Rebecca Shubert, Temple Educator RebeccaMShubert@aol.com
Rebecca Shubert received her B.A. cum laude from Mount
Holyoke College where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and an M.A. from
the University of Connecticut. She holds a Principal's Certificate from
the UAHC. She is married to Stephen and has two children, Seth and Sara.
Ms. Shubert came to Scarsdale Synagogue Temples Tremont and Emanu-El
as Director of the Religious School in 1986. She became Temple Educator in
1998. In addition to her work at the Synagogue, she frequently conducts
workshops for Jewish teachers and principals throughout the New York
metropolitan area as well as yearly at the National Conference on
Alternatives in Jewish Education.
Alan Hochberg, Executive Director ahoch68730@aol.com
Alan Hochberg has been our
Executive Director since
the position was created in 1988. He was born in the Bronx and received an AAS degree from NYC Community College, a BBA from the University of Miami,
and a Juris Doctorate degree from New York Law School. He was an
investigator for the United States Department of Justice, an Assistant
District Attorney, and an attorney in private practice.
After his move to Hartsdale over 20 years ago, he became
active in community life as president of the Poet's Corner Civic
Association and former Chairman of the Westchester County District
Attorney's Community Relations Office.
Alan has become very active in the National Association
of Temple Administrators (NATA), was on their National Board and has become
certified as a senior member of NATA. He was honored to receive NATA's
community service award.
Alan is married to Faye. Faye is a laboratory technologist at Jacobi
Hospital. They have two children - Jason, who is an
attorney, and Michael who is an attending physician in emergency medicine
at Montifiore Hospital and a faculty member of Albert Einstein School of
Medicine.
Jody Glassman, Nursery School Director
mazeltots@aol.com
Jody Glassman has been
the Director of Mazel Tots, our Nursery School program, since the
position’s inception in the Spring of 2001. She has more than 25 years of
classroom and administrative experience working with preschoolers in both
the school and camp environments.
Jody’s association with
SSTT-E began in 1992 when she began teaching in the Religious
School’s preschool
program. In addition, in 1995, Jody assumed the role of coordinator of
SSTT-E’s “Temple
for Tots” Shabbat program.
Ruth Kleinman, Youth Director ruth.kleinman@gmail.com
Ruth Kleinman is a born and raised Long Islander from Port
Washington, NY. She spent 4 years at the University at Buffalo getting
her feet wet in all aspects of campus life: Resident Advisor, Campus Tour
Guide, Hillel Student President, University Student Alumni Board Event
Co-Chair and Executive Board member. She graduated with a BA in
Psychology and Sociology and a minor in Judaic Studies in May of 2005.
After graduating, she spent the next year in Ohio at Hillel
at Kent State University as the Jewish Campus Service Corps Fellow. She
was thrilled to make a homecoming last year and work for Hillels of
Westchester as the Senior Jewish Campus Service Corps Fellow serving
Jewish students at Purchase College, Pace University and Manhattanville
College. During her first year in Westchester, she was also a Youth Group
Advisor at Temple Beth Israel in Port Washington, NY. She decided to stay
another year in Westchester as the Program Director for Hillel, thus
giving Scarsdale Synagogue Tremont Temple the opportunity to work with her
this year as the Youth Group Director.
Ruth became interested in hip hop dancing during her high
school years and continues her interest in hip hop music now. She has
been a die hard hockey fan since the age of 5 when her dad took her to see
the NY Rangers at Madison Square Garden. One of her lifelong dreams was
fulfilled when she met Mike Richter, former NY Rangers goalie, at the UJA
Super Sunday event in February 2007. She has always been a supporter of
children's camps and has attended and worked at Camp Echo Lake in Upstate
NY for 14 summers.
Ruth loves being a part of the SSTT-E family - she looks
forward to hearing from youth and families interested in the Youth Group
at SSTT-E. You can usually find her Monday afternoons after Hebrew School
in the Youth Lounge, or Wednesday nights meeting with the Senior Youth
Group in the Youth Lounge.
Office and Maintenance Staff
Diana Torres-Killoran, Secretary to the Administrator
Teresa La Greca, Secretary to the Rabbi
Lisa Fortugno, Secretary
Marie Elena Pepiciello, Secretary to Temple & School
Office
Rita DiZenzo, Bookkeeper
Marvin Escoto, Custodian
Manny Rojas, Custodian
Enrique Vargas, Custodian
Sergio Villanueva, Custodian
Omar Montes, Custodian
Ray Santiago, Security Officer
