Mazal Tov to Our Alumni:

10/14/2020

Diana Schutt (MS 1982), Director of Lower School Admissions, became engaged to Shai Franklin in October.

Suzanne Nossel (MS 1983) published Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All in July. Read more about her writing here.

Rachel Kessler (MS 2008) and Kemoy Campbell were married in August.

Matt Werner (MS 2008) opened three COVID-19 testing centers across Manhattan and Westchester: Formation Health.

Danny Weininger (Class of 2006) and Shani Gerbi were married in November.

Zach Dannett (Class of 2007) launched Tumble in November, a direct-to-consumer brand producing 100% spillproof and machine-washable rugs.

Hilary Polak (Class of 2007) became engaged to Sam Lipshutz in August.

Rabbi Jordan Soffer (Class of 2007) received the Covenant Foundation's 2020 Pomegranate Prize. The Pomegranate Prize is designed to honor emerging leaders who have been in the field of Jewish education for up to ten years.

Rachel Abady (Class of 2008), Josh Abady (Class of 2012), and Guy Greenstein (Class of 2012) co-founded and recently launched Manna, a new recipe app and cooking platform. You can download the app here: https://bit.ly/mannacooking.

Michael Gelb (Class of 2009) became engaged to Raquel Saxe in September.

Alexander Gruenstein (Class of 2009) and Margot Weissman (Class of 2011) were married in July.

Ari Holsten (Class of 2009) and Lauren Kurtz were married in August.

Ryan Amona (Class of 2010) became engaged to Amit Zigelman in November.

Samantha Franklin (Class of 2010) and Amir Dinur were married in October.

Rebekah Lipsky (Class of 2010) became engaged to Jared Kurlander in October.

Maya Moskowitz (Class of 2010) became engaged to Jonathan Darnell in July.

Jake Orbach-Smith and Becky Young (Class of 2010) became engaged in July.

Heylee Bernstein (Class of 2011) became engaged to Jacob Sachs in October.

Meredith Cove (Class of 2011) became engaged to Ben Sarfaty in October.

Steven Belyanskiy (Class of 2012) became engaged to Caitlin Goldstein in July.

Jill Golub (Class of 2012) became engaged to Zach Griff in July.

Rebecca Rimsky (Class of 2012) and Daniel Stecker were married in June.

Shira Wexler (Class of 2012) and Josh Goldhirsch were married in November.

Jordan Shasha (Class of 2013) became engaged to Oriah Sakazi in July.

Ilana Forchheimer and Bradley Goldman (Class of 2014) became engaged in October.

Shira King-Berkman (Class of 2014) and Elad Sadot were married in August.

Eitan Abecassis (Class of 2018) worked with Dr. Danny Aviv to create a mini-course for Leffell School engineering students to work on Tikkun Olam Makers' (TOM) challenge this summer. TOM launched an effort to flatten the curve of those infected with COVID-19 by creating an open source design library for PPE and other products that help protect essential workers.

Brian Feiler (Class of 2019), an entrepreneurial studies major at Syracuse University, began interning for Auburn Jewelry over the summer and encouraged the company to partner with Save a Child's Heart, an organization he visited on Lev V'Nefesh. Through the collaborative efforts of Brian and the company, Auburn Jewelry's "Gifts that Give Back" collection now includes a charm with Save a Child's Heart logo, and part of the proceeds from sales will go to SACH.

Olivier Mastey (Class of 2020) was selected as a recipient of a 2020 Opportunities for Multigenerational Engagement, Growth, and Action scholarship by the MIT AgeLab.

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