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 Ava joined the Lee and Frank Goldberg Family Religious School staff as Director of Judaic Studies and assumed the role of Director of Religious School Education in 2011. Before joining Beth Israel, Ava worked as director of lifelong learning at Congregation Albert in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For 23 years before that, she was director of education at Temple Chai in Phoenix, Arizona. While in Phoenix she also served on the city's Educator's Forum and taught workshops for new Jewish principals and other colleagues at conferences and at Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) biennials.
Ava's creative programming has earned her awards from the National Association of Temple Educators (NATE), where she served as a consulting board member, and from the Center of Advancement for Jewish Education (CAJE). She won the Belle Latchman Award from the Council for Jews with Special Needs, where she also served as a consulting board member. A contributor to the URJ's new and cutting edge "Chai Curriculum," Ava has published many articles in Jewish periodicals. Ava holds a BS in Accounting and a Masters in Educational Administration and Supervision from Arizona State University. She has studied at the University of Judaism, the Hartman Institute and Pardes in Jerusalem. Ava and her husband, Michael Kurnow, reside in Leucadia. She has two grown sons and two grandchildren.
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 Beth Faber Jacobs has been the Congregation Beth Israel K-2 religious school music teacher for about 7 years. Playing guitar and singing Jewish music since she was a teen, Beth studied opera at UCLA and served eight years as the first cantorial soloist for Congregation Dor Hadash in San Diego. She is a member of the Guild of Temple Musicians and Temple Adat Shalom adult choir, and she performs as cantorial soloist at life cycle and community-wide Jewish events in San Diego. When not singing, Beth is an attorney for the State of Califor.
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 Natalie Freedman has taught every grade in Jewish schools from preschool to high school. She finds her 4th graders deligthful and eager to learn. Natalie was the Director of Temple Beth Israel Day School and Maimonides Day School of Phoenix for 13 years. It was one of the first five Reform day schools in America. She also has a deep history with Congregation Beth Israel of San Diego. She taught 7th, 8th, and 9th Grades in the Day school. One of her daughters had a Bat Mitzvah here and another daughter, Cara, who ran ShowBIS for many years was married here. Natalie has 5 children and 8 grandchildren. Her hobbies are gardening, gourmet cooking, and writing. She has an MSW in Social Work and a teaching credential. She feels that "the Religious School at Beth Israel has recently taken a new direction and it is organized and very exciting. The personal care of Ava, Debbie, and Chrissy to every single child (and teacher) makes for a wonderful atmosphere in which to teach."
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 Tamara is beginning her second year teaching at CBI, she is excited to be coming back and teaching third graders Hebrew. She has a B.A. and a California Teaching Credential from CSU Stanislaus. Tamara has experience both as a classroom and a substitute teacher. Tamara grew up in Stockton, California, where she was very active in Temple Israel, one of California’s oldest synagogues. There she taught for a number of years both Judaica and Hebrew studies to fourth and fifth graders. When she is not teaching, she spends her time with family, reading her favorite mysteries, and scrapbooking. She has been married for two years. |
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