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ANNUAL REPORT 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2016 25th Edition Silver Legacy. Golden Future. Published by the Lorraine and Jack N. Friedman Commission for Jewish Education www.cjepb.org Copyright © in the Greater Palm Beaches 1991 All staff reserved. Charles Cohen, Executive Director [email protected] Lynne Lieberman, Senior Director [email protected] Amy Bergman, Director of Jewish Family Life [email protected] Bebe Novick-Brodigan, Public Relations Manager [email protected] Peter Eckstein, Technology Integration Educator [email protected] Robyn Hurvitz, Director of Professional Development [email protected] Jeff Moskovitz, Business Manager [email protected] Autumn Oliveras, Community Engagement Associate [email protected] Lorri Oziri, Director of Community Engagement [email protected] Jeanne Shepherd, Office Manager/Executive Assistant [email protected] Erika Simon, Jewish Family Life Associate [email protected] Wilma Turk, Director of Special Needs Education [email protected] Original logo circa 1991 Foreword Rav Nachman Bar Yitzchak said, “Why are words of Torah compared to a tree, as it is said (Proverbs 3:18), ‘It is a tree of life for them that hold on to it?’ To say to you that just as in the case of wood and trees, a small piece of wood kindles the large one; so too small Torah scholars sharpen the great ones.” And this is akin to what Rabbi Chanina said, “I have learned a lot from my teachers, and from my friends more than from my teachers; but from my students more than all of them.” (Babylonian Talmud Taanit 7a) A tree is an incredibly powerful symbol in Jewish tradition. As seen in the quote above, it represents the Torah, its teachers and its students. A tree is a symbol of connection between the past, present, and future. That is why it is the CJE’s logo. This, our 25th anniversary year, we’ve celebrated our accomplishments: from hundreds of adults engaged in Jewish learning, to the thousands of teachers trained in cutting-edge pedagogy and technology, to the thousands of children and families who have been engaged through our programs and initiatives. We celebrated those achievements with more than 200 people at our “Celebrating 25! Gala” and with more than 100 people at our “Rockin’ Concert Event for Families.” But we did more than simply celebrate our past. This year we planted the seeds of our future with a new strategic plan, starting with a new vision and mission: Vision A vibrant, engaged community energized by the beauty of Jewish life and learning. Mission CJE enriches and strengthens Jewish life and education throughout the Greater Palm Beaches. These expressions of passion and commitment will direct our work as we look ahead to the next 25 years of serving the Greater Palm Beaches. We will use Jewish values and traditions to strengthen our community. The quote above is an excellent example of putting Jewish values to work. It affirms our ultimate goal of creating inspired students who will become tomorrow’s teachers, tomorrow’s leaders. Thank you for supporting our agency and our community. Charles Cohen Executive Director 2015 - 2016 Board of Directors Officers Directors Alan L. Shulman James B. Baldinger* President Dr. Penny Beers Sara Chavkin Irwin Shipper Hope Dunkel First Vice President Neil Efron Linda Fayne Ellen Rampell Bowie Jacobson* Administrative Vice President Martin A. List Shelley Menin Dr. Elizabeth S. Shulman* Rabbi Stephen H. Pinsky Community Engagement Vice President Richard Rosenblatt Suzan Sankel Cynnie S. List Lisa Seymour Professional Education Vice President Marlene Silver Hope Silverman Debbie Shapiro* Dr. Stephen E. Sussman Programming Vice President Joel H. Yudenfreund Paul Moskowitz Secretary *Past President Howard S. Levy Treasurer Agency Representatives At-Large Rabbi Edward C. Bernstein Board of Rabbis Belinda Agar Dania Kier Schwartz Cantor Danielle Bensimhon Michael D. Winer Cantorial Clergy Cantor Beth Pennamacoor Educators Council Andrew Comiter Jewish Federation 2016 - 2017 Board of Directors Officers At Large Cynnie S. List Dr. Penny Beers President Richard Rosenblatt Dania Kier Schwartz Irwin Shipper Michael D. Winer First Vice President Ellen Rampell Directors Administrative Vice President James B. Baldinger* Paul Moskowitz Sara Chavkin Community Engagement Vice President Hope Dunkel Neil Efron Dr. Stephen E. Sussman Linda Fayne Professional Education Vice President Vivienne Ivry Bowie Jacobson* Debbie Shapiro* Lisa Lickstein Programming Vice President Martin A. List Marisa Pepper Belinda Agar Rabbi Stephen H. Pinsky Secretary Suzan Sankel Dr. Elizabeth S. Shulman* Howard S. Levy Marlene Silver Treasurer Joel H. Yudenfreund Alan L. Shulman* Immediate Past President *Past President 2015 - 2016 Committee List Executive Committee Celebrating 25 Steering Committee President: Alan L. Shulman Co-Chairs: Paul Moskowitz, Dr. Elizabeth S. Shulman First Vice President: Irwin Shipper Belinda Agar, Hope Dunkel, Barbara Kay, Administrative Vice President: Ellen Rampell Debbie Shapiro, Irwin Shipper, Alan L. Shulman, Community Engagement Vice President: Marlene Silver, Hope Silverman Dr. Elizabeth S. Shulman Staff: Charles Cohen, Lorri Oziri, Jeanne Shepherd Professional Development Vice President: Cynnie S. List Programming Vice President: Debbie Shapiro Gala Host Committee Secretary: Paul Moskowitz Belinda Agar, Tami and Jim Baldinger, Treasurer: Howard S. Levy Dr. Penny and Mitchell Beers, Elinor and Norman Belfer, Immediate Past President: Debbie Shapiro Cantor Danielle Bensimhon, Bruce and Socki Berg, At Large: Belinda Agar, Dania Kier Schwartz, Rabbi Edward C. Bernstein, Anthony and Vanessa Beyer, Michael Winer Sara Chavkin, Julie and Peter Cummings, Hope and Gary Dunkel, Sharon and Neil Efron, Linda Fayne, Sheila and Budget and Finance Committee Milton Fine, Sol Freedman, Ann and Robert Fromer, Chair: Howard S. Levy Phyllis Garner, Lori and Bruce Gendelman, Linda and Neil Efron, Richard Rosenblatt, Ray Golden, Dr. Evan and Susan Goldstein, Dr. Robert Alan L. Shulman, Irwin Shipper, Michael Winer and Renee Gordon, Carol* and Lionel Greenbaum, Staff: Charles Cohen, Jeff Moskovitz Nancy and Joel Hart, Michael and Naomi Hoffman, Suzanne Holmes, Vivienne Felberman Ivry, Michelle and Governance Committee Bowie Jacobson, Jane Hausman Karp, Marilyn and Chair: Irwin Shipper Stanley Katz, O. Robert and Jaqueline Kaufman, Barbara Ellen Rampell, Debbie Shapiro, Kay, Paulette and Dr. Ronald Koch, Charles and Joan Alan L. Shulman, Dr. Elizabeth S. Shulman Lazarus, Roslyn and Ted Leopold, Jennifer and Gary Staff: Charles Cohen Lesser, Carole-Ann and Brahm Levine, Claire M. Levine, Ellen and H. Irwin Levy, Howard and Linda Levy, Stacey Marketing Committee and Mark Levy, Vivian and Itsy Lieberman, Cynnie S. Co-Chairs: Barbara Kay, Paul Moskowitz List, Karen and Martin List, Zelda and Allen Mason, Isabelle Sherman, Marlene Silver Rochelle Menin, Barbara Mines, Marci and Isador Staff: Charles Cohen, Bebe Novick-Brodigan Mitzner, Harriet Moskowitz, Paul Moskowitz, Rabbi David Paskin and Heather Paskin, Susan and Ron Strategic Planning Committee Pertnoy, Lisa and Rabbi Stephen Pinsky, Ellen and Chair: Ellen Rampell Richard Rampell, Rabbi Michael Resnick, Beverly and Cynnie S. List, Dr. Elizabeth Shulman, Ed Robbins, Sandra and Marvin S. Rosen, Richard D. Dr. Stephen E. Sussman Rosenblatt, Lyn M. Ross, Norman and Nancy Scher, Staff: Charles Cohen Dr. Richard G. Schwartz and Dania Kier Schwartz, Drs. Jeffrey and Sherrie Scott, Adele W. Shamban, Community Engagement Committee Debbie and David Shapiro, Irwin and Florence Shipper, Chair: Dr. Elizabeth S. Shulman Dr. Elizabeth S. and Alan L. Shulman, Marlene and Belinda Agar, Hope Dunkel, Marty Silver, Hope and Gene Silverman, Carole Solomon Paul Moskowitz, Debbie Shapiro, Irwin Shipper, and Charles Tapiero, Sydelle Sonkin and Herb Siegel, Alan L. Shulman, Hope Silverman, Michael Winer Rabbi Barbara Steinberg and Dr. Alvin B. Olesh, Staff: Autumn Oliveras, Lorri Oziri Dr. Stephen E. Sussman and Jane Beck Sussman, Barbara Tanen, Joel H. Yudenfreund Staff: Charles Cohen, Lorri Oziri, Jeanne Shepherd Gala Event Committee Jewish Family Life Committee Co-Chairs: Debbie Shapiro, Hope Silverman Chair: Debbie Shapiro Belinda Agar, Sara Chavkin, Cheryl Dubbrin, Susan Goldstein, Roslyn Leopold, Hope Dunkel, Barbara Kay, Cynnie S. List, Julie Marsh, Arielle Nakdimon, Paul Moskowitz, Sandra Rosen, Irwin Shipper, Lisa Seymour, N. Deborah Stapler, Marilyn Winer Dr. Elizabeth S. Shulman, Marlene Silver Staff: Amy Bergman, Erika Simon Staff: Charles Cohen, Lorri Oziri, Jeanne Shepherd Early Childhood Educators Council Melton Israel Seminar Steering Committee Co-Chairs: Paula Deakter, Bobbi Sadow Chair: Marlene Silver Penny Burke, Dini Ciment, Rhea Exizian, Sandra Rosen Sharon Floch Feinberg, Tammy Kaiser, Staff: Jeanne Shepherd, Joyce Siegel Veronica Maravankin, Amy Stevens, Sandy Wilensky Staff: Amy Bergman, Robyn Hurvitz, Quilt Project Steering Committee Lynne Lieberman Chair: June Black Paul Moskowitz, Sheila Seras, Rabbi Barbara Steinberg Educators Council Staff: Lynne Lieberman, Jeanne Shepherd Chair: Beth Pennamacoor Andrea Cohan, Danna Cohen, Rabbi Rose Durbin, Tribute Journal Steering Committee Alissa Frankel, Nahum Plotkin, Meredith Hirschberg, Co-Chairs: Belinda Agar, Vivienne Felberman Ivry Orly Jacobs, Iris Koller, Miriam Schaffer, Sara Chavkin, Paul Moskowitz, Dinie Scheiner, Maya Scwartz, David Sherman, Sandra Rosen, Debbie Shapiro, Irwin Shipper, Ellen Silverberg Dr. Elizabeth S. Shulman, Hope Silverman Staff: Peter Eckstein, Robyn