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Founded by Rabbi Mark N. Wildes in 1998, MJE is a cutting edge program for young Jewish professionals in their 20's and 30's, with little or no background in Judaism who are interested in connecting more to each other, to their community, and to Judaism. MJE is a place where young men and women can explore Jewish life and meet new people. MJE runs a wide range of inclusive, engaging and innovative programs for thousands of young Jewish professionals, including parties, an annual ski trip, classes, beginner prayer services, marching in the Israel day parade, Friday night dinners and much much more. MJE was founded in memory of Ruth B. Wildes z"l. For more information about our events, please Contact Us.
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Board of Directors |
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Lewis Barbanel
Eric Edidin
Elaine Gold
Daniel Goldberg
Danny Kaufman
Barbara Messer
Mayer Offman
Louis Perlman
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George Rohr
Elisha Rothman
Richard Rubin
Harry Skydell
Michael Wildes
Leon Wildes
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Moshe Bellows,Chair
Marnie Black
Azi Cutter
Omri Dahan
Michael Doppelt
Yvette Edidin
Sharon Franklin
Tracy Gerber |
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Sharon Haberman
Edmond Levy
Lisa Low
Gail Rauner
Erin Rudensky
Jennifer Smorgon
David Stecker
Daniel P. Waxman
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Founder & Director
Rabbi Mark holds a BA in Psychology from Yeshiva University, a Law degree from Cardozo, a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia and was ordained from Yeshiva University. Since founding MJE ten years ago, Rabbi Wildes has become one of America’s most inspirational and dynamic Jewish educators. He teaches an Outreach Training Seminar at Yeshiva University’s Rabbinical School. Rabbi Mark & his wife Jill and their children Yosef, Ezra, Judah and Avigayil live on the Upper West Side where they maintain a warm and welcoming home for all. |
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Executive Director
Rabbi Rosenthal grew up in Seattle. He received a B.S. in Finance from Touro College, an M.A. in Education Administration from Columbia University and received his Rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva B'nei Torah in Far Rockaway, NY. Rabbi Rosenthal was the dean of the Torah Academy of Long Island for 10 years. He also was the lead guitarist for Shlock Rock for many years. Rabbi Pinny & Marie Beth and their children Eliyahu, Yosef, Shmuel, Zechariah, Moshe and Aviva live in Plainview, LI.
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Associate/East Side Director
A native New Yorker, Jonathan attended Cornell University and completed his Ph.D. in Philosophy at New York University. He received rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva University. He enjoys exploring Central Park and its zoo with his wife Shifra and four young children, Deborah, Daniel, Meirah, and Noa. Jonathan is known for his open smile, warm manner and readiness to answer any and all of your questions.
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Rabbi Daniel Kraus
Cheif Operating Officer/Gramercy Director
Born and raised in Australia, Daniel studied at Monash University before relocating to Yeshiva University where he completed his BS in Management. Daniel led Birthright missions to Israel & Poland and was actively involved in the Australian Union of Jewish Students elected as VP for two years. He taught at Leibler Yavneh College in Melbourne and at the Jewish Youth Connection at Kehilath Jeshrun on the Upper East Side. Daniel is currently completing his Rabbincal Ordination at Yeshiva University.
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Gramercy Director
Rachel recieved her BS in Marketing /Advertising with a minor in Music. She is now studying musical composition at Juilliard. Rachel is currently the Director of Partnership Marketing for Westfield. She was the Associate Director of the Jewish Youth Connection Program where she developed curriculum for unaffiliated students and traveled to Australia and Russia facilitating programs and teaching unaffiliated high-school and university students. Rachel teaches a Bat Mitzvah Program to Mothers and Daughters developed by the MaTaN institute in Israel. Rachel also played for the HaPoal Jerusalem Basketball Team.
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Director of Education
Originally from Denver CO, Rav Avi received a BA from BU and Rabbinic ordination and an MA in Bible from YU. Before joining MJE, he was Director of Jewish Education at BU Hillel, co-directed the BU Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus and was an Associate University Chaplain. He has been the Director of the Boca Raton Community Kollel, the rabbi of the BRS West synagogue and the Bronfman Fellow at Hillel's International Center. He enjoys Torah, football, singing and long-distance running and is passionately committed to teaching and inspiring Jews of all backgrounds. He and his wife Shira have 3 vivacious children and are thrilled to be part of the MJE family.
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Educator
Shira completed her BA in Religion with a minor in Hebrew at Boston University. After graduation, Shira spent a year at Midreshet Rachel v'Chaya in Jerusalem. Since then, Shira has worked as a middle school English teacher (Boca Raton, FL), a pre-school camp director (Boston, MA), and as a Torah Educator (Boston University Hillel). Shira lives on the Upper West Side with her husband, Rabbi Avi Heller, and her three delicious children, Nadav, Rinat, and Uriel. |
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Senior Educator
Chani studied for two years at Midreshet Moriah in Jerusalem, and then completed her B.A. in Judaic Studies from Stern College. She earned a Master's Degree in Jewish Education from the Azrieli Graduate School and is pursuing a doctorate in Jewish Education and Administration from Yeshiva University. Chani taught in the local Jewish Day School system for the past 10 years. Originally from Parsippany, N.J., Chani now lives on the Upper West Side with her husband, Alan and her son Doniel.
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Senior Educator
Hailing from Atlanta, GA, Rabbi Cohen received a B.A. in Speech & Marketing from Yeshiva University, an M.A. in Education from the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and received his rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva University. Rabbi Cohen served as Educational Director and Rabbi at the Hillel of Rutgers University and also worked at the Beth Din of America. He is a frequent speaker and in his free time enjoys tennis, playing the guitar and snowboarding.
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Gramercy Program Coordinator
Originally from Los Angeles, Molly served as Youth Director for Jewish Centers in California and New York. She worked in curriculum development, designing Jewish enrichment programs for unaffiliated high-school and college students. She also ran Jewish day camps in Ireland, Russia and Israel. Molly is currently working towards a degree in Clinical Psychology, when she isn’t planning super fun events for MJE
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East Side Program Coordinator
After recently returning from living abroad in Israel and London, Erica is excited to combine her past experience of working in the Entertainment Industry in booking and events with her passion for Judaism to help plan events for New York's Upper East Side community.
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Administrative Assistant to Rabbi Wildes
Born and raised in the Bronx, Deborah has worked with an Administrative background for over 20 years and is skilled in Event/Party Planning. Deborah is very happy to work with Rabbi Wildes and the staff and is proud to be part of the MJE Team. When she is not working or planning parties she enjoys spending quality time with her talented fourteen year old daughter who aspires to one day be a singer or actress.
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West Side Program Director
Born and raised in New York, Galit Berkovitch received a B.A. in Media Studies from Hunter College. Galit came to MJE after years of creating and implementing Study Abroad Programming for CUNY. She now lives on the Upper West Side and is excited to be part of the MJE team.
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Village Director
Rabbi Rob grew up in Lawrence, LI and graduated HAFTR in 1996. He then attended University of Albany, however he quickly realized that Israel was where he really wanted to be. So off he went...After almost 2 years of learning at Nir Yaakov he returned back to the U.S to finish college at Yeshiva University. He began teaching in various schools until he received smicha (rabbinical ordination) in 2005. He then began as an assistant Rabbi at the Jewish Enrichment Center where he met his wife, Shelly. These 2 lovebirds finally decided to tie the knot in 2007 and then spent their first 9 months of wedded bliss in the Holy land. When they returned to NYC, Rob decided to try his hand in the business world for a few years at Northwestern Mutual. However, he really yearned to teach. Their first son Akiva was born in 2008 and Sammy was born in July 2010. In July of 2011 Rabbi Rob applied for a part time job at MJE East and walked away with an offer to build MJE Village....and the rest of this story is being written!
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Shelley Muhlbauer
Village Director
Shelly was born and raised in Northern New Jersey and attended Lehigh University where she graduated with a degree in Economics in 2001. Upon graduation she moved to Murray Hill and accepted a strategic account manager position at job HotJobs.com. After a few years of traveling, wining and dining, she decided to visit Israel with some special people and found herself wanting to stay, learn and travel. She went back for nine months and attended Neve Yerushalayim. After returning to NYC Shelly took a Marketing/Events manager position with Discovery Production which began her career in Jewish life. After many years of planning events, classes and israel trips for Birthright Israel Alumni she decided to become part of the mje team. Shelly currently resides on the upper west side with her husband and two children, akiva & Sammy.
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