Issue 1 - Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls

“The Stream“ August 30, 2013/24 Elul 5773
Our “Freshman Faculty”
Ma’ayanot is proud to welcome the following educators to our faculty for the 2013-14 academic year:
Mr. Elliot Resnick teaches Jewish History at Ma’ayanot. He has a B.A. in History from Yeshiva College,
an M.A. in Jewish History from Bernard Revel Graduate School of Yeshiva University, and is working
towards a Ph.D. in Jewish History, also at Bernard Revel. Mr. Resnick is the author of Movers and
Shakers: Sixty Prominent Personalities Speak Their Mind on Tape, an accumulation of interviews of
community leaders on an assortment of Jewish topics from culture to adventure to philosophy to the existential
threats we face as a nation. He has a self-described “passion" for the writings and philosophy of
Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, and he is a member of the KAJ choir.
Mrs. Chani Rotenberg teaches US Government. She graduated from Barnard College with a major in
Political Science and a minor in US History, and she earned two Masters Degrees: a Masters in Public
Administration from NYU and a Masters in Adolescent Social Studies Education from Hunter College.
Prior to joining Ma’ayanot’s faculty, Mrs. Rotenberg taught AP Government at Manhattan High School
for Girls and was a student teacher of US History at Manhattan/Hunter Science High School. In addition
to teaching, Mrs. Rotenberg has tutored groups of students as part of the AVID College Preparedness Program,
and she has conducted research on various education topics, including STEM schools, teacher quality,
charter schools and small high schools, at NYU's Institute for Education and Social Policy.
Ms. Jennifer Sanders serves as Ma'ayanot's Athletic Director. She holds a B.S. in Psychology, with concentrations
in sport psychology and social psychology, from the University of Florida. She is also LGI/
CPR/FA certified, holds Lifeguard and ACE Personal Trainer certifications, and is a Silver Sneakers Instructor.
Prior to joining Ma'ayanot's faculty, Ms. Sanders worked as a Physical Education teacher at Yeshivat
Noam and Ben Porat Yosef, she was the Director of Fitness, Recreation and Aquatics at the YM &
YWHA in Clifton, NJ, and she was the Director of Physical Education and Fitness at the YM & YWHA
in Washington Heights, NY. She also served as Head Women's Varsity Coach for Basketball and Soccer
at Gill St. Bernard's School in Gladstone, NJ and as Athletic Director at Camp Cayuga in Honesdale, PA.
Mrs. Rivka Shlomai recently joined our faculty to teach Hebrew. She holds a B.S. in Biology from Bar
Ilan University and an M.S. in Medical Sciences from the Hadassah Medical School of Hebrew University.
She taught math and science for many years at numerous schools in Israel, and most recently she has
worked as a Clinical Trial Manager for various medical research studies in Israel.
Mrs. Yael Weil teaches Halakha. She earned a B.A. in Psychology and Jewish Studies from Stern College,
and Special Education and Child Life Certification from the Bank Street College of Education. Mrs.
Weil comes to Ma'ayanot with tremendous teaching experience as she has taught numerous Judaic studies
subjects at the elementary, middle and high school levels at various Yeshivot in California, NY and NJ.
As Rebbetzin of Beth Jacob Congregation in California, Mrs. Weil also taught adult education classes on
a variety of subjects, including Tanakh, holidays, Jewish History and Jewish Philosophy, she counseled
brides, and she provided individual tutoring for bat mitzvah preparation, ba'alot teshuva, and women
studying for conversion. She is also a well-known guest lecturer who has been brought in as a scholar in
residence by numerous Jewish organizations, including the Orthodox Union, National Council of Young
Israel, VIP Passover and Kosherica.
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