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A Historic Progressive Conservative Congregation in Valley Village, CA
A Dynamic Jewish Early Childhood Center Serving Children Ages 6 Weeks to Entering Pre-K
A Jewish Day School serving students in Grades TK-6
A Historic Progressive Conservative Congregation in Valley Village, CA
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Professional Team

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. 
 

Administrative Department
818.766.9426
 
Interim Executive Director
Sheila Goldman
sgoldman@adatariel.org | ext. 242
 
Assistant to the Executive Director
Theresa Smith
tsmith@adatariel.org | ext. 245
 
Director of Membership
Rachel Eli
reli@adatariel.org | ext. 257
 
Event & Programming Director
Esther Frank
efrank@adatariel.org | ext. 209
 
Facility Team
 
Facilities Director
Patrick Miller
pmiller@adatariel.org | ext. 201
 
Finance Team
 
Controller
Marina Reznik
mreznik@adatariel.org | ext. 256
 
Senior Accountant 
Natalia Reznik
nreznik@adatariel.org | ext. 204
Clergy Department
818.766.9426

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 Department
 
Early Childhood Center
818.766.6379

ECC Director
Chana Blugrind
cblugrind@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
 
Jewish Learning Community (TK-12th)
818.766.9426

Director of Youth Engagement
Rabbi Emily JK Holtzman
eholtzman@adatariel.org | ext. 241

Assistant Director of Youth Engagement
Heather Friedman
hfriedman@adatariel.org | ext. 207
 
The Clubhouse Director (TK-5th After School Experience)
Carolyn Cunningham
ccunningham@adatariel.org | ext. 215
 
Adat+
818.766.9426

Adat+ Director
Rachel De La Cruz
rdelacruz@adatariel.org | ext. 200

Adat+ Enrichment Coordinator
Janet Bornstein
adatplus@adatariel.org | ext. 251
Wed, February 18 2026 1 Adar 5786