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“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. (Continued on page 5) 4
“The Stream“ August 30, 2013/24 Elul 5773 Our “Freshman Faculty” (Continued from page 4) Faculty new to Ma’ayanot this year include, from left to right, Mrs. Jennifer Sanders, Ms. Raquel Getzel, Dr. Laurence Geyer, Mr. Elliot Resnick, Rabbi Yaakov Blau, Mrs. Rivka Shlomai, Mrs. Chani Rotenberg, Mrs. Yael Weil, Mr. Bill Roper, Dr. Steve Janiszewski Dr. Stephen Janiszewski teaches AP Statistics. He earned a B.S. from St. Peter's College in NJ with majors in Physics and Mathematics and minors in Computer Science and Russian, and he earned a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from NYU. Early in his career, Dr Janiszewski taught physics, computer science and research-related courses at St. Peter's Preparatory School, St. Peter's College, NYU and Seton Hall University. After receiving his Ph.D., Dr. Janiszewski worked in aerospace engineering and management consulting at notable technology enterprises, including Honeywell Corporation and AlliedSignal, and he currently serves as Vice President of Engineering at PS&J Consulting Services. Dr. Laurence Bensaid-Geyer teaches Chemistry. She completed her undergraduate studies in Chemistry at Ecole Nationale de Chimie de Lille in France, holds an M.S. in Chemistry from Toledo University in Ohio, and earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the City University of New York. Dr. Bensaid-Geyer spent many years as an Adjunct Professor of Chemistry and Organic Chemistry at numerous universities, including Toledo University, Tufts University, Hunter College, and John Jay College. Most recently Dr. Bensaid-Geyer has been teaching physics, chemistry and French at Manhattan Talmudic Academy. In addition to teaching experience, Dr. Bensaid-Geyer has impressive research experience which has resulted in numerous research publications and presentations, and she is the recipient of the Gertrude Elion Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship. Rabbi Yaakov Blau, in addition to teaching Talmud and Tanakh, is the Chair of the Talmud department and serves as Grade Advisor for ninth and tenth grades. Rabbi Blau earned a B.A. in Jewish History from Yeshiva College, an M.A. in Jewish Education from the Azrieli Graduate School at Yeshiva University, an M.A. in Medieval Jewish History from Bernard Revel Graduate School at Yeshiva University, and Semicha from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University. Prior to re-joining the Ma’ayanot faculty (Rabbi Blau taught Halakha at Ma’ayanot from 2003-4), Rabbi Blau taught at the Maimonides School in Boston and served as Talmud Chair and Head of the men’s division of Israel Guidance at The Frisch School. (Continued on page 6) 5
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