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Maimonides Reflections: September 18, 2026
Rabbi Yaakov BekerMiddle School Limudei Kodesh TeacherIn addition to teaching Chumash and Talmud, Rabbi Beker serves as our Sixth Grade Rebbe. He was chosen by the students as the 2024 recipient of the Class of 1977 Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence.יַעֲרֹ֤ף כַּמָּטָר֙ לִקְחִ֔י תִּזַּ֥ל כַּטַּ
09/29/2026
Maimonides Reflections: September 11, 2026
Rabbi Dr. Yaakov JaffeDean of Judaic StudiesRabbi Dr. Yaakov Jaffe is Dean of Judaic Studies, Director of Tanach, and an Upper School Judaic Studies teacher, and also leads the Maimonides Kehillah. He is the proud father of a recent alumnus and three Maimonides students.There are many reasons why ou
09/07/2026
Maimonides Reflections: September 4, 2026
Rabbi Yaakov Green (’98)Head of SchoolRabbi Yaakov Green ('98) is the proud father of four Maimonides students and one recent alumna. He is beginning his fifth year as Maimo's Head of School.Ever since I watched Rabbi Dov Huff teach a new song to our eighth graders at our weekly kumsitz several year
06/14/2026
Maimonides Reflections: June 12, 2026
Rabbi Shimmy TrencherExecutive Director of Community EngagementRabbi Shimmy Trencher serves as Executive Director of Community Engagement, overseeing admissions, recruitment, marketing, communications, community programming, and alumni affairs. Prior to joining Maimonides, Rabbi Trencher was a high
06/14/2026
Maimonides Reflections: June 5, 2026
Jacob PinnolisChiel Educator-in-ResidenceJacob Pinnolis joined Maimonides in 2020 as Chiel Educator-in-Residence, named by Lisa Rosenbaum and Ron Fisher in honor of Judy and Jonathan Chiel. This position allows Jacob to serve in a high-level consultative leadership role that leverages his considerab
06/14/2026
Maimonides Reflections: May 29, 2026
Rebbetzin Adina Morris ('95)Rebbetzin Adina Morris ('95) is the Rabbinical Council of America’s Rebbetzins’ Circle Director of Rebbetzin Leadership and Engagement. As the director of this inaugural women’s division, she focuses on strengthening rebbetzins across North America. She also works part-ti
06/14/2026
Maimonides Reflections: May 15, 2026
Stephanie SamuelsMiddle School Limudei Kodesh TeacherIn addition to teaching Chumash and Navi, Stephanie Samuels serves as Sixth Grade Dean and is Director of the Maimonides Fellows program. She is the proud mother of a Maimo student and three alumni.Parshat Bamidbar opens with the organization of B
06/14/2026
Maimonides Reflections: May 8, 2026
Rabbi Dr. Marc Gopin (‘75)Rabbi Dr. Marc Gopin (‘75) has held the James Laue Chair at the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University since 2003.There is a striking moral architecture embedded in Behar–Bechukotai, one that has increasingly spoken to me not just as an abs