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<\/a>In 2009, Andrusier was ordained and attended rabbinical seminary in Brunoy, France, a suburb of Paris. He has led congregations in Chicago, Toronto, Brooklyn in the U.S. and in Japan, Croatia, and Peru abroad \u2014 all by age 30.<\/p>\n
He has been a rabbi in San Diego since 2012 and currently leads services in a San Carlos home and does outreach to as far as El Centro. He also teaches, consults, counsels, and does fundraising.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wear a lot of hats,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Andrusier will add another hat in November when he will begin teaching a three-part series of classes to make quality adult Jewish education more available to the community.<\/p>\n
The courses are geared for counselors, doctors, and lawyers to \u201cblend Jewish wisdom and modern thought\u201d to their careers.<\/p>\n
The courses will be taught in different languages including Braille. Each class in the six-week series will be taught during the same week in 27 different countries and 622 communities. This allows participants to continue their studies even if they are traveling abroad.<\/p>\n
The courses will consist of class discussions and some homework assignments, although they won\u2019t be graded. An opportunity to earn nine continuing education credits with six additional, is available after completing supplementary readings and passing a test.<\/p>\n
The classes are sponsored by Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI), Chabad\u2019s largest adult education division. JLI\u2019s mission is to \u201cmake Judaism accessible,\u201d said Andrusier.<\/p>\n
In November, Andrusier will teach the first class, \u201cHow Success Thinks: Jewish Secrets for Leading a Productive Life.\u201d It is a six-week class based on Jewish teachings and behavioral psychology. The goal is to help create better relationships between mental health professionals and Jewish clients by understanding their beliefs and way of life.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow Success Thinks\u201d is based upon research by The FastTrack Project, a 20-year intervention program.<\/em> It was designed to help kids who struggled with academic and behavioral problems. College and public school staff tutored kids in reading and placed them in friendship enhancement and social skills training groups. Parents joined training groups to learn behavioral management techniques. They learned problem solving skills during home visits. The findings showed coaching students in this way alleviated many behavioral problems.<\/p>\n Similar success strategies will be explored for adults in the \u201cHow Success Thinks\u201d course. The course will address how to handle difficult life situations and techniques will be taught to develop a success mindset by creating action steps and planning strategies to overcome obstacles.<\/p>\n