Our Alumni
Hebrew College alumni are Jewish leaders and lifelong learners all over the world. Learn more
300,000 – Jews Worldwide Reached by Hebrew College Ordained Rabbis
Our rabbinical alumni serve as congregational rabbis in affiliated and independent congregations, Hillel rabbis and executive directors, hospital chaplains and organizational innovators.
90,000 – Students in the past Two Years Educated by Hebrew College Graduate Education alumni.
Our graduate education alumni are heads of day schools, directors of religious schools, teachers, curriculum experts, and tutors for congregations and organizations across the country.
18,000 – Individuals Served by Hebrew College Ordained Cantors
Our cantorial alumni bring leadership, music and spirituality to congregations the U.S., Canada and Singapore.
8,000 – Adult Learners Enriched by Hebrew College Programs
Alumni of our community learning programs have gone on to become rabbis, educators, lay leaders, and lifelong Jewish learners.
5,500 – Teens Inspired by Hebrew College Teen Learning Programs
Our Prozdor alumni attend top colleges and have gone on to leadership and lay positions in their Jewish communities across the U.S.
Where out alumni are working
Brazil
- Rabbi Rogerio Zingervitz Cukierman ’11 | Escola Eliezer Max | Rio de Janiero
California
- Rabbi Adina Allen Rab`14 | The Jewish Studio Project | Berkeley
- David Derin, `MJED16 | Abraham Joshua Heschel School, Northridge
- Moshe Fisch MJED`08 | Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School | Palo Alto
- Rabbi Genevieve Greinetz Rab`22 | Peninsula Temple Beth El | San Mateo
- Sarah Hartman `MJED19 | Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin & Sonoma Counties| San Francisco
- Emily JK Holtzman MJED’17 | Temple Beth Am | Los Angeles
- Rabbi Stephanie Kennedy Rab<`22, MJED`22 | Jewish Gateways | Albany
- Rabbi Chaim Koritzinsky Rab`08 | Congregation Etz Chayim | Palo Alto
- Rabbi Adam Lavitt Rab`12, MJED`12 | Jewish Studio Project | Berkeley
- Rabbi SAM Luckey Rab`20 | Kehilla Community Synagogue | Piedmont
- Rabbi Gray Myrseth Rab`17 | Kehilla Community Synagogue | Piedmont
- Sophie Needelman MJED`18 | University of California San Diego Hillel, San Diego
- Dorielle Parker MJED`15 |Oakland Hebrew Day School | Oakland
- Carina Rock MJED`11 |San Diego Jewish Academy | San Diego
- Rabbi Frankie Sandmel Rab`22, MJED`22 | BASE Bay Area | Oakland
- Rabbi Dena Trugman Rab`19 | UCLA Health, Santa Monica Medical Center | Santa Monica
- Rabbi Josh Weisman Rab`18 | Temple Beth Sholom | San Leandro
- Aron Wolgel MJED`09 | Jewish Community High School of the Bay | San Francisco
Canada
- Rabbi Rick Kline Rab`15, MJED`15 | Banff Mineral Springs Hospital | Banff, Alberta
- Rabbi Matt Ponak Rab`20, MJED`20 | Mekorah Institute | Victoria, British Columbia
- Jonah Potasznik MJED`10 | Hebrew Foundation School | Quebec
- Tema Smith MJED`18 | Holy Blossom Temple | Toronto
- David Wallach` MJED16 | Herzliah School |Montreal
Colorado
- Ori Bieder MJED`17 | Denver Jewish Day School | Denver
- Brooke Fisher MJED`20 | Congregation Nevei Kodesh | Boulder
- Sarah Levy MJED`10 | Denver Jewish Day School | Denver
Connecticut
- Rabbi Shamarya Gershon ’08 | Vaad Hakashrus of Fairfield County | New Haven
- Rabbi Bekah Goldman ’16 | Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation-Emek Shalom | Simsbury
- Rabbi Rachel Putterman ’20 | Trinity College | Hartford
Florida
- Rabbi David Cohen-Henriquez Rab’09 | B’nai Israel Synagogue | Pensacola
- Beth Pennamacoor MJED’17 | Temple Beit HaYam & Cantorial Soloist | Stuart
- Cantor Kim Singer Can`09, MJED`09 | Temple Shir Shalom | Oviedo
- Cantor Rachel Slusky Can`20, MJED`20 | Temple Beth Torah Wellington | Wellington
Georgia
- Rabbi Jordan Braunig Rab`14 | Emory University Hillel | Atlanta
- Drew Cohen MJED`11 | Weber School, Atlanta
- Ilan Weismark MJED`13 | Davis Academy | Atlanta
Illinois
- Natan Anderson `MJED17| Rochelle Zell Jewish High School | Chicago
- Rabbi Ezra Balser ’17 | BASE Loop | Chicago
- Rabbi Sarah Mulhern Rab`17, MJED`17 | BASE Lincoln Park | Chicago
- Rabbi Philip Sherman Rab`13, MJED`13 | Congregation B’nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim | Deerfield
- Matthew Teitelman MJED`22 | Luria | Oak Park
Indiana
- Rabbi Brian Besser Rab`10 | Congregation Beth Shalom | Bloomington
- Rabbi Hal Schevitz Rab`13 | Congregation Beth-El Zedeck | Indianapolis
Israel
- Rabbi Minna Bromberg ’10 | Fat Torah | Jerusalem
- Rachel Shapiro Fink MJED`08 | Journey Early Childhood Center |Tel Aviv
- Rabbi Lila Veissid ’11 | Israel Reform Movement | Jerusalem
Kansas
- Rabbi Elizabeth Bonney-Cohen Rab`18, MJED`18 | Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy | Overland Park
Louisiana
- Cantor Kevin Margolius Can`13, MJED`13 | Touro Synagogue | New Orleans
Maine
- Cantor Beth Strassler Can`17, MJED`17 | Congregation Etz Chaim | Portland
Maryland
- Rabbi Benjamin Barer Rab`18, MJED`18 | Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School | Rockville
- Lisa Bodnizer MJED`08 | Towson University Hillel | Baltimore
- Cantor Sarah Bolts Can`16 | B’nai Israel Congregation | Rockville
- Rabbi Tyler Dratch Rab`21, MJED`21 | Beth Am Synagogue | Baltimore
- Rabbi Jeremy Fierstien MJED`11 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Baltimore
- Julie Gordon MJED`12 | Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation | Bethesda
- Cantor Hinda Labovitz Can`14 | Ohr Kodesh Congregation | Chevy Chase
- Orna Siegel MJED`16 | Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School | Rockville
- Rabbi Sarah Tasman Rab`12, MJED`12 | The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington | Silver Spring
Massachusetts
- Rabbi Leora Abelson Rab`17 | Nehar Shalom Community Synagogue | Jamaica Plain
- Rabbi Alison Adler Rab`08 | Temple B’nai Abraham | Beverly
- Cantor Elise Barber Rab`11 | Temple Beth El | Springfield
- Rabbi Joel Baron Rab`14 | Hebrew SeniorLife | Canton
- Rabbi Laura Bellows Rab`18 | Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action | Dorchester
- Rabbi Tiferet Berenbaum Rab`13, MJED`13 | Temple Beth Zion | Brookline
- Rav Hazzan Aliza Berger Rab`17, Can`17 | Temple Emanuel | Newton
- Roberta Bergstron MJED`19, Temple Israel | Boston
- Rabbi Dan Berman Rab`10 | Temple Reyim | Newton
- Rabbi Sam Blumberg Rab`21 | Temple Beth Am | Framingham
- Rabbi Josh Breindel Rab`09 | Congregation Beth El | Sudbury
- Rabbi Oksana Chapman Rab`09 | Temple Emmanuel of Chelsea | Chelsea
- Rabbi Shahar Colt Rab`’16 | Congregation Ahavas Achim | Westfield
- Rabbi Getzel Davis Rab`13, MJED`13 | Harvard University | Cambridge
- Rabbi Israel de la Piedra Rab`13 | AccentCare | Norwood
- Rabbi Jevin Eagle Rab`19 | Boston University Hillel | Boston
- Rabbi Judi Ehrlich Rab`08 | NewBridge on the Charles, Hebrew SeniorLife | Dedham
- Rabbi Batya Ellinoy Rab`22, MJED`22 | Temple Beth Elohim | Wellesley
- Rabbi Aaron Fine Rab`09, MJED`09 | University of Massachusetts at Amherst Hillel | Amherst
- Rabbi Giulia Fleishman Rab`22 | 2Life Communities | Brighton
- Cantor DJ Fortine Can`22 | Temple Beth Shalom of Needham | Needham
- Rabbi David Finkelstein Rab`14 | Temple Beth Israel | Waltham
- Rabbi Lev Friedman Rab`18 | Community Rabbi | Waban
- Rabbi Shoshana Friedman Rab`14 | Hebrew College | Newton Centre
- Rabbi Dena Glasgow Rab`21 | Gann Academy | Waltham
- Rabbi Hillel Greene Rab`14 | Gann Academy | Waltham
- Cantor Maayan Harel Can`19, MJED`19 | Temple Beth David of the South Shore | Canton
- Rabbi Janie Hodgetts Rab`09 | St. Elizabeth Medical Center & Dana Farber Cancer Institute at St. Elizabeth Medical Center | Brighton
- Rabbi Cantor Idan Irelander Rab`09, MJED`09 | Congregation Ahavat Olam | North Andover
- Rabbi Eliana Jacobowitz Rab`10 | Temple B’nai Brith | Somerville
- Rabbi Suzie Jacobson Rab`15, MJED`15 | Temple Israel | Boston
- Rabbi Randy Kafka Rab`08 | Temple Kol Tikvah | Sharon
- Rabbi Marcie Kamerow Rab`15, MJED`15 | Temple Sinai | Brookline
- Rabbi Gita Karasov Rab`20 | Hebrew College | Newton
- Rabbi Rachel Kaplan Rab`21 | Hebrew SeniorLife | Dedham
- Cantor Becky Khitrik Can`14 | Temple Sinai of Sharon | Sharon
- Rabbi Daniel Klein Rab`10, MJED`10 | Hebrew College | Newton
- Rabbi Marjorie Klein Ronkin Rab`11, MJED`11 | Essex County Community Organization | Lynn
- Cantor Lisa Kipen-Hershenson Rab`14 | Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills | Milton
- Rabbi Talia Laster Rab`22 | Boston’s Jewish Community Day School | Watertown
- Rabbi Elie Lehmann Rab`17 | Hadar, Boston | Cambridge
- Rabbi Noam Lerman Rab`20, MJED`20 | Lab/Shul, Smith College | Northampton
- Heidi Lovitz MJED`22 | Shalom Learning | Westford
- Rabbi Jessica Lowenthal Rab`19 | Temple Beth Shalom | Melrose
- Rabbi Amalia Mark Rab`21 | Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters Community Mikvah | Newton
- Cantor Michael McCloskey Rab`07, MJED`07 | Temple Emeth | Chestnut Hill
- Rabbi Sara Meirowitz Rab`13 | Gann Academy | Waltham
- Rabbi Margot Meitner Rab`14 | Community Rabbi | Jamaica Plain
- Rabbi Mimi Micner Rab`20 | Temple Beth Torah | Holliston
- Rabbi Jim Morgan Rab`08, MJED`08 | Hebrew SeniorLife | Brookline
- Rabbi Suzanne Offit Rab`09 | Community Rabbi | Newton
- Jonah Peretz MJED`18, | Jewish Community Day School of Boston | Watertown
- Rabbi Allison Poirier Rab`19, MJED`19 | Temple Beth Sholom | Framingham
- Wilma Sack-Poyser MJED`19 |Temple Aliyah | Needhman
- Rebecca Redner MJED`19 | Gateways: Access to Jewish Education | Newton
- Rabbi Shayna Rhodes Rab`08 | Hebrew College | Newton
- Rabbi Cantor Ken Richmond Rab`21 | Temple Israel | Natick
- Cantor Jeri Robins Can`13, MJED`13 | Beth El Temple Center | Belmont
- Devora Rohr MJED`20 | Congregation Dorshei Tzedek | West Newton
- Rabbi Shani Rosenbaum Rab`21 | Hebrew College | Newton Centre
- Emmeline Rosenberg MJED`22 | Maimonides | Brookline
- Rabbi Dick Rudnick MJED`11 | The Jewish Health Care Center | Worcester
- Rabbi Sonia Saltzman Rab`08 | Community Rabbi | Newton
- Rabbi Ma’ayan Sands Rab`16, MJED`16 | Temple B’nai Shalom | Braintree
- Rabbi Stephanie Sanger-Miller Rab`19 | Brandeis University Hillel | Waltham
- Cantor Nancy Sargon Can`08 | Spaulding Rehab Network, Boston | Cambridge
- Rabbi Jordan Schuster Rab`18 | Hebrew College | Newton Centre
- Andrea Shapiro MJED`19 | Temple Emanuel | Newton
- Talya Shalem MJED`22 | Congregation Agudas Achin | Attleboro
- Rabbi Shira Shazeer Rab`10, MJED`10 | Gann Academy | Waltham
- Rabbi Becky Silverstein Rab`14 | Trans Halakhah Project, SVARA | Jamaica Plain
- Cantor Linda Sue Sohn Can`11, MJED`11 | Temple Aliyah | Needham
- Rabbi Talia Stein Rab`20, MJED`20 | Temple Sinai | Brookline
- Rabbi Jamie Stolper Rab`21 | Temple Emanuel | Newton Centre
- Rabbi Mona Strick Rab`19 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston
- Cantor Lynn Torgove Can`12 | Hebrew College | Newton Centre
- Rabbi Seth Wax Rab`13, MJED`13 | Williams College | Williamstown
- Rabbi Rebecca Weinstein Rab`18, MJED`18 | The Solomon Schechter Day School | Newton
- Rabbi Ora Weiss Rab`15 | Community Rabbi | Newton Centre
- Rabbi David Winship Rab`17 | Temple Beth David of the South Shore | Canton
- Stephanie Wolfe MJED`19 | Temple Shalom Emeth | Burlington
- Cantor David Wolff Can`20 | Temple Beth Am | Framingham
Michigan
- Rabbi Alana Alpert Rab`14 | Detroit Jews for Justice / Congregation T’chiyah | Oak Park
- David Fain MJED`11 |Hillel Day School | Farmington Hills
- Ellie Farber MJED`22 | Detriot Program and Partnerships Consulting | Detroit
- Rabbi Joel Goldstein Rab`19 | Yashrut & Based in Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor
- Avi Spodek MJED`13| Frankel Jewish Academy, West Bloomfield MI
- Rabbi Lisa Stella Rab`14 | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor
Minnesota
- Rabbi Joey Glick Rab`22 | Shir Tikvah Congregation | Minneapolis
- Rabbi Justin Held Rab`21, MJED`21 | University of Minnesota Hillel & Herzel Camp | Minneapolis
- Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman Rab`10 | Macalester College | St. Paul
- Rabbi Arielle Lekach-Rosenberg Rab`17 | Shir Tikvah | Minneapolis
- Rabbi Tamar Magill-Grimm Rab`10 | Beth Jacob Congregation | Mendota Heights
Mississippi
- Alachua Nazarenko MJED`18 | Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Jewish Life | Brandon
Missouri
- Rina Mangurten MJED`17| Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School | St. Louis
New Hampshire
- Dale Rosenberg MJED`19 | Congregation Ahavas Achim | Keene
- Cantor Marc Stober Can`21, MJED`21 | Temple Israel of Manchester | Manchester
New Jersey
- Rabbi Sara Blumenthal Rab`22, MJED`22 | Congregation Agudath Israel | Caldwell
- Rabbi Eric Cohen Rab`12 | Flemington Jewish Community Center | Flemington
- Rabbi Max Edwards Rab`21, MJED`21 | Temple B’nai Abraham | Livingston
- Avi Mandel MJED`18 | Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls | Teaneck
- Cantor Shana Onigman Rab`07, MJED`07 | Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael | Morristown
- Rabbi Hannah Orden Rab`10 | Congregation Beth Hatikvah | Summitt
- Cantor Jana Schachter Can`21 | Lions Gate Senior Living Center | Voorhees
- Cantor Risa Wallach Can`15 | Temple Beth-El | Hillsborough
New York
- Rabbi Julia Appel Rab`11 | CLAL | New York
- Leah Beck MJED`20 | Community Synagogue of Rye | Rye
- Tamar Benus MJED`16 |Ramaz School |New York
- Esther DuBow MJED`12 | Solomon Schecter School of of Long Island
- Rabbi Ayalon Eliach Rab`18 | Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah | Brooklyn
- Sarah Greenberg MJED`13| Excelsior College | Albany
- Dammara Hall MJED`17 | Rodeph Sholom School | New York
- David Joslin Rab`22 | Temple Beth Israel | Plattsburgh
- Rabbi Avi Killip Rab`14 | Hadar Institute | New York
- Rabbi Jessica Lenza Rab`15 | Community Rabbi | New York
- Rabbi Bryan Mann Rab`18 | Vassar College | Arlington
- Laura Marder MJED`14 | Hannah Senesh Community Day School | Brooklyn
- Amy Martin MJED`11 | Central Synagogue | New York
- Rabbi Lev Meirowitz Nelson Rab`13 | Truah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights | New York
- Rabbi Sarah Noyovitz Rab`20 | Woodstock Jewish Congregation | Woodstock
- Hannah Perlis MJED`13 |Shefa School | New York
- David Riemenschneider MJED`10 | Abraham Joshua Heschel School| New York
- Elana Rothenberg MJED`18M |Solomon Schecter School of Manhattan | New York
- Rabbi Michael Silbert Rab`12 | Temple Beth David | Rochester
- Ari Weber MJED`10 | Beit Rabban Day School | New York
- Rabbi Becca Weintraub Rab`20, MJED`20 | B’nai Jeshurun | New York
- Rabbi Yael Werber Rab`22 | Congregation Beit Simchat Torah | New York
North Carolina
- Rebecca Weiner MJED`18 | Charolotte Jewish Preschool | Charlotte
Ohio
- Rabbi Elyssa Austerklein Rab`11, MJED`11 | Ivrim Jews Without Borders | Akron
- Brian Freedman MJED`18| Northern Hills Synagogue | Cincinnati
- Rabbi Scott Roland Rab`13, MJED`13 | Congregation Shaarey Tikvah | Beachwood
- Rabbi Micah Shapiro Rab`17 | Musican-in-Residence (remote) at Mishkan Chicago | Chicago, IL
- Elana Shilling Perlin MJED`15 |Mandel School | Cleveland
- Rabbi Stephen Slater Rab`18 | Congregation Agudas Achim | Bexley
Oregon
- Rabbi Phil Bressler Rab`18 | Beit Am – Mid-Willamette Valley Jewish Community | Corvallis
- Rabbi Eli Herb Rab`16 | Temple Beth Sholom | Salem
- Rabbi Alyson Solomon Rab`09 | Temple Beth Israel | Eugene
Pennsylvania
- Cantor Jenn Boyle Can`20, MJED`20 | Beth Am Israel | Penn Valley
- Rabbi Misha Clebaner Rab`19, MJED`19 | University of Pennsylvania Hillel | Philadelphia
- Rabbi Nate DeGroot Rab`16 | The Shalom Center | Philadelphia
- Rabbi Ari Lev Fornari Rab`14 | Kol Tzedek Synagogue | Philadelphia
- Rabbi Jessica Goldberg Rab`20 | Bucknell University | Lewisburg
- Rabbi Mónica Gomery Rab`17 | Kol Tzedek Synagogue | Philadelphia
- Will Keller MJED`12 |Jack Barrack Hebrew Academy |Philadelphia
- Adam Mayer MJED`14 |Kohelet Yeshiva High School | Philadelphia
- Cantor Julie Newman Can`17, MJED`17 | Tiferet | Wexford
- Cantor Jessica Woolf Silverberg Can`21 | Interim Cantor | Penn Valley
Rhode Island
- Joshua Berkowitz MJED`19 | Central Congregational Church | Providence
- Rabbi Steven Jablow Rab`15 | Bryant University Hillel | Smithfield
- Michelle Raskin MJED`17 | Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island | Providence
Texas
- Rabbi Michael Cohen Rab`08 | The Legacy Senior Communities | Dallas
- Arielle Levy MJED`20 | Shalom Austin | Austin
- Cantor Monica O’Desky Can`18 | Temple Rodef Sholom | Waco
Vermont
- Rabbi David Fainsilber Rab`14 | Jewish Community of Greater Stowe | Stowe
Virginia
- Cantor Dara Rosenblatt Can`18, MJED`18 | Temple Beth-El | Richmond
Washington
- Cara Abrams-Simonton MJED`14 | Seattle Jewish Community School
- Adam Josephs MJED`17 | Northwest Yeshiva High School, Seattle
Washington, D.C.
- Rabbi Yosef Berman Rab`10 | The New Synagogue Project
- Shifra Kaufman Chelst MJED`09 | >Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation’s Capital
- Rabbi Daniel Schaefer Rab`18 | Georgetown University
- Pamela Shapiro MJED`19 | One Table
- Rabbi Avi Strausberg Rab`15, MJED`15 | Hadar Institute
- Rabbi Ilana Zietman Rab`19, MJED`19 | GatherDC
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Meet Our Alumni
BASE Rabbis Rabbis Ezra Balser, Elizabeth Bonney-Cohen, Sarah Mulhern, & Frankie Sandmel
Clergy Alumni Pairs Rabbi Mónica Gomery `17 & Rabbi Ari Lev Fornari `14
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Washington, D.C. Orna Siegel, MJEd`16 Director of Enrollment and Tuition Assistance
Temple Emanuel, Newton, MA Rav- Hazzan Aliza Berger, Rab`17, Can`17
Ohr Kodesh Congregation, Chevy Chase, MD Cantor Hinda Tzvia Eisen Labovitz '14
The Jewish Community of Greater Stowe, VT. Rabbi David Fainsilber `14
Student, Syracuse University Sarah Winn, JTFGB`18 Jewish Teen Foundation of Greater Boston (JTFGB) 2018 Alumnus
Finding Rabbi Tiferet Berenbaum, Rab`13 Director of Congregational Learning and Programming at Temple Beth Zion
Alumna Michelle Black, Me'ah`14 Me'ah, Parenting Through a Jewish Lens, Open Circle Jewish Learning
High Holiday Leadership
Each year, Hebrew College faculty and alumni serve communities as spiritual leaders world-wide on the high holidays.