Click to Play This year, Jews around the world will join in the singing of Israel's national anthem, "Hatikvah" on Wednesday, April 29. Many participants, including the youth and adult choirs of Temple Emanuel, Cherry Hill, NJ, are submitting video podcasts of their performances for inclusion in the worldwide Internet broadcast on Jewish Life Television. This video is Temple Emanuel's contribution and includes interviews with several members of Kol Emanuel, the synagogue's adult choir. Produced by Professional Podcasts LLC. More information at templeemanuel.org and professionalpodcasts.com.

In this special episode of the Middle Chamber Books Podcast, we present 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.

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

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).

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Indianapolis Jazz Orchestra.

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Steven L. Lubetkin, APR, Fellow, PRSA Managing Partner, Professional Podcasts LLC (856) 751-5491 or [email protected] CHERRY HILL, NJ – March 2, 2009 – A workshop with Dr. Richard Selznick, Ph.D., a nat...

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.

This podcast is Temple Emanuel Podcast #5, an interview with Associate Rabbi Geri Newburge about the Temple Emanuel Youth Alternative Weekend program, which took place in November 2006.

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.

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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.

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