New York City Headquarters
Rabbi Jan Katzew, Ph.D., RJE, Director
Rabbi Joan Glazer Farber, RJE, Director of Adult Learning
Cathy Rolland , Director of Early Childhood Education
Joanne Doades, RJE, Director for Curriculum Development
Wendy Grinberg, RJE, East District Director of Youth and Lifelong Learning
Ashleigh Copeland , Office Manager
Natalie Miller, M.A., Web Assistant/Registrar

Consultants
Mira Angrist, Hebrew Specialist
Renee Rittner, Educational Technology Specialist
Jane West Walsh , EdD, Day School Specialist

Regional Educators Network
The Union's regional educators are Jewish professionals who serve the Union's regions as consultants and advisers, working with a regional office and the Department of Lifelong Jewish Learning to provide direct service to Reform congregations. They each possess strong academic credentials and extensive field experience in Jewish education. Each regional educator has an area of specialization.

Canadian Council
Marlene Myerson, RJE - Specialty: Israel

Greater New York Council
Lisa Lieberman Barzilai, RJE - Specialty: Adult Learning

Great Lakes Council
Alan Levin, Ph.D., CHAI Project Director - Specialty: Curriculum and Administration

Mid-Atlantic Council
Kitty Wolf - Specialty: Small Congregations

Midwest Council
Debbie Massarano - Specialty: Youth and Camping

New Jersey West Hudson Valley Council
Sharon Halper - Specialty: Social Justice

Northeast Council
Joan Carr , RJE - Specialty: School as a Sacred Community

Northeast Lakes Council
Rabbi Rachel Rembrandt - Specialty: Adolescence

Pacific Central West Council
Lisa Langer, RJE - Specialty: Intergenerational Learning

Pacific Northwest Council
Jennifer Magalnick, RJE - Specialty: Early Childhood Education

Pacific Southwest Council
Craig Rosen - Specialty: LGBT Issues
Debbie Niederman, RJE - Specialty: Gifted Education

Pennsylvania Council
Rabbi Vicki Tuckman - Specialty: Judaism and the Environment

Southeast Council
Melanie Cole Goldberg, RJE - Specialty: Assessment

Southwest Council
Debbie Massarano - Specialty: Youth and Camping

Reform Movement Commission on Lifelong Jewish Learning
The Joint Commission on Lifelong Jewish Learning (CLJL) is a reflective, deliberative and collaborative coalition that advises its constituents on systemic issues that involve Jewish learning.

CONTACT US

We welcome your inquiries, comments, and suggestions about any topic related to religious education.

Union for Reform Judaism
Department of Lifelong Jewish Learning
633 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-6778
(212) 650-4110
fax (212) 650-4199
educate@urj.org