Young Israel of West Hartford

Scholar-in-Residence Series 2010-2011

Shabbat Parashat Nitsavim— Va-yelekh, September 3-4, 2010 ‫ תש“ע‬,‫ כ“ה אלול‬,‫וילך‬-‫שבת פרשת נצבים‬

Rabbi Dr. Alex Mondrow

Rabbi Mondrow has served in many rabbinic and teaching capacities. For
the last four years, he served as the rabbi of the Albert Einstein College of
Medicine Synagogue. He was also one of the founding members of the
Los Angeles Intercommunity Kollel (LINK), an outreach and community
education learning center. While in Los Angeles, Rabbi Mondrow taught in
the Yeshiva of Los Angeles boy's highs school. He has also taught at the
Marsha Stern Talmudic Academy (MTA).

Rabbi Alex & Jordana Mondrow

Rabbi Mondrow recently completed his doctorate in School-Clinical Child
Psychology at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. His research was focused on substance abuse
treatment for adolescents and much of his training and studies focused on parenting techniques and psy-
cho-educational assessment. He trained and worked as a clinical therapist at the Center for Applied Psy-
chology of the Bikur Cholim of Rockland County, a mental health clinic that largely serves the Chasidic and
Ultra-Orthodox population. His work focused largely on children and families and is in the process of enter-
ing into private practice in Northern New Jersey.

Schedule

Friday Evening, September 3, 2010 Shabbat Morning, September 4, 2010

9:30pm — Oneg
“The Profound Paradox of Rosh Ha-Shanah:
A Group Learning Experience”
At the home of David & Esther Glahn
(53 Miamis Road)
After Shaḥarit — Shabbat Morning Drashah
“Positive Parenting Psychology and our Service of
God: An Insight in to Repentance”
5:45pm — Shabbat Afternoon Shiur
”Psalm 27 and our Relationship with God”

6:50pm — Minḥah, followed by Seudah Shelishit

“‘Dip the Apple in the Honey’: Custom, Superstition
or More?”

The Young Israel of West Hartford’s Scholar-in-Residence Series is made possible by the generosity
of our members. If you have any ideas for future scholars, are interested in sponsoring a scholar, or
would like to host a scholar, please contact Steven Bernstein (Bernsteinstj@ccsu.edu) .