Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah Papers
Family Values Students explore their family history and discover their families' values and the roots of their own beliefs and principles. James Ryan (October 22, 2011)Sam Botwin (October 15, 2011)Rebecca Goldin (June 18, 2011)Murray Rosenbaum (May 14, 2011)Kaela Walker (April 30, 2011)Mattori Birnbaum (October 23, 2010)Jack Cohen (October 2, 2010)Alicia Blum (May 8, 2010)Isaac Mann (January 17, 2010)Ryan Kramer (December 5, 2009)Emily Dyke (October 25, 2009)Yoela Koplow (May 23, 2009)Jonah Lieberman Flint (May 16, 2009)Sophie Silverstein (May 9, 2009)Gabe Zimmerman (December 20, 2008)Alex Rawitz (February 23, 2008) Jonah Garnick (December 1, 2007) Sabrina Frank (June 16, 2007) Sam Lewis (June 9, 2007) Ben Farber (May 12, 2007) Kyra Zimmerman (November 18, 2006) Danielle Nourok (October 21, 2006) Benjamin Weitz (September 9, 2006) Benjamin Sternhell (June 17, 2006) Anschel Schaffer-Cohen (June 3, 2006) Abigail Lienhard Cohen (November 12, 2005) Alanna Olken (November 5, 2004) Heroes/Role Models Students use their values to establish criteria to select their individual hero and/or role model and discuss issues of perfection and flaws and their own aspirations for the future. Bruce Morrow (Cousin Brucie) by James Ryan (October 22, 2011)Wangari Maathai by Rebecca Goldin (June 18, 2011)Louis Armstrong by Murray Rosenbaum (May 14, 2011)Dian Fossey by Kaela Walker (April 30, 2011)Nicholas Negroponte by Mattori Birnbaum (October 23, 2010)Thayer Raines by Jack Cohen (October 2, 2010) Jane Goodall by Arielle Silver-Willner (May 15, 2010)Barack Obama by Alicia Blum (May 8, 2010)Mel Brooks and Al Gore by Isaac Mann (January 17, 2010)Pete Seeger by Ryan Kramer (December 5, 2009)Steven Spielberg by Yana Lyandres (November 14, 2009)Jill Abusch by Emily Dyke (October 25, 2009) Billy Crystal and Amy Goodman by Daniel Segan (June 6, 2009)Barbara Walters by Yoela Koplow (May 23, 2009)Jan and Antonina Zabinski by Jonah Lieberman Flint (May 16, 2009)John Lennon by Sophie Silverstein (May 9, 2009) Reflecting on Various Possibilities by Gabe Zimmerman (December 20, 2008)Barry Scheck by Ethan Bogard (September 13, 2008)Jonas Salk and Rebecca Gratz by Alex Rawitz (February 23, 2008) Jorge Posada, Abe Lebenwohl, and Andy Warhol by Jonah Garnick (December 1, 2007) Barbra Streisand by Sabrina Frank (June 16, 2007) Art Spiegelman by Sam Lewis (June 9, 2007) Hank Greenberg and Deborah Batts by Ben Farber (May 12, 2007) Sally Fox by Abigail Cheskis (April 28, 2007) Whoopi Goldberg by Kyra Zimmerman (November 18, 2006) Samantha Abeel and Dr. Oliver Sacks by Danielle Nourok (October 21, 2006) Sandy Koufax, Hannah Senesh, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Benjamin Weitz (September 9, 2006) The Mythbusters: Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman by Benjamin Sternhell (June 17, 2006) Lazarus Zamenhof and Catharine Baldwin by Anschel Schaffer-Cohen (June 3, 2006) Norman Borlaug and Ellen Swallow Richards by Abigail Lienhard Cohen (November 12, 2005) Remedy, Rebecca Reynolds, and John Beltzer by Jason Cheskis (April 2, 2005) Emma Lazarus and Arthur Ashe by Alanna Olken (November 5, 2004) Albert Einstein by Irene Grosso (March 19, 1999) Community Service Students put their values into action by doing volunteer work on matters that are important to them. James Ryan (October 22, 2011)Sam Botwin (October 15, 2011)Rebecca Goldin (June 18, 2011)Murray Rosenbaum (May 14, 2011)Kaela Walker (April 30, 2011)Mattori Birnbaum (October 23, 2010)Jack Cohen (October 2, 2010)Arielle
Silver-Willner (May 15, 2010)Alicia Blum (May 8, 2010)Isaac Mann (January 17, 2010)Ryan Kramer (December 5, 2009)Yana Lyandres (November 14, 2009)Emily Dyke (October 25, 2009) Yoela Koplow (May 23, 2009)Jonah Lieberman Flint (May 16, 2009)Sophie Silverstein (May 9, 2009)Gabe Zimmerman (December 20, 2008)Ethan Bogard (September 13, 2008)Alex Rawitz (February 23, 2008) Sabrina Frank (June 16, 2007) Sam Lewis (June 9, 2007) Ben Farber (May 12, 2007) Abigail Cheskis (April 28, 2007) Kyra Zimmerman (November 18, 2006) Danielle Nourok (October 21, 2006) Benjamin Weitz (September 9, 2006) Benjamin Sternhell (June 17, 2006) Abigail Lienhard Cohen (November 12, 2005) Liana Segan (October 29, 2005) Ben Bogard (September 27, 2005) Jason Cheskis (April 2, 2005) Alanna Olken (November 5, 2004) Major Project Students choose a major topic of Jewish learning in any aspect of Jewish history and culture that engages their interest and they want to explore in depth. The Jews of Ireland by James Ryan (October 22, 2011)The Mighty Fortress of Masada by Sam Botwin (October 15, 2011)The Shofar, What it Means to Me by Murray Rosenbaum (May 14, 2011)Iconic Jewish Deli Foods by Kaela Walker (April 30, 2011)A Light in the Dark Ages-Peace Among Religions During the Golden Age of Spain by Mattori Birnbaum (October 23, 2010)Holy Carp: Gefilte Fish, Judaism and Me by Jack Cohen (October 2, 2010) (PowerPoint Presentation)Is it Really Kosher? by Arielle Silver-Willner (May 15, 2010)The Jews of Morocco by Alicia Blum (May 8, 2010)The Golem of the Ghetto: An Original Story by Isaac Mann (January 17, 2010)Tradition! Broadway Composers and their Jewish Identity by Ryan Kramer (December 5, 2009)A Personal Synthesis: The Whole is More than the Sum of Its Parts by Emily Dyke (October 25, 2009) Some Thoughts on the Images and Stereotypes of Jews in Film by Daniel Segan (June 6, 2009)From the Ten Commandments to the Four Noble Truths: American Jews and Buddhism by Jonah Lieberman Flint (May 16, 2009)The Flood, the Holocaust and 9/11 by Sophie Silverstein (May 9, 2009) Berlin, Boycotts and the Politics of Sports by Gabe Zimmerman (December 20, 2008)Judaism and the Death Penalty: A humanistic perspective (PowerPoint) by Ethan Bogard (September 13, 2008), Jewish Cowboys and Eskimos: The Search for a Jewish Homeland by Alex Rawitz (February 23, 2008) New York Jewish Delis: A Photographic Essay by Jonah Garnick (December 1, 2007) GREEN: The New Color of Caring by Sabrina Frank (June 16, 2007) Stereotypes in Jewish Humor by Sam Lewis (June 9, 2007) Religious Food Rules and Ethical Treatment of Animals by Ben Farber (May 12, 2007) Children's Art and Poetry at Terezin by Abigail Cheskis (April 28, 2007) What's the Standard? by Kyra Zimmerman (November 18, 2006) The Lilith Myth by Danielle Nourok (October 21, 2006) Why Jews Were A Major Ally of African Americans in the Civil Rights Movement by Benjamin Weitz (September 9, 2006) You want I should make research? Yiddish syntax in the English language by Anschel Schaffer-Cohen (June 3, 2006) A Purposeful Life: Tzedakah and the Philanthropy of the Rothschilds by Abigail Lienhard Cohen (November 12, 2005) Freedom and Oppression in the Arts by Liana Segan (October 29, 2005) Noah and the Flood Myths by Jason Cheskis (April 2, 2005) What My Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah Means to Me Students review the process of becoming a bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah and explore the significance of their achievements and participation in this program. Sam Botwin (October 15, 2011)Rebecca Goldin (June 18, 2011)Murray Rosenbaum (May 14, 2011)Kaela Walker (April 30, 2011)Mattori Birnbaum (October 23, 2010)Jack Cohen (October 2, 2010)Arielle
Silver-Willner (May 15, 2010)Alicia Blum
(May 8, 2010)Isaac Mann (January 17, 2010)Ryan Kramer (December 5, 2009)Yana Lyandres (November 14, 2009)Emily Dyke (October 25, 2009) Yoela Koplow (May 23, 2009)Jonah Lieberman Flint (May 16, 2009)Sophie Silverstein (May 9, 2009)Gabe Zimmerman (December 20, 2008)Ethan Bogard (September 13, 2008)Alex Rawitz (February 23, 2008) Sabrina Frank (June 16, 2007) Sam Lewis (June 9, 2007) Ben Farber (May 12, 2007) Kyra Zimmerman (November 18, 2006) Danielle Nourok (October 21, 2006) Abigail Lienhard Cohen (November 12, 2005) Alanna Olken (November 5, 2004)