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Most Jewish schools expect to see enrollment increase ED WITTENBERG | STAFF REPORTER ewittenberg@cjn.org

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ewish day schools in Northeast Ohio have many reasons for optimism as they prepare to begin another school year. Here’s what local students can look forward to this fall.

FUCHS MIZRACHI SCHOOL Rabbi Seth Linfield said he expects to have more than 525 students enrolled at Fuchs Mizrachi School in Beachwood as he begins his first year as head of school Aug. 29.

Enrollment was Linfield 511 last fall at the school, which offers educational programs for children in pre-nursery (18 months) through grade 12.

“We’ve been focusing on projectbased learning, and we’ll continue to focus on that and learner-centered teaching inside and outside our classrooms,” Linfield said.

“One of the things we started last year is an interdisciplinary course on the humanities in our high school. The course combines history, literature, philosophy and a significant amount of writing, and we will increase the scope of that course in the upcoming school year.”

Linfield replaces Rabbi Barry Kislowicz, who resigned as head of school to make aliyah with his family.

Linfield, who began his duties July 1, was previously executive director of his alma mater, the Yeshivah of Flatbush in Brooklyn, N.Y. “As the new head of school, my goal is learning and listening to our whole community so that we envision and plan the next phases of our school’s success,” he said. “That means articulating what our ideal graduate looks like and instilling a climate and values and rigorous academic offerings to educate and raise that graduate from the earliest years onward.”

GROSS SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL At Gross Schechter Day School in Pepper Pike, enrollment is projected at 230, about the same as a year ago.

But Randy Boroff, who begins his second year as Gross Schechter’s head of Boroff school Aug. 22, said

he expects more students will be coming to the school, which covers infant care through grade eight.

Boroff said the school is in the second year of a middle-school science, technology, engineering and math program that was “very successful” last year.

“So we’re growing that program, not only throughout the middle school, but also into our lower school,” he said.

“We have updated our technology and have improved it with the purchase of Chromebooks and iPads, which we will be using to supplement instruction.”

Gross Schechter also received a grant from the Hershey Foundation and the Michael and Anita Siegal Family Foundation that will be used to create a garden space between the lower and middle school wings, Boroff said.

“We have been working with a landscape architect, Nature’s Landscape & Design, and Cleveland Botanical Garden in planning that,” he said. “We will use the garden as an educational area for students to watch things grow and learn about nature and also potentially as a meeting and learning area.

“Our goal for the coming year is to continue to offer an outstanding educational program in both general studies and Judaic studies.”

HEBREW ACADEMY OF CLEVELAND Rabbi Simcha Dessler, who has been educational director of Hebrew Academy of Cleveland since 1999, said he expects enrollment to exceed 1,050 – largest in the history of the school, which covers early Dessler childhood through high school. The school had 970 students a year ago.

The school year at Ohio’s largest Jewish day school begins Sept. 1.

To accommodate the growth, construction is underway to build additional classrooms on the lower level of the school’s South Taylor Road complex in Cleveland Heights.

Dessler said he’s also excited about the relocation of Hebrew Academy’s boys’ junior high and high school, kollel and financial offices to the recently acquired and renovated clubhouse of the former Oakwood Country Club.

“This will bring fabulous opportunities to staff and students alike,” said Dessler, who noted it’s the first phase of the school’s master plan to build a stateof-the-art early childhood and boys’ campus on the historic property.

In addition, the academy has become

a provider for Ohio’s Jon Peterson Scholarship, which will allow it to expand its special education opportunities, and it is partnering with the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education of the Gruss Foundation by taking part in a program that focuses on the integration of science, technology, engineering and math.

“At the academy, our goal is to give youngsters the skills and tools to succeed in life and, through education, innovation and inspiration, to prepare them for a promising future,” Dessler said.

THE JOSEPH AND FLORENCE MANDEL JEWISH DAY SCHOOL Jerry Isaak-Shapiro said he’s expecting an enrollment of at least 375 as he begins his 14th year Aug. 22 as head of school of the Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School in Beachwood.

“Last year it was 350, so it’s a very nice Isaak-Shapiro increase,” he said of the school, which covers early childhood through grade eight.

Construction of a new school gymnasium is expected to begin this summer, Isaak-Shapiro said.

“We should be able to announce a groundbreaking date very soon,” he said. “It will be the first phase of a years-long refurbishment of the entire building, so we’re excited about that.”

Isaak-Shapiro said the new gym will be state of the art, double the size of the old gym and will allow more space for visiting athletic teams.

“Our educational leadership team has developed an even more sophisticated approach to project-based learning, which has been a hallmark of the school for years,” he said. “Some of this additional professional development has been funded by the ($17 million) gift from the Joseph and Florence Mandel Foundation.

“We’re closing in on one full year after the name of the school was change (from The Agnon School), and we continue to work to produce a new look for the school. We have a new name and logo, and this year we will expand that to other facets.”

Schools welcome new staffers Some Jewish day schools in Northeast Ohio have announced that they have hired new staff for the coming school year.

Sheri Gross will join Gross Schechter Day School in Pepper Pike as coordinator of creative programs.

Gross stepped down this year after more than 20 years as director of the Playmakers Youth Theatre at the Mandel Jewish Community Center in Beachwood.

“Sheri will be working with staff on programming of celebrations and performances and will begin a small drama program,” said Randy Boroff, head of school at Gross Schechter.

At Hebrew Academy of Cleveland in Cleveland Heights, Rabbi Moshe Marcovich has been named director of development, and Rochel Garfinkel has been hired as assistant administrator of the early childhood division.

Marcovich most recently served as vice president of administration at Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim in New York. Garfinkel was previously owner, administrator and head counselor of Camp Ruach L’Banot in Lakewood, N.J. The Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School in Beachwood has hired a new nurse, a gifted and talented specialist and an occupational therapist. Their names will be announced at a later date, Head of School Jerry Isaak-Shapiro said.

THE LIPPMAN SCHOOL The Lippman School in Akron is looking at an enrollment of 95, an increase of five students over last year, said Sam Chestnut, who begins his sixth year as head of school Aug. 31.

Chestnut “We are going to begin the process of building a mobile gaming app, or develop an online application using gaming to have students learn about local native history,” he said. “We’re also expanding our performing arts performance and working with more local artists to do artists in residence.”

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Plenty of momentum behind healthy lunch JONAH L. ROSENBLUM | STAFF REPORTER jrosenblum@cjn.org

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s the new school year approaches, the pressure on parents to up their lunchbox game and schools to serve healthy lunches is as high as ever.

First lady Michelle Obama has made childhood obesity her defining project during her White House years. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 mandated that the U.S. Department of Agriculture set guidelines for local school wellness policies. “Smart Snacks in School” regulated what foods could be sold at schools.

In short, eating healthy is in vogue.

Karil Bialostosky of the Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School in Beachwood had a front-row seat to the movement as a nutrition policy adviser for Donna Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services under President

Bill Clinton and an adviser to former Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, who chaired the Senate Agriculture Committee.

With government programs and regulation pushing schools to serve healthier food, schools taking their own steps in that direction and parents also seeking healthier alternatives, there’s plenty of momentum toward eating healthy at school.

Yet, the changes need not be groundbreaking.

Indeed, sometimes it’s better that they’re not.

“You’re not going to impress them by serving some exotic fish that would be really healthy for them, but they’re not used to eating,” Bialostosky said.

Instead, many kid favorites can simply be prepared differently. Pizza can be made with a whole-wheat crust, low-fat cheese and low-sodium sauce.

“You can take this already staple food for kids and then serve it in a healthier

QUICK TIPS TOWARD GETTING KIDS TO EAT HEALTHY FOOD

• Make the food look appealing • Involve children in the decision • Limit the treat – 100-calorie snack packs are a good option • Taste test – let them try the food and offer feedback • Take kid favorites and make them healthy (i.e. bake instead of fry) Source: Karil Bialostosky of Mandel JDS way,” Bialostosky said.

She also recommends involving children in the process – whether it’s a parent or school working on a lunch plan.

At Mandel JDS, the kids are involved in “taste-testing.” Before trotting out an enormous pot of quinoa, they allow some kids to try it, simply to see how it will fly.

At home, Bialostosky did something similar. She sat her pickier child down and said, “Hey, we need to find 10 different things.” It was a simple goal: 10 healthy things her kid would actually

eat. Without that communication, parents might simply end up finding rotting fruit in their kid’s lunchbox.

Parents might also want to take a tip from the restaurant industry, Bialostosky said. The tip? Presentation matters.

A kid is much less likely to eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich that got all smashed up in the lunchbox.

“If they don’t like what they see, the bag gets closed,” Bialostosky said.

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we have a curriculum specialist who is helping with that,” he said.

Since January, Yeshiva Derech HaTorah has been receiving funding from the JECC. It covers preschool through grade eight for boys and preschool through grade 12 for girls.

“We’ve expanded by adding three extra classes because of growth in the student body,” Margareten said. “We added one extra third-grade class for boys and an extra first- and secondgrade class for girls.

“Every year we plan to add another class for each building as the student population continues to grow.

Margareten said the school’s primary goal is to give each student the best education he or she can receive in both Jewish and secular studies.

“We try to individualize it as best we can in a classroom setting,” he said.

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YESHIVA DERECH HATORAH Rabbi Yitzchok Margareten, dean of students, said enrollment is at 550 for Yeshiva Derech HaTorah in Cleveland Heights. That’s an increase of 31 students over last year, when the school was known as Mosdos Ohr HaTorah.

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ummer fun is nearing an end. It’s almost time to put away the swimsuits and dust off the book bags. More than 50 million students will head into the classrooms in a few weeks. The nation’s emergency physicians say now is the time to get everyone’s health in check.

“For many, the focus is on back to school clothes and supplies, which is important,” said Dr. Jay Kaplan, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians. “But it’s equally, if not more important to also take time to schedule routine doctor visits (for more information) and to make sure that your child’s health information is all organized.

Here are a few things you should do now.

• Organize your child’s medical history records and emergency medical contact information.

• Complete a consent-to-treat form and give copies to the school nurse and any day care providers to keep in your child’s record and to take with them if your child should need to go to the emergency department. The form will allow caregivers to authorize medical treatment. The form should include information related to Join us prescription medications, medical problems, or previfor the ous surgeries as well as pertinent family history and ening emergency contacts.

Grand Op ll! a • Coordinate with the school nurse and your child’s of Stirn H physician to develop action plans for any health issues, such as asthma or food allergies. Communicate these plans to all appropriate caregivers.

• Schedule medical and dental check-ups before school starts. Some children will need immunizations.

Consider vision and hearing tests, since impairment can adversely affect learning. Consider a sports checkup if your child will be playing in sports.

• Review and do a dry run with your child of his or her route to school, explaining potential hazards along the way. If your child walks to school, make sure he or she understands potential traffic dangers.

• If your child takes the bus, establish a safe, visible pick up/drop off spot, preferably with a group of children and in an area where they can be clearly seen by adults. If your child drives to school, make sure he or she obeys all laws and wear seatbelts.

• Make sure your children know how to telephone for help. Post emergency contact numbers by every telephone in your home. Have them practice how to call 911 or the local emergency number and give their names address and a brief description of the problem.

• Develop a family emergency plan in case something happens on the way to (or from) and while at school. Be aware of the emergency and evacuation plans for your children’s schools.

• Schoolchildren are not only heading back to classrooms in a few weeks but they’ll also hit the athletic fields as well to participate in school sports. Find out from emergency physicians here about what they are seeing inside their emergency departments and what your children should do to protect themselves.

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he education director of Hebrew Academy of Cleveland in Cleveland Heights and the spiritual leader of Green Road Synagogue in Beachwood have family experience with the value – and financing – of a gap year.

Rabbi Simcha Dessler of Hebrew Academy, where 16 of this year’s 21 graduBlau ates are in Israel on a gap year program, said a gap year “typically costs in the vicinity of $20,000 plus airfare and spending money,” adding advice – and in some cases, financial help – are available through the Dessler Jewish Education Center of Cleveland, the Jewish Family Service Association and private foundations.

As you would do in regard to saving for college, prepare far in advance. Find a family planner at the dawn of raising your family and turn to Jewish organizations with gap year or gap year-related programs in place.

Like Rabbi Binyamin Blau at Green Road Synagogue, Dessler assigns great value to a gap year, calling the academy “a pioneer in encouraging its graduates to continue their studies in Israel. Already, in the 1960s, my own sister and her classmates graduated from the academy’s high school and found themselves in Israel during the Six-Day War. “In the past five years, almost 100 academy graduates continue their studies in Israel. We find the Israel study experience during the gap year to be absolutely life-altering.”

Blau, too, finds a gap year “incredibly important,” noting his daughter, Yael, who will start Stern College for Women in New York this fall in its honors program, just completed a gap year in Israel. Stern giving her partial credit for that means she will technically be a sophomore.

Blau said most colleges don’t award such credit but some do. Some colleges also allow families to use money saved toward regular college on the gap year.

In addition to getting help from the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland, the Blau family was able to use funds it had set aside through CollegeAdvantage, an Ohio program that offers tax advantages in saving for college.

As Blau put it, “it gets technical.” So

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• CollegeAdvantage: 800233-6734 and/or collegeadvantage.com • Hebrew Free Loan Association of Northeastern Ohio: 216-3789042 and/or interestfree.org • Jewish Education Center of Cleveland: 216-371-0446 and/or jecc.org • Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland: 216-292-3999 and/or jfsa-cleveland.org • Masa Israel: Masaisrael.org plan far in advance, and get help.

One route is to contact the JECC, which administers the Gift of Israel program, funded by the endowment fund of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.

Helen Wolf, Israel programs director at the JECC, said Gift of Israel is a program requiring a family to save a minimum of $2,225 (“the sky’s the limit,” she added).

Some synagogues offer matching funds, as does the Federation.

According to the JECC website, “A Gift of Israel is an incentive savings plan to encourage Jewish families to plan for an Israel learning experience as part of their child’s Jewish education. It is also an educational incentive, motivating students to continue their Jewish education through the high school years when they will be eligible to participate in such a program.

The program provides funds towards an approved Israel experience. It is a partnership program between parents, congregations (if applicable) and the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.”

Another possible source of money is Masa Israel, an Israeli program that can supplement other gap year resources. A high school student interested in a gap year can apply to Masa Israel for “financial aid above what the normal amount would be,” she said. “They definitely should apply to the program that they’re going on to see if there’s financial aid from the program.”

Wolf also noted that while the JECC does not have a gap year program of its own, it offers aid to families engaged in that quest: up to $2,000 for a first-timer, up to $1,500 for a repeat visitor.

Another source of money is the Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland, a nonprofit that has funds in the form of named scholarships as well as loans for students “studying toward a career,” Wolf said.

Wolf also said the Hebrew Free Loan Association has interest-free loan funds for students going to Israel.

“Families need to plan ahead and not wait until the last minute,” she said.

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Know when it’s time to enroll child in school ROBERT ROZBORIL

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he thought of taking one’s child to the first day of school is one that brings a tear to many parents’ eyes.

But, it is something that they all must face, eventually.

There are a number of factors to consider when deciding whether or not the time has come for a child to take his or Kennedy her first step on the path toward potential academic greatness.

Betsy Karlin has plenty of experience advising parents on how to ease their children into a learning environment. She was the director of the Solon Jewish Preschool until the end of July when she stepped down to move to North Carolina.

“Choosing a preschool for your children and deciding when to send them really has a lot to do with socialization,” Karlin said. “Usually, we start kids around 2 to work on getting used to being separated from their parents at school.”

The school offers a “Mom & Me” program geared toward helping its youngest pupils, typically ages between 2 and 4, acclimate to school. As the name suggests, the program has children attend school with a parent and work on socialization skills and sharing. They also get to experience time away from their parent for 30-minute intervals to get used to the idea of separation.

“A lot of people don’t realize how difficult it is for children to talk to an adult that isn’t their parent,” Karlin said. “We don’t really start working on the educational side of things until students move up to the ‘pre-K’ level, which is usually when they are 4 or just about to turn 4” Stella Moga Kennedy, owner of Le Chaperon Rouge stressed the importance of getting children into an organized educational setting as soon as they are ready. She holds a master’s degree in early childhood education from the University of Cluj in Romania.

“They are like sponges,” she said.

“Preschool is critical in developing not only knowledge but fine motor skills.

They need to be in a group to develop

social skills as well.”

Le Chaperon Rouge and many educational organizations like it, have parents and guardians fill out forms to indicate what level of development each child is at in order to determine what type of curriculum is right for them and how much specialized attention they may require.

Kennedy noted that the smaller the class size, the better it is in terms of allowing for each child to receive an adequate amount of attention.

The focus of most preschools is on practicing the skills that are necessary for entering kindergarten more so than on actual learning, which children all begin to do at varying rates, according to Karlin.

“It’s really about learning how to be a friend and developing those skills that you may not realize are so important when it comes time to start the educational process,” Karlin said.

Two-year-olds are taught separately from the 3- and 4-year-olds and encouraged to engage in “parallel playing” in small groups where they can also receive plenty of one-on-one attention.

Parallel playing is when two or more children are playing near one another but not necessarily together.

At the age of 3, children are offered enrichment programs through which they may begin showing interest in letters, numbers and some artistic activities. Karlin said it is important to keep in mind that if a child does not show interest in such activities, there is no need to worry.

“They all have different ‘aha’ moments as far as when they become interested in things,” she said. “When a child is not interested, it doesn’t necessarily mean they are behind, they just aren’t ready yet.”

Solon Jewish Preschool operates under the umbrella of the Chabad Jewish Center of Solon.

Le Chaperon Rouge has schools and daycare facilities in Solon, Brecksville, Independence, Rocky River, Strongsville, Westlake, Bath, Hudson, Amherst and Avon. Plans are in the works for a new facility in Shaker Heights, complete with an indoor playground and a commercial-style kitchen.

Robert Rozboril is a freelance writer from Parma.

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ver the last decade, supporters of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement have focused their campaign in the U.S. primarily on college campuses. But the BDS movement appears to be slowing down, according to Jacob Baime, executive director of the Israel on Campus Coalition, causing activists to adapt and shift their strategies.

“BDS, what you come to realize, is just the latest name for age-old anti-Semitism that is dedicated to destroying the Jewish people, that is dedicated to destroying their homeland and now, the strategy is to harden the hearts and the minds of Jewish students against Israel and against those very students’ heritage,” Baime said during a program titled “Taking Back the Campus” July 28 at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland in Beachwood. “Their single goal is to make Israel toxic to millennials on campus through all means possible.”

This strategy, Baime suggested, is losing its impact.

Of the roughly 2,400 four-year institutions in the United States, only 33 had BDS resolutions proposed last academic year, a 30 percent decrease from the prior year. And according to a poll conducted by ICC in cooperation with The Israel Project in Washington D.C., only 50 percent of college students said they were aware of the BDS movement.

“What I think this data shows us in part is that BDS itself as a strategy has hit a wall on campus,” Baime said.

“As bad as it looks on certain campuses, as bad as it looks at certain moments, things are actually starting to get better on campus with the hard work of our entire coalition.

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Jacob Baime, executive director of the Israel on Campus Coalition, speaks about anti-Israel activity on college campuses during a program July 28 at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland in Beachwood. | CJN Photo / Kristen Mott

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But the work is not done, Baime cautioned. While the BDS movement may be slowing down, the supporters behind it are changing their strategies.

Anti-Israel activists are expanding their coalitions on campuses, Baime said, and are collaborating with other social justice and progressive groups like Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ organizations. They also have stepped up their tactics, he said, organizing protests, using harsher rhetoric and even sending death threats.

“I believe they’re testing and probing the limits of what is acceptable, what passes as acceptable anti-Israel activity on campus. It’s absolutely essential that we continue to put up walls,” he said.

In order to combat these tactics, the ICC has expanded its focus and increased its efforts. Baime said the organization is working out of a new national operations center in Washington, D.C., where staff monitor real-time anti-Israel activity happening on college campuses, create campusspecific action plans and work with coalition partners on a local and national level to implement these strategies.

Baime added that pro-Israel groups need to empower college students by giving them the tools to be proud to be Jewish and proud to support Israel and letting them lead the charge on campus.

“Our community, the American Jewish community, has finally woken up, and we’ve seen the threat that they pose,” Baime said about anti-Israel activists. “We’re fighting back on campus. The best part is we’re doing it in a more unified and more effective and more customized and agile fashion than ever before.”

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Orange sophomore named Rising Voices Fellow KRISTEN MOTT | STAFF REPORTER kmott@cjn.org

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ess Kelly, a sophomore at Orange High School in Pepper Pike, was named a Rising Voices Fellow through the Jewish Women’s Archive, a national organization dedicated to collecting and promoting the stories of Jewish women.

Tess learned about the fellowship opportunity through her mother, Rabbi Lauren Werber of Temple B’nai Abraham in Elyria.

“I looked into it and the writing samples that you had to submit were really interesting to me,” said Tess, Kelly 15, of Orange. “The topics were talking about women’s portrayal in the media and interesting Jewish women that you’ve never

heard of. I thought if those are interesting then the whole thing will be interesting.”

The fellowship is a 10-month program open to female-identified teens in 10th through 12th grades across the nation. Participants blog monthly for JWA’s website and participate in monthly webinars as well as three in-person retreats.

Tess said she’s excited to gain more experience blogging and receive constructive criticism from her peers.

“I’m a very passionate writer,” she said. “I love writing, but I don’t have as much experience with blogging and nonfiction writing. I thought this would be a great experience to develop those skills and meet other young writers.”

In addition to improving her writing abilities, Tess also hopes to learn from the other fellows accepted into the program.

“I want to hopefully make some interesting friends from around the country because this is a national program. I just want to learn more about Judaism and feminism and become a more active member of that community,” she said.

This is the third year of the program. According to the organization’s website, the fellowship “helps teens develop authentic voices, strengthen their leadership through writing and begin to influence the important conversations of the Jewish community.”

Mandel JDS’ Isaak-Shapiro leadership program mentor Jerry Isaak-Shapiro, head of school at the Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School in Beachwood, was one of five national mentors for the Day School Leadership Training Institute, whose participants graduated July 29.

“I’ve learned the most from my students,” Isaak-Shapiro said in a telephone interview from New York.

Isaak-Shapiro “In working with my direct mentees and the larger cohort of DSLTI fellows, I know I speak for the other mentors, we gain so much. I benefit every year from this work.”

The institute is a 15-month training program for educators of all Jewish denominations run by The William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education of The Jewish Theological Seminary. The program involves phone calls every other week between mentor and mentee, as well as three-week sessions during two summers and three retreats during the year.

Isaak-Shapiro mentored the previous DSLTI cohort – and served as a national mentor in Sulam, a two-year program of Jewish study, leadership and mentoring through RAVSAK. “It’s an honor and a privilege to work with recently hired heads of school, to learn with them and from them, and to engage in an intensive leadership experience that has the potential to shape not just institutions, but families and entire communities,” Isaak-Shapiro said in a release. “Whatever energy and insight I might bring to DSLTI comes back to me ten-fold.”

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en college students learned about the importance of having a strong Jewish identity and expressing their passion for Israel at a program July 11 at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Mandel Building in Beachwood.

Daniel Pearlman, campus coordinator for New England and New Jersey at The David Project, facilitated the 90-minute session. He encouraged the students to share their personal connection with Israel.

“We believe in building relationships between student leaders and try to make the campus a more inclusive space for everybody,” Pearlman said of the Bostonbased David Project, a national Israel advocacy organization. “Unfortunately, Israel is becoming more and more divisive on college campuses, and we want to change that.”

Pearlman, a graduate of Solon High School who earned a bachelor’s degree this year from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, asked the students to think about their first, best and worst memory of Israel.

Josh Friedman, a Beachwood High School graduate who will be a junior this fall at the University of Pittsburgh, recalled a simulated Israel trip as a kindergartner at the former Agnon School – now the Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School in Beachwood – as his first memory of Israel.

“They told us we were going to Israel, and they took us to the cafeteria and had a slide show and went through all the things we would do,” said Friedman, who serves as an information technology intern at the Federation this summer. “Then it kind of came full circle when we went (to Israel) in eighth grade.”

Pearlman, who lives in Boston, said he

had a similar first experience.

“I learned about Israel in Hebrew school,” he said. “The summer after my junior year of high school, I went with Noah Bar-Shain (one of the 10 college students who took part in the program) on a Cleveland-based trip called Write on for Israel – an Israeli journalism advocacy program – and I remember being amazed by everything there. I immediately felt a deep connection to this country that I’d never been to before.”

Nadav Pecha, a Solon High School graduate who will be a senior this fall at The Ohio State University in Columbus, where he serves as president of Buckeyes for Israel, helped Pearlman facilitate the discussion. Pecha, who also serves as an anti-BDS intern with the Federation’s community relations committee this summer, asked the students to discuss a personal experience related to Israel.

Tori Williams, a graduate of Brush High School in Lyndhurst who will be a junior at John Carroll University in University Heights this fall, said even though JCU has its own Hillel, it’s a Catholic, Jesuit university with a small number of Jewish people on campus.

“It’s very interesting to talk about Israel and Judaism on our campus because our Hillel isn’t for the Jewish students necessarily,” she said. “It’s for the Catholic students so we can educate them on campus.

“It’s challenging, but it’s worth it to be able to shift someone’s mindset a little bit and give someone a glimpse into what Israel’s all about.”

Pearlman encouraged the students to talk to leaders of student groups on campus, get to know them and maybe attend some of their events.

“Try to get more involved on campus, and share these stories with them,” he said. “I love hearing them, and I’m sure they’d also love hearing them.”

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Saltzman Youth Panel seeks applications, nominations

The 2016-17 Maurice Saltzman Youth Panel is seeking applications and nominations.

The panel, a Jewish Federation of Cleveland program consisting of Jewish high school juniors and seniors, recommends how to distribute up to $50,000 to programs in the Jewish and general communities.

The goal is to help participants develop leadership and group consensus skills and learn about the philanthropic process.

Rabbis, religious school directors, youth group advisers, friends and family can submit nominations

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Temple Beth Shalom sets religious school registration

Registration is open for Temple Beth Shalom’s religious school in Hudson. The Reform Jewish congregation’s offerings include: • TBS Tots on select Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to noon for ages newborn to 5 with a caregiver.

• Sunday school from 9 a.m. to noon for grades kindergarten through seven.

• Hebrew school on Thursdays from 4:30. to 6 p.m., with pre-class supervision available beginning at 3 p.m. for grades three to seven.

• Gesher, the post-b’nai mitzvah lunch-and-learn on select Sundays from noon to 2 p.m. for grades eight to nine.

• Confirmation classes on select Sundays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. for grades 10-12.

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Making the switch from private to public school or vice versa ROBERT ROZBORIL

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hanging schools can be difficult for any child.

They are going from a place that has likely become very familiar and they may have several friends, to a place where they may not know anyone or anything about the new environment they are stepping into.

There are even more variables to consider when a child is moving from a private school to a public school or vice versa.

Jennifer Ingraham, admissions coordinator at Menlo Sadler Park Academy in Cleveland, is well versed in helping students tackle the challenges associated with moving from a private school to a public charter school.

“Anytime you make a big change, there are new challenges to deal with,” she said. “Students may come in either very excited or very resistant. Even though our school is very accepting of new students, some need more support as they face new challenges, many of which are academic.”

Menlo Park only accepts students who are certified by the state of Ohio as being “gifted” and its curriculum is much more fast paced than other schools, geared toward helping such students excel.

“Schools are required to identify gifted students, but not necessarily teach them in a gifted manner,” Ingraham said. “What is interesting is some parents come in thinking their private school was better, but are surprised by the level of education they get. They may come because of cost or that their student isn’t getting what they need from an educational standpoint.”

Differences in teaching methodologies and academic culture are to be expected with any school change as are social differences which could prove to make the new school a better or worse fit for a particular child.

“Socially, you want to find a way to blend in and make friends,” she said.

“Our school culture is pretty open and welcoming. Many find their peers who think more like them than at their old school.”

Ingraham said students are offered emotional support throughout their

transition to ensure that any issues they experience are addressed appropriately.

As for parents considering moving their children from public school to private school, there are a variety of different questions to be addressed as well as some that are the same for those doing the opposite.

“I think the biggest question we get is, ‘Is our child going to be prepared for your curriculum?’” said Sue Sadler, associate head of school at Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights. “What I tell parents is in the independent schools, since we’ve had a chance to look at their materials during the admissions process, we really try to accept students we think can thrive in our environment.”

The admissions department at Hathaway Brown takes great care to examine students’ educational status and work with them based on where they are individually. Sadler said the curriculums in subjects such as math and writing are often not aligned so it is important to test incoming students for those skills, specifically.

Students are often paired with a supervisor who can work with him/ her one-on-one to brush up some skills.

There are also summer classes which Sadler feels are helpful in getting students prepared for the move not only academically but emotionally as they are able to adjust to their new surroundings before the fall.

Hathaway Brown forms “adviser groups” or “mentor groups” of about 10 students with one adult supervisor. These groups are designed to promote friendship and socialization, making them potentially beneficial to new enrollees.

Sadler also stressed that administrators and teachers make a conscious effort to make themselves available to students who have any questions or concerns.

“Our teachers really act as allies for our students in problem solving,” Sadler said. “The first resource you go to is your teacher, if you need help. I think that’s one of the things we need to coach students on is as soon as they are experiencing any sort of transition issue, they should seek adult help.”

The school offers financial aid options, which currently help 42 percent of the families that send their children there, she said.

Robert Rozboril is a freelance writer from Parma.

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CJN seeks Violet Spevack newsroom intern Are you an aspiring journalist? Do you want to get hands-on newsroom experience? Do you want to write stories, cover assignments, take photographs, use social media?

If you’re ambitious along those lines, the Cleveland Jewish News may have an opportunity for you.

The fall Violet Spevack Editorial Internship is in addition to the summer internship named in honor of the Cleveland Jewish News’ longtime columnist. This one, though, is for a high school senior or local college student in pursuit of a career in journalism.

The 10-week position can begin in either September or October and is a paid internship of up to 20 hours per week working out of our Beachwood newsroom.

There will be flexibility to work around your schedule.

Applicants should submit a resume and three writing samples to editorial@cjn.org and include “Fall Intern” in the subject line.

Deadline for applications is Sept. 1.

For questions, contact Managing Editor Bob Jacob at bjacob@cjn.org.

Yoda Newton Editorial Internship available The Cleveland Jewish News is seeking candidates for the inaugural Yoda Newton Editorial Internship.

The internship will offer four candidates an opportunity to work for 10-week “semesters,” beginning in October 2016 and through May 2017.

Interns will gain on-the-ground journalism experience in a fast-paced, professional newsroom environment. Interns will be involved in all facets of the newsgathering process including but not limited to assisting reporters with research, verification, securing and speaking with sources, proofreading, copy editing, etc.

Interns will have an opportunity to pitch and write stories for all CJN platforms and publications, including all digital, social and magazine properties. Yoda Newton Editorial interns will learn about all facets of the Cleveland Jewish community, gaining new appre-

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At the conclusion of the internship, it is expected that the intern will have a robust portfolio of published and accomplished work.

This is a 20-hour per week paid internship over the course of 10 consecutive weeks.

Applicants should submit a resume and three writing samples to editorial@cjn.org and include “Yoda Newton Editorial Internship” in the subject line.

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inding a tutor can be simple or overwhelming.

A parent could spend hours browsing through websites listing potential tutors. A parent could also pick the first tutor that matches subject matter and location.

To simply pick the first person that lives nearby and teaches the right subject could be selling your child short.

Not all tutors are created equal, after all, and beyond pure skill, there’s the matter of chemistry between tutor and student.

“It’s just like in a relationship,” said Jason Boland, marketing director for Varsity Tutors. “Each student is different when it comes to tutoring. You need to find a good match.”

Finding a good match takes more time, of course. It will involve a more careful search – and talking to the child throughout the process, particularly early. Parents may want to ask their child after the first session: Did you like the tutor? Did you learn anything? What did you learn? Did the tutor seem smart?

“It’s not as simple as, ‘Who’s the first Algebra 2 instructor?’” Boland said.

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With modern technology, location is no longer quite as important. Many tutoring sessions are still held at the local coffee shop or one’s home. Tutoring, however, can also be done online – with video, screen grabs and the ability to edit text together online. Boland said that Varsity Tutors’ online platform “basically allows the same interaction that you have face-to-face with the convenience of being able to do it anytime, anywhere.”

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Alcohol consumption is a common theme in Title IX cases. Before entering college, students must be educated about consent to sexual activity and the fact that consent cannot be given by someone who is impaired by the effects of drugs or alcohol. Moreover, a student’s impairment does not serve as a Stone defense to determining whether the other party could provide meaningful consent.

Most students are savvy enough to know that if a person is stumbling or swaying, the person is drunk. However, the peril is in the grey area, where a student may look sober, but is in fact intoxicated.

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Reed retired in May 2015 as a principal at Cleveland Heights High School after 27 years with the CH-UH schools. Last year, he served as interim principal at Shaker Heights High School, his alma mater.

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