Sharon Morton is beginning her 31st year as Director of Religious Education at Am Shalom. She is responsible for the total educational programming for the congregation. Because of her great interest in social action, the social action committee and the education committee do certain projects in tandem and the program becomes more holistic. Sharon's interest in social action led her to accompany 50 students to Poland and Israel, to go to the former Soviet Union on two occasions to meet with Jews, to work with interfaith groups, and teach in interfaith settings. She also traveled to Cuba on humanitarian missions.

She earned her Masters Degree in Jewish Education from Spertus College of Judaica in Chicago. She spent a year studying in Israel in the Melton Sr. Education Program. Sharon has been a member of National Association of Temple Educators (NATE) for almost 30 years and has held positions ranging from social action chair, to various vice president positions, and finally became the President of the organization in 1998-2000.

Sharon is currently on the Rabbinic Pension Board, The Avenue of the Righteous Advisory Board, the NATE Leadership Board, and is the founder of SoJuRN (Social Justice Religious Resource Network).

Sharon is working on a regional project called "One Generation Teaches Another / Grandparents for Social Justice". She hopes that grandparents will teach their grandchildren that we all have a mission to make the world a better place.

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