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Sunday, March 18 • 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Making Mensches: Excelling at Value Based Programming

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The Making Mensches Periodic Table has embedded itself in the educational programming at camps all over the U.S and Canada. In this session you will have the opportunity to learn from, and brainstorm with, professionals who are excelling in this area. Through this experiential and dynamic session, you will have the ability to explore multiple, unique approaches to using middot at camp that have proven effective. In addition, you will have the opportunity to brainstorm with your peers some new and exciting ways to bring this educational framework to camp.

Speakers
avatar for Lisa David

Lisa David

Director, URJ Camp Harlam
Lisa returned to Camp Harlam as the Associate Director in April of 2014 and was promoted to be camp’s sixth Director in history in 2017. Lisa began her involvement with Camp Harlam as a camper in Arava Girls 1 in 1988, continuing through as a camper, CIT, staff member, Assistant... Read More →
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Rachel Dingman

Assistant Director of Hillel, Penn State, Camp Sabra
Rachel is currently the Assistant Director of Hillel at Penn State University in Pennsylvania. She graduated from Allegheny College in 2008 with a degree in Philosophy and Psychology. After Allegheny she served 2 years in AmeriCoprs with Maine Campus Compact working on service learning... Read More →
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Jeremy Fineberg

Rosh Tefilah, Camp Ramah Wisconsin
Jeremy is originally from Skokie, Illinois, but as a fourth-year rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary, he now calls New York City home. Jeremy graduated from Brandeis University. Prior to starting Rabbinical School at JTS, Jeremy was deeply involved in informal Jewish... Read More →
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Teri McGuire

She/Her
Teri joined the FJC team in 2016. The granddaughter of two Holocaust survivors, Teri was raised to take pride in her Judaism and contribute strongly to the community around her. She strengthened her Jewish identity through her involvement in United Synagogue Youth (USY) where she... Read More →
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Liz Paige

Director of Jewish Education, Herzl Camp
Liz Paige is a Jewish educator who has 28 years of experience in independent schools, Jewish community leadership and recently joined the staff of Herzl Camp in Webster, Wisconsin in 2017. She is the Director of Ethics and Cultures at the McGillis School in Salt Lake City and serves... Read More →
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Genna Singer

Director of Camps, Camp Settoga/JCC Manhattan
Genna Singer joined the staff at JCC Manhattan in June 2002, assisting the day camp director during the first summer of camp. Genna grew up attending day camp and overnight camp, and worked as a staff member in overnight camp for 5 years. In September of 2002, Genna became the Director... Read More →


Sunday March 18, 2018 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
Laurel C, Level 4