Matthew Dorsch: Barrack Alumnus Now Leads Its Middle School
Matthew Dorsch was asked recently by a student if he has ever lived outside Pennsylvania.
His answer?
“Well, I lived in Pittsburgh when I was in...
Elisha Gordan: Bala Cynwyd Native Is Assisting Greece’s Jewish Community
In Greece, there are around 5,000 Jews, comprising about 0.05% of the country’s population. Bala Cynwyd native Elisha Gordan can now count himself as...
Arielle Lechner: Pennsport Resident Builds Leadership Skills in the Business World and the Jewish...
The role of an upper level executive can be complex and time-consuming, making it hard for those individuals to know if they’re getting the...
Lizzy Friedman: Lower Merion Resident Is a Rising Social Media Star
Lizzy Friedman is a rising social media influencer hailing from Lower Merion with an Instagram page that has nearly 40,000 followers, and she works...
Fairmount Resident Barri Miller: Connecting Jewish Professionals at the Jewish Business Network
Barri Miller said she sees herself as a “communicator plus connector” in the Philadelphia Jewish community, as she loves to work with people and...
Georgia Gobora: Abrams Teacher Leads New Program at the School She Loves
Andrew Guckes | Staff Writer
Georgia Gobora is a graduate of the Abrams Hebrew Academy, a lifelong Philadelphian and a teacher by trade, but she...
Ari Sussman: Music Man Does It All in Philadelphia
Ari Sussman loves music and Judaism.
The Elkins Park native is an adjunct professor of music theory and composition at the West Chester University Wells...
Jared Kaufman: JCC Camps at Medford Director Gives Back to the Community That Helped...
Jared Kaufman is a JCC lifer.
Right now, he serves as camp director at JCC Camps at Medford — but that’s just the most recent...
Jonathan Goldstein: Mikveh Israel Archivist Digs into the Shul’s Rich History
Every synagogue has a rabbi. Most probably have a cantor. Many of them have executive directors, custodians, front desk staff and Hebrew school directors.
But...
Adina Amber Ikeman: Rabbinical Student Plans to Help Others Grow into Their Judaism
Adina Amber Ikeman, a rabbinic intern at Tribe 12 and a student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, has had an atypical path to the...