Alex Schlesinger, an associate medical director from Edison, NJ started coming to MJE last year and decided to make the commitment as a Fellow to provide him with a greater appreciation for the Jewish religion and most importantly, the ability to answer any questions his children may have on Judaism in future years.

Julie Odesky, the UN Relationship Manager at Chase Bank, from Toledo Ohio started at MJE 2 years ago and has decided to make the commitment as a Fellow to increase her knowledge and observance of the Jewish way of life.

Irina Tsukerman, a newly minted lawyer from Kharkov, Ukraine, became part of MJE 2 years ago and has decided to join the Fellowship because she is a passionate life-long student, and always needs to be exploring something new.

Jonathan Sichel, a project manager in construction management from Oceanside, NY became part of MJE 2 years ago and has decided to make the commitment as a Fellow to learn more about Judaism and pick up where he left off at Hebrew School.

Karen Grushka, a Library Science student from Toronto, Ontario met her husband, Keivan Kahen, a network administrator from Iran in January 2008 at MJE and got married May of this year.  Karen started coming to MJE 2 years ago and decided to make the  commitment as a Fellow because she wanted to gain a foundation in Torah and tefilah.

Faina Levitsky, a pediatric occupational therapist from Belarus started at MJE last year and decided to join the Fellowship because she did not want to stop learning after finishing the Berland series.  She fell in love with Torah learning in Israel this summer and did not or could not stop.   MJE Fellowship was a natural climb in the ladder for her.

Simone Stromer, a doctor from Australia, met her husband, Glenn Eisenberg, a pre-kindergarten social worker from Brooklyn in 2008 at MJE and got married October of this year.  Simone started coming to MJE 2 years ago and decided to make the commitment as a fellow to further her knowledge of Torah and receive support while becoming more observant

From Brooklyn, NY, Dani Shanberg started coming to MJE 4 years ago and decided to make his commitment as a Fellow to strengthen his knowledge of Judaism as a future husband and father and to build a relationship with the community and other people his age

Sivan Subryan, a Mental Health Counselor from Guyana started coming to MJE 4 years ago and decided to make the commitment as a Fellow to advance and deepen her understanding of Judaism, Torah, and halacha

Michael Altman, an Internet Consultant from New Jersey, started coming to MJE 2 years ago and decided to make the commitment as a Fellow to enrich his Jewish knowledge and identity.

Robin Carus, a Casting Director from New Jersey started coming to MJE 2-3 years ago and decided make the commitment as a Fellow after grading the Fellowship papers for the 2008-2009 Fellows! It seemed like the next, natural step in her learning and observance.

From Long Island New York, Eytan started coming to MJE 2 years ago and decided to make the commitment to being a fellow when he was looking to take his Jewish learning to the next level.

Kellie Rothman, a Part time Real Estate Sales Associate for CitySites Real Estate Group from Metaire Louisanna started coming to MJE 7 years ago and decided to make the commitment as a Fellow to build up her own Jewish knowledge while simultaneously sharing it with her children.

Rachel Hayon, a Nurse Researcher from San Francisco, CA started coming to MJE 3.5 years ago and decided to make the commitment as a Fellow to acquire the foundation to continue a lifetime of learning.

Tatyana Ofenbakh, an Underwriting Manager from Omsk, Russia started coming to MJE a year and a half ago and decided make the commitment as a Fellow to learn about our history, laws and traditions.

Eliot Bickoff, an Attorney from New Jersey started coming to MJE 2 years ago and decided to make the commitment as a Fellow to learn with great rabbis and educators, participate in Jewish rituals with other young adults and be able to raise challenging questions regarding religion, faith and Jewish culture.

Jason Demby, a Technology Strategist for Morgan Stanley from Coral Springs, FL started coming to MJE 6 years ago and decided to make the commitment as a Fellow to take his Jewish learning and practice to another level. He and his wife Jackie welcomed their first child, Daniella Hannah into the MJE community this year.

Andrew Weiss, an Information Technology Consultant from Long Island started coming to MJE 6 years ago and decided to make the commitment as a Fellow to add formal torah learning to his schedule. Andrew met his wife Emily at an MJE Friday night dinner in 2003 and was married by Rabbi Wildes in 2005.