Jewish Learning Venture Staff

By Jason Sewell, TAP teen, Kesher Israel As the year begins to come to a close, I am left with so many thoughts and emotions about the work I have completed with various children at Kesher Israel Religious School.  Ultimately, this experience was an unbelievable one that has taught me just about as much as I have helped teach the children.  I have made connections with three specific students in grades two and five.  All three of these children have had various temperaments and attitudes about Hebrew School.  I was able to adapt to all of these nuances for each [...]

My name is Carly Waldman, I am sixteen years old, and I attend Cheltenham High School as a sophomore. I belong to Temple Beth Am  in Abington. I am involved with the TAP program, which stands for Teen Assistant Program. I am very proud I am apart of this group and to be known as a TAP teen. I am proud to be a TAP teen because I get to help kids with disabilities. I enjoy working with kids either one on one or in a group. Every Sunday morning I volunteer at my Hebrew school and work with a [...]

by Madelyn Schaeffer, TAP teen, Adath Israel I have known the special needs child whom I am currently working with at my Hebrew School for about a year or two. I’ve worked at the camp that he goes to over the summer for years and I was even an assistant teacher in his older brothers classroom in the past. When I was assigned to this kid, this silly and hyper little boy, I didn’t think much of it; I thought teaching Alex would be like any other experience I’ve had with special needs kids, I thought I would need more [...]