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Our Team

We believe in a pluralism that begins with the diversity of our staff

Meet the Team

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Emily Block
Managing Director
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Susanna Cohen
Deputy Executive Director,
Alumni Affairs & Development
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Michelle Pasternak
Director of Operations
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Yehoshua Hooper
Director of Experiential Israel Education & IACT Coordinator
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Or Caduri
Director of Jewish Student Life
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Rabbi Talia Laster
Campus Rabbi
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Chloë Bzdyk
Social Justice Springboard Fellow
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Netanel Hirsch
Morris J. Escoll '15 Israel Fellow
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Rabbi Itamar Appelbaum
OU-JLIC Rabbi
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Michal Lavi Appelbaum
OC-JLIC Educator
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Morgan Tobey
Hebrew Union College Rabbinic Intern
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Ori Besner
Community Engagement Associate
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Shira Jacobson
Assistant Director of Development
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