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Mike D. Walter
Mike D. Walter has taught Jewish Studies for 5 years in Religious Schools across the country, with special emphasis on history, mysticism and folklore. With an MFA in Creative Writing, Mike has a passion for the Literary Arts and brings this creative energy into every class he teaches, inspiring his students to think outside of the box.
Irit Eliav
Irit Eliav, MSW, is the Director of Education at Congregation Beth Shalom.
This is her ninth year teaching at Hebrew High and she still loves every
minute of it! Irit is the author of Yad B'Yad: Working Hand in Hand
to Create Healthy Relationships and co-editor of A Journey towards
Freedom: a Haggadah for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence.
During her four years as a Community Advocate at the Eastside Domestic
Violence Program in Bellevue, WA, Irit provided advocacy, education, and
support for victims of domestic violence.
Bob Herschkowitz
Bob has a MS in Mechanical Engineering and a MA in Naval History and International Relations. He works as a Boeing aerospace engineer and retired from both the Belgian Navy and also as a Commander from the US Naval Reserve. He works as a volunteer crime analyst for the Bellevue Police Department. He has taught Jewish history for the last twenty five years. Bob is a child survivor from Antwerp, Belgium and currently serves as a board member of the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center.
Rabbi Yechezkel Kornfeld
Rabbi Kornfeld is the rabbi at Congregation Shevet Achim on Mercer Island and has taught at Hebrew High for many years. He also teaches at the Chabad Cheder. Rabbi Kornfeld is a winner of the Samis Excellence in Education Teaching Award and a master educator for the Text by Ten program of the JEC.
Moti Krauthamer
Moti returned to Hebrew High four years ago after a two year stint of covering the fashion news of New York and working on several independent films. Moti is the co-host of Seattle's Jewish talk radio show, "Shmooze Radio" on KKOL 1300 AM. His background includes working for news organizations such as CNN, BBC, Reuters, and locally for KIRO TV. He has been awarded the United Nations outstanding leadership award for visionary leadership and won an EMMY award for his work on a documentary about affordable housing. Moti lived in Israel for 10 years and served in the IDF.
Dr. Lara Litov
Dr. Lara Litov is a Naturopathic physician in practice over 15 years. A Northwest native, her world travels have taken her from bio-dynamic farms in New Zealand to the only remaining synagogue in Indonesia. Her background is diverse and she has lived and practiced on the rugged coast of Maine, rural Washington and inner-city Baltimore. She currently lives in Bellevue with her children Noah and Aviv, her spouse Tzachi and their dog Marley.
Rabbi Yona Margolese
Rabbi Yona has been teaching at Hebrew High for the past seven years as well as at Northwest Yeshiva High School. In the past he has run NCSY and JSU in Seattle. He lives in Seward Park with his wife, Ariella and three children - Aliza, Tali and Yosef.
Amy Hilzman-Paquette
Amy is the Principal of the Community High School of Jewish Studies. She is in her third year at the Jewish Education Council and she loves her work with Jewish teens. Her heroes are the teachers at Hebrew High. When Amy is not at work she is spending time with her daughter, Adina, and her two cats, Winston and Churchill, and her husband, Dan.
Benjamina Menashe
Benjamina returns to teach her eighth year at Hebrew High. She has her B.A. from UCLA, an M.A. in Public Administration from the UW and spent a year studying in Jerusalem at Pardes Institute. She lives in Seward Park with her husband and four children.
Matthew Korch
Matthew Korch is a recent graduate of the Jackson School of Intentional Studies with a degree in Jewish Studies and a minor in Political Science. Matthew also works as a USY adviser for Seattle Nimratz and spends his summers at Camp Solomon Schechter in Olympia. Matthew is re-joining the Hebrew High Staff as a teacher after spending a year being the desk guy, and spending a year as Youth Director at Congregation Beth Shalom. Besides being heavily involved in Jew life he also enjoys Seahawk Football, walks on the beach, and looking for a place to live.
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