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
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
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
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
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
Rabbi Dani Rockoff ('95)Rabbi Dani Rockoff ('95) is the Head of School at Westchester Day School in Mamaroneck, NY. He previously served as K-12 Judaic Studies Principal and School Rabbi of the Denver Academy of Torah; Dean of the Matmidim Judaic Studies Program at Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy in Over
Rabbi Shmuel SilbermanMiddle/Upper School Learning Center SpecialistShmuel Silberman has worked at Maimonides since 1998. He is married to Sara Silberman, who works in the Maimonides Early Childhood Center.Do you ever suspect that some people “have it” and some don’t? Do you worry that you belong to
Dr. Josh Levisohn ('85)Dr. Josh Levisohn (’85) has spent most of the last 28 years in Jewish day school education, including 17 years as Head of School at Berman Hebrew Academy in Greater Washington, D.C. and Farber Hebrew Day School in Southfield, Michigan. Josh returned to the Boston area two year
Dr. Yael JaffeUpper School Judaic Studies TeacherIn addition to teaching Talmud and Navi, Dr. Jaffe leads our Chidon HaTanach elective. She is the proud mother of a recent alumnus and three Maimonides students.We often throw up our hands, feeling powerless as we watch cultural forces develop around
If there is one thing our Torah stresses more than anything else, it is the respect we owe our teachers and parents: "honor your father and mother," "stand up for your elders," "defer to your teachers."At the same time, the Torah celebrates many heroes who made their mark precisely by challenging an
Shira MeuchasMiddle School Limudei Kodesh TeacherShira Meuchas teaches Middle School limudei kodesh and is the Middle School Student Activities Coordinator. She and her husband Yedidya, who teaches Middle/Upper School limudei kodesh, are serving as Brookline Bnei Akiva Shlichim this year.A nation of
Talya Naggar ('23)After graduating Maimonides in 2023, Talya Naggar spent a gap year at Medreshet Shaalvim for Women before continuing on to Yeshiva University. She is currently a junior studying Political Science on a pre-law track, with aspirations of pursuing a career in law and public policy.Par
Rabbi Jon BloombergRabbi Jon Bloomberg taught limudei kodesh at Maimonides School from 1985-2011. He and his wife made aliyah in 2012, joining their three alumni children in Israel. Rabbi Bloomberg spends most of his time learning Torah, attending shiurim, and visiting his grandchildren. He is about
Over the past two weeks, I had the pleasure and privilege of teaching the eleventh grade Life-Cycle Seminar at Maimonides. In our study of "A Life in Full," our first session focused on Jewish birth rituals and blessings, as well as end-of-life practices and contemplations. We studied how our tradi
Rabbi Charles Savenor ('87)Rabbi Charles E. Savenor ('87) is the Executive Director of Civic Spirit, which provides training and resources in civic education to Jewish and Christian day schools to prepare students to be informed and engaged members of American democracy. He also serves as the co-exe
Rabbi Ari Rockoff ('92)Rabbi Ari Rockoff ('92) currently serves as the David Mitzner Community Dean for Values and Leadership at Yeshiva University. An alumnus of Yeshiva University's Sy Syms School of Business, Ari holds an MBA with a specialization in organizational behavior from Baruch College, a
Rabbi David HellmanRabbi David Hellman teaches Talmud in our Middle School and has served as rabbi of the Young Israel of Brookline since 2014. He was previously on the rabbinic staff of the Riverdale Jewish Center in New York. Rabbi Hellman is the proud father of four Maimonides students.Earlier th
Sarah ChesesDean of Students for Grades 7-12Sarah Cheses teaches Talmud in our Middle School, serves as Dean of Students for Grades 7-12, and is a Yoetzet Halacha. She and her husband, Rabbi Noah Cheses ('03), are the proud parents of two Maimonides students.I recently had the privilege of visiting
Rabbi Aaron Levitt ('94)Rabbi Aaron Levitt ('94) is the Executive Director of Jewish Educational Services, an agency of The Associated Jewish Federation in Baltimore, MD. Previously he served as Judaic Studies Principal at Robert M. Beren Academy in Houston, Assistant Rabbi at Boca Raton Synagogue,
Stephanie KaplanElementary School Limudei Kodesh TeacherStephanie Kaplan, known as Morah Tova to her students, teaches limudei kodesh in third grade and fifth grade. She is the proud mother of three alumni and one current student.The Hebrew language often reveals ideas that shape Jewish life. One su
Rachel Schwartz2025-26 Maimonides FellowRachel Schwartz graduated from Ida Crown Jewish Academy and Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalayim. She is studying Judaic studies and biochemistry in the S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program at Stern College. Rachel helped establish Camp Chai Chicago, still serving as
Marc Fishkind2025-26 Maimonides FellowMarc Fishkind is in his first year of semicha at Yeshiva University, where he is a Sacks Research Fellow. He attended Yeshivat Har Etzion and the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with a degree in cognitive science. Marc cultivated a deep sense of communal
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
Atara Eis ('99)Atara (Sendor) Eis ('99) is a Yoetzet Halacha and currently serves as one of the Deans of Nishmat, the Jeanie Schottenstein Center for Advanced Torah Studies for Women. She previously founded Nishmat's U.S. branch, the Miriam Glaubach Center.If you knew me during my twelve years at Ma