|
|
|
|
|
About Hillel » Staff
|
| Hillel programs would not be possible without our committed, diverse staff. Scroll down to find contact information for everyone. If you’re not sure whom to contact, use the Contact Form on the website, and we’ll direct you to the right person! |
Larry Sternberg, Executive Director
A native of Chicago, Larry has traveled to Afghanistan, Iran, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan, and has led groups to Eastern Europe, the Former Soviet Union and Israel. He remains a fan of the Grateful Dead and Bruce Springsteen and loves good coffee and good wine. Larry is an adjunct member of the faculty of the Hornstein Professional Jewish Leadership Program at Brandeis and formerly served as Associate Director the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis and as Director of the Nathan Perlmutter Institute for Jewish Advocacy at Brandeis. He is a founding board member of the Jewish Organizing Initiative and of Congregation Or Atid in Wayland, MA and lives with his family in Sudbury. |
Cindy Spungin, Associate Director
Originally from Newton, MA, Cindy is beginning her 13th year with Hillel at Brandeis. Her Grand Tour of American Universities has earned her degrees in psychology and higher education administration and taken her to such places as Amherst, Massachusetts; Bloomington, Indiana; Stony Brook, New York; and Scenic Storrs, Connecticut (there’s not much to do there, but it is scenic). Most days you can find her in Usdan, hangin’ out in the Hillel Lounge, keeping the chaos somewhat contained. She enjoys a really good cafe-au-lait. Preferably in a real cafe-au-lait mug and not in a paper cup. And never in Styrofoam – forget what it does to the environment – it just makes the coffee taste bad. Yup, a real cafe-au-lait and pretty much anything on the ice cream menu at Cabots and all will be good with the world. |
 |
Office: Usdan 144;
Phone: 781-736-2063
Email: sternber@brandeis.edu |
 |
Office: Usdan 148
Phone: 781-736-3584
Email: spungin@brandeis.edu |
| Rabbi Elliott Kaplowitz, Co-director, The Seif Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus
The Heshe and Harriet Seif Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (JLIC) is a program of the Orthodox Union in partnership with Hillel
Rabbi Elliot Kaplowitz is thrilled to be back at Brandeis. Rabbi Kaplowitz grew up in Livingston, NJ. After spending a year in Israel at Yeshivat Sha’arei Mevasseret Zion, he attended Brandeis where he received a combined BA/MA in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies. Rabbi Kaplowitz spent a year working as the Iyyun Fellow at Hillel’s International Center in Washington, DC before receiving his semicha (Rabbinic ordination) from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah. Rabbi Kaplowitz is an avid Boston Red Sox fan. He enjoys reading, home brewing, traveling, and spending time with his wife Toby and his son Yisrael. |
Toby Goldfisher Kaplowitz, Co-director, The Seif Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus
The Heshe and Harriet Seif Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (JLIC) is a program of the Orthodox Union in partnership with Hillel
Toby Goldfisher Kaplowitz received her BA in psychology and music from Stern College for Women and is a graduate of the Stern College Graduate Program in Advanced Talmudic Studies. While in college, Toby spent three summers abroad in Australia and New Zealand leading an experiential Jewish education program called Counterpoint. In December 2006, Toby received her M.S.Ed. from the Bank Street College of Education where she focused her studies and Masters thesis on school leadership and progressive/experiential Jewish education. Toby began her professional career as Program Coordinator at the Center for the Jewish Future, Yeshiva University. Toby loves hanging out with her adorable son, Yisrael, and is looking forward to a fantastic third year here at Brandeis! |
 |
Office: Usdan 147
Phone: 781-736-3583
Email: rabbikap@brandeis.edu |
 |
Office: Usdan 147
Phone: 781-736-3583
Email: toby@brandeis.edu |
Dan Levine, Coordinator for Israel Engangement
Born and raised in the great state of New York Dan Levine has been residing in Massachusetts since he was 18. Dan has spent the past several years at the Brandeis Hillel, working with students interested in traveling to Israel and also thsoe interested in the arts and culture of Israel and the greater Middle East. You can find Dan for info on how to get to Israel, a good game of Shesh Besh (Backgammon), and music. Dan can usually be found in Usdan Cafeteria listening to Michael Jackson. |
Ellie Afienko, Office Manager and Department Administrator
|
 |
Office: Usdan 144
Phone: 781-736-5272
Email: dlevine@brandeis.edu |
 |
Office: Usdan 51
Phone: 781-736-3570
Email: afienko@brandeis.edu |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
