About JLV

Innovative
Programs. Connected
Jewish Lives.

13,000 People. 100 Programs. 1 Jewish Community.

Vision

We envision individuals and families engaged in dynamic, connected, Jewish life in Greater Philadelphia and beyond.

Mission

Jewish Learning Venture inspires and empowers people to make Jewish life, learning and community relevant and meaningful.

Wildly Important Goal

Jewish Learning Venture will empower families raising children ages birth through high school to make Judaism meaningful and relevant for themselves. Our innovative programs will guide families and leaders of Jewish organizations to see Judaism as a means to a thriving life.

Leadership

OFFICERS

Marcy Bacine, President
Julie Meyers VP, Institutional Advancement
Nathan Relles VP, Governance and Leadership and Secretary Amy Falk Russell, VP, Programming
Jeff Hurok, Treasurer
Walter Ferst,* Immediate Past President

BOARD

Jaime Bassman
Richard Busis
Martin Cohen
Jonathon Levine
Debbie Rosenthal
Daniel Segal*
Graciela Slesaransky-Poe, PhD
David Smith*
Elana Weinstein

TRUSTEES

Judge Harold Berger
Jon Broder*
Steve Chopnick
Lowell Dubrow*
Michael Dvorak
Carol Einhorn*
Joel Goldhammer z”l
Lewis Grafman*
Rabbi Cynthia Kravitz
Marilyn Kutler
Jonathan Levin*
Shelley Menkowitz
Michael Paul*
Hershel Richman*
Rabbi Margot Stein
Sherrie Willner

* Past President

SHOMRIM

Jewish Learning Venture’s most generous supporters who have committed to sustaining the Agency and its initiatives. Shomrim – guardians – are the stewards of our community who ensure that we continue to provide Jewish education and engagement across the Greater Philadelphia community.

Visionary

Jonathan Broder and Joy Bernstein
Susanna Lachs Adler
Levine & Sons / Jonathon and Rachel Levine
Nathan and Mary Relles
Janet and Steve Schwartz
Daniel and Sheila Segal
Rabbis Margot Stein and Myriam Klotz

Champion

Marcy and Dan Bacine
Jaime and Barak Bassman
Amy Falk and Mitch Russell
Sally Gottesman
Dr. Andrew and Valerie Kind-Rubin
Linda Schwartz Satlow and family

Advocate

Judy Beck and Richard Busis
Lisa and Ephraim Dardashti
Alisa and Dan Doctoroff
Sidewater Family Foundation
Goldsteins’, Rosenberg’s, Raphael-Sacks, Inc.
Kareen and Robert Hartwig
Jake Kriger and Linda Kriger z”l
Marilyn Kutler
Michele and Robert Levin
Gilroy and Lillian P. Roberts Charitable Foundation
Julie Meyers and David Piver
Susan and Michael Paul
Hangley, Aronchick, Segal, Pudlin and Schiller
Elizabeth and Hershel Richman
Lowell Dubrow / Mary and Emanuel Rosenfeld Foundation
Schnader Harrison Segal and Lewis LLP
Gayle and David Smith
Sherrie Willner

Staff

Elana Rivel
Chief Executive Officer
Robyn Cohen
Director, PJ Library in Philadelphia
Rhona Gerber
Chief Development Officer
Suzanne Gold
Director, jkidACCESS Guides
char hersh
Director, Administration
Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer
Chief Program Officer
Irina Kraychik
Director, Finance and Human Resources
Lisa Litman
Director, jkidphilly
Robin Fradkin Matthews
Director, jkidpride, Director Marketing and Communications
Alanna Raffel
Whole Community Inclusion Specialist
Alyse Unterberger
Director, Special Programs
Julia Weekes
Director, Education Innovation Lab and jkid4ALL