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From the Educator |
Talmud Hagigah 76C
In one town, they asked to see the "guardians
of the city" and the city guard was paraded before
them. They said that these were not the guardians of the
city but its destroyers, which prompted the citizens to
ask who, then could be considered the guardians. The rabbis
answered, "The scribes and the scholars".
I'd like to suggest, that if one were to ask who are the
guardians of Solel and perhaps even of Jewish life in general,
one could also answer the scribes, the scholars - the teachers!
And at Solel, we truly have a large and dedicated group
of adults and teens who have continued to commit their time,
their energy and their knowledge to keeping Solel vibrant
and to educating each new generation of Jews.
Each Sunday and/or Tuesday, these adults prepare lessons,
come to school with "Koach" (strength) and good
will and enthusiasm. Accepting only an honorarium for their
efforts, these Solel members are deeply invested in maintaining
Solel's commitment to V'shinantam L'Vanecha - teaching our
own.
Our goal is to provide, foster and coordinate opportunities
for all our young people to learn and incorporate Jewish
learning into the fabric of their lives.
Let's give our teachers the Kavod they so richly deserve.
Join us at Solel on Friday, Sept 24th, 8:00 pm for the service
to formally recognize our teachers and show them our appreciation.
Join us for Shabbat Ha Morim.
Shanah Tova!
Arliene
Up
Lunch & Learn
Tuesday, October 19
11:30 am to 1:00 pm
We will be continuing our lunch
time meetings
in October. The schedule is not yet completed
but by the August Shammas, the topics will be
listed.
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Our Education Director
Arliene Botnick
received her Honours B.A. degree from University of
Toronto and her M.Ed. from OISE. As well, she was
granted the title Reform Jewish Educator from the
National Association of Temple Educators.
Arliene has been
Director of Education at Solel Synagogue for the past
22 years, prior to which she taught both in the public
school system and was a volunteer teacher at Solel's
Hebrew/Religious school. Her present staff, continuing
Solel's tradition, is entirely avocational - parents
are the teachers.
Arliene is involved in several
community organizations and is a member of the Steering
Committee of the 905 Interfaith Organization, the
Credit Valley Spiritual Advisory Committee, Pathway
Community Projects, the Family Education Network of
the Board of Jewish Education (Mercaz), and the Teacher
Education Institute. She was the chair of the Reform
Educators’ Council and is a recent graduate of
the International Summer School of Holocaust Studies
- Yad Vashem in Israel.
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