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  • Dana Sheanin

    Chief Executive Officer 415-529-3226

    Dana Sheanin is Jewish LearningWorks' first female Chief Executive Officer. She is…

  • Kathy Schwartz

    Senior Director of Professional Learning 415-751-6983

    Kathy Schwartz has been a career congregational educator, the Associate Director for…

  • Jenni Mangel

    Director of Educational Leadership 415-529-3225

    Jenni Mangel believes passionately that Jewish education positively impacts the Jewish identity…

  • Ellen Lefkowitz

    Senior Educator 415-751-6983

    Ellen holds a Joint Master’s degree in Jewish Education and Jewish Non-profit…

  • Liora Brosbe

    Senior Educator 415-529-3250

    A Bay Area native, Liora has worked as a Jewish communal professional…

  • Liliana Peliks

    Director of Marketing 415.751.6983

    Liliana is a marketing and non-profit professional who enjoys approaching her work…

  • Magna Elmendorf

    Director of Operations 415-751-6983 x117

    Magna joined the Jewish LearningWorks team in 2014 in the role of…

  • Adeena Ellison

    Program and Data Specialist 415-751-6983 X109

    Adeena joined the Jewish Learning Works team after working in environmental education…

Hazkarah: Special Kavod to Our Former Colleagues

Their teaching touched thousands in our community, helped us grow and love deeper than we could ever imagine, and both left us too early.

Rachel Brodie z”l

Rachel Brodie’s body of work as an author, visionary and teacher is unforgettable. Her sparkle, her commitment to Jewish text, and her laugh remain with us always.

Read more about Rachel’s contributions, and a small sample of her Torah.

Ilan Vitemberg z”l

Teacher, storyteller, role-model, cultural critic, curriculum developer, human rights activist, performance artist; Ilan’s life was his art and his curriculum. In his teaching and in his life, he approached it all with passion.

Read more about Ilan, and his unquenchable pursuit of justice and joy.

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