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Founder & Director

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Executive Director
Rabbi Rosenthal grew up in Seattle. He received a B.S. in Finance from Touro College, an M.A. in Education Administration from Columbia University and received his Rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva B'nei Torah in Far Rockaway, NY. Rabbi Rosenthal was the dean of the Torah Academy of Long Island for 10 years. He also was the lead guitarist for Shlock Rock for many years. Rabbi Pinny & Marie Beth and their children Eliyahu, Yosef, Shmuel, Zechariah, Moshe and Aviva live in Plainview, LI.

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Associate/East Side Director
A native New Yorker, Jonathan attended Cornell University and completed his Ph.D. in Philosophy at New York University. He received rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva University. He enjoys exploring Central Park and its zoo with his wife Shifra and four young children, Deborah, Daniel, Meirah, and Noa. Jonathan is known for his open smile, warm manner and readiness to answer any and all of your questions.

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West Side Director
Hailing from Atlanta, GA, Rabbi Cohen received a B.A. in Speech & Marketing from Yeshiva University, an M.A. in Education from the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and received his rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva University. Rabbi Cohen served as Educational Director and Rabbi at the Hillel of Rutgers University and also worked at the Beth Din of America. He is a frequent speaker and in his free time enjoys tennis, playing the guitar and snowboarding.

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Downtown Director
Born and raised in Australia, Daniel studied at Monash University before relocating to Yeshiva University where he completed his BS in Management. Daniel led Birthright missions to Israel & Poland and was actively involved in the Australian Union of Jewish Students elected as VP for two years. He taught at Leibler Yavneh College in Melbourne and at the Jewish Youth Connection at Kehilath Jeshrun on the Upper East Side. Daniel is currently completing his Rabbincal Ordination at Yeshiva University.

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Downtown Director
Rachel recieved her BS in Marketing /Advertising with a minor in Music. She is now studying musical composition at Juilliard. Rachel is currently the Director of Partnership Marketing for Westfield. She was the Associate Director of the Jewish Youth Connection Program where she developed curriculum for unaffiliated students and traveled to Australia and Russia facilitating programs and teaching unaffiliated high-school and university students. Rachel teaches a Bat Mitzvah Program to Mothers and Daughters developed by the MaTaN institute in Israel. Rachel also played for the HaPoal Jerusalem Basketball Team.

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Director of Education
Originally from Denver CO, Rav Avi received a BA from BU and Rabbinic ordination and an MA in Bible from YU. Before joining MJE, he was Director of Jewish Education at BU Hillel, co-directed the BU Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus and was an Associate University Chaplain. He has been the Director of the Boca Raton Community Kollel, the rabbi of the BRS West synagogue and the Bronfman Fellow at Hillel's International Center. He enjoys Torah, football, singing and long-distance running and is passionately committed to teaching and inspiring Jews of all backgrounds.  He and his wife Shira have 3 vivacious children and are thrilled to be part of the MJE family.

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Senior Educator
Chani studied for two years at Midreshet Moriah in Jerusalem, and then completed her B.A. in Judaic Studies from Stern College. She earned a Master's Degree in Jewish Education from the Azrieli Graduate School and is pursuing a doctorate in Jewish Education and Administration from Yeshiva University. Chani taught in the local Jewish Day School system for the past 10 years. Originally from Parsippany, N.J., Chani now lives on the Upper West Side with her husband, Alan and her son Doniel.

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Educator
Joey, originally from Los Angeles, California received a B.A. in Biology and Jewish Studies from Yeshiva College and an M.A. in Modern Jewish History from the Bernard Revel Graduate School. He has served on the faculty of YULA high school, and the NYU Hillel, has led seminars in the former Soviet Union and is the founder of the Teacher Training Fellowship at Yeshiva University. In his free time he enjoys spending time outdoors and is an avid athlete having recently completed the NYC triathlon.

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Educator
Dana holds a B.A. in Psychology from Barnard College and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at NYU. She served as the Program Director for Yeshiva and University Students for the Spiritual Revival of Soviet Jewry (YUSSR), where she led seminars for Jewish youth in Minsk, Belarus. She has also led numerous Jewish leadership programs in Poland, Ukraine, Israel and Italy. Dana and her husband Joey live on the Upper West Side.

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East Side Program Associate
Shiri got her B.A in Marketing from SDSU. She taught Judaic Studies at Temple Emanu-El in San Diego and has previously experience working for USY, KOACH and Machaneh Givah in upstate New York. Her need for a strong Jewish community and love of helping others, brought her and her husband, Sam to NYC and her passion for event planning, brought her to MJE to show the east side how to have a good time!

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Administrative Assistant to Rabbi Wildes
Born and raised in the Bronx, Deborah has worked with an Administrative background for over 20 years and is skilled in Event/Party Planning. Deborah is very happy to work with Rabbi Wildes and the staff and is proud to be part of the MJE Team. When she is not working or planning parties she enjoys spending quality time with her talented eleven year old daughter who aspires to one day be a singer or actress.

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Development Intern
Sybil holds her B.A in Criminal Justice from The George Washington University. She is currently pursuing her Masters in Fundraising Management at Columbia University. Since completing her B.A Sybil has dedicated her career to the Jewish communal world. Originally from Scarsdale, New York she currently lives in Manhattan. Sybil hopes to combine her love for development and the Jewish communal world to positively impact MJE.