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Dini Coopersmith grew up in Israel, received her BA in Education from Michlala College and her MA in Jewish Studies from Touro college in Jerusalem. She has taught in various seminaries in Jerusalem, has worked in education and outreach for over 30 years. She currently teaches at Baer Miriam and Shiviti, is the editor for the Hebrew website Aish.co.il, writes […]

Prior to making aliyah Leora (Feigenblum) Bednarsh (ES ’84, HS ’88) was a teacher of Talmud and Halacha at YOF. She currently works as a Yoetzet Halacha on the Nishmat hotline, and teaches Talmud and Halacha, at Sha’alvim for Women, and Yeshiva University’s Midrashiyah women’s leadership program.Leora has been a kallah teacher for over 25 […]

Karen Goldscheider received her BA in Biopsychology from Barnard College and her MA in Tanach from Yeshiva University. She taught for many years at SAR High School in New York before making aliyah. Since moving to Israel she has taught in a number of seminaries, worked in curriculum development, as an educational evaluator and an online […]

Sara Frieberg received her BA in Judaic Studies from Stern College for Women and her MA in Bible from the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Yeshiva University. She served as the Co-Director of the OU Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (JLIC) with her husband, Rabbi Adam Frieberg at Rutgers University for 3 years. They then […]

Chaya Sima Koenigsberg is an assistant professor of Judaic studies at Lander College for Women, the Anna Ruth and Mark Hasten School. She received her MA and PhD in Jewish philosophy from Yeshiva University’s Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies. Prior to joining LCW, Dr. Koenigsberg was a resident scholar at the Straus Center […]

Sarina Novick serves as the Assistant Director of Midreshet Torah V’Avodah (MTVA), a Jerusalem-based seminary for post-high school women. She is also the Summer Program Director at Matan Jerusalem and has lectured for Matan, OU and OU Israel. Sarina, originally from the Chicago area, made Aliyah in 2014 after completing her bachelor’s degree in Biology and […]

Aviva Dworkin grew up in Staten Island, New York and now lives in Jerusalem with her husband and four adorable kids. She studied elementary education at Queens College and received her Master’s degree in Jewish Education from The Hebrew University. She trained to be a Tanach teacher at Matan’s Bellows Fellowship, Eshkolot Program as well as Torah Sheh Baal […]

Zahava Sturm is an alumna of Machal Michlalah Yerushalayim, and holds Masters degrees in Jewish Education from Azrieli Graduate School and in Human Genetics from Hebrew University. She teaches in the Tanach department at Michlalah and has previously taught  at other Yerushalayim Seminaries as well as at SKA high school in New York. Zahava has […]

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 […]