REBECCA is a Rabbi, Jewish Educator and Artist. Her parents raised her speaking Hebrew and English. She went to the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School from Kindergarten through grade 12 and it was there she developed her strong Jewish Identity. She became a Hebrew educator at her Conservative Synagogue the Monday after her own Bat Mitzvah. Rebecca moved to NYC to go to NYU's Acclaimed Tisch School of the Arts and Stern School of Business. She studied entrepreneurship and the Performing Arts, all while she worked in New York's Jewish communities. more here
She began to build a business with many New York families, including many that were otherwise unaffiliated. She became a one-woman Hebrew School; she accomplishes kiruv by integrating her modern sensibilities, love of music and language, and strong Jewish knowledge and values. The positive experiences she provides these students and families has led to them becoming more committed and involved in their communities. Rebecca plans and leads trips to Israel, performs as a religious officiant at events, creates educational resources to supplement learning, and teaches both Hebrew and Yiddish languages. She has worked with several rabbis in the US and Israel to to provide educational supplementation for meaningful conversion experiences. Since 1998 she has mentored and taught more than 800 children for Bnei Mitzvah and has maintained a rigorous schedule of more than 40 private sessions a week.