Blog Archives
Julie Batz
Julie Batz (she/her) is passionate about delving into Judaism’s ancient teachings in accessible and meaningful ways with all who are curious to explore! Connecting people to the tradition that is…
Rabbi Batshir Torchio
Batshir Torchio is a rabbi, teacher, singer, ukulele and piano player, and oh so proud mother of a son and daughter – and of two supremely fluffy rescue dogs. In…
Carey Averbook
Carey Averbook grew up in North Carolina, lived in Washington, DC and Bolivia, and moved to the Bay Area in 2019. They have background in anthropology and international development, photography…
Jhos Singer
Maggid Singer serves the JCCSF as a community Jewish educator where he founded QueerCore Talmud – a queer normative, SVARA method beit midrash. Maggid Singer is a professional Jewish educator,…
Aviv Peretz
Born in Jerusalem, Aviv is a native Hebrew speaker. He has an MA in Economics and an MSc in Computer Science, both from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was…
Kinneret Vinizky
Kinneret Vinizky is a native-born Israeli raised in Kibbutz Ein Hamifratz adjacent to the old and historic Arab city of Akko. She received a BA in Human Studies and Resources…
Mimi Wiener-Mishor
Born and raised in Tel-Aviv, Mimi has a BA in Sociology and Art History, and an MA in Literature from Tel-Aviv University. As a speaker of Spanish, French and German,…
Yael Ronen
A native Hebrew speaker, Yael grew up on Kibbutz Ein Dor. She’s skilled at creating a classroom that combines fun and hard work. Prior to joining the JCCSF, Yael was…
