Amelia Lavranchuk
Cantor Educator
בֶּן בַּג בַּג אוֹמֵר, הֲפֹךְ בָּהּ
וַהֲפֹךְ בָּהּ, דְּכֹלָּא בָהּ.
Rabbi Ben Bag Bag would say,
turn the Torah over and turn it over again, for everything is in it.
-Pirkei Avot 5:22
2020 - Present
East End Temple
Music Educator
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Lead and implement religious school music and t’fillah curricula
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Teach in-person religious school classes for grades 2, 5, and 7
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Work individually with b’nai mitzvah students to strengthen Hebrew schools according to their unique skills and needs
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Plan and lead weekly virtual tot, youth and family services
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Teach weekly online Introduction to Judaism course
EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
Cantorial Ordination
May 2020
Master of Arts in Religious Education
May 2020
Master of Sacred Music
May 2019
Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion
BA I Brandeis University
Summa Cum Laude
With High Honors in Music
Minor in Education Studies
May 2012
SKILLS
Curriculum Development
Online Learning
Special Education
Guitar/Songleading
Community Organizing
Pastoral Counseling
Yiddish Song
Lifecycle
Illustration
