Temple Am David finalizes religious school staff

As the school year begins at Temple Am David, Susan Sugerman returns as Hebrew and Tefillah teacher and assistant director. Also returning is Andrea Smith, teacher of the Eunice Zeidman (E-Z) Program. New to the staff will be Rebecca Dinerman, who will be teaching Jewish Holidays on Sundays. Rebecca is a full-time teacher in North Kingstown and is a homegrown graduate of the Temple Am David religious school program. 

Diane Cerep will be the new teacher of Jewish Lifecycle and Mitzvot on Tuesdays. She has educated countless Jewish children and teachers as the director of the Creativity Center at the Bureau of Jewish Education and the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island for 14 years. Diane has also taught at the religious school at Temple Beth-El.

In addition, Ellen Shaw is new to the program, teaching History. Ellen currently works as a substitute teacher in the Warwick school system. She is the vice president of programming at Temple Am David and a long-time temple member. Thanks go out to Dori Adler and Barbara Dwares for their many years of service to Temple Am David as they move on to new endeavors.

School registration is happening now! Visit templeamdavid.org for more information.