Outstanding teachers are the keystones of Shoresh's success.
Shoresh teachers represent the range of Jewish practice and
experience in the Washington Jewish community:
Saul Oresky is a veteran Shoresh teacher, technical editor and
Reconstructionist rabbinical student. Mr. Oresky has been a teacher
and Bar/Bat Mitzvah tutor for several supplementary schools in the
Washington area for nearly 30 years. This is his eighth year with
Shoresh. A full-time student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical
College, he works part-time for the Naval Research Laboratory as a
technical writer/editor. He teaches Tanach and Rabbinics.
Marlene Sandberg returns to Shoresh for her fourth year. Mrs.
Sandberg brings to Shoresh over 25 years of experience in formal and
informal Jewish education at all age levels. Mrs. Sandberg worked for
the Board of Jewish Education of Greater Washington for 14 years on
the "Experience Israel" program, 3 years as the program’s director. Mrs.
Sandberg holds a BA from the University of Massachusetts/Boston, a
Bachelors in Jewish Education from Hebrew College of Boston, and an
MA in Jewish Studies from Baltimore Hebrew University. Mrs. Sandberg
teaches Siddur.
Maryana Harouni joined Shoresh after serving as Education
Coordinator at Adas Israel’s Melvin Gelman Religious school.  Born in
Iran, Ms. Harouni immigrated to Israel, where she attended the Hebrew
University of Jerusalem.  Ms. Harouni went on to serve as Personal
Assistant to the Chairman of the Immigration and Absorption
Department of the Jewish Agency and World Zionist Organization, and
later as Assistant Director of Hayim Greenberg Hebrew College in
Jerusalem.  After coming to the United States, Ms. Harouni attended
the University of Massachusetts and George Washington University
while teaching in religious  schools.  Ms. Harouni teaches Tanach.
Aviva Plavin Lebson returns to Shoresh for her third year. She moved
to the Washington area from Connecticut, where she gained experience
as a Judaic studies specialist, family education coordinator, and
community Hebrew high school teacher. Ms. Lebson received two BA’s,
one in American History from Columbia University and one in Jewish
History from the Jewish Theological Seminary. She also holds a Masters
in Jewish Education from the Seminary. Ms. Lebson teaches History.
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