Full List of Donors

Pardes thanks the many donors who have generously contributed to build our future home. You have invested not just in Pardes, but in the future of the Jewish people.

Interested in making a gift or learning more? Contact Abbey Silberman Fagin at abbey@pardes.org.

This listing includes donations through August 2021. If one or both donors are alumni, they are listed in red.

Founder’s Circle: $5,000,000+

  • Paula Gottesman

President’s Circle: $1,000,000 – $4,999,999

  • Anonymous
  • Abbie and Moshe Greenberg
  • The David S. and Karen A. Shapira Foundation
  • Moshe and Libby Werthan

Builder: $500,000 – $999,999

Chai Society: $180,000 – $499,999

  • Anonymous (4)
  • The Crown Family
  • Colleen and Richard Fain
  • Francine Gordon
  • Hellman Foundation
  • Robert Immerman
  • Micha z”l and Yael z”l Taubman

Benefactor: $100,000 – $179,999

  • Anonymous (3)
  • Alper Family
  • Gary and Roneet z”l Carmell
  • Jerri-Ann and Gary Jacobs
  • Betty z”l and Raymond z”l Kaplan
  • Bryan Kocen and Gail z”l Gordon Kocen
  • The Krasnoff Family
  • Michael Levy and Rise Ain
  • Barbara Osband
  • Vicki and Gary Phillips
  • Paul and Sheri Robbins
  • Karen and Gary Rose
  • Faygie and Phil Schwartz
  • Deborah Shapira and Barry Stern
  • Della and Fred z”l Worms

Patron: $50,000 – $99,999

  • Anonymous (2)
  • David Barish and Linda Jayaram
  • Martin Flashner and Phyllis Shapiro
  • Cheri Fox
  • David Gilinsky and Jeremy Shapira
  • The Gottesman Fund
  • Audrey Kaplan Scher and Harvey Scher
  • Daniel and Ruth Krasner
  • Mark and Gloria Levenfus
  • Nathan and Shari Lindenbaum
  • Richard and Leora Linhart
  • Juan Mesa-Freydell and Catherine Stoll
  • Charles A. and Ilana Horowitz Ratner
  • The Schuckit Family
  • Joseph and Marla Shafran
  • Phil Shaw and Shira Gordon
  • Don Simkin in memory of Ellen Hope Singer
  • Jan S. Tuttleman Family Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
  • Dr. Shelley and Ari Zak
  • Patti Zetlin

Supporter: $25,000 – $49,999

  • Anonymous
  • Lynn and Jeffrey Coe
  • Mark S. Cohen and Roberta Weinstein-Cohen and Rabbi Mitchell H. Cohen and Cari Cohen
  • Rabbi Samuel S & A Irma Cohon Memorial Foundation
  • Deborah Denenberg
  • Steven and Tippi Denenberg
  • Larry and Josie Kluger
  • Karen and Marc Rivo
  • The Rosner-Denenberg Family
  • Seth and Rivka Weisberg

Friend: $18,000 – $24,999

  • Michael Alan Cummings
  • Robert Hammer
  • Judy Birnbrey Robkin and Shai Robkin in honor of Henry Birnbrey

Friend: $7,200 – $17,999

  • Edward and Marlin Barad
  • Giti and Jack Bendheim
  • Elias Brettler
  • Carole Daman
  • Stephen Feingold
  • Howard (Hersh) Felson and Efrat Campagnano
  • Charles and Aviva Freedman
  • Mark Freedman and Leslie Klein
  • Daniel Gamulka and Jennifer Bayer-Gamulka
  • In Memory of Larry Gamulka z”l
  • Rabbi David Gedzelman and Judith Turner
  • Graham Hoffman
  • Jason Kravitz
  • Joshua Levin and Lisa Silverman
  • Steven Mazer
  • Henry and Maureen Molot
  • Rae Ringel and Amos Hochstein
  • Falynn Schmidt
  • Jack and Ferne z” l Skiba
  • Avi Turgeman and Talia Gillis
  • Dr. Aviva and Dr. Peter Turner
  • Suzanne Wachsstock and Eliot Fishman
  • Children of Moshe and Libby Werthan

Friend: $1,800 – $7,199

  • Anonymous
  • Ruth Assal and Dr. Robert Gerwin
  • Yisrael Campbell
  • Tabby and John Corre
  • Rabbi Darryl Crystal
  • Stephen and Marsha Donshik
  • Shirley and Leonard Goldstein Supporting Foundation
  • Michael and Tovit Granoff
  • Sara and Albert Karoll
  • Robert Karasov and Hanna Bloomfield
  • Judy and Shmuel Klitsner
  • Roslyn Litman z”l
  • David Lonner
  • Sherwin and Shoni Pomerantz
  • Jeff, Mitch and Irene Rattner
  • Dr. Renee Rabinowitz z”l
  • Fern Reiss and Jonathan Harris
  • Joshua and Abby Rocker
  • David J. Richman
  • Joanne and Adam Rose
  • Neil J. Schechter
  • Eve and Fred z”l Simon
  • Jonathan Tassoff in loving memory of James Tassoff z”l
  • Professor Nathan and Toby Ticktin Back
  • Mark and Annabelle Travis

Friend: Up to $1,799

  • Anonymous (4)
  • Simonne H. Abadee
  • Peter Abelow
  • Shira B. Abramowitz
  • David Abudarham
  • Aleeza R. Adelman
  • Naomi Adland
  • Eliyana R. Adler
  • Steven Aftergood
  • Syed Ahmed
  • Rahel Alexander
  • Betsy Ami
  • Nathan J. Anderson
  • Deborah Anstandig
  • Naama Applbaum
  • Celeste Aronoff
  • Elaine Asa
  • Joseph Asch
  • Peter Asch
  • Robert Asch
  • Lance Asner
  • Nili Auerbach
  • Michael C. Backman
  • Marc Baker
  • Leonie Balbin
  • Joel Ballin
  • Alana Bandos
  • Marcus Bandos
  • Albert Banker
  • Mark Banschick
  • Matthew Bar
  • Rebecca S. Bar
  • Jennifer Bard
  • Benjamin Barer
  • Kathi Barnhard
  • Joanne Barth
  • Dennis Beck-Berman
  • Cindy M. Becker
  • Joseph Becker
  • Connie Beinhaker
  • Kathy Beller
  • Aryeh Ben David
  • Sari Ben-Chaim
  • Jeffrey Benkoe
  • Abraham S. Benson-Goldberg
  • Ben Berger
  • Jake Berger
  • Laura Berger
  • William Bergman
  • Rahel Berkovits
  • Douglas Berkowitz
  • Lauren Berkun
  • David S. Berman
  • Susan Berman
  • Alison Bermant
  • Gavriella Bernat-Kunin
  • Gordon Bernat-Kunin
  • Jeffrey J. Berney
  • Benjamin B. Bernstein
  • David I. Bernstein
  • Samuel Bettsack
  • Sophie Bigot-Goldblum
  • Jordanna Birnbaum
  • Rebecca Birnbaum
  • Michal Bitton
  • Susan Blitz
  • Aviva Bloch
  • Debra Blog
  • Elisheva A. Blum
  • Ira Blum
  • Jody Blum
  • Joseph R. Blumberg
  • Sam Blumberg
  • Charlotte Blumenfeld
  • Lisa S. Bodziner
  • Lenore Bohm
  • Helena Bondar
  • David G. Bonett
  • Jamie and Carrie Bornstein
  • Roberta and Michael Bornstein
  • Jeremy A. Borovitz
  • Howard Botwinick
  • Jessica R. Botwinick
  • Simeon Botwinick
  • Jyll Bradley
  • Ellen Braitman
  • Rena Branson
  • Oliver J. Braunschweig
  • Elise Braverman-Plotkin
  • Paula Breese
  • Eddie Breuer
  • Lawrence Brooks
  • Martin J. Brophy
  • Vicki Brower
  • Moshe Bruce
  • Yochi Bruce
  • Max Buchdahl
  • Alison Buckholtz
  • Bruce Bukiet
  • Eva Burke
  • Lauren G. Calin
  • Alan Caro
  • Jessica Cavanagh-Melhado and Raif Melhado
  • Joshua Chadajo
  • Eliana R. Chavkin
  • Yitzhak Clark
  • Alan Cohen
  • Andrew Cohen
  • Binyamin Y. Cohen
  • Dianne Cohen
  • Harris Cohen
  • Nina Cohen
  • Sharon Cohen
  • Tamara Cohen
  • Jetti Cole
  • Brooke E. Collier
  • Lauren Contard
  • Jonathan Conway
  • Michael Conway
  • Debbi Cooper
  • Levi and Sarah Cooper
  • Sarah and Levi Cooper
  • Joshua A. Corber
  • Nancy E. Coren
  • Ruth and Rabbi Moshe Corson
  • Ruth Cummings
  • Sara Henna Dahan
  • Bob Dale
  • Rebecca Dale
  • Ben Dansker
  • Benjamin J. de Toledo
  • Netta de Vriend
  • Maxim S. Delchev
  • Deborah Diamond
  • Simon R. Dick
  • Rachel Dingman
  • Joshua Donner
  • Ashley Donoff
  • Uri Doten
  • Elizabeth Dunoff
  • Jeffrey Dunoff
  • Ma’ayan D. Dyer Gutbezahl
  • Judith Eichinger
  • Karen Eichinger Feuer
  • Judy Eisenstock
  • Ariel Eliach-Forman
  • Hannah J. Elovitz
  • Donald Emerson
  • Michael Emerson
  • Rina Emerson
  • Sarah Emerson
  • Talia Engelhart
  • Larry Englander
  • Jenna L. Englender
  • Bari Epstein
  • Janice K. Epstein
  • Yaffa B. Epstein
  • Lucas Espinosa
  • Nathaniel Faber
  • David Fain
  • Jessica L. Fain
  • Joan Benjamin-Farren and Martin Farren
  • Anne Feibelman
  • Tina Fein Dinitz
  • Shira B. Feinstein
  • Eric M. Feldman
  • Mollie Feldman
  • Baruch Feldstern
  • Michael Fichmann
  • Shawn Fields-Meyer
  • David J. Filer
  • Aaron Finkelstein
  • Michal Finkelstein
  • Devorah Fish
  • Noga Fisher
  • Bailey Fox
  • Yedidya Fraiman
  • Elizabeth Frankel
  • Jerome L. Frankel
  • Tamara Frankel
  • Jackie A. Frankel Yaakov
  • Jason Freed
  • Benjamin J. Freedman
  • Sue Freedman
  • Dara Freedman-Weiss
  • Alissa Fried
  • Cheryl Friedman
  • Deena Friedman
  • Morris Friedman
  • Richard Friedman
  • Rachel Friedrichs
  • Daniel Gamulka
  • Hannah Ganezer
  • Paula Gantz
  • Deborah Garner
  • Judy Gatchell
  • Ruth E. Gelfarb
  • William Geller
  • Matt Gerber
  • Judy A. Gerstenblith
  • Miriam Gerstenblith
  • Michael Gilbert
  • Adam J. Gillman
  • Jessica Gindea
  • Eleanor Ginsburg
  • Larry Ginsburg
  • Mark Glassberg
  • Stefanie Glowinsky
  • Barbara D. Gochberg
  • Donald Goer
  • Jack Golbert
  • Laura J. Gold
  • Carol Goldberg
  • Rachel Goldberg
  • Susan G. Goldberg
  • Bruce N. Goldberger
  • Hannah L. Goldberger
  • Faustine Goldberg-Sigal
  • Amanda Goldblatt
  • Morrisa Golden-Sieradski
  • Ariella R. Goldfein
  • Marla Goldfinger
  • Mindy Goldfischer
  • Brendan G. Goldman
  • Leigh Goldman
  • Nechama Goldman Barash
  • Elliot Goldofsky
  • Matthew S. Goldstone
  • Clare Goldwater
  • Aliza S. Gordon
  • Gail Gordon
  • Michael Gordon
  • Ronit Gorelik
  • Robert Grabowitz
  • Linda Gradstein
  • Roberto Graetz
  • Sharon Graetz
  • Sharon Grainer
  • Elizabeth E. Gray
  • Jeffrey Green
  • Elizabeth Green Davis
  • Eli Greenbaum
  • Hannah Greenberg
  • Rachel H. Greenberg
  • Rachel Greenblatt
  • Stephanie Greenblatt
  • Sharon Greenblatt-Deitch
  • David Greenstein
  • Daniel Greenwald
  • Pam Greenwood
  • D’vora Greisman
  • Moshe Gresser
  • Alexander J. Griffel
  • Abe Grossbaum
  • Robert B. Grossman
  • Jason Gusdorf
  • Dennis Guten
  • Chava Haber
  • Steven Haber
  • Jan Hackman
  • Ilana HaCohen
  • Rebecca B. Haendel
  • Bonita Hafner
  • Sara L. Hahn
  • Ariela L. Haim
  • Efrat Hakak
  • Will P. Hall
  • Renee Halpert
  • Michael Hammer
  • Meesh Hammer-Kossoy
  • Elyssa Hammerman
  • Arlene R. Harel
  • Nyla Harper
  • David Hart
  • Caralee Harwood
  • Bracha Haskel
  • Hannah Leah A. Hason
  • Michael Hattin
  • Oliver Hazan
  • Herzl Hefter
  • Minna Heilpern
  • Benjamin Heligman
  • Sara Laya Heller
  • Robert Hendlish
  • Barry Herman
  • Hayim Herring
  • Marc Hersch
  • Jordan Herzberg
  • Noa Heyman
  • Zvi Hirschfield
  • Virginia Brissette Hirshik
  • Debra Hoffen
  • Eliezah B. Hoffman
  • Anne M. Homa
  • Jodie B. Honigman
  • Joshua Hooper
  • Dahlia Horlick
  • Robert Housman
  • Rachel M. Isaacs
  • Henry Israel
  • Judah I. Isseroff
  • Janice Jacobs
  • Nadia Jacobson
  • David Jaffe
  • Sara Jamison
  • Aviva Janus
  • Jessica H. Jobanek
  • Penina Joel
  • Rachel Jones
  • Adam H. Josephs
  • Michael Kagan
  • Wendy Kagan Medhanie
  • Daniel Kahn
  • Rachael Kahn
  • Oriana Kahn Hurwitz
  • Marsha Kaiserman
  • Eliezer Kalush
  • Leslie Kane
  • Netanel Kanovsky
  • Shana Kantor
  • Heather Kantrowitz
  • Eric Kaplan
  • Joel Kaplan
  • Yisrael J. Kaplan
  • Deanne W. Kapnik
  • Stacey Karp
  • Tova Kasnet
  • Asher Katz
  • Debbie Katz
  • Elyann Katz
  • Rebecca Katz
  • Joshua Katzan
  • Michael A. Kay
  • Samuel C. Kaye
  • Kalie E. Kelman
  • Jonathan E. Kelsen
  • Sol Kempinski
  • Jessica L. Kerman
  • Rachel M. Kessler
  • Arthur Kiron
  • Sarah M. Klein
  • Sheryl Klein Aronson
  • Adam Kleinbaum
  • Ari Klickstein
  • Lori Kline
  • Adina Kling
  • Shoshana Kloot
  • Diane Kolatch
  • Revital Kolin
  • Mark Koller
  • Rachel Korazim
  • Howard Kossoy
  • Chaim Kram
  • Marshall Kramer
  • Sefi Kraut
  • Matthew Krieger
  • Benjamin Kruskal
  • David Kuney and Cathy Simon
  • Emilie Kutash
  • Rob Kutner
  • Derek M. Kwait
  • David Laibstain
  • Julia Laibstain
  • Chaim M. Landau
  • Zoe Lang
  • Adina Lauer
  • Phyllis Lauer
  • Aviva Lauer Golbert
  • Joshua A. Laurence
  • Alan Lavin
  • Tuvia Lavit
  • Kenneth Lazear
  • Elana Lederman
  • Faith L. Leener
  • Lisa Leff
  • Mili C. Leitner Cohen
  • Brian Lester
  • Peter Levavi
  • Dodie Levene
  • Daniel Levenson
  • Harriet Levin
  • Morlie H. Levin
  • Philip C. Levin
  • Hana Levine
  • Jeremiah Levine
  • Livia Levine
  • Beryl S. Levinger
  • David Levin-Kruss
  • Jon Levinson
  • Leslie Levinson
  • Jill R. Levy
  • Samuel Levy
  • Michael F. Lewis
  • Ronald Lezell
  • Bracha Lieberman
  • Susan Lieberman Oppenheimer
  • Jean-Marc Liling
  • Rosemary Linsider
  • Dennis Linson
  • Nancy Lipsey
  • Gail E. Lipsitz
  • Jill Lipson
  • David M. Lipton
  • Jessica Lissy Trey
  • Joanne M. Loiben
  • Eryn N. London
  • Miriam A. Lorie
  • Karen Lovinger
  • Cheryl Lubow
  • Albert Madansky
  • Laura B. Magid-Aloni
  • Lisa S. Malik
  • Nechama Malkiel
  • Marni Mandell
  • Gail Mangurten
  • Rina Mangurten
  • Dave Mann
  • Jeffrey Mansbach
  • Yehoshua Mantinband
  • Laura Marder
  • Reuven Margett
  • Lisa Margolin
  • Rachel Margolin
  • Amalia Mark
  • Samuel Markowitz
  • Jonathan Maron
  • Adam L. Masser
  • Lauri Mattenson
  • Adina Mattes
  • Yuliya Mazur
  • Kevin D. McKenzie
  • Robert Mednick
  • Edward Medros
  • Jessica Cavanagh-Melhado and Raif Melhado
  • Tziona Melman
  • Hillary N. Menkowitz
  • Tova Messer
  • Robert Messing
  • Marnin Michaels
  • Naomi A. Michlin
  • Janice Miller
  • Ruth and Phil Miller
  • Jessica R. Minnen
  • Naomi Minsky
  • Sarai Mock
  • Stephen Moff
  • Rachel Montagu
  • Sara F. Moon
  • Fred Morgan
  • Anya Morgulis
  • Leon A. Morris
  • Shelley A. Morris
  • Shulamit Morris-Evans
  • Danielle L. Morse
  • Naftali Moses
  • Rosalyn A. Moss
  • Steve Moss
  • Robert S. Murstein
  • Moti Mushkin
  • Tovah Leah Nachmani
  • Jesse R. Nagelberg
  • Yvette Nahmia-Messinas
  • Michael Nash
  • Bonni Nataf
  • Ilene Nechamkin
  • Aleeza and Dmitry Nemirof
  • Chana Neumann
  • Mira L. Niculescu
  • Robert S. Nooromid
  • Henry Nosanwisch
  • Leah Nussbaum
  • Jocelyn Odenheimer
  • Lynn Olinger
  • Frances Oppenheimer
  • Nancy Oseasohn
  • Mae Ossip
  • Jessica Ozar
  • Edith Paller
  • Kate Palley
  • Shira Pasternak Be’eri
  • Elisha Paul
  • Mitchell Pearl
  • Elisa Pearlman
  • Gavriel Peretz
  • Jonah Peretz
  • Elana Perlin
  • Joshua Pernick
  • Ami Petter-Lipstein
  • Eliana S. Phansapurkar
  • Mitch Pilcer
  • Rita L. Plaut
  • Danielle L. Plung
  • Joan Pokroy
  • Adina O. Polen
  • Sarah C. Pollack
  • Sharon Pollin
  • Kent Pomerantz
  • Anna Pomson
  • Amit Poni
  • Ellen Poor
  • Geoffrey Poor
  • David Potasznik
  • Jonah Potasznik
  • Craig A. Preston
  • Jonathan Price
  • Ilene R. Prusher Carmi
  • Edward Queen
  • Tamar Rabinowitz
  • Alicia Chana J. Rabins
  • Mordechai Rackover
  • Ben-Zion Radinsky
  • Karen Radkowsky
  • Michael Ragozin
  • Jonathan Rahmani
  • Michael Raizen
  • Sandra Rapoport
  • Michelle Raskin-Kennedy
  • Victoria A. Raun
  • Sharon Rebell
  • Gabbi Rebibo
  • Libby Reichman
  • Yehudit Reishtein
  • Devora L. Renert
  • Helen G. Ressler
  • Richard Rheins
  • Barak Richman
  • Dorothy Richman
  • Matthew Rissien
  • Kara D. Robarts
  • Sarah Robinson
  • Sarah Robinson
  • Carina Rock
  • Greg Rodin
  • Lara Rodin
  • Aryeh Ronay
  • David Rose
  • Stephanie Rosekind
  • Efraim and Naomi Rosen
  • Sara B. Rosen
  • Efraim Rosenbaum
  • Hannah Rosenberg
  • Michael Rosenberg
  • Sarah M. Rosenberg
  • Lauren E. Rosenstock
  • Leah Rosenthal
  • Yedidah Rot
  • Daniel T. Roth
  • David Roth
  • Douglas Rubenstein
  • Joshua Rubenstein
  • Julia R. Rubenstein
  • Joyce Rubin
  • William Rubin
  • Rachel A. Rudman
  • Douglas H. Russ
  • Shira E. Sacks
  • Joan C. Saliman
  • James M. Salter
  • Ori Salzberg
  • Manny Samuels
  • Ory Sandel
  • Joshua Sander
  • Susan Sapiro
  • Inna Sapozhnikova
  • Nigel and Elizabeth Savage
  • Kyle T. Savitch
  • Dan Savitt
  • Jana R. Schachter
  • Bonni Schiff
  • Karen Schiller
  • Lia Schiller
  • Hanan Schlesinger
  • Jay Schlesinger
  • Hannah Schneiderman
  • Melissa Scholten-Gutierrez
  • Erika Schon
  • Julie Schubot Haimon
  • Felicia Schuessler
  • Elyse Schulman
  • Haley Schulman
  • Jeffrey Schulman
  • Glen Schwaber
  • Alyssa R. Schwager
  • Tanya Schwartz
  • Aurelie Schwarzbach
  • Lauren Schwchart
  • Peretz Schweiger
  • Yehuda Schweiger
  • Yisrael Schweiger
  • Zinaida Segal
  • Peter Sewell
  • Joseph Shadeed
  • Bruce P. Shaffer
  • Eric Shafran
  • Philip Shakhnis
  • Haim Shalom
  • Joseph Shamash
  • Aliza Shapiro
  • Ayala Shapiro
  • Andrew Shapiro Katz
  • Joan Shayne
  • Laura G. Shefter
  • Joshua Sherman
  • Michael Sherman
  • Judith Sherman Russell
  • Gabrielle Shine Markowitz
  • Chagit Shmueli
  • Joshua Shuman
  • Raziel Shushan
  • Lynn Sidronsky
  • Aryeh Siegel
  • Alyssa Silva
  • Adrienne M. Silver
  • Eli Silver
  • Sara Silver
  • Shelby Silverman
  • Shlomo Simkin
  • Stephen A. Simon
  • Ya’akov Simon
  • Adam G. Singer
  • Deborah Singer-Frankes
  • Mollie Singer-Sacks
  • Leanne Sinsky
  • Haley Sklut
  • Eric Slaton
  • Yiscah S. Smith
  • G Scott Sobel
  • Mindy Soclof
  • Jordan D. Soffer
  • Jeremy Sokolic
  • Barr Solnik
  • Iryna Solodukho
  • Eric Solomon
  • Leah Solomon
  • Alden Solovy
  • Ben Soloway and Katie Light
  • Scott Soloway
  • Marshal Spector
  • Mark Speiser
  • Avi Spodek
  • Karen Sponder
  • Bob St Lifer
  • Benjamin Stanley
  • Carolyn Starke
  • Anna Starowicz
  • Linda Steigman
  • Brenna Stein
  • Janine Stein
  • Michael Stein
  • Peter D. Stein
  • David Stern
  • Samantha Stern
  • David Strausberg
  • Steven A. Strauss
  • Arielle N. Sullum
  • Jeff Sultar
  • Stefanie Susnow
  • Louise Szczerb
  • Gwendolyn Tapper
  • Nina Tarley
  • Daniel Tay
  • Rosemary Taylor
  • Paul Thomas
  • Adam J. Titcher
  • Luz Toff
  • Rebekah E. Tokatlilar
  • Zachary W. Truboff
  • Michael Uram
  • Kezia Valyi
  • Joan VanderWalde
  • Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath
  • David Waghalter
  • Susan Wall
  • David C. Wallach
  • David Waren
  • Ari Y. Weber
  • Elana A. Weiner
  • Debra Weiner-Solomont
  • Victoria Weinman
  • Sheldon Weinstein
  • Howard Weisband
  • Phoebe Weisbrot
  • Tobie Weisman
  • Etan D. Weiss
  • Joel Weiss
  • Randy Weiss
  • Janet R. Weissman
  • David Weitzman
  • Daniel Weitzner
  • Sarah E. Weller
  • Megan Wells
  • Arthur Werschulz
  • Minda Wershof
  • Alon I. Wertheimer
  • Tony J. Westbrook
  • Aharon Wexler
  • Nicole Wexler
  • Wendy Widom
  • Rebecca F. Winerman
  • Taylor P. Winfield
  • Sara Winkelman
  • Ian Winkler
  • Ariel Winter
  • Renee Wohl
  • Dalia Wolfson
  • Aron Wolgel
  • Janice Yaffa
  • Lissa Young
  • Yonatan Yussman
  • Pat Zabari
  • Robin L. Zalben
  • Shira E. Zeliger
  • Deborah Zimelman
  • Rebecca A. Zimmerman
  • Ronit Ziv-Kreger
  • Yvonne Zuber

 

Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement and Activation

Start date: ASAP

We are seeking a charismatic, creative, and action-oriented Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement and Activation to lead this initiative. This individual will play a key role in bridging the gap between the immersive Jerusalem-based Pardes experience and the ongoing life-long learning opportunities we offer in North America.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Implement and Iterate Alumni Engagement Strategies:
    • Enhance the current “menu” of opportunities for Pardes alumni to both “give” to
      and “receive” from, Pardes.
      • Give: Empower alumni to take action, create initiatives, and leverage
        Pardes as a platform for leadership and innovation.
      • Receive: Encourage alumni to engage in continued learning through
        classes, retreats, Shabbatonim, cohorts, and other programs.
    •  Ongoing internal evaluation of efficacy of strategies and implementing iterative
      updates to enhance outcomes.
  • Program Development and Management:
    • In collaboration with the wider team, develop and implement ideas for online and in person classes, including holiday programs, one-off shiurim, and limited series.
    • Oversee the execution of programs including but not limited to: email
      correspondence and registration, coordinating with marketing, Zoom production,
      and post-program evaluation.
    • Ensuring cross-departmental collaboration specifically with the engagement and
      development teams
    •  Serve as the project manager for select alumni cohort learning programs,
      ensuring smooth operations and successful outcomes.
  • Community Building and Leadership:
    • Foster strong, relational connections with alumni, encouraging their active
      involvement in the Pardes community.
    • Identify and cultivate connections with key alumni leaders. Lead efforts to inspire alumni to take on leadership roles within their communities, promoting Pardes’ values and educational mission.
    • Cultivate and steward and existing external partnerships with organizations and
      initiatives as it relates to our Pardesnik engagement and activation work
  • Alumni Coaching and Mentorship:
    • Provide coaching and mentorship to alumni interested in developing initiatives, such as micro-grants or local events, and support them in realizing their ideas. This may include group coaching within cohorts.
  • Targeted Recruitment and Outreach:
    • Engage in focused recruitment and outreach efforts to involve specific alumni in relevant Pardes offerings.
    • Collaborate with the wider team to manage recruitment for various programs,
      including necessary follow-up and evaluation.

Qualifications:

  •  Proven experience in alumni relations, community engagement, or a related field.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a talent for building and maintaining relationships.
  • Creativity and initiative in developing new programs and strategies to engage alumni.
  • Passion for Jewish learning and a deep connection to the mission of Pardes.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.
  • Willingness to travel as needed to engage with alumni across North America.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Pardes alumna
  • Experience working in Jewish education or community leadership.
  • Familiarity with the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and its programs.
  • Based in New York City

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary commensurate with experience: $70,000-$85,000
    100% health insurance coverage for the employee (dependent coverage available)
  • 403b retirement plan with Nationwide with up to 5% contribution by employer
  • Paid time off & Paid holidays (Jewish and secular)
  • FSA
  • Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Remote and hybrid working option and flexible hours
  • Opportunities to travel domestically and to Israel to collaborate across the team
  • Opportunity to contribute to a dynamic and growing organization with a meaningful mission.

How to Apply:
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter detailing their qualifications and passion for this role. All applications should be sent to Assistant Director of Programs at Monica at monica@pardes.org.

Cover letters should answer the following questions

  • What makes you passionate about this role and work?
  • What concrete professional or personal experiences have prepared you best for this role?
  • What is one project, strategy or initiative that this job description stimulates in you?
  • How do you ensure great teamwork and successful collaboration?
    PLEASE NOTE:

Applications are due by October 8th and interviews will be the week of October 28th. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Pardes North America provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants in all organizational facilities without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, (or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to lactation), physical disability, mental and/or intellectual disability, age, military status or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer-related or HIV/AIDS-related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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