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Class of 2020
Hannah Berger
Jewish Communal Leadership Program Class of 2020
Hannah Berger works at Jewish Family Services of Metro Detroit as a Family Support Services Social Worker. She is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio. Hannah obtained her MSW from the University of Michigan in 2020. While in the MSW and JCLP program, Hannah spent time working at the Jewish Family Service of Washtenaw County and the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs in Chicago. In her free time, Hannah plays volleyball and rock climbs, works on young adult Jewish programs as a board member of The Well, and volunteers with Detroit Jews for Justice.
Lauren Fine
Jewish Communal Leadership Program Class of 2020
Lauren Fine (she/her) lives in Durham, NC and works as the Alumni Manager at Avodah, where she creates programming, career services, and opportunities for alumni to connect across the network. During JCLP, her fieldwork was with Detroit Jews for Justice and the National Council of Jewish Women in DC. Her career as a Jewish professional began as a Baltimore Repair the World fellow in 2014. She went on to be the Director of Student Leadership at North Carolina Hillel, where she found her love of community engagement. Lauren grew up in the U.S. South, the Northeast, and Midwest and is passionate about southern Jewish life and the strength of small and mid-sized Jewish communities. Lauren believes in the transformative power of Judaism and the power of solidarity movement-building. Lauren is a proud Crohnie and loves talking about IBD, chronic illness, and being temporarily able-bodied. In her free time, you’ll find Lauren organizing with Carolina Jews for Justice, picking mulberries, and taking on overly ambitious baking projects.
Megan Bernard
Jewish Communal Leadership Program Class of 2020
Megan Bernard currently serves as Associate Director of House and Pod Programs at Moishe House, where she previously worked as Mid-Atlantic Community Manager in Washington, D.C. Megan completed her field work at Kutz for its 2019 (and final) summer session, as well as at Hazon Detroit (The Jewish Lab for Sustainability) during the 2018-2019 school year. Megan concentrated in Management of Human Services with a minor in Interpersonal Practice. She is originally from Grand Blanc, Michigan. She graduated with her B.A. in International Studies and a minor in Law, Justice, and Social Change from the University of Michigan in 2016. Upon graduating, Megan worked for BBYO as an Associate Regional Director in the greater DC area, working with teen leaders to strengthen the Jewish future. Megan has been active in the Union for Reform Judaism, specifically its teen leadership camp, URJ Kutz Camp, for 7 summers. Kutz is where she realized her interest in Jewish communal work and started her journey to become a social worker.
Nora Greenstein Jacober
Jewish Communal Leadership Program Class of 2020
Nora Greenstein Jacober, originally from Washington, DC, works as a Program Officer at the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, where she formerly worked as a Program Associate. She graduated from the University of Michigan in May 2015 with a BA in Psychology, and a minor in History.
Prior to JCLP, Nora lived in Los Angeles, where she worked at the University of Southern California Hillel as the Program Manager. Through this role she participated in the Ezra Fellowship, a program through Hillel International working on integrating Jewish education and content into engagement methodology. As a JCLP student, Nora studied Management of Human Services with a minor in Interpersonal Practice, completing her field placement at the William Davidson Foundation. Nora is incredibly grateful to the deep relationships and questions she has been able to explore through her time in this program.
Sam Langstein
Jewish Communal Leadership Program Class of 2020
Sam Langstein is currently a Dorot Fellow through the Dorot Foundation's fellowship in Israel. Most recently, he was the Director of the Helpline & Data Management at the National Alliance on Mental Illness in NYC. Originally from Long Beach, NY, he graduated from CUNY Hunter College in 2015 with a BA in Psychology. Before joining JCLP, Sam worked for three years at Footsteps, an organization which supports and affirms those transitioning out of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. Sam was a member of the 2015-2016 cohort of Avodah: The Jewish Service Corps and a Wexner Graduate Fellow/Davidson Scholar in graduate school. At the School of Social Work, Sam studied Management of Human Services and completed field placements with Jewish Family Services of Metro Detroit and with Beit T’Shuvah, a residential addiction treatment center in Los Angeles.
Sara Weinfeld
Jewish Communal Leadership Program Class of 2020
Sara Weinfeld currently works as a clinical social worker at the Frankel Jewish Academy and is thankful for the wealth of knowledge and friendships she gained through JCLP. She also holds part-time roles as a social worker at Tamarack Camps and group leader at Social Skills for Kids. Originally from Farmington Hills, Michigan, she studied Interpersonal Practice and completed field placements with Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw Country and at St. Michael Catholic School in Livonia while receiving a School Social Worker specialization. Sara is a 2018 graduate of Michigan State University, where she received her BA in Human Development and Family Studies with a minor in Health Promotion. During her undergraduate years, she held many leadership positions at MSU Hillel, with a focus on increasing participation and engagement of the campus community.
Class of 2019
Ali Duhan
Jewish Communal Leadership Program Class of 2019
Ali Duhan originally from Baltimore, MD, work as a Senior Development Associate at the Baltimore Federation. She came to JCLP from Jackson, MS where she was an Education Fellow with the Institute of Southern Jewish Life. In this role, she traveled throughout the South in order to write and implement Jewish religious school curriculum. Ali graduated from McDaniel College in May 2015 with a BA in Sociology. She is proficient in American Sign Language and spent time working with Deaf students in the Dominican Republic. She also interned at the Baltimore Federation at Jewish Volunteer Connection, where she worked on creating outreach programs for children through programs such as Mitzvah Mission and Camp Tzedek. Through JCLP, she enjoyed learning about the changing landscape of American Judaism. She especially enjoyed attending the General Assembly and spending time with her cohort planning their Communal Conversation. Ali studied Management of Human Services and completed field placements at both the Michigan and National Sections of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW).
Daniel Kaplan
Jewish Communal Leadership Program Class of 2019
Daniel Kaplan, originally from Highland Park, IL, is a Data Manager at Jewish Voice for Peace. He graduated from Whitman College in May 2010 with a BA in Race and Ethnic Studies. Before JCLP, he worked as a Community Organizer with the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs in Chicago, IL. Daniel is also a 2016 Avodah Justice Fellow, a 2013 Robert Clark Trust Fellow with the American Friends Service Committee, and former Moishe House resident. As a JCLP student, Daniel enjoyed learning about leading Jewish social justice organizations with efficacy, integrity, and rootedness in Jewish history and values. One great JCLP memory he has is celebrating Purim in seminar. Daniel says, “We had just finished the communal conversation the previous Sunday, and we felt accomplished and triumphant. We celebrated by playing JCLP Jeopardy together. That was the most I ever laughed in seminar.” He studied Management and completed field placements at Jewish Family Service of Metro Detroit and T’ruah: A Rabbinic Call for Human Rights in New York City.
Emily Cloch
Jewish Communal Leadership Program Class of 2019
Emily Cloch, originally from Deerfield, IL, is a therapist at Third Way Center, a trauma informed residential treatment center for youths ages 16-20. She lives in Denver, Colorado and is excited to be closer to the mountains. Emily is a 2016 graduate of the University of Michigan. She received her BA in Cultural Anthropology and minored in Community Action and Social Change. Prior to starting her master's, Emily was a field instructor with a wilderness therapy program based in Salt Lake City, UT where she led teen groups. During her time in the School of Social Work, Emily worked as an advocate at the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center at the University of Michigan and a clinical therapy intern at Beit T'Shuvah in Los Angeles. One of Emily's favorite parts of JCLP was working with her cohort to create and facilitate “The Jewish Future is Feminist” event that JCLP hosted earlier this year.
Jordyn Rosenzweig
Jewish Communal Leadership Program Class of 2019
Jordyn Rosenzweig is from West Bloomfield, MI and is a school social worker at Fuchs Mizrachi School in Cleveland, OH. Previously she worked at Doherty Elementary School in West Bloomfield. As a JCLP student, she studied Interpersonal Practice and completed her School Social Work Certificate, holding field placements at Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County and Doherty Elementary in West Bloomfield. A special JCLP memory for Jordyn is attending the General Assembly in Israel and spending quality time together in Tel Aviv. She graduated with her BA in Psychology with a Minor in Judaic Studies from the University of Michigan in May 2017. She interned with Jewish Family Services in West Bloomfield, MI during Summer 2016 and volunteered with the Ann Arbor Jewish Community Center during Fall 2015. Jordyn worked as a Camp Counselor during Summer 2014 at Tamarack Camps in Ortinville, MI. During her time at Michigan, she was an active participant with Hillel, Repair the World, Peace Neighborhood, and Wolverine Support Network.