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\n Masor School Faculty\n <\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Meet the scholars and practitioners training the next generation of Jewish educators and leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Jay Greenlinger<\/h3>\n

Dean<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Yehudis Smith<\/h3>\n

Lecturer<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Rachel Raz<\/h3>\n

MA Mentor<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Pam Ranta<\/h3>\n

BA Mentor<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Rabbi Dr. Ron Wolfson<\/h3>\n

Professor<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Emma Schnur<\/h3>\n

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Rabbi Neal Scheindlin<\/h3>\n

Lecturer<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Jessica Robins<\/h3>\n

Lecturer<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Sheila Purdin<\/h3>\n

Instructor, MAEd ECE<\/p>\n

Early Childhood Education<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Dr. Bruce Powell<\/h3>\n

Senior Advisor<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Dr. Deborah Moses<\/h3>\n

Instructor<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Dr. Marc Medwed<\/h3>\n

EdD ECE Leadership<\/p>\n

Early Childhood Education<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Denise Moyes-Schnur<\/h3>\n

ECE Instructor<\/p>\n

Early Childhood Education<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Meredith Polsky<\/h3>\n

Instructor<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Rabbi Dr. Meir Muller<\/h3>\n

ECE Instructor<\/p>\n

Early Childhood Education<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Abby Mars<\/h3>\n

ECE Mentor<\/p>\n

Early Childhood Education<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Lori Kowit<\/h3>\n

BA Mentor<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Dr. Marc Kramer<\/h3>\n

Lecturer<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Dr. Zachary Lasker<\/h3>\n

Adjunct Professor, EdD ECE Leadership Program<\/p>\n

Early Childhood Education<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Tricia Ginis<\/h3>\n

MAEd Mentor<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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David Groshoff<\/h3>\n

Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Dr. Noah Hichenberg<\/h3>\n

Lecturer<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Dr. Saul Kaiserman<\/h3>\n

Lecturer, EdD ECE Leadership<\/p>\n

Early Childhood Education<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Susan Kapitanoff<\/h3>\n

Professor Emeritus, Psychology<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Dana Keil<\/h3>\n

Adjunct Professor, BA ECE<\/p>\n

Early Childhood Education<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Rafa Kern<\/h3>\n

Lecturer<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Avital Etehad<\/h3>\n

MA Mentor<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Marcy Davidson<\/h3>\n

ECE Instructor<\/p>\n

Early Childhood Education<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Shellie Dickstein<\/h3>\n

MA Mentor<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Dr. Shai Cherry<\/h3>\n

Adjunct Professor, EdD ECE Leadership<\/p>\n

Early Childhood Education<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Donna Cecil<\/h3>\n

Adjunct Professor, BA ECE<\/p>\n

Early Childhood Education<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Natalie Boscoe<\/h3>\n

MA Mentor<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Dr. Erika Bocknek<\/h3>\n

Instructor<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Chana Blugrind<\/h3>\n

ECE Teacher<\/p>\n

Early Childhood Education<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Dr. Sharon Bacharach<\/h3>\n

Associate Director of Early Childhood Education Programs Lecturer, BA ECE & MAEd ECE<\/p>\n

Early Childhood Education<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Dr. Tamar Andrews<\/h3>\n

Director of Early Childhood Education Programs & Associate Professor for BA ECE, MAEd ECE, EdD ECE Leadership<\/p>\n

Early Childhood Education<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Sari Abrams<\/h3>\n

Lecturer, BA ECE & MAEd ECE<\/p>\n

Early Childhood Education<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Jason Ablin<\/h3>\n

Lecturer<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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