Administrative Staff

Dr. Rena Alpertis the Director of Life Long Education. She holds a B.A. in Elementary Education, an M.A. in Early Childhood Education and an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Supervision. She has over 40 years experience teaching in public school, at Rowan University as an adjunct professor, working with Rutgers University as a student teaching supervisor and working as director of Camp Hilltop, part of the JCC camps at Medford.

Margery Ross, the Linguistic Director of Hebrew, has been a Temple Emanuel member for over 25 years.   She has taught all grades from Kindergarten through adults, including special education.   Margery worked at the JCC Camps in Medford for over 20 years.

Heidi Stern is the Education Assistant for the Religious School.  She focuses on the administrative needs of the Religious School, including organizing mailings and other communication between the school and families, ordering supplies, and maintaining the school’s database. She can be reached at 856-489-0035, extension 110.

Jared Rosenbloom, the Ritual Assistant, assists the Cantor in the coordination of the B’nai Mitzvah program. He also works closely with Rabbi David and Rabbi Larry in various aspects of Temple life.

Clergy

Each of our clergy members is actively involved in teaching in the Religious School.

Rabbi Jerry David
Rabbi Jerry David teaches in the Confirmation Academy.

Rabbi Larry Sernovitz -
Rabbi Larry Sernovitz teaches in the Confirmation Academy.

Cantor Neil Schnitzer
Cantor Neil teaches in the Confirmation Academy.

Religious School Teachers
Our teachers are committed to strong communication between home and Religious School.  If you have a question, comment or concern, your child's teacher would love to hear from you. 

If the web-site does not include an e-mail link to your child's teacher, please e-mail Heidi Stern and she will make sure that the teacher receives the message.To leave a phone message for one of our teachers, please call the Religious School office at 856-489-0035.