I have no idea what to write, but here I am, with my soon-to-be-mentor who is making me start a blog!
I am in a class at Farmington High School that is called, "Mentor Program" and since I want to be a rabbi I am going to be mentoring with a Jewish Educator and a rabbi at Mount Zion Temple - my synagogue in Saint Paul.
I am excited, but kind of nervous. I don't really know what to expect, but I'm glad I'll be trying new things. I know I'll grow a lot in both maturity and in faith. I'll also have opportunities to start lots of networks.
Amy says this is a great way to get some support, some ideas, and share my experience.
So, I have no idea what I'm doing yet - but here I am.
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Welcome, Eden! It is a great way to do exactly that: get support, find ideas, and share what you're doing. I recommend checking out some of the Jewish blogs that are out there, start with the RJ.org blog and click through to some of the links for other blogs, from rabbis, teachers, etc. To get other people to visit your blog, start visiting theirs, leaving comments, and inviting them to visit you as well. There are amazing blogs about Judaism and Jewish life...b'hatzlacha!
ReplyDeleteGood luck from the other Rabbi Sommer! My recommendation is start studying Hebrew (biblical and Modern) now. The more Hebrew you have in you over the next 6 years will better prepare you for living in Israel in the future and for rabbinical school.
ReplyDeleteTeach as much as you can either in religious school, Hebrew school or both. Stay involved in your youth group as an active member, board member and potentially a regional board member.
And lastly get involved in a Jewish camp like OSRUI if you are not already involved in of of the Union of Reform Judaism camps.
All of these things provide you with some incredible experience.
While being mentored see if you can lay lead a some services to continue to explore what you enjoy about religious services and being a service leader.
I wish you the best of experiences. May they all be rich and enriching.
Good luck!