Meet the Faculty

Rabbi Lewis Mintz

Rabbi Lewis Mintz

Rabbi MIntz is Congregation Beth Elohim's rabbi and teaches the Confirmation class as well parents and students during family education programs.
Leann

Leann Shamash

Leann is director of the religious school and teaches elective courses in the Midrasha program. Email the director.

Heidi Lovitz

Heidi is the director of Family Education and teaches the sixth grade.

Howard Worona

Howard is the music teacher, leading music classes for students in grades gan through zayin on Sunday mornings.

Cantor Sarra Allegra Spierer,

Cantor Spierer is the congregation's first cantor, teaches a course on prayer to the zayin class as well as assists students in preparation for Bar and Bat Mitzvah.

Our Religious School Teachers

Susan Stiefel Friedman, Gan (kindergarten)

Naomi Katz Mintz, Aleph (Grade 1)

Doris Goldstein, Bet (Grade 2)

Ellen "Waky" Waks, Gimel (Grade 3)

Maya Minkin, Dalet (Grade 4)

Cesar Habif, Heh (Grade 5)

Linda Burton, Heidi Lovitz, Vav (Grade 6)

Linda Friedman, Cantor Sarra Spierer, Allyson Marvin, Samantha Lakin, Zayin (Grade 7)

Marcy Hoban, Heidi Lovitz, Allyson Marvin, Rabbi Mintz, Tamar Moskowitz, Leann Shamash, Midrasha (Grades 8-10)

Suzanne Kabakoff, Hebrew Instruction