Staff

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  Rabbi Adam Naftalin-Kelman

  Executive Director adamnk@berkeleyhillel.org
  Rabbi Adam Naftalin-Kelman is the Executive Director of Berkeley Hillel. Before coming to Berkeley Hillel he served as the Director of Hillel at the University of Colorado at Boulder, upon completing... Read more
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  Lauren Schuchart

  Associate Director lschuchart@berkeleyhillel.org
  Lauren Schuchart is the associate director at Berkeley Hillel. An east coast native, Lauren recently lived in New York City and completed a Master’s degree in Experiential Jewish Education from... Read more
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  Leah Kahn

  Rabbi Martin Ballonoff Memorial Senior Jewish Educator leah@berkeleyhillel.org
  Leah Kahn is the Rabbi Martin Ballonoff Senior Jewish Educator, and is passionate about helping college students create and connect to a vibrant Jewish life. She oversees the Berkeley Hillel... Read more
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  Dalia Shapiro

  Development Director dshapiro@berkeleyhillel.org
  Dalia joins Berkeley Hillel as the new Development Director. She previously worked at Columbia/Barnard Hillel and at NYU Hillel as an engagement associate. She has experience with many other Jewish... Read more
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  Emily Hirschman

  Director of Operations and Communications ehirschman@berkeleyhillel.org
  Emily Hirschman joined Berkeley Hillel after coming out of a long-term Masa program teaching English and volunteering in Israel.  Emily grew up in Oakland and Berkeley but left for college in... Read more
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  Danielle Neubauer

  Israel Fellow Dneubauer@berkeleyhillel.org
  Passionate about digging deep, discovering cultures, learning languages and getting to know new people, Danielle landed in Berkeley to promote dialogue on the most difficult topics relating to Israel... Read more
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  Molly Shapiro

  Director of Engagement mshapiro@berkeleyhillel.org
  Molly is ecstatic to be the Director of Engagement at Berkeley Hillel. After studying abroad at Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel and graduating from Mills College in Oakland, Molly knew that... Read more
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  Savyon Sordean

  Jewish Student Life Coordinator ssordean@berkeleyhillel.org
  Savyon recently graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor's in Psychology. She grew up in Berkeley and is so excited to return again to the Bay Area after being gone for four years. Her Jewish involvement... Read more
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  Matt Kolbert

  Social Justice Fellow mkolbert@berkeleyhillel.org
  Matt is incredibly excited to join the Berkeley Hillel team as a Social Justice Fellow. Before coming to Berkeley, he studied at Vassar College, where he received a BA in Jewish Studies. In addition... Read more
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  Daniel Sanchez

  Custodian
  Daniel has been a member of the Hillel staff for longer than anyone can remember, and in the far reaches of memory, no one can remember Daniel doing anything but an exceptional job.... Read more