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Connecting with Ohabei Shalom Clergy | Staff | Educators | ARS Teachers | TCEE Teachers Educators : Shari Churwin, Education Director 
Shari is a graduate of Indiana University with a Bachelors Degree in Jewish Studies and Sociology. In 1994 she studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, taking courses in Jewish Education, modern Jewish culture and Jewish history. While in Israel Shari was a Lainer intern (sponsored by the Jewish Education Service of North America – JESNA) at the National Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY) office in Jerusalem and led a six week tour of Israel for 40 Midwestern High School Students.
She has earned a Certificate in Jewish Family Education from Hebrew College where she is currently working towards her Masters in Jewish Education. Shari has worked at various synagogues in the Boston area as a formal and informal educator for both school-aged children and adults. She has worked in a variety of camp settings and has served as a part of the administration of several camps including Camp Breakaway, a camp for underprivileged Jewish children and currently is the Program Director of Camp Micah, New England’s newest Jewish summer camp.
Educators : Juliane McLellan, TCEE Program Administrator 
Juliane McLellan is our new Program Administrator for the Diane K. Trust Center for Early Education of Temple Ohabei Shalom. Juliane is an avid reader who enjoys yoga, photography, a host of outdoor activities including gardening, kayaking, snowshoeing and she lives in the Back Cove area of Portland, Maine. She has spent the past fifteen years in the field of Early Childhood Education as a classroom teacher, education specialist, adjunct faculty member, trainer and consultant. Juliane has a Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education with a focus on Leadership from Wheelock College in Boston and a Bachelor’s degree in Child Development from the University of Maine in Orono with an earned teacher certification for grades K-8. Juliane contracted with The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) as an Assessor. NAEYC’s Academy of Accreditation is the national standard of quality among early childhood accreditation programming for ages birth-five. She has worked for The National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) as an Accreditation Consultant supporting the Army Child Care in Your Neighborhood Program. Nationally, Juliane has worked in 28 states supporting NAEYC accreditation including Massachusetts. Juliane comes to Temple Ohabei Shalom a very passionate professional excited to sustain and grow the preschool program focusing on quality Jewish Early Childhood Education. She is also looking forward to working with and becoming an integral part of the TOS community. Educators : Stacy Weinberg, Youth Educator 
Stacy Weinberg is originally from Chicago, Illinois where she lived until college. In 2006 she graduated from Cornell College with a degree in English Literature. After taking a year off where she lived in Atlanta and worked for Congregation B’Nai Torah, she moved to New York to start graduate school at the Jewish Theological Seminary. While in New York she worked at Sutton Place Synagogue teaching religious school for children from pre-school through middle school. She also served as a Program Coordinator for the Interfaith Community, and as an intern at the Teva Learning Center where she worked on curriculum development and learned to combine her passion for the outdoors with Jewish learning. She graduated with a Masters in Informal and Communal Jewish education in May and after spending her second summer at Camp Micah, she is thrilled to be joining the team at Ohabei Shalom!
Educators : Micah Shapiro, Education Programs Coordinator 
Micah Shapiro is an educator, musician, performer, and administrator who holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from McGill University. This past year, Micah was a song leader and music teacher at both Gun Hill Child Care in the Bronx, NY and Public School 145 in Harlem, NY. Prior to those positions, he served as Executive Assistant to the Executive Director of The Jewish Early Childhood Education Initiative in Manhattan and supported a range of staff as the Administrative Coordinator at Tufts University’s Hillel Center.
As a child, Micah attended the day school Cohen Hillel Academy and was very active at the Jewish Community Center. Micah’s teenage years at Camp Yavneh had an even more pronounced influence on his Jewish identity. He credits the camp’s pluralistic, informal, energy-filled atmosphere for facilitating his realization that Judaism could be cool. After his time as a camper there, Micah went on to serve as the tennis coach and counselor for the teenage groups. In addition to his Jewish school and camp experiences, Micah has been to Israel fourteen times, remaining close with the many family members he has in that country.
At Marblehead High School, Micah was captain of the varsity basketball team, and a key member of the musical productions and varsity tennis team. At McGill University, Micah’s liberal arts studies were matched by his ambitious performance life. Micah won three awards for best vocal percussionist at the regional acappella competition, toured the country with the popular acoustic rock band Throwback, was co-founder of a popular funk band, and took part in One Foot Productions musical, “Cabaret”. He is currently performing with his music comedy duo at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland.
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