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. Please note that while we are working remotely, 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 cellphone.
Administrative Team
Executive Director
Eric Nicastro
enicastro@adatariel.org | ext. 202
Director of Community Relations
Jessica Biber
jbiber@adatariel.org | ext. 257
Assistant Executive Director/Community Programming Manager
Andrea Jaffe
ajaffe@adatariel.org ext. 242
Creative Director
Herschel Bleefeld
hbleefeld@adatariel.org | ext. 209
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
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
Adminstrative Assistant
Debra Peterkofsky
dpeterkofsky@adatariel.org | ext. 244
Educational Team
Early Childhood Center
Direct Line: 818.766.6379
ECC & Adat+ Director
Ori Zadok
ozadok@adatariel.org | ext. 230
ECC & Adat+ Assistant Director
Julie Dubron
jdubron@adatariel.org | ext. 208
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