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Founder & Director

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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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Director, Executive Learning/Fellowship

Rabbi Rosenthal grew up in Seattle, Washington. He received a B.S. in Finance from Touro College, an M.A. in Education Administration from Columbia University's Teachers College 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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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 study at 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 Vice President 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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Educational Director

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.

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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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Rabbinic Educator

Baruch is a born and bred, Upper West Sider. After attending Ramaz Yeshiva Day School, he attended Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh in Israel and YU, where he was a pre-med and math major, played baseball for them, and continued on for semicha. He is a Jewish Music authority and stand-up comedy enthusiast. He got his start as the Chazzan for MJE East where he was nicknamed "The Banging Chazzan," last year was the Rabbinic Intern at MJE. He is currently finishing up his ordination at YU and is the Assistant Head Counselor at Camp Ruach Hachayim, a Down-Syndrome sleep-away camp.

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East Side Program Associate

Shiri Bernstein got her B.A in Marketing from San Diego State University. 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 to NYC and her passion for marketing and event planning, brought her to MJE to show the east side how to really have a good time! When Shiri’s not sitting at her desk, she can be found planning her wedding with her fiancé Sam.

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West Side Program Coordinator

Sadie graduated from Kenyon College with a B.A. in Spanish & Spanish Area Studies and a minor in Sociology. A newbie to New York City, Sadie migrated from San Francisco, CA where her parents and mutt dog still reside. Since her apartment is in the East Village, Sadie can be found schlepping to work on the Upper West Side while humming along to Michael Jackson.

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Downtown Program Coordinator

Ellie is a graduate of Lander's College for Women with a B.A. in History and Political Science. She has traveled through Europe and Israel, but calls Brooklyn home. Ellie plans on going to law school and practicing Art Law, so that all those hours viewing New York City's museums will not go to waste. After six glorious months interning at the Office of Senator Hillary Clinton, Ellie is excited to be part of MJE.

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Office Manager

Imported from Amsterdam, Holland, Mischa attended the Conservatory of Amsterdam as an Opera Major and graduated in Graphic design and Biology. With a modeling and acting career on track including a role on a popular Soap opera in Holland, Mischa came to New York right after her 18th birthday and has worked for MJE ever since.

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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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Bookkeeper

Avery Gaskin holds a in B.A. in Theater and English from Temple University. She moved to NYC from Philadelphia, PA and is very active in the theater community as a playwright and actress. She also spends a lot of her spare time participating in women’s health rights, animal shelters and environmentalist organizations. She is happy to be at MJE!