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
Interim Director of Membership and Communications
Rachel Eli
reli@adatariel.org | ext. 257
Membership and Administrative Assistant
Theresa Smith
tsmith@adatariel.org | ext. 245
Program & Events Manager
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
Staff 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 | (323) 364-5384
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
Adat+ Administrative Assistant
JC Mejia
adatplus@adatariel.org | ext. 251