Nechamah Goldfarb
1620 Avenue I #310
Brooklyn, NY 11230
Basbaisdovid@aol.com
347-702-9080
Seeking position in administration of Jewish Day School, Yeshiva, and/or Learning Program as Director,
Education Director, Learning Director, Principal, Assistant Principal
Administration Experience
2010- 2014 Beit Rabban, NYC---PreK-5
-Member of the Hanhala as the school's Learning and Enrichment Specialist
-Child Study Team Member-observed and assessed students and classroom; developed
education plans and modifications; consultant to teachers in implementation of learning and
behaviour plans
-Curriculum Development: developed school-wide curriculum for Derech Eretz and math;
American History including Jewish American History; Community Curriculum including Jewish
Community; developed Chumash exploration curriculum as well as parsha exploration and
application to real life
-Teacher Consultant/Guidance/Training: delivered workshops and lectures for staff;
consultant to teachers regarding classroom management, teaching methods, implementation
of and adjustments within curriculum; guided teachers on implementation of learning and
behaviour plans; mentored new teachers; mentored student teacher (from JTS)
1976-Present (part-time) Hanhala Resources
Director/Education Specialist: curriculum design and development for synagogue schools,
day-schools, and yeshivot; education development and enrichment; staff development
(including workshops and lectures on topics such as: Executive Functioning; Differentiation;
ADD/ADHD; Classroom Management; Universal Classroom; Backward Design; Critical Thinking
Skills; Gifted Learners; Learning Interventions and Strategies); teacher and shadow-teacher
training; teacher supervision; classroom assessment, program assessment, learning assessments,
teacher assessments; home-schooling coordinator; resource room establishment; learning and
skill enrichment- program and individual; learning and skill remediation- program and
individual.
1993-Present: (part-time) Pathways to Learning
Learning Specialist/Learning Therapist for Children, pre-teens, teens; some adults:
assessments, advocate/liaison between home and school; interventions with cognitive exercises
and activities that address learning differences and challenges ('brain-training') and strengthen
ability to learn; develop processing, focusing, organization and memory skills ; scholastic and
academic remediation and enrichment
2001-2008 Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey; Transition Program, River Edge, NJ
Head Teacher/Learning Specialist- curriculum initiative and development; development,
supervision, and implementation of Individualized Education Plans and individualized learning
programs, creation and/or selection of texts and materials, guidance/training of new and
assistant teachers. Observing/consulting in preschool; liaison with child-study teams
2000-2001 Reuben Gittleman Hebrew Day School, New City, NY
Director Special Education and Resource Room: developed and implemented or directed
individualized education plans; developed programs to extend attention span; support
organization, responsibility; scholastic support for subject material and skills; Learning Skills
Development: Developed Chumash learning based on skills and vocabulary rather than rote;
Designed and implemented curriculum, and selected texts, for 4th grade Special (Mechina)
Program. Students: mild learning disabled (ADD/ADHD, auditory processing challenges)
2000-2001 New City Jewish Center’s Hebrew School, New City, NY.
Director, Transition Program : Designed and implemented curriculum, and chose
appropriate materials, suitable for children of moderately severe disabilities
1996-2000 Darchei Limud/Pathways Learning Program, Boca Raton, Florida
Education Director Alternative Education Program
Responsibilities: curriculum design and implementation; evaluation and
individualized program development; parent workshops, home- school dialogue and
cooperation; learning-skill development (including critical thinking); behavior modification
(development of appropriate programs)
1992-2000
Boca Raton Synagogue Mikva, Florida Shomeret/ Teacher/Administrator
Boca Raton Community: Home and community chavurot leader
1985-1991 Cheder Lubavitch of Morristown, New JerseyEducation Director Secular Studies Middle School-Girls' Division: wrote secular
studies curriculum; reviewed and selected textbooks for all secular studies (transformed
program from basic 'Reading/Writing/ Arithmetic' to full program)-created materials and
approach for differentiation within the classroom; consultant to teachers in curriculum
implementation and flexibility within parameters and for learning differences, classroom
management, and teaching methods.
Teaching Experience
2001-2008 Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey; Transition Program, River Edge, NJ : Teaching
Grades 1-8, with emphasis on Primary Grades secular studies (including critical thinking and
learning-to- learn skills); primary and middle school grade Judaic Subjects including biblical
and modern Hebrew
1993-1996 Hillel Day School of Boca Raton, Florida
Head teacher Judaic studies grades 2-4
Reading Teacher (grade 1 and 3;)
Learning Specialist, Resource room teacher: Critical thinking and language skills, math,
reading
1985-1991 Cheder Lubavitch of Morristown, New Jersey- taught middle and high school grades;
advanced, average, remedial levels, and some mildly learning disabled; Global Studies,
American History, earth science, biology, all levels math, creative writing, journalism,
literature, grammar and spelling; mishna and Jewish History
Earlier experience:
Part time Teacher Hebrew High School, Temple Bnai Or, Morristown, NJ
Hebrew Academy of Morris County, Randolph, NJ Classroom Teacher grades 1-5;
Curriculum Development- grades 1-6 , Judaic and Secular
Teacher in Talmud Torah grades gimel-hay; White Meadow Lake Jewish Center,
NJ -Temple Beth Am, Margate, Florida
1977-1978 - Bais Isaac Zvi, Brooklyn, NY
Head teacher in pre-school (Kindergarten), dual curriculum; guided assistant
teachers in methods
1977 Summer- Mosdos Day Care Center, Brooklyn, NY Head teacher (PK4), dual
curriculum (but with Yiddish more than Hebrew in Judaics)
1975- Toscanini Day Care Center, Stony Brook, NY
Intern in toddler and preschool education (secular subjects only)
Volunteer Experience in Education
1992-2009 America On-line
Director/Teacher of Judaism Program: developed informal and formal programs of basic
Judaism, parsha, and counter-missionary work
1997-1999 Para-chaplaincy, Boca Raton Florida
Trained in Torah Therapy; Visited patients in hospitals and senior citizen residences; guided them
with comfort in prayers, connections with Judaism and Jewish community; listened
1993-2000 Chavurot, Boca Raton, Florida
Established and/or guided Hebrew and Judaic learning, including Hebrew and Prayer literacy, in
various groups within several Jewish communities in the area
1982-present at various times Literacy Coach
Guided adults and sometimes children and teens who had difficulty with reading and writing
(and/or speaking correct/conventional) English
1993-2000 (summers) Noachide Teaching Volunteer, County Wicklow, Ireland
Accomplishments and Skills
LEADERSHIP
-Developed methods of cognitive training, based on developmental and neuropsychology, to help students learn
-Designed, developed, and implemented secular studies curriculum, including
review and ordering of texts and other materials, for yeshivas and day-schools
-Planned curriculum and materials to synthesize secular subjects in Jewish setting
-Designed, developed, and implemented Judaic Studies curriculum including
materials and programs, for community Hebrew Day School
-Trained teachers in secular education, Judaic education, in special education,
and in techniques for the teaching of reading
-Researched, developed, and implemented effective learning plans for students
in mainstream classrooms, as well as for students with attention deficits, auditory
and other processing challenges in mainstream and transition programs
-Observed and evaluated students with challenges, and guided Child Study
Team and classroom teachers in methods of helping the students and class as a
whole
-Directed faculty meetings and worked cooperatively on committees
pertaining to curriculum, school programs, and student behavior
-Developed successful protocol for day-school to deal with students with
learning and/or behavior challenges
CREATIVITY
-Originated online Judaic classes for all levels; developed and implemented
curriculum and style for online outreach and counter-missionary work
-Designed, developed, and implemented weekly parsha program to emphasize
understanding of our role as OrLaGoyim, as well as how the weekly parsha gives
us lesson for own lives today
-Developed many teaching materials for both Judaic and Secular learning
-Designed and implemented programs to reinforce specific Jewish
behavioral expectations (middot, mitzvot, derech eretz)in school behavior,
lunchroom behavior, scholastic performance
-Wrote several children's books, one of which (Emoona's Tree) is published, and
several of which are in the process of being published
COMMUNICATION
-Regular (sometimes daily) communication with parents and teachers on
subject matter, areas covered, behaviour, techniques
-Lectured and ran teacher workshops for JAADD (South Florida), JFS, yeshiva
day-schools, on education of children with attention deficits-- in homogenous
and heterogeneous settings
-Representative/advocate with child-study teams for day-school and yeshiva
students
-Counseling of students and their families
-Liaison between mikva and its supervising rabbi, to various elements of the
Jewish community to educate and inform on Taharat Hamishpacha and on
protocols
AWARDS
-Writers’ Digest Award for Children’s Fiction (one book in process of publication)
-Persi Writers’ Award
-Judaic Guild Art Award (for micrography)
EDUCATION
Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2 year program post H.S.)
State University of New York at Stony Brook, B.A. Education and Judaic Studies
MS Educational Psychology
North Western International University Masters Education Administration
Arizona University- Structured English Immersion Program for Educators
LANGUAGES : English, Hebrew, Yiddish; some Aramaic, Latin, Spanish, and
Ladino
HOBBIES, TALENTS:
Graphic Arts -Micrography (see website: holyart18.com)
Writing (short stories and one children's book [Emoona's Tree]
published; more children's books to be published next year)
Singing and song-writing