About Me
Beverly is an innovative and passionate Jewish educational leader who believes that each person constructs meaning in his or her life based on his or her experiences. Makom Community is built around creating learning experiences for children and families that are joyous and meaningful.
Beverly received a B.A. in Jewish Studies from the University of Maryland (UMD). While she was at UMD, she researched Israeli Education at Israel's National Library in Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv Education Archives on an Isadore and Bertha Gudelsky Scholarship for Research in Israel. Beverly was also a fellow at Yeshivat Hadar, an egalitarian yeshiva in New York City. Beverly received her M.S.Ed. from the University of Pennsylvania in Jewish Education. In the last ten years directing synagogue schools at Congregation Shaare Tikvah in Upper Marlboro, MD and Temple Beth Sholom in Cherry Hill, NJ, and working at Barrack Hebrew Academy, Beverly has developed over forty new curricula for students and families of all ages.
She is excited to collaborate with families here in Philadelphia to advance this new model of Jewish education for urban children and families that is taking root around the country in Berkeley, CA, Silver Spring, MD, Atlanta, GA, and several more cities. This new model meets the distinct needs of urban families and creates joyous, immersive, and effective Jewish education in a whole new way.
Please use these links (or the tabs above) to read more about my philosophy about being a Jewish Educator, see my resume, or peruse a catalog of some of the curriculae I've written.
When I'm not running Makom Community, I love to pick vegetables at my CSA, enjoy and protect nature, craft, and especially bake. My spouse, Naomi, and I live in Philadelphia with our daughter Selah.
Beverly received a B.A. in Jewish Studies from the University of Maryland (UMD). While she was at UMD, she researched Israeli Education at Israel's National Library in Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv Education Archives on an Isadore and Bertha Gudelsky Scholarship for Research in Israel. Beverly was also a fellow at Yeshivat Hadar, an egalitarian yeshiva in New York City. Beverly received her M.S.Ed. from the University of Pennsylvania in Jewish Education. In the last ten years directing synagogue schools at Congregation Shaare Tikvah in Upper Marlboro, MD and Temple Beth Sholom in Cherry Hill, NJ, and working at Barrack Hebrew Academy, Beverly has developed over forty new curricula for students and families of all ages.
She is excited to collaborate with families here in Philadelphia to advance this new model of Jewish education for urban children and families that is taking root around the country in Berkeley, CA, Silver Spring, MD, Atlanta, GA, and several more cities. This new model meets the distinct needs of urban families and creates joyous, immersive, and effective Jewish education in a whole new way.
Please use these links (or the tabs above) to read more about my philosophy about being a Jewish Educator, see my resume, or peruse a catalog of some of the curriculae I've written.
When I'm not running Makom Community, I love to pick vegetables at my CSA, enjoy and protect nature, craft, and especially bake. My spouse, Naomi, and I live in Philadelphia with our daughter Selah.
