Michael Friedman

Experience

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  Yeshiva University

  Nov 2012 - Jun 2017

  • Developed relationships with targeted first year students to enhance Yeshiva experience.• Hosted students on a regular basis for Shabbos and Yom Tov meals. • Organized shiur events and coordinate Chevrusos.• Recorded and posted shiurim to YUTorah website.• Assisted in answering questions about learning and campus life.• Served as a mentor for younger students. • Tutored Yeshiva College students in Biblical Hebrew skills. • Managed scheduling, assessment and teaching of each client.

  • Bayit Cham Family

    Sept 2015 - Jun 2017

  • Shiur Assistant to Rabbi Baruch Simon

    Aug 2013 - Jul 2016

  • Biblical Hebrew Tutor

    Nov 2012 - Jan 2014
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  Center for the Jewish Future

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2013

  Counterpoint Mission Fellow

  • Taught English and Hebrew classes to high school aged at-risk youth in Israeli public schools. • Led classes with a focus on self-esteem, career aspirations, and identity

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  Ahavath Torah Congregation

  Sept 2013 - Jun 2015

  Community Kollel Fellow

  • Learned one on one with community members on a weekly basis.• Studied and guided learning in various topics, including Gemara, Halacha, Tanach and Machshava.

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  Camp 123

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2016

  Learning Rebbe

  • Led and supervised morning davening for first and second grade campers.• Planned and gave lessons in Kriah, “Lamed Tes Melachos,” and other religious studies to first and second grade campers.• Taught and supervised woodshop and crafts for first through fifth grade campers.• Mentored junior counselors of middle and high school age.

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  Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey

  Sept 2014 - Jun 2015

  YU School Partnership Intern

  • Planned and taught Chaburos to groups of sixth and seventh grade students.• Chaburos demonstrated the relevance of halacha and fostered understanding of the halachic process.• Planned and taught weekly Mishna class to eighth grade students. • Participated in monthly educational seminars.

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  Torah School Of Greater Washington

  Mar 2016 - Apr 2016

  Substitute Teacher

  • Filled role of resource room Rebbe for during absence, providing one-on-one and small group support sessions for students in Kriah, Gemara, and Chumash.• Served as classroom Rebbe for Chumash and Gemara classes.• Led elementary level classroom davening.

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  Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey

  Sept 2016 - Jun 2017

  Education Field Work

  • Developed and delivered lessons in numerous areas of instruction including religious and secular studies.• Served as a teacher’s assistant and performed classroom observation in fourth through eighth grade contained classrooms and first grade inclusion classroom.

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  YU Torah Mitzion Kollel of Chicago

  Aug 2017 - Jul 2019

  Educator

  • Designed and taught numerous children’s experiential learning curricula, driving increased attendance of Parsha and Pizza (third and fourth grade) and Mishna to the Max (fifth through seventh grade) after school programs. Continues to run this program as alumnus. • Created, coordinated and lead innovative monthly Beit Medrash on Wheels experiential learning programs at Arie Crown Hebrew Day School and Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School, as well as seasonal Vishinantem parent/child learning programs.• Prepared and delivered Shiurim to adults in various communal settings, including shul and college learning environments.• Filmed, edited and managed ongoing social media projects, including weekly Parsha and seasonal videos.• Participated in two daily Sedarim of Iyun Learning.• Engaged community members via personal Chevrusos, learning different topics at a wide variety of learning abilities. Continues this community engagement as alumnus. • Continues work with youth programming and community education as alumnus. Show less

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  Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School

  Aug 2019 - now

  Experiential Educator, Middle School Judaic Learning Specialist/Middle School Rebbe

  • Introduced and run GrowTorah Anafim program for grades K-4 in school, using vegetable gardening to teach hands on Jewish and environmental lessons.• Introduced and run BKhol Darachecha (Torah/STEM, below) for 5th and 6th grade.• Helped to launch Lifnai vLifnim social emotional/spiritual program for Middle School and staff.• Work as Sixth Grade Advisor, running social emotional learning and counseling students.• Provides co teaching, push in and pull out resource for students with varied learning needs for middle school Judaic studies (3 years). • Provided push in and pull out resource for students with varied learning needs for primary Judaic studies (3 years)• Performs assessments in order to identify students in need of resource intervention.• Develops and implements Mishna and Talmud curriculum for 5th, 6th and 8th grade students with focus on skills building, relevance of material and experiential learning of Torah SheBaal Peh.• Co-leads daily Minyan with 7th and 8th grade students.• Facilitates various other supervisory roles of students of all ages. Show less

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  Moshava bIr

  Jun 2021 - now

  Specials Educator

  • Ran GrowTorah Anafim program at camp.• Oversaw and ran installation of garden space at camp.• Ran weekly sessions with kindergarten to 4th grade students in camp.• Ran planting and maintaining garden space. • Ran woodshop special for first year of camp.• Ran weekly sessions with various ages in camp.

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  GrowTorah

  Jul 2021 - now

  GrowTorah Anafim Educator

  • Implemented and run the GrowTorah Anafim program in Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School and Moshava bIr day camp.• Leads weekly garden sessions with kindergarten through 4th grade individualized Anafim curriculum throughout all seasons of the year.• Developing and implementing 5th Grade Middle School Shtilim curriculum in school. • Oversees planting and upkeep of indoor and outdoor garden spaces. • Oversees the installation and maintenance in garden spaces in both locations. Show less

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  Lifnai vLifnim

  Sept 2022 - now

  Lifnai vLifnim Educator

  • Part of the implementation of the Lifnai vLifnim program in school with staff and students. • Lead weekly Lev haShavua with Middle School students. • Participate in biweekly Lev haShavua with staff with involvement in leading. • Completed Manche training cohort in Israel at Mikor haChaim (2023).• Participate in ongoing seminars of Lifnai vLifnim training.

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  בכל דרכיך In All Your Ways

  Sept 2022 - now

  Creator and Director

  • Developed and run experiential and interactive Torah/STEM curriculum• Uses interdisciplinary approach to explore Torah topics • Have run the program in and out of school in multiple venues• Worked in conjunction with multiple organizations in the Chicago area for programming and development