Professional Staff
You can reach any of our professional staff by emailing the links below or by calling: 818.766.9426 and entering their extension. If you leave a voicemail, your call will be returned within 24 hours. This excludes Shabbat and Sundays. If you need immediate assistance please dial the Executive Director's extension and it will forward directly to his cell phone.
Administrative Team
Executive Director
Eric Nicastro
enicastro@adatariel.org | ext. 202
Assistant Executive Director
Jessica Biber
jbiber@adatariel.org | ext. 257
Events and Program Coordinator
Leeron Tal Dvir
ldvir@adatariel.org ext. 242
Controller
Marina Reznik
mreznik@adatariel.org | ext. 256
Staff Accountant
Natalia Reznik
nreznik@adatariel.org | ext. 204
Facilities Director
Patrick Miller
pmiller@adatariel.org | ext. 201
Administrative Assistant
Candice Ray
cray@adatariel.org | ext. 209
Events and Program Assistant
Cady Belkin
cbelkin@adatariel.org
Clergy Department
Senior Rabbi
Brian Schuldenfrei
bschuldenfrei@adatariel.org | ext. 224
Rabbi
Leslie Alexander
lalexander@adatariel.org | ext. 229
Cantor
Judy Dubin Aranoff
cantorjda@adatariel.org | ext. 253
Assistant to the Cantor
Rachel Freed
rfreed@adatariel.org | ext. 222
Administrative Assistant
Debra Peterkofsky
dpeterkofsky@adatariel.org | ext. 244
Educational Team
Early Childhood Center
818.766.6379
Interim ECC Director
Yael Sherman
ysherman@adatariel.org| ext. 230
Co-Assistant ECC Director
Mandy Pankowski
mpankowski@adatariel.org | ext. 208
Co-Assistant ECC Director
Shelby Fine
sfine@adatariel.org | ext. 231
Administrative Assistant
Theresa Smith
tsmith@adatariel.org| ext. 232
Jewish Learning Community
818.766.9426
Director of Youth Engagement
Rabbi Emily JK Holtzman
eholtzman@adatariel.org | ext. 241
Assistant Director of Youth Engagement
Sara Marcus
smarcus@adatariel.org | ext. 207
Adat+
818.766.9426
Adat+ Director
Vanessa Cosio
vcosio@adatariel.org | ext. 200
Assistant Adat+ Director
Aubrey Blacker
ablacker@adatariel.org | ext.251