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In Sivan we celebrate the joyous holiday of Shavuot.
As educators, we assess the past school year and take a well deserved break from the classroom. CJL is also reflecting on the learning we have done together. Below you will find a video that summarizes the year.
Have a wonderful Shavuot and summer. We would love to hear your ideas for the coming year. Also, if CJL can be of assistance to you in any way, please be in touch.
Tzipi Altman-Shafer
Jewish Education Community Planner
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CJL Newsletter
Sivan 5776 -- June 2016
Are You Ready for the Summer?
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It has been a wonderful year of learning together. See just how much we have accomplished together in this
video.
What would you like to see CJL do in the coming year? Please be in touch by
email with your ideas.
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Shavuot
Shavuot, the "Feast of Weeks," is celebrated for seven weeks,
exactly 50 days after Passover. It is connected to an ancient grain harvest festival and the giving of the Torah.
Shavuot is one of the three
pilgrimage festivals of ancient Israel (the others are Sukkot and Pesach) when the Israelites were commanded to appear before God in Jerusalem, bringing offerings of the first fruits of their harvest.
Today, Shavuot is celebrated by hearing the 10 Commandments read from the Torah, all night Torah study, and eating dairy foods. If you would like to learn more about Shavuot, check out these links:
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CJL's E-NEWSLETTER
This newsletter is published on the first day of every Jewish month. We welcome your feedback and invite you to join us as we explore the joys of Jewish learning in Milwaukee and beyond. Share your feedback here.
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CJL'S MISSION
The Coalition for Jewish Learning, the Education Department of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, promotes and advances Jewish education in the greater Milwaukee community, provides a support system for the community's institutions of Jewish learning, and forges coalitions to ensure excellence in Jewish education.
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Generous Funding Available for
Milwaukee Jewi
sh Educators to
Attend Conferences an
d
Classes!
**The Jerry Stein Education Fund is providing matching funds to grants available from CJL for NewCAJE. Milwaukee Jewish Educators may be eligible to attend NewCAJE for very little or no cost. Financial need is not a consideration.**
Teachers, your work is invaluable to the future of the Jewish Community. We want to support you as you continue in your professional growth. Apply now for a grant to attend a Jewish Education Conference!
CJL is pleased to provide funding for teachers who would like to attend Jewish Education conferences. Funds for up to half the cost of attending the conference (up to $1000) are available. The Jerry Stein Education Fund will match the CJL funding. The funding will be paid as a stipend after documentation is provided that the teacher attended the conference or class.
The following rules apply:
1) CJL will fund a teacher to go to conferences no more than 3 times over a 5 year period.
2) The conference must be related to what the educator teaches (School Directors will be contacted).
3) After the conference, the educator will either write an article for the CJL Newsletter or do a presentation at a CSI class to share what (s)he learned at the conference.
Conference grants will be decided by a CJL committee.
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CSI - Milwaukee is CJL's Congregational School Initiative. The program includes classes for teachers, seminars for educational directors, grants, school assessments, curriculum writing, and consultation.
Save the Dates for these CSI Classes. Information about more classes will be in the Tammuz (July) Newsletter.
Sunday, August 28, 9 am-Noon:
Back to School Teacher Inservice
Wednesday, September 14, 6:30-8:30 pm:
Fall Holiday Workshop
Sunday, November 20, 2-4 pm:
Global Day of Jewish Learning
Input Needed
:
We would love to continue to improve the CSI classes we offer. Please fill out this
short survey (7 questions) to help us plan.
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Bring Israel to your home and
perform the mitzvah of
hachnasat orchim
(welcoming guests)
MJF's Israel Center is in need of hosts for Israeli teens July 7th-10th (teen mifgash) and July 10th-11th (Israeli scouts) and for four months next year (Shin Shins). Learn more about the Shin Shin program
here.
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The Coalition for Jewi
sh Learning is part of the Create a Jewish Legacy Program of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation.
Create a Jewish Legacy is a program that helps individuals and families create legacy gifts, providing a permanent source of support for the Jewish causes they care about. The program is founded on the principle that all of us, regardless of age, wealth or affiliation, can make an enduring financial impact.
The Jewish Community Foundation of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation is sponsoring this program in partnership with area synagogues, agencies and day schools. Together, we will create an even brighter future for our community.
Questions? Contact
:
414-963-2718
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RESOURCES
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If you have some free time this summer, check out these resources for next year.
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Easily create videos to use at home or at school. Works a desktop or mobile device.
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Super Teacher Tools
Create classroom games easily! Includes: Jeopardy, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Speed Match, Seating Chart Maker, Group Maker, Random Name Generator and more.
Laminator
a
t Hillel Academy call Sue Linski at 414-962-9545.
Die Cut Machine
at Congregation
Beth Israel Ner Tamid
call
Jen Saber
414-352-7310.
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360 N. Prospect Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3094
414.963.2718
414.390.5747 (fax)
Tziporah Al
tman-Shafer
Jewish Education Community Planner
414.963.2718
Amanda Stein
Day School Grant Coordinator
414.963.2715
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