Beverly Lerner
1733 Christian Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
bflerner@gmail.com
Professional Experience
Assistant Director of Congregational Learning June 2011-Present
USCJ Temple Beth Sholom, Cherry Hill, NJ
Program Director 2009-2010
Mt. Freedom Jewish Center, Mt. Freedom, NJ
Informal Jewish Educator 2009-2010
URJ Temple Har Shalom, Warren, NJ
Fellow 2008-2009
Birthright Israel: NEXT
Director of Education 2004-2008
USCJ Congregation Shaare Tikvah, Upper Marlboro, MD
Senior Counselor 2006
Camp JRF, South Sterling, PA
Senior Counselor 2005-2006
High Meadows Day Camp, Roswell, GA
Education
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
M.S.Ed. in Religious Education May 2009
Internship 2008-2009 at Barrack Hebrew Academy; Grades 6, 7, 9, and 11
University of Maryland at College Park 2008
B.A. in Jewish Studies with Departmental Honors
Honors Thesis on Historical Narratives in Israeli Education
Fellowships and Awards
Departmental Honors from the Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies at UMD 2008
Yeshivat Hadar Fellow 2007
Isadore and Bertha Gudelsky Scholarship for Research in Israel 2007
Girl Scout Gold Award 2004
Girl Scout Gold Award Scholarship 2004
Assistant Director of Congregational Learning June 2011-Present
USCJ Temple Beth Sholom, Cherry Hill, NJ
- Supervise Faculty in 7th-10th Grade Beit Sefer Tikhon
- Jointly supervise K-6 Faculty alongside Director of Congregational Learning
- Create, implement and supervise curriculum including materials to study Mishnah,
- Propose and administer Teen Education budget, including USY, Beit Sefer Tikhon, and programming
- Launch service-learning including text study to ground community service in a Jewish tradition of seeking a more just world
- Pilot madrikh program for 11th and 12th grade students to work in the K-6 Religious School with a weekly seminar in cognitive development, classroom management, and Jewish text
- Supervise teacher for madrikh seminar
- Supervise and mentor madrikhim
- Guide faculty in partnering with their madrikhim
- Serve as USY advisor including recruiting and training new leaders
- Facilitate USY program calendar including day and overnight trips
- Support Religious School family programming
- Coordinate religious school scheduling, room reservations, T’fillah scheduling
- Grow and support Religious School Committee volunteers
- Communicate regularly by phone, email, and social media with parents and youth
- Coordinate Confirmation for 10th grade students including service leading, Torah and Haftarah reading, and working with an artist-in-residence to create an original piece of Jewish theatre reflecting on the Confirmation process
- Grow and support Youth Commission volunteers
- Support Early Childhood Center davening and T’fillah education
- Plan and coordinate day and weekend trips to facilitate immersive learning
- Collaborate with clergy and neighboring synagogues to launch a new 11th & 12th grade joint program
- Support teens in planning High Holiday and Shabbat services and programming
Program Director 2009-2010
Mt. Freedom Jewish Center, Mt. Freedom, NJ
- Support volunteers in community building
- Promote synagogue programs within and beyond the synagogue community
- Facilitate long-term programmatic planning to accomplish mission and vision
Informal Jewish Educator 2009-2010
URJ Temple Har Shalom, Warren, NJ
- Teach 4th, 7th, and 8th Grade Judaics Classes
- Facilitate monthly Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing! gatherings for middle school girls
- Organize and facilitate B’nai Mitzvah Family to Family Mentoring Program.
Fellow 2008-2009
Birthright Israel: NEXT
- Organized and implemented a variety of Jewish Crafters Guild seminars
- Planned and coordinated a Shavuot retreat for 25 students and young professionals
- Planned and led Shabbat ritual training workshops
Director of Education 2004-2008
USCJ Congregation Shaare Tikvah, Upper Marlboro, MD
- Wrote and implemented curriculum for K-7 Hebrew School
- Advised lesson planning, teaching, and creation of a healthy learning environment
- Taught special education, 4th, and 7th grade Tefilah and Judaics.
Senior Counselor 2006
Camp JRF, South Sterling, PA
- Cabin counselor for 7th-8th and 11th-12th grade
- Coordinated T’fillot for my age group
- Etgar (ropes course) staff
Senior Counselor 2005-2006
High Meadows Day Camp, Roswell, GA
- Planned and coordinated nature education activities for 2nd-3rd grade campers
- Supported counselors-in-training
Education
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
M.S.Ed. in Religious Education May 2009
Internship 2008-2009 at Barrack Hebrew Academy; Grades 6, 7, 9, and 11
University of Maryland at College Park 2008
B.A. in Jewish Studies with Departmental Honors
Honors Thesis on Historical Narratives in Israeli Education
Fellowships and Awards
Departmental Honors from the Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies at UMD 2008
Yeshivat Hadar Fellow 2007
Isadore and Bertha Gudelsky Scholarship for Research in Israel 2007
Girl Scout Gold Award 2004
Girl Scout Gold Award Scholarship 2004