Kollel Faculty
KOLLEL FACULTY
Bonnie Abrams taught a number of Kollel courses from 2006 through 2018. As the winemaker of Manischewitz Wine, she taught courses on Kosher wines. As Director of the Center for Holocaust Awareness & Information (CHAI), she taught Holocaust courses and was a faculty member of the "2000 Year Road to the Holocaust" at TBK. Throughout those years, Bonnie was also a professional musician with five locally produced solo CDs and a member of both a Klezmer Band and a Sephardic Music Band.
Stu Berger is a retired scientist who has been fascinated by and studied Jewish history and its association with the cultures in Biblical times through the 1st millennium CE. He has taught the "Jews of Iberia" and "The Formation of the Hebrew and Christian Bible" both at TBK and in Tucson.
Tamar (Tammy) Capon Eisenberg has been a classroom teacher in both elementary and secondary, as well as a Kollel instructor. Her love of cooking and baking transcends to international cuisines which she enjoys sharing with others through demonstration and dining.
Andrea Gluckman is an expert on policy, culture, education, and languages of the Middle East. She has worked as a diplomatic advisor, professor, and writer at Harvard University, the University of the Middle East, and the University of Rochester.
Athene Goldstein is a Torah and Haftarah teacher in the community.
Jane Levy has been sewing for over 50 years. She has been making Torah covers since 2019.
David Orange is a Jewish spiritual leader and passionate educator serving the Jewish, and non-Jewish community of Rochester. David has been a member of Temple B'rith Kodesh for over 30 years. He serves Jewish Senior Life as Worship Leader and provides the Jewish residents of St. John's Meadows and St. John's Home with spiritual care, life-cycle observances, and study.
Gene Spiro has been on the TBK faculty for many years teaching multiple ages and generations of students. She is also a member of the TBK volunteer choir and has served as a substitute soloist.
Herb Skerker is a retired Secondary Social Studies and Special Education teacher and administrator. Currently, Herb is the Director of The Rochester Kollel.
Juleen Squires is a member of Temple B’rith Kodesh and has been playing Mah Jongg since 1999. She has taught the game to a variety of people over the years.
Rabbi Peter Stein, MAHL, is the Senior Rabbi at Temple B’rith Kodesh. He came to Rochester after serving Temple Sinai in Cranston, RI and Rodef Shalom Congregation in Pittsburgh, PA. His rabbinate is defined by a love of teaching and learning.
Rabbi Rochelle Tulik is the Associate Rabbi and Director of Education at Temple B’rith Kodesh. She was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 2009. She also holds an MA in Hebrew Letters and an MA in Jewish Education from HUC-JIR. Her undergraduate studies were at the University of California at San Diego, where she crafted an Independent Studies Major in Modern Israeli Society and Israeli Culture.
