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Leadership Team

Mr. Sam Zaila

Mr. Sam Zaila

Executive Director

Dr. Malka Ungar

Dr. Malka Ungar

General Studies Principal

Mrs. Alyssa Zupnick

Mrs. Alyssa Zupnick

Executive Educational Director

Mrs. Gaby Jimenez

Mrs. Gaby Jimenez

Acting Preschool Co-Director

Rabbi Ari Bleeman

Rabbi Ari Bleeman

Interim Judaic Studies Principal

Leadership
Educators

Our Educators

Educational Support

Ms. Egypt Straughter

Science Teacher

Ms. Colleen Thompson

Preschool Teacher

Mrs. Shayna Rakhimov

Preschool Assistant

Ms. Jordan Velasquez

Preschool Assistant

Mrs. Sarah Lawson

Music Specialist

Ms. Sarah Perez-Klausner

Kindergarten Teacher

Mrs. Chanie Shamis

Judaic Studies Teacher

Rabbi  Akiva Fishfeld

Judaic Studies Teacher

Mr. Surjit Nanda

General Studies Teacher

Coach Philip Ortez

Athletic Director

Mrs. Robin Samuel

Preschool Teacher

Mrs. Yona Weitzner

Preschool Hebrew Specialist

Mrs. Natalie Friedhman-Hashash

Preschool Assistant

Ms. Rosely Hielo

Preschool Assistant

Morah Shavy Fekete

Kriah Specialist

Mrs. Sara Natanov

Judaic Studies Teacher

Ms. Temmy Barth

Judaic Studies Teacher

Rabbi Ari Bleeman

Interim Judaic Studies Principal

Rabbi Nachman Goldenberg

Director of Kriah Advancement , Judaic Studies Teacher

Mrs. Brooke Foster

Art Teacher

Mrs. Deanna Musaev

Preschool Teacher

Ms. Amanda Gondos

Preschool Assistant

Mrs. Malkah Kholdorova

Preschool Assistant

Morah Shani Kripor

Preschool 4s Teacher

Mrs. Hannah Roberts

Kindergarten and 1st Grade Assistant

Rabbi Ezi Vann

Judaic Studies Teacher

Rabbi Mendy Barth

Judaic Studies Teacher

Mrs. Alyssa Daskal

Humanities Enrichment Teacher

Rabbi Yisroel Lewkowicz

Director of Jewish Life/Ivrit

Mrs. Deena Zachai

6th Grade Girls, Girls Middle School Programming

Support Staff

Mr. Jose Robles

Maintenance Staff

Mr. Tom Villa

Security

Mr. Tom Mcgann

Support Staff

Mr. Richard Tobin

Ms. Ilana Herst

Secretary

Mrs. Vanessa McGann

Office Manager

Mr. Fernando Cota

Maintenance Staff

Mrs. Heather Elias

Director of Financial Aid

Support Staff
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