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Hanukah 2006 –
Jewish Professionals Edition
For over a century, Gratz College has dedicated itself to training Jewish professionals at our suburban Philadelphia campus. Today, in addition to our on campus programs, we offer online certificates for Jewish professionals: in the fields of Jewish Education, Jewish Early Childhood Education, Jewish Communal Service, and Jewish Music and the only Master of Arts in Jewish Studies degree with no residency requirement.
If you are interested in furthering your career in the Jewish world, or starting a career, consider taking a course at Gratz College as a place to gain new skills and a professional credential. Included with this e-newsletter is a list of all of the courses we are offering beginning January 24, 2007 and a registration form.
Spring 2007 Online Courses for Jewish Professionals
Jewish Non-Profit Management
Synagogue Management
Marketing and Promoting the Jewish Organization.
Jewish Education
Methods of Teaching Bible
Jewish Early Childhood Education
Mitzvot, Moral Development and Classroom Management
Developing a Jewish Identity in Young Children: Effects of Family, Community, and Society
Jewish Music
Dreamers, Pioneers and Politicians: Music of the Land of Israel
[To learn about this exciting new program, send an email to rticker@gratz.edu]
For a complete list of Jewish studies and professional courses that begin January 24, 2007, click here.
To register: mail, email or fax your registration according to instructions on the Non-Matriculated Student Registration Form.
Marsha Bryan Edelman, Professor of Jewish Music at Gratz College, has written an article on the history of Hanukah Music. Enjoy reading, listening (yes, there are cuts of music embedded into the text) and sharing beautiful Hanukah music with your students, colleagues and families.
B’shalom,
Ronni Ticker
Director of Online & Distance Learning |
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“Who Can Retell...:” Celebrating Hanukkah With Music
By Marsha Bryan Edelman
“Who can retell the things that befell us, who can count them? In ev’ry age a hero or sage came to our aid...”
The long history of the Jewish people is filled with stories of oppressors who tried to wage war on Jewish life and culture....
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Spring 2007 Online Course
Spring 2007 On-campus Courses
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| JEWISH EDUCATION |
Challenge for Jewish Education: Teaching Students to Read Hebrew and English Simultaneously
by Aviva Rubinoff
As an evaluator of children’s abilities, I am awed time and again by the way most children learn to read with ease...
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| Student Profiles |
Sharon Mayer, Education Director, Beth Shalom Religious School, Cary, North Carolina
Shoshana Kroll – Master of Arts in Jewish Studies and Certificate in Jewish Education
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| JEWISH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION |
Answering Questions with Questions
By Lyndall Miller
I am often asked by funders and community leaders: how can participation in the Online Certificate Program in Jewish Early Childhood Education benefit the Jewish community?...
The Development of Jewish Identity in Young Children: A Growth Opportunity for All Ages
By Lyndall Miller
Much has been written about the angst of the adolescent who has to choose a path for himself among all of the options which he has been offered....
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| Student Profiles |
Susan Remick Topek, Director, SAJES Department of Early Childhood and Library Services
Esta Yavner, Preschool teacher, JCC of Rhode Island
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| JEWISH NON-PROFIT MANAGEMENT |
Leadership in the Eye of the Beholder
By Dr. Sydney Engelberg
Much has been written about leadership. But what do we know about what truly makes a good leader and what followers want and expect from their leaders?...
Strategic Planning: Honest Evaluation of Your Organization
By Ronni Ticker
When an organization embarks on the process of writing a strategic plan, a concurrent commitment is made to closely scrutinize internal operations....
Changing Jewish Demographics
By Carol Harris-Shapiro
When an organization embarks on the process of writing a strategic plan, a concurrent commitment is made to closely scrutinize internal operations....
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| Student Profiles |
Jamie Herring, Master of Arts in Jewish Communal Service with Concentration in Jewish Non-Profit Management
Marshall Medoff, Master of Arts in Jewish Studies
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