Alumni News

Mazal Tov to the 2026 Graduates of The William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education! 

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Saul Kaiserman is a lecturer at American University.

Cindy Kozierok serves as director of the education school at The Blossom School.

Orna Siegel is the executive director of ElevatEd.

Master of Arts (MA)

Samuel Arnold is studying at The Rabbinical School at JTS.

Rachel Cohn is the director of youth engagement at a Temple Emanu El in Providence, Rhode Island.

Naima Gelman teaches ninth grade at The Leffell School.

Natalie (Neta) Ranaan-Lerner teaches fourth grade at The Heschel School.

Reena Zuckerman graduated with honors and is exploring new professional opportunities in Jewish education.

We are very proud of our alumni who shared the following professional achievements and brought us up to date on their roles.

Pamela Kekst is now a planning lead at UJA Federation of NY.

Rabbi Daniel Z. Siegel recently published Roots to Fruits: Harvesting Our Hebrew Heritage. His previous book A Textual Trek was published in 2024.

Hannah Stein is now a lead teacher at Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School in Palo Alto, CA.

Bryan Wexler will become the new senior rabbi at B’nai Torah Congregation in Boca Raton, FL on July 1, 2026.

If you have an update that you would like to share in the next issue, please reach out to Melissa Friedman, Director of Alumni Affairs at mefriedman@jtsa.edu.