STAFF
Rabbi Jonathan (Yoni) Jaffe - email
Rabbi Ryan Bauer - email
Heather Erez, Director of Youth and Family Education: (415) 751-2541 x125, email
Ariana Estoque, Director of Adolescent Education: (415) 751-2541 x307, email
Sandy Cohen-Wynn, Art Education Coordinator: email
Flora Kupferman, Student Services Coordinator: (415) 751-2541 x304, email
Elyse Blatt, B'nei Mitzvah Coordinator: (415) 751-2541 x316, email
TEACHERS
Preschool - email
Tori Starks*
Shanah Kushner**
Kindergarten Sunday - email
Wendy Brown*
Mimi Fried
Yael Lazar
Molly McDonell
1st Grade – Havurah Issachar - email
Susan Aronow*
Aurora Simcovich
Robert Leykin
2nd Grade – Havurah Naphtali - email
Marilyn Hoffman**
Simone Wolk**
Rika Tochterman
3rd Grade – Havurah Zebulon - email
Eliana Kissner*
Chelsea Mandell
Sima Cohen
Dalya Azulai
4th Grade – Havurah Gad - email
Gabi Lazar*
Enulla Shamir
Gina Tordjeman
5th Grade – Havurah Benjamin - email
Hillary Hoffman*
6th Grade – Havurah Reuben - email
Jaime Wynn*
Beyachad Team
Rabbi Carla Fenves
Rachel Flynn
Rika Tochterman
Rachel Nilson
Chelsea Mandell
Hebrew Teachers
Monique Arar
Sima Cohen
Ariana Estoque
Hillary Hoffman
Marilyn Hoffman
Flora Kupferman
Gabi Lazar
Chelsea Mandell
Molly McDonell
Enulla Shamir
Rika Tochterman
Gina Tordjeman
Simone Wolk
*Lead Teacher
**Co-Lead Teacher
Our teaching teams are diverse in their backgrounds, experiences, and approaches. Many of them are members of the congregation and have children in the school. Some have completed Halutzim, our congregant teacher-training program or have graduated from Madrichim, our teen teacher-training program. Others have come to us through the Jewish camp experience or are pursuing higher education degrees in Jewish studies. Our teachers include Americans, Israelis, and recent immigrants to the United States.
SPECIALISTS
Yael Frenkel, Art Specialist
Jonathan Bayer, Music Specialist
Eric Schoen, Music Specialist
Our Student Services Coordinator provides special assistance to students with different learning styles and provides teachers with support and planning to overcome obstacles. We work closely with families to ensure that all of our students receive accommodations and adjustments to enable them to be part of the community.
The Student Services Coordinator visits each Havurah on a regular basis and all of our Weekday Torah classes, working with students individually or in small groups, assisting teachers with classroom management strategies, and offering tips on matching teaching techniques with learning styles.