Team
Staff
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Rabbi Jonathan Bernhard
(he/him)Executive Director
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Lisa Apfelberg, M.S.
(she/her)Managing Executive Director
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Rabbi Melissa Hoffman, M.S.
(she/her)Director of Programs and Policy
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Kayla Kaplan, M.S.
(any pronouns)Director of Digital Engagement
Advisory Board
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Ilana Braverman, M.S.
(she/her)
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Aaron Gross, Ph.D.
(he/him)
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Adrienne Krone, Ph.D.
(she/her)
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Wilhelmina Waldman
(she/her)