Rabbi Jerome P. David, right, senior rabbi at Temple Emanuel, Cherry Hill, NJ, prepares for the annual blessing of the pets, conducted each year on the Shabbat during which Parshat Noah is read.

In honor of the reading of Parshat Noah, Temple Emanuel in Cherry Hill invites members of the synagogue to bring their pets to the Temple parking lot for a special blessing by Rabbi David. For those who couldn’t join us in person, watch a video of the blessing of the pets ceremony.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Cantor Neil Schnitzer unrolls a Holocaust surviving Torah scroll at Temple Emanuel, Cherry Hill, NJ.

Simchat Torah service at Temple Emanuel, Cherry Hill, NJ, on October 7 included a Torah hakafah (procession) and the unrolling of one of our oldest Torah scrolls, a 250-year old Czechoslovakian Torah that survived the Holocaust. It’s the first time in many years that we’ve completely unrolled a Torah, and members chanted from each book in the Torah. See the video below.

Watch a short video of the Torah being unrolled. Members of the congregation took part in chanting from each book of the Torah during the service.

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Dr. Jerry Ehrlich

This video podcast program features a slide presentation by Dr. Jerry Ehrlich, a Cherry Hill (NJ) pediatrician who volunteered in Darfur with Doctors Without Borders. He commented on artwork by children in Darfur and showed photos of the refugee camp in which he worked.

The program was recorded 11/21/2010 at Temple Emanuel in Cherry Hill, NJ. This program was produced using Singular Software’s Plural Eyes and Presto plugins for Sony Vegas.

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Managing Partner, Professional Podcasts LLC
(856) 751-5491 or steve@professionalpodcasts.com

CHERRY HILL, NJ – March 2, 2009 – A workshop with Dr. Richard Selznick, Ph.D., a nationally known psychologist, about his newly published book, The Shut-Down Learner: Helping Your Academically Discouraged Child, is the topic of a new podcast produced by Cherry Hill-based Professional Podcasts LLC.

This workshop was recorded at Temple Emanuel in Cherry Hill, NJ, on Sunday, March 1, 2009. This podcast is featured in Professional Podcasts’ Middle Chamber Books Podcast series, and is also being cross-posted to the Temple Emanuel Podcast series.

A psychologist, nationally certified school psychologist, graduate school professor and university professor of pediatrics, Dr. Selznick has great sensitivity for the topic. Dr. Selznick has consulted with thousands of families over the years on the issues related to The Shut-Down Learner. Included in the book are numerous case studies drawn from vast professional experiences.

“We are pleased to be able to produce a podcast so that more parents and educators can benefit from hearing Dr. Selznick’s insights on learning difficulties,” said Steve Lubetkin, managing partner of Professional Podcasts. “The advantage of podcasting is in being able to provide important content to audiences even if they are not able to attend a live discussion.”

As Director of the Cooper Learning Center, Dr. Selznick oversees a program that assesses and treats a broad range of learning and school-based academic and behavioral problems. The Cooper Learning Center is a Division of the Department of Pediatrics, of Cooper University Hospital. The Hospital is a leading teaching hospital in the region. With its affiliation to UMDNJ (University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey), many of its faculty are represented as among the best in the region. The Cooper Learning Center was established by Dr. Selznick within the Pediatric Department in 1995. It is the leading program in the region offering a variety of different services, including parent and teacher training along with its clinical practice.

Dr. Selznick additionally works as a school consultant, and is asked to lecture frequently to parents and teachers on a variety of different topics. Throughout the year, Dr. Selznick speaks to numerous parent groups through schools, regional conferences, and lectures at Cooper University Hospital and the newly established Cooper Center for Women. Popular topics of Dr. Selznick’s include: “Myth’s & Realities of Dyslexia,” “Dealing With Bullying: Is Your Child a Shark or Shark Meat,” “Parenting Dilemmas: Regaining Control of the Ship,” “Managing Your ADHD in College,” among many others. In the spring of 2007, Dr. Selznick spoke to over 200 teachers on the topic of the Shut- Down Learner and the signs to notice in early childhood. Known for presenting with humor and a down to earth style, Dr. Selznick offers his audience an enjoyable experience, with practical and very applicable strategies for the challenging issues they are faced with their children.

Dr. Selznick has been invited to appear on radio and television to discuss a variety of children’s issues. Within the last year, Dr. Selznick appeared on the nationally syndicated Lynne Doyle show, “It’s Your Call.” The topic of discussion was whether same-sex schools were advantageous.

In the summer of 2007, Dr. Selznick was an invited guest on the Michael Smerconish radio show (1210 WPHT) to discuss the current trend of “redshirting” kindergarten students.

Learn more about Dr. Selznick’s book at shutdownlearner.com.

Purchase the book here:

Download the podcast file here (130 mb stereo MP3 file, 01:34:54 length).

About Professional Podcasts LLC

Professional Podcasts LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lubetkin Communications LLC, is an award-winning provider of Internet-distributed audio and video content production services for corporations and professional organizations. The firm also produces its own podcasts focusing on public relations, computer technology, bond ratings, and interviews with book authors.

More information is available at http://www.professionalpodcasts.com/, and the firm’s video feed is at http://professionalpodcasts.blip.tv/.

About Podcasting

Podcasts are digital audio or video recordings distributed using Internet technology. Visitors to an organization’s website can download podcast programs for review on their desktop computers, or synchronize them with a portable digital media device. Software programs called “feed readers” or “podcatchers” allow users to “subscribe” to podcasts at no cost, and receive new programs in a podcast series automatically.

Editors, News Directors Note: Steve Lubetkin is available to discuss how social media and podcasting technology can help organizations communicate effectively with their audiences. To arrange to speak with Steve, please call (856) 751-5491 or email steve@professionalpodcasts.com.

Keywords: middle chamber, books, amazon, professional podcasts, lubetkin, cherry hill, nj, new jersey, Selznick, shut-down learner, learning disability, academic, school, 504 plan, adhd, add, slow learner, learning difficulties

Our podsafe theme music for the Middle Chamber Books Podcast is "Cook the Books," from GarageBand.com‘s Indianapolis Jazz Orchestra.

We produce these podcasts in the studios of Professional Podcasts LLC, Cherry Hill, NJ.

This workshop was recorded at Temple Emanuel in Cherry Hill, NJ, on Sunday, March 1, 2009. This podcast is also being cross-posted to the Temple Emanuel Podcast series as Episode #7

Dr. Richard Selznick

A psychologist, nationally certified school psychologist, graduate school professor and university professor of pediatrics, Dr. Selznick has great sensitivity for the topic. Dr. Selznick has consulted with thousands of families over the years on the issues related to The Shut-Down Learner. Included in the book are numerous case studies drawn from vast professional experiences.

As Director of the Cooper Learning Center, Dr. Selznick oversees a program that assesses and treats a broad range of learning and school-based academic and behavioral problems. The Cooper Learning Center is a Division of the Department of Pediatrics, of Cooper University Hospital. The Hospital is a leading teaching hospital in the region. With its affiliation to UMDNJ (University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey), many of its faculty are represented as among the best in the region. The Cooper Learning Center was established by Dr. Selznick within the Pediatric Department in 1995. It is the leading program in the region offering a variety of different services, including parent and teacher training along with its clinical practice.

Dr. Selznick additionally works as a school consultant, and is asked to lecture frequently to parents and teachers on a variety of different topics. Throughout the year, Dr. Selznick speaks to numerous parent groups through schools, regional conferences, and lectures at Cooper University Hospital and the newly established Cooper Center for Women. Popular topics of Dr. Selznick’s include: “Myth’s & Realities of Dyslexia,” “Dealing With Bullying: Is Your Child a Shark or Shark Meat,” “Parenting Dilemmas: Regaining Control of the Ship,” “Managing Your ADHD in College,” among many others. In the spring of 2007, Dr. Selznick spoke to over 200 teachers on the topic of the Shut- Down Learner and the signs to notice in early childhood. Known for presenting with humor and a down to earth style, Dr. Selznick offers his audience an enjoyable experience, with practical and very applicable strategies for the challenging issues they are faced with their children.

Dr. Selznick has been invited to appear on radio and television to discuss a variety of children’s issues. Within the last year, Dr. Selznick appeared on the nationally syndicated Lynne Doyle show, “It’s Your Call.” The topic of discussion was whether same-sex schools were advantageous.

In the summer of 2007, Dr. Selznick was an invited guest on the Michael Smerconish radio show (1210 WPHT) to discuss the current trend of “redshirting” kindergarten students.

Learn more about Dr. Selznick’s book at shutdownlearner.com.

Listen to the podcast here:

Download the podcast file here (130 mb stereo MP3 file, 01:34:54 length).

Our podsafe theme music for the Middle Chamber Books Podcast is “Cook the Books,” from GarageBand.com‘s
Indianapolis Jazz Orchestra.

Ed Monte makes a point during his presentation at Temple Emanuel Men’s Club February 8, 2009. (Photo Copyright ©2009 Steven L. Lubetkin. Used by permission. All rights reserved.)

The Men’s Club of Temple Emanuel hosted Ed Monte, a well-known couples therapist, at its February 8 breakfast meeting. Dr. Monte’s presentation, “Putting the Spark Back in Your Marriage,” is the topic of this podcast program.

At that time, Temple Emanuel young people spent the weekend of the annual teacher’s convention on an alternative retreat in Baltimore that combined social, spiritual, and community action activities.

In April, the program won the Irving J. Fain Award from the Religious Action Center of the Union for Reform Judaism. Rabbi Geri Newburge, our associate rabbi, accepted the Award RAC’s Consultation on Conscience program in Washington.

The award is named in honor of the late Irving J. Fain, who was Chair of the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism for more than a decade.

In its citation, the Reform Action Center said “Temple Emanuel’s youth program is modeled after the college Alternative Spring Break. Held in November when schools were closed for an annual teachers’ convention, Temple Emanuel exposed students to the effects of poverty through a volunteer program in Baltimore, MD. Participants volunteered in three agencies including a soup kitchen, a food bank and a transitional homeless shelter. After returning, they dedicated themselves to educating others in the congregation about the shared responsibility to work for social and economic justice.”

In this podcast, Rabbi Newburge discusses the program and the award, and the challenges of developing compelling program for Jewish young people.

Theme Music: “Untitled,” by Dave Ahl, from GarageBand.com

Rabbi Deborah Bodin Cohen

Editor’s Note: Since this podcast was recorded, Rabbi Cohen was named Director of Congregational Learning at Har Shalom, in Potomac, MD.

Temple Emanuel, Cherry Hill, NJ, continues its series of podcasts about Temple activities. In this episode, we interview Rabbi Deborah Bodin Cohen, whose second book, Lilith’s Ark: Teenage Tales of Biblical Women, was named to receive a 2007 National Jewish Book Award in the Jewish Family Literature category.

Theme Music: “Untitled,” by Dave Ahl, from GarageBand.com