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Cantor Stephen AbramowitzCantor Steve has been Temple Ner Tamid’s Cantorfor over eight years. He received his Masters and Cantorial Ordination at Hebrew College. Cantor Steve enjoys bringing the kahal (congregation)together in prayer, educational programming and celebration.

Rabbi Neal GoldRabbi Gold teaches and writes about Jewish texts, Israel, and intersections between Jewish life and thecontemporary world. He is also a student, pursuinggraduate work in Near Eastern & Judaic Studies at Brandeis University.

Neal is a prolific writer, teacher, counselor, and social activist, wholoves how the beauty and power of Jewish texts and traditionsunite communities, inform Jewish souls, and transform the world.Some of his recent writings have appeared in Fragile Dialogue: New Voices in Liberal Zionism, Navigating the Journey: A Guide tothe Jewish Life Cycle, A Life of Meaning (all forthcoming in 2017and 2018), and The Sacred Table: Creating a Jewish Food Ethic(2012), as well as regular writings on Israel in the weekly Torahportion for ARZA. He is a perpetual teacher of Torah texts andJewish tradition to adults, teenagers, and kids. He especially lovesTanakh, Talmud, Midrash, early Chasidic spirituality, the roots of Zionism, and points of connection and departure between spiritual traditions of different faith traditions.

Rabbi Jamie KotlerSearching for a “Unitary Theory of Life” startedRabbi Kotler down the path of Torah study in her middle years. Roads that emerged from her formal education (Brown University, BA, Biology,1979; Stanford University, MBA 1985; Rabbinical

School of Hebrew College, 2016) twined around lessons learned inlife, in marriage, and in motherhood. Her rabbinate has also beensignificantly shaped by other sustaining interests: a dedicated volunteer in Boston’s Jewish community; lover of Israel; enthusiastof the outdoors; ardent genealogist; a knower of exile, havinggrown up in Brazil and Mexico as the daughter of Holocaust survivors; an avid reader; a passionate cook, gardener, and knitter.

Rabbi Kotler teaches in a wide variety of settings throughout thegreater Boston area, ranging from synagogues to living rooms tocampfires, and enjoys serving as spiritual leader at weekend retreats.

Rabbi David KudanRabbi Kudan was born in Cincinnati, Ohio andraised in Glencoe, Illinois. He is a graduate ofHampshire College and holds graduate degrees fromHebrew Union College and Harvard University. He was ordained a rabbi in 1987.

Rabbi Kudan has served congregations in the New York, Boston,and Chicago areas. He is a member of the outreach faculty of the Union of Reform Judaism, and in this capacity teaches Introduction to Judaism courses in local synagogues. He has madeoutreach to the unaffiliated a major thrust of his rabbinic work,and enjoys working with individuals and families to help createpersonalized courses of study to mark lifecycle events such as Bar and Bat Mitzvah, weddings, and conversions.

Todd LevineTodd Levine is the owner of Larry Levine’s KosherMeats and Deli which was founded by his father,Larry nearly 40 years ago. Todd founded Catering by Tevya fifteen years ago expanding the cateringbusiness started by Larry. Todd is the fourth

generation of his family to be in the kosher meat business.

Jacob Meskin, PhDJacob Meskin both teaches in and trains faculty forHebrew College’s Jewish adult learning program,Me’ah, and is one of the co-authors of the curriculumfor Parenting Through A Jewish Lens, in which healso teaches. In addition, he works as a consultant

on adult Jewish education and teacher training in the Boston area.Prior to joining Hebrew College, Meskin was the inaugural holderof the Ruderman Chair in Jewish Studies at Northeastern University and taught at Princeton University, Rutgers University,the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Yeshiva University, WilliamsCollege and Lehigh University. His articles have appeared in Modern Judaism, The Journal of Religion, Soundings, Levinas Studies, Judaism, Cross Currents and in several edited volumes.

Rabbi Richard E. PerlmanRabbi Perlman was appointed as the Rabbi/SpiritualLeader of Temple Ner Tamid on September 1, 2016.Rabbi Perlman founded West Bay Community Jewish Center, in Rhode Island, to fill the needs ofthe traditional conservative Jewish population of

Rhode Island’s West Bay. Rabbi Perlman, also a Cantor (Hazzan),has been a soloist and a member of duets, quartets, and quintetsincluding “The Cantors Perlman.” Rabbi Perlman is active in thecommunity, fulfilling interfaith work with the Peabody Clergy andMinisterial Association. He is also an active participant in theNSRCA (North Shore Rabbis & Cantors Association) and leadsShabbat evening services monthly at Brooksby Village.

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Lappin FoundationEnhancing Jewish Identity across Generations

Roy PincusRoy Pincus attended Yeshiva for elementary schooland high school on Long Island – Hebrew Academyof the Five Towns and Rockaway and Hebrew Academy of Nassau County. Roy taught HebrewSchool at Temple Tifereth Israel in Malden for 10

years and has tutored dozens of students for their Bar/Bat Mitzvahs.

Dr. Michael SzycherA frequent presenter on Jewish topics at our AdultEducation classes, Michael Szycher, PhD, MBA, is former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CardioTech International, Inc. a manufacturer of medical products based on specialized

polyurethanes. He holds a PhD from Boston University School of Medicine, and an MBA from Suffolk University. Dr. Szycher was instrumental in creating three public companies and foundeda fourth over the last 36 years. Among his many accomplishments,Dr. Szycher developed a state-of-the-art battlefield wound dressingfor the U.S. Army, an artificial heart for the NIH, and an antimicrobial catheter based on ciprofloxacin for military andcivilian use. He currently serves in the Board of Directors of severalinternational companies engaged in the biopharma industry.

Matan ZamirMatan Zamir is Israel’s Deputy Consul General to New England. He has been a member of Israel’sForeign Service since 2011, previously serving as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Israeli Consulate in Mumbai. Zamir led a decorated career

in the Israeli Defense Forces. He served in the IDF from 2000-2003and was retired as a lieutenant. During his service he trained over 1,000 cadets. In 2003, Zamir was honored for his service and received the President’s medal of excellence for Israel’s 55thIndependence Day. Before joining the Foreign Service, Zamir wasan International Business Manager at a private Israeli telecom company (2010-2011), and the Director of the Training Departmentof the Israeli Supreme Court (2007-2008), a position that was part of Israel’s Center for Citizenship and Democracy. Zamir grewup in Jerusalem where his family has lived for nine generations. He is a lawyer; he received his L.L.B. from the Hebrew Universityin Jerusalem in 2008. Like any passionate Israeli, Matan enjoys his basketball, and upon moving to Boston became a proudBoston Celtics fan.

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January 23F I L M S E R I E S # 3 @T T SEscape to the Rising SunIn 1939, Jews lucky enough to escape the Nazis’ reach in Europehad only one place in the world to go that didn’t require an exitvisa: Shanghai. Escape to the Rising Sun tells the little-known andironic story of nearly 5,000 Jews who reached Shanghai throughthe USSR with the help of the Japanese Consul in Lithuania and theKobe (Japan) Jewish Committee. In the slums of Hongkew, theylived in extreme poverty, battling disease and malnutrition; still,they worked to reconstruct elements of their culture, organizing literary, artistic, and educational programs.

After the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, conditions worseneduntil German pressure forced the issue of a proclamation orderingall refugees into a ghetto covering an area less than one square mile,where they remained until Shanghai was liberated by the Americansat the end of the war. This documentary features rare footage of the former ghetto of Hongkew, archival material, as well as first-hand accounts from eyewitnesses. Nearly seventy survivors of this amazing escape were interviewed, and fifteen of them werechosen to reveal their story.

January 9F I L M S E R I E S # 1 @T T SMaking Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish WomenMaking Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women tells the story of six of the greatest female comic performers of the lastcentury – Molly Picon, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, Joan Rivers,Gilda Radner and Wendy Wasserstein. Hosted by four of today’sfunniest women – Judy Gold, Jackie Hoffman, Cory Kahaney and Jessica Kirson – it’s the true saga of what it means to be Jewish, female and funny.

“What is it that makes funny Jewish women so funny… and so Jewish? Is it a nose wrinkled just so, accompanied by a devilishly sexygrin or a jolting and sarcastic punch line? Is it the acerbic humorof generations of immigrant and first-generation women whofought for a place in America with their brains and their wit, andat the same time needed to make a living?

January 16F I L M S E R I E S # 2 @T T STeens Who Stole Pop MusicIn an office building a few blocks from Times Square, a group oftalented teens rewrote the soundtrack to the American experience.Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick and Bobby Darin are among thelegends who passed through its doors. “You’ve Lost That Lovin’Feeling,” “Up on the Roof,” and “Hound Dog” are just a few of thehits that came pouring out. This unprecedented look at “The HitFactory” includes in-depth portraits of some of the biggest namesin music, along with a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at theheady days when the Brill Building and its Jewish connection wasthe center of the pop universe. A treasure trove of unforgettablesongs, rare photos, and interviews with everyone from Carole Kingto Phil Ramone. The story of a musical revolution, told by the writers,producers, and performers who made it happen. Includes: performance footage of stars like Dionne Warwick, The RighteousBrothers, Dusty Springfield, The Coasters, and many more; almost100 interviews, including Burt Bacharach, Elton John, Dick Clark,Neil Sedaka, Stevie Wonder, Nancy Sinatra and Dionne Warwick.

November 2Matan Zamir

History of Israel and Conflict 1

December 7Todd LevineJewish Cooking – European

December 14Todd LevineJewish Cooking – Sephardic

December 21Rabbi Richard PerlmanThe December Dilemma

January 11Cantor Stephen AbramowitzJewish Cantorial History

January 18Roy PincusThe Hows and Whys of Participating in the Service

January 25Hebrew Bootcamp

February 1Israeli Film Series #1

February 8Cantor Stephen AbramowitzJewish Music

February 15Israeli Film Series #2

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November 7Jacob Meskin

Shtick and Substance: Discovering DeepIdeas and Historical Insights in Jewish Jokes

November 14Jacob MeskinNew Light on Jewish and Christian Origin and What it Means for the Jewish/Christian Dialogue Today

November 28Jacob Meskin What if There Never Really Was a “Golden Ageof Spain?” An Introduction to the History of Jewish-Muslim Relation and Prospects for Dialogue Today

December 5Dr. Michael SzycherJewish Medical Ethics

December 12Dr. Michael SzycherJewish Medical Ethics

January 9Israeli Film Series #1

January 16Israeli Film Series #2

January 23Israeli Film Series #3

January 30Rabbi David KudanJewish Magic and Superstition

February 6Rabbi Neal GoldEsther & The Comedy of the Bible

February 13Rabbi Neal GoldEvery Grain of Sand: Biblical & Kabbalistic Ideasin the Lyrics of Bob Dylan

February 20Rabbi Jamie KotlerThe Faces of Love in the Torah

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Stayed tune for our May and June Adult Ed series!

February 1F I L M S E R I E S # 1 @T N TSallah ShabatiSallah Shabati is a 1964 Israeli comedy film about the chaos of Israeliimmigration and resettlement. This social satire placed the directorEphraim Kishon and producer Menahem Golan among the first Israeli filmmakers to achieve international success. It also introducedactor Chaim Topol (Fiddler on the Roof) to audiences worldwide.

The film begins with Sallah Shabati, a Mizrahi Jewish immigrant,arriving with his family to Israel from Iraq. Upon arrival he isbrought to live in a ma’abara, or transit camp. He is given a brokendown, one room shack in which to live with his family and spendsthe rest of the movie attempting to make enough money to purchase adequate housing. His money-making schemes are oftencomical and frequently satirize the political and social stereotypesin Israel of the time.

February 15F I L M S E R I E S # 2 @T N TThe Band’s VisitThe Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra, consisting of eightmen, arrive in Israel from Egypt. They have been booked by an Arabcultural center in Petah Tikva, but through a miscommunication(Arabic has no “p” sound, and regularly replaces it with “b”), theband takes a bus to Beit Hatikva, a fictional town in the middle ofthe Negev Desert. There is no transportation out of the city thatday, and there are no hotels for them to spend the night in. Theband members dine at a small restaurant where the owner, Dina(Ronit Elkabetz) invites them to stay the night at her apartment, at her friends’ apartment, and in the restaurant. That night challenges all of the characters.

NOTE: In May/June - Date TBA. We will present a special program “Islam 101” 1. Where Islam originated 2. The foundational texts of Islam (Qur’an, Hadith, Sara and the Sunna, with an explanation of key Islamic terms) 3. The original spread of Islam, along with a traipsethrough some Western societal history, like the Crusades,and 4. A summary to explain why believers do what theydo. Details soon!

At TTS: Tuesday Night Series7:30pm

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Programs are supported by the Brudnick Educational Fund at Temple Tiferet Shalom, and The TNT Education Enrichment Fund.