to promote literacy. To read more or to donate books, CLICK HERE for more information. YLD Matzah Ball Returns, December 24.
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