Dionna Dash, Kitot Hey and Vav Ivrit (Shabbat)

Dionna (she/her) completed her bachelor’s degree at the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied communications, linguistics, and French. She has taught Hebrew School at a number of synagogues around Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and she currently works as a Marketing Manager at Storyraise Technology. She grew up as a member of Beth Sholom Congregation in Elkins Park and attended Hebrew school through […]
Elena Marcovici, Kitah Vav Judaics (Tuesday)

Elena (she/her) grew up in Northern Virginia attending Temple Rodef Shalom, where she became a Bat Mitzvah and then joined the Hebrew School staff as a Madrikha (teacher’s assistant) for kindergarten and 1st grade. After high school, Elena moved to Philadelphia, where she graduated from Haverford College and then received her M.Ed. from the University of […]
Halana Dash, Kitah Hey Ivrit and Judaics (Tuesday)

Halana (she/her) completed her bachelor’s degree at Temple University and her M.Ed. at the University of Pennsylvania. She worked as a language teacher in France and New Zealand before returning to Philadelphia, where she is a French teacher in the School District of Philadelphia. Halana also tutors students of all ages in French. She grew up as […]
Lily Hayman, Kitah Dalet Ivrit and Judaics (Tuesday) and Kitot Hey and Vav Judaics (Shabbat)

Lily (she/her) is a lifelong Philadelphian and member of Society Hill Synagogue. She attended Hebrew School and Hebrew High School at our congregation and was a teacher’s aide in Hebrew School for four years. Lily also worked at our synagogue’s Playschool summer camp for three years and was a camp counselor at Camp Sequoia, an […]
Morgan Cepollina, Kitah Gimel Ivrit and Kitah Dalet Judaics (Tuesday) and Kitot Gimel and Dalet Ivrit (Shabbat)

Morgan (she/her) grew up in York, Pennsylvania, where she attended Sunday School at Temple Beth Israel all the way through her Confirmation and became a teacher for the next two years until she moved with her family to South Carolina. Before moving, Temple every Sunday and an occasional Friday night service with friends and family were […]