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Rabbi Adam Jacobs
Managing Director
(212) 579-1388 25
ajacobs@aish.com
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Adam was born and bred in NYC. He received his B.A. in music from Brandeis University
and a Masters of Jazz Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.
Becoming more bookish as he aged, he decided to apply for a rabbinical program which he
completed at Aish HaTorah in Jerusalem in 1999. Rabbi Jacobs now lives in "the burbs"
with his wife Penina and children Akiva, Ayala, Yonah, and Temima.
Hear Rabbi Jacobs- Classes
Adam Jacobs Live (on the piano)
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Rabbi Chaim Sampson
Educational Director
(646) 291-6191
csampson@aish.com
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Chaim was born and bred in London, England, and still speaks the Queen's
English even after several years of living in the States. Chaim spent 10
years of his life in the magical Old City of Jerusalem, where he received
his rabbinical ordination, as well as running the introductory and
intermediate programs at Aish Jerusalem. He also had the good fortune to
study under the tutelage of Rabbi Yaakov Weinberg at Ner Israel Rabbinical
College in Baltimore, Maryland, one of the great Torah luminaries of our
generation. Chaim returned to the UK and spent 7 years as the educational
director of Aish London, running programs to Israel and teaching in their
dynamic Center.
Chaim now lives in Passaic, NJ with his wife Yocheved who is a practicing
psychotherapist and loving mother of their son Shmuel.
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Rabbi Henry Harris
Educational Director
(212) 579-1388 22
hharris@aish.com
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Henry is the Educational Director of the Aish Center. Having "graduated" from Judaism at
his Bar Mitzvah, he went on to study history at Columbia University, freelance for
the Washington Post, and teach inner city youth in New York. Traveling in Israel before
grad school, he unexpectedly fell in love with Judaism, traded a PhD program for the
rabbinate, met his wife Tzipora, and a year later joined the Aish Center in Manhattan where
they live and entertain with their children.
Hear Rabbi Harris- Classes
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Rabbi Stuart Shiff
Executive Learning Director
212-579-1388 ext. 20
yshiff@aish.com
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Stuart was born in the Bronx but grew up in scenic, rural Connecticut where he lived a very sheltered life. After graduating from SUNY Purchase with a BS in Biology and Chemistry, and working as a research associate at Rockefeller University, Stu studied at Aish Jerusalem for over 5 years where he received his rabbinic ordination… not to mention the fame he garnered after playing Queen Esther in several Purim skits.
Rabbi Shiff was formerly the rabbi of Congregation Beth Israel in New Orleans, LA until August 29, 2005… the day Hurricane Katrina swamped New Orleans. At present, Stu, his wife Amy, and their children live in not-so-scenic New Jersey, but are ecstatic about being involved with the Aish Center.
See Rabbi Shiff's Associated Press Photo Montage
Hear Rabbi Shiff's WFUV Inteview
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Sara Gollom
Program Director
212-579-1388 ext. 23
sgollom@aish.com
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Sara came all the way from England to join the Aish Center staff as a Program Director. Having grown up in Birmingham (England, not Alabama) she graduated from the University of Liverpool with a degree in law. What's the best part of living in the big apple for this ex-pat Brit? The fantastic shopping, the delicious bagels and of course the amazing abundance of Jewish life. Pop in and meet her during any of our programs!
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Dalya Mayer
Director of Operations
212-579-1388 31
dcraus@aish.com
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Dalya came to us from Toronto, Canada where she worked in a real estate firm. She
graduated from York University in 1998 with a major in Economics and Business. After
her studies, she studied in Israel and was a counselor at Michelet Mevaseret Jersusalem
(MMY). Dalya is part of the logistical team at the Aish Center where she plans domestic and
international trips and handles all office needs.
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Tamar Stern
Designer
212-579-1388 ext. 24
Tms0806@gmail.com
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Tamar is part of the Aish Center design team. She grew up in CT, moved to NY
for highschool and has lived in NYC for the past 5 years. She graduated
from Parsons School of Design in 2003 with a concentration in Graphic
Arts and a BFA. She came straight to the Aish Center after graduation and designs
much of the Aish Center marketing for events, trips, classes, and programs.
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"Aish means to me the passion of teaching, the passion of learning."
- Elie Wiesel
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