The SAGEInitiative

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Registration Fee: $20 for all four sessions
$10 per workshop
Includes lectures and lunch
Open to Men & Women. Walk-ins Welcome
Registration and lunch 12:00 PM
Program
12:30-2:30 PM
MONDAYS 10/21, 11/4 & 18, 12/2
641 West Englewood Avenue, Teaneck, NJ 07666
CONGREGATION BNAI YESHURUN
The Seniors Actively Growing and Exploring
Initiative is a forum focused on enhancing the
educational opportunities of the Jewish Community.
The SAGE Initiative
THE ORTHODOX UNION, IN COLLABORATION WITH STAJE AND CONGREGATION
BNAI YESHURUN IS PROUD TO PRESENT A 4-WEEK FALL SERIES THAT FOCUSES ON…
Mr. Shenkman is the author of 42 books and more than 800 articles. He is active in many
charitable causes and founded ChronicIllnessPlanning.org which educates professional
advisors on planning for clients with chronic illness and disability. He has written books
for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson Research, the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society, and the COPD Foundation. He lectures around the country on this topic for professional
organizations, charities, and others.
He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Wharton School, with a concentration
in accounting and economics, his MBA from the University of Michigan, with a
concentration in tax and finance, and his law degree from Fordham University School of Law.
Mr. Shenkman is admitted to the bar in New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. He is a CPA
in New Jersey, Michigan, and New York. He is a Registered Investment Advisor in New York and
New Jersey.
Rabbi Benjamin Yudin
Rabbi Benjamin Yudin has served as the spiritual leader of Congregation
Shomrei Torah in Fair Lawn, NJ since 1969.
Rabbi Yudin graduated with a B.A. in History from Yeshiva University.
He then pursued a dual graduate program, earning semicha from YU’s
RIETS, as well as a master’s degree in Jewish History. His association
with YU continues to this day, as he teaches Bible and Jewish Thought in
the Mechina Program at Yeshiva College, and is a former dean of Mechina’s predecessor, the
James Striar School.
Rabbi Yudin’s weekly parsha commentary on radio station WFMU’s “JM in the AM” program is
heard by thousands of listeners in the tri-state area. Countless others have been inspired by the
explanatory essays Rabbi Yudin contributed to the ArtScroll Transliterated Linear Siddur, a landmark prayer book designed to enable all Jews to be full participants in the synagogue service.
Marc Weiner
The New York Times calls Marc Weiner “a gifted comic” and “absolutely
charming.” His life story was told in a NY Times Magazine article, Of God
and Weinerville.
Marc Weiner is a comedian, puppeteer and television producer and an
advocate for listening and communication. He uses comedy and a unique
Empathy Labyrinth to get his message across. His TV credits include
SNL, HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon’s “Weinerville“ and Ned’s Declassified
School Survival Guide.” Currently Marc provides the voices of the Map, Swiper the Fox and The
Fiesta Trio on Nickelodeon’s hit TV series, Dora the Explorer.
Reuben Ebrahimoff
Reuben Ebrahimoff, a.k.a, the “Haftorahman”, is well known to many who
hear him introduce the Haftorah in synagogues, watch him on OU.org, or
visit his website Hatorahman.com. Reuben’s unique formula for bringing
the words of the prophets to life is most insightful. No longer words of
admonishment or even hope and encouragement from a different time
somewhere far back in our ancient history, the “Haftorahman”, makes it
meaningful to our lives today.
RABBI JUDAH ISAACS, Director of Community Engagement
EMANUEL ADLER, Chair, Orthodox Union Community Engagement Commission
BARBARA LEHMAN, Chair, SAGE Initiative
STAJE.ORG
Schedule
Week 1: Monday, October 21, 2013
abbi Steven Pruzansky
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THE SECRETS
TO A LONG LIFE
Alex Bailey, Psy.D.
GRANDPARENTING:
GET IT RIGHT AND
EVERYBODY WINS
Week 2: Monday, November 4, 2013
Devora Wechter, MS RD CDN
DO SUPPLEMENTS REALLY
DO A BODY GOOD?
A REVIEW OF SOME VITAMINS,
MINERALS AND ESSENTIAL
NUTRIENTS
Presenter Bios
Rabbi Menahem Meier
THE ROLE OF THINKING
FOR THE OBSERVANT JEW
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky is the spiritual leader of Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, a synagogue consisting of nearly 600
families located in Teaneck, New Jersey. Previously, Rabbi
Pruzansky was the spiritual leader of Congregation Etz Chaim
in Kew Gardens Hills, NY. While in New York, he served a two-year term as President
of the Vaad Harabanim (Rabbinical Board) of Queens.
Rabbi Pruzansky graduated from Columbia University in 1978 with a B.A. in history,
and received a Juris Doctor degree from the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law in
1981. Rabbi Pruzansky studied in yeshivot in Israel and the United States, and was
ordained at Yeshiva Bnei Torah of Far Rockaway, NY under the guidance of Rabbi
Yisrael Chait, shlit”a.
He recently served as President of the Rabbinical Council of Bergen County and as
the Regional Vice President of the Rabbinical Council of America. He is a trustee of
the RCA on the Board of the Beth Din of America, as well as a dayyan on the Beth Din
itself. He also served as the American co-spokesman for the International Rabbinic
Coalition for Israel and on the Board of Directors of the Jerusalem Reclamation
Project. He presently is on the Board of Directors of Pro Israel and the One Israel
Fund. He has also been honored by the Orthodox Union, the Bet El Yeshiva Center
located in Bet El, Israel, Ezras Torah, and several other Jewish and community organizations.
Rabbi Pruzansky writes extensively on topics of Jewish interest and has lectured
in more than 20 countries. He is the author of “A Prophet for Today: Contemporary
Lessons of the Book of Yehoshua”, and “Judges for our Time: Contemporary Lessons
of the Book of Shoftim”.
He resides in Teaneck with his wife Karen, a speech-language pathologist, and is the
proud father of four married children and eleven grandchildren.
Week 3: Monday, November 18, 2013
Martin M. Shenkman, P.C.
BOOMERS – PLANNING FOR
RETIREMENT AND LATER LIFE:
ESTATE AND FINANCIAL PLANNING
Rabbi Benjamin Yudin
CHANUKA: RECOGNIZING
THE MIRACLES AROUND US
Week 4: Monday, December 2, 2013
Marc Weiner
HOW TO STRENGTHEN
YOUR EMPATHIC LISTENING &
COMMUNICATION SKILLS: AN
EMPATHY LABYRINTH WORKSHOP
Reuben Ebrahimoff,
“The Haftorah Man”
THE BIBLICAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE JEWISH HOLY DAYS
Alex Bailey, Psy.D
Dr. Alex Bailey is a licensed clinical psychologist currently
practicing in Northern New Jersey. He specializes in the field
of communication and relationships, focusing on couples,
parents and children, and families and schools.
Devora Wechter, MS RD CDN
Devora Wechter has worked as a registered dietitian for over
10 years most recently at a nursing home and rehabilitation
center in Union City, NJ. She received her M.S. in Clinical
Nutrition from New York University, and completed her dietetic
internship at NYU and Mount Sinai Hospital. Devora has taught
classes on Nutrition in Stern College for Women. She enjoys
learning with people of all ages and backgrounds.
Rabbi Menachem Meier
Rabbi Menachem Meir received smicha from the RIETS of
Yeshiva University and his Ph.D. in Near Eastern and Judaic
Studies from Brandeis University.
The Founding Principal of both the Frisch School in Paramus
and the Long Island Hebrew Academy in Great Neck, NY as
well as a teacher of Talmud and Tanach,
Rabbi Meier has dedicated his life to education.
Martin Shenkman, CPA, MBA, PFS, AEP, JD
Martin M. Shenkman is an attorney in private practice in
Paramus, New Jersey and New York City. His practice concentrates on estate and tax planning, planning for closely held
businesses and estate administration.
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