Email: school@agudasma.org
JodiLyn manages a wide range of duties to help build community and family learning while helping our children grow into Jewish adults. As director of the Hebrew School she works with Rabbi Talya and the Education Committee to develop curricula and manage school programs and she will teach Hebrew and prayer in the Upper School; she also plans and implements family programming including Tot Shabbat, intergenerational Shabbat B’Yachad, and children’s services for High Holidays.
JodiLyn has a very strong background and experience in education. She has a Master of Education from UMass Boston, a Master of Jewish Studies from Siegel College of Jewish Studies, and a Master of Library and Information Science from Kent State University. She has managed a seven-state school library consortium providing digital resources and curricula, and consulted with school libraries nationwide. She has also been a librarian, media specialist, and/or information literacy specialist in Arizona and at multiple schools in the Cleveland area.
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Linda has been an early educator for many years and is excited to continue her journey in Gan Aleph. She previously taught Kindergarten and first grade and has worked in day care settings and other religious schools. She has a great passion for baking, crafting, and reading. Linda hopes to engage the children in meaningful hands-on activities that will enhance their Jewish identity.
Anna taught Gan-Aleph at Congregation Agudas Achim for 6 years. In 2019, she moved up with her students to teach Bet-Gimel. When not at the synagogue, Anna enjoys spending time with her husband, Dan, and her two kids, Rachel and Michael. The Shumans have been members of Congregation Agudas Achim since 2000.
Rachael has pursued her interest in Jewish education for more than 20 years and has taught various grades in Reconstructionist, Conservative, and Reform settings. She is fascinated by finding different ways to connect with Jewish identity and with reading and understanding biblical texts from varied viewpoints. Rachael is a big fan of undertaking projects from home renovations to auto repair to crochet to paper craft and drawing. She lives in Medway with her dashing, brilliant husband, her German Shepherd, and Maine coon cat.
