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Mrs. Tali Pfeiffer made aliyah with her family and is currently living in Ramat Beit Shemesh. She is teaching Tanach and Machshava at Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalayim (MMY) and Tiferet. Prior to making Aliyah, Tali was a beloved Tanach teacher and girls Torah Bowl coach at Yeshivat Frisch in Paramus, NJ. She also served as the Adult and Teen Educator at Congregation Keter Torah in Teaneck, NJ.  Tali received her […]

Mrs. Elana Glatt serves as the Director of Educational Programming at Michlalah, and works there as well as a seasoned teacher and rakezet. She is known for her engaging lectures on a wide array of Torah topics, combining deep knowledge with a palpable passion for Jewish education. Elana holds a master’s degree in Jewish education […]

Elisheva Shmidman grew up in Stamford, CT and currently lives in Jerusalem with her husband, Yaakov Moshe. She has a B.A. in Jewish Education from Stern College for Women and an M.A. in Jewish Education from Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School. After making aliyah, she studied in the Matan Bellows Eshkolot Educators Institute for Tanakh […]

Josh Gottesman is the Associate Director of Human Resources and the Director of Talent Development for the Orthodox Union. He plays an integral role in all global recruitment and professional development activities across the organization. He has been a corporate trainer and facilitator for 7 years and is especially skilled at building effective, productive, and […]

Rivki Schwartz is the Director of Marketing and Communications at the Orthodox Union.  She is a marketing and communications professional with 15 years of experience in the non-profit sector. Over the course of her career, she has built organizational marketing and communications infrastructures as well as community outreach programs and a national volunteer network from […]

Cynthia Darrison is known for navigating the nexus between the nonprofit, political and corporate arenas. She’s able to strategically and deftly lead people, processes and organizations to bring about desired results. Currently, she serves as the Director of Organizational Advancement of HASC Center, Inc. She’s also the Founding Director of the Chesed Leadership Program, a fellowship […]

Rachel Besser is on the Tanach faculty at Stern College as well as the Nach Department Chair at Yeshivat Frisch in Paramus, NJ. A graduate of Stern College for Women, Rachel received her master’s degree in English literature from Hunter College in New York City. At the OU Women’s Initiative, Rachel taught Sefer Melachim, Sefer […]

Mrs. Tali Ifrah grew up in Brooklyn, New York and went to Yeshiva of Flatbush. She then studied in MMY for two years after which she continued her intense limudei kodesh studies in Stern College. After graduating with a BA in Judaic Studies Tali pursued a Masters of Education in Azrieli Graduate School. She then […]

Mrs. Leah Silver enjoys learning and teaching Tanach and Torah Sheba’al Peh. She has taught at several high schools in New York and New Jersey and was also a long-time junior high school morah for girls. Leah has studied at Midreshet Lindenbaum, Stern College for Women, Drisha and Matan, and now, upon making aliyah, has […]

Julie Joseph, Ed.D. is the Educational Director for Project Inspire Long Island and an Educator at the Project Inspire retreats. She provides monthly Torah-related classes at the Jewish Center of Atlantic Beach. Additionally, Julie is a fellow in Ohr Torah Stones’s Women’s International Halakha program. She is a popular educator and author, has taught at […]