Jewish Community Center of Houston

Center for Jewish Living and Learning

Kulanu Mini-Courses
The Center for Jewish Living and Learning is pleased to be offering courses with two out-
standing members of the Robert M. Beren faculty this semester. To register for the
courses below, please contact Naomi Brancik at 713.729.3200, ext. 3258.

Exploring the Holocaust through the Arts

Six sessions beginning Monday, March 23 · 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Instructor: Mrs. Vered Gadot

Using photographs, literature, and the fine arts, this course will
explore both the history of the Holocaust and the personal
experiences of Holocaust victims and survivors. Participants will gain a
unique understanding of ways in which studying the Holocaust can focus
on those who used their creative energy to document and overcome the
Final Solution.

Vered Gadot attended Ben Gurion University were she received a BA in

Jewish History, Education, and Jewish Thought and a teaching degree in
Jewish History. She also holds a Masters Degree in Jewish Education and
is the recipient of the Houston Bureau of Education’s Irvin L. Samuels
Outstanding Teacher Award for Judaic Studies and numerous other
awards for excellence in Jewish education.

$36 JCC Members and Beren Academy Families

$48 General Public

Be A Better You:
Ethical Character Development
Four sessions beginning Wednesday, April 22 • 7:00 – 8:00 PM
Instructor: Rabbi Dov Nimchinsky

This course will explore developing and improving character traits using the ap-
proaches outlined in several classic Jewish texts. We will focus on traits that are
critical in maintaining a healthy
positive outlook and more meaningful interpersonal relationships.

Rabbi Nimchinsky is the Director of Curriculum and Instruction at the Robert M.

Beren Academy. He has been awarded the Irvin L. Samuels Outstanding Teacher
Award for Judaic Studies and the Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award for Excellence in
Jewish Education. In addition, he was recently awarded a grant from the Avi Chai
Foundation to develop technological tools to assist in the teaching of Judaic
studies. He has been teaching adults and teens for over 20 years.

$36 JCC Members and Beren Academy Families

$48 General Public

Center for Jewish Living and Learning

Jewish Community Center of Houston
5601 S. Braeswood Blvd.
Houston, TX 77096
713.729.3200
www.jcchouston.org