Elayna Rathmann is Director of Congregational Learning and Programming at Temple Shalom where she channels her devotion to family and lifelong learning into the Temple's educational programs. Elayna grew up in Granger, IN where she attended Sinai Synagogue and the South Bend Hebrew Day School. She is a BBYO Life Member and former Morah for the KIO Region. Her love of learning and warmth for people led her to pursue a career as an educator. She graduated from Indiana University, Bloomington with a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education and minors in both Reading Education and Science Instruction, K-8.
Elayna received her Masters degree in Education from The University of California, Berkeley with an additional Reading Specialist credential. Her focus expanded with her work as a Professional Development Specialist. She taught Masters level classes at Chapman University and embraced adult education and lifelong learning.
As a lay leader at B'nai Israel Congregation, CA and at Sinai Synagogue, IN, Elayna embraced the opportunity to focus on Jewish Education and participation in services and community. The Rathmann family moved to Colorado Springs, CO in 2003 where Elayna became active in the Jewish community, taught in the religious school and served on Temple Shalom's Board of Directors, education and membership committees.
Elayna was welcomed in 2007 as Temple Shalom's Director of Congregational Learning and Programming.
A message from Elayna:
For two-thousand years, the synagogue, responsible for educating generations of Jewish students and families, has stood at the center of Jewish life and learning. Since our first records of Colorado Springs Jewish life in the early 1870's, families gathered to pray together and to study. Temple Shalom is Colorado Springs' response to this historic chain of tradition. As we commemorate 40 years of being a congregation—we celebrate a vibrant past, a diverse present and look toward an amazing future.
At Temple Shalom we are committed to providing individuals and families with both classroom-based and informal/non-traditional opportunities to engage the best of our tradition. What's more, through the use of our Rabbi and Educational Staff, as well as local and national support programs, and USCJ and URJ resources, we support an active engagement with Jewish scholarship and thought.
Contact Info
e l a y n a @ t e m p l e s h a l o m . c o m
