Debbie Jaffe
Debbie (she/her) has been the B’nei Mitzvah tutor at Society Hill Synagogue since 2017, but she has been teaching kids how to read Torah since she was 15 years old. She has mentored hundreds of students for their B’nei Mitzvah services in Philadelphia, New York, and Los Angeles since 2000. Debbie received her B.A. from […]
Michael Roe
Mike (he/him) joined our Hebrew School staff in 2012, initially teaching Kitah Vav (6th grade) and quickly becoming our revered Kitah Zayin (7th grade) teacher, a role in which he served for the next six years. In July 2019, Mike was promoted to the part-time position of Hebrew School Director, and he promptly grew the school to the […]
Dionna Dash
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 […]
Megan Nachod
Megan (she/her) is the Director of Early Childhood Education at our congregation and has worked with children and their families for over 25 years in a variety of settings, including special education settings, inclusive classrooms, Head Start, and full-day childcare. She has been a teacher, Case Manager, Special Instructor, and Program Director and is delighted to […]
Jacob Hayman
Jacob (he/him) is a Philadelphia native and lifelong Society Hill Synagogue member who attended Hebrew School and Hebrew High School at our congregation. He worked for five years as a teacher’s aide in our Hebrew School and has been sounding the shofar for our Rosh Hashanah services since 2012. Jacob graduated from Temple University in 2022 […]