Teaching The Next Generation

ALUMNI EDUCATORS Teaching the Next Generation

It is truly an honor for us to see our alumni who have been inspired by their Schechter-GOA education continuing to educate future generations. A number of our alumnae are now working in Jewish day schools, and we are excited to share their successes!

Annie Cannon ‘17 and Shira Kalet ‘17 are both first year residents in the Shefa school residency program. The Shefa school is a pluralistic Jewish day school in Manhattan for students with language-based learning disabilities. Annie is working in the middle school assisting in grades 6-8, and Shira is working in the lower school assisting primarily in the 3rd and 4th grade.

Dana Halpern ‘15 and Danielle Rockman Greene ‘12 are both working at the Wilf Lower School Campus at Golda Och Academy. Dana is currently a general studies teacher for Kindergarten while Danielle is splitting her day between a 2nd grade general studies teacher and a Social Emotional Learning (SEL) facilitator. Carrie Zucker Siegel ‘92 started her 24th year working at Golda Och Academy and her eighth year as the Lower School principal. Eve Sorkin ‘92 has also been working at our Lower School as a Judaic Studies teacher since 2016.

Lindsay Biebelberg ’17 is a Pre-K teacher at the Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston where she ensures the physical, social, and emotional well-being of 10 four-year-old students. Lindsay helps teach her students basic literacy skills, like recognizing and being able to write their names, as well as about the Jewish holidays, Shabbat and the weekly parsha. Additionally, the students have an hour of Hebrew immersion each day.

Former GOA Lower School teacher Paula Spack ‘84 (affectionately known as Morah P’nina) has started a new job as a Judaic Studies staff member at the Tali Frankel School in Ra’anana. Paula is teaching Parashat HaShavua to 1st and 2nd graders and Iyun Tefillah to 4th-6th graders, planning Rosh Chodesh and holidays for the school as well as leading Siddur and Chumash celebrations. Paula and her husband made aliyah in August 2018.