Author Archives: dflomin

Rabbi Nogah Marshall is the Education Director at Congregation Beth El in Voorhees, NJ. Born into a Rabbinic family, her father, brother, and sister-in-law who are also Rabbis. The education bug bit her from an early age and she knew she wanted to make a difference in the lives of…...

Mrs. Wendy Marder is one of my former Hebrew school teachers.  As a child, she pretended she was a teacher with her brothers. Initially, Mrs. Marder was a public-school teacher, later, she became a Jewish educator after studying at Touro College in NY. Mrs. Marder was very involved in NCSY…...

Janet Luterman is a colleague and esteemed educator. She began teaching in 1981 at Beth El in Margate, NJ. She has taught in several schools in the Philadelphia, PA area. We both taught at Beth Zion-Beth Israel in Philadelphia, PA several years ago. Currently, Janet lives in Israel on a…...

Lillian is a long-time educator born and raised in Harrisburg, PA. She taught French and Spanish at the Yeshiva of Flatbush in Brooklyn, NY. After she and her family moved back to Harrisburg, PA, she began to teach at Temple Ohev Shalom and Chisuk Emuna, then went on to become…...

Rabbi Ami Monson is a dear colleague and long-time educator who grew up in Philadelphia, PA, though now lives in Albany, NY. We taught together at Beth Zion-Beth Israel in Philadelphia, PA. We also were youth advisors for United Synagogue Youth. He comes from a family of Jewish educators. His…...

In this episode we interview Rabbi Daniel Lewin. He has his semicha (Rabbinical Ordination) from Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim. He currently teaches (Keriah) reading skills to students at the Talmudical Academy of Baltimore, MD. Rabbi Lewin enjoys working with various ages and loves sharing the fundamentals of Torah values, Middot (character…...

Avigayle Adler is the founder of The Open Studio in Jerusalem, Israel. She is originally from Mount Laurel, NJ (a fellow South Jerseyan)! Avigayle founded The Open Studio in 2012 and has been teaching children and adults art ever since. She has been an artist-in-residence at camps and seminary programs…...

Yael Nehama, a mother of three, began by educating her children at home. Once they were grown up, she went back to school, discovered Montessori and she has been teaching ever since. Yael Nehama is currently a Montessori teacher at the Gan Chabad School in Lower Merion, PA. Gems:Breathe!Pray!Children build on…...

Joanna Powers, shares how she ended up in Allentown, PA after being born and raised in NY. She shares her love of Judaism and how her school has adjusted during this pandemic. Joanna is the Judaics Director at the Jewish Day School of the Lehigh Valley, in Allentown, PA, and…...

Ellis Rosenberg is an educator with over 30 years of experience. He currently lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and teaches at Ohev Shalom. He has taught at various schools both in Harrisburg and Allentown, Pennsylvania.Gems:You get what you give (when you show respect to others, you receive it back).Share your personal…...