South County Hebrew School has a new head teacher

Miriam Calore

Miriam Calore is the new head teacher of the South County Hebrew School at Congregation Beth David in Narragansett.

Calore has been teaching Jewish studies and Hebrew for a decade throughout Rhode Island. Prior to joining the faculty of the South County Hebrew School, Calore taught at Temple Beth-El’s Hebrew School and the Jewish Community Day School. A native of Cranston, Calore attended Moses Brown and the University of Vermont, where she majored in religion and political science. After attending an intensive Hebrew language Ulpan Akiva in Netanya, Israel, she returned to Rhode Island.

Calore says was excited to join the South County Hebrew School faculty last year and is looking forward to the 2014-2015 school year. She knows the students well and really enjoys customizing instruction for the different grade levels and interests of the students. Under her leadership, she says, “The curriculum will emphasize the meaning and the story behind the rituals, what the prayers mean and why they are said.”

Calore is dedicated to working with entire families and including them in the Hebrew School. As a Jewish woman whose husband is not Jewish, she says that she appreciates the different perspectives this can bring to a community, and she is thoughtful about integrating intermarried parents into the life of the congregation. Calore is looking forward to seeing all of the new and returning students and families at the Hebrew school’s open house Sept. 7 from 10 a.m. to noon at Congregation Beth David.

Calore lives in South County with her husband. She says she loves the study of languages, and in addition to Hebrew, knows French, Greek and Latin. She raises money through fund-raising walks and running marathons for a variety of causes, including multiple sclerosis, leukemia and lymphoma. She enjoys spending time on the water in a boat or jet ski.