On Campus

Chanie Kupinsky (Eym Bayit) made Aliya with her family at a young age, and grew up in Nof Ayalon/Shaalvim. After high school, she completed a year of National Service ("Sherut Leumi") working with high school girls in Ashkelon. She received a B.Ed. from Michlala Yerushalayim College for women, majoring in Jewish studies and guidance counseling. She was a madricha at Shaalvim for Women in its first year. Chanie is currently pursuing an M.Ed. in counseling.

Dov Kupinsky (Av Bayit)’s family made Aliya to Kiryat Arba when he was an infant. After high school, he learned in Yeshiva Gavoha of Mitzpeh Yericho for 3 years, and then in Yeshivat Hesder Kiryat Arba for 5 years. While in the Hesder program he served as a lieutenant in the I.D.F. as a Chaplin working to preserve Jewish values of the army, while doing kiruv work with nonreligious soldiers. He is currently pursuing a B.Sc. in software engineering at the Machon Lev Institute.

Mrs. Rebecca Belezon (Rakezet) studied in the overseas students program at Michlalah Jerusalem College and served as a madricha there as well. Rebecca holds an M.A. from Yeshiva University's Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration. She has taught Chumash and Jewish History at Nefesh Academy and, more recently has taught Nach and Jewish History at the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls and was a Grade Level Advisor and the Faculty Advisor to the student council there as well.

Mrs. Ariella Davis (Rakezet) holds a degree in Journalism from Stern College for Women and a masters in Jewish Education from the Azrieli Graduate School. She taught Torah She Baal Peh at HAFTR Middle School for three years,  and spent summers learning and teaching in the Atlanta Summer Kollel where she served as director of the women's program. Last year, Ariela participated in the Midreshet Lindenbaum Educational Fellowship, and taught at Shaalvim for Women as well.

Mrs. Tali Ifra  (Rakezet) studied in Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalayim for two years post high school after which she earned a degree in Judaic Studies from Stern College.  Before making aliyah, she taught in Ramaz Lower School.  Tali is currently pursuing a degree in Jewish education from Azrieli Graduate School. She has taught in MMY and currently lives with her family in Yerushalayim.

Mrs. Lynn Kraft  (Rakezet) holds Bachelor’s degrees in Judaic Studies and Psychology from Stern College for Women, and a Master’s degree in Bible from Bernard Revel Graduate School.  She is currently studying at Yeshiva University’s new advanced learning program for women at Gruss Institute.  Mrs. Kraft has previously taught at Stella K. Abraham High School in New York.

Elisheva Frist (Madricha)

Naty Gabbay (Madricha)

Sarah Kantz (Madricha)

Shira Friedman (Madricha)