Sharon B. Wasserberg MAED
Director of Education

Sharon Wasserberg is the Director of Education at Adath Israel.  She earned her BA at Northern Illinois University in
De Kalb Illinois where she studied Sociology and Psychology as well as acquiring teacher certification for
grades 6 through 12.  Many years later, she returned to full-time graduate school study at the University of Judaism
in Los Angeles and was awarded both a MAED and B.Lit (Bachelor of Hebrew Letters and Literature).

Before graduate school, Sharon taught Religious School for about 25 years, directed a Stepping Stones Program,
and was a Sisterhood President.  Following grad school, she served JRC in Evanston Illinois for five years as their
director of education.  The next three years found Sharon as the director of education of two conservative congregations
in Milwaukee (at the same time) and the principal of their three-year combined religious school program. 
That ‘experiment’ ended in May 2005.  A nationwide job search, heavily influenced by a life-long friendship
of a Milwaukeean and Cincinnatian, brought her to Adath Israel. 

Somewhere along the way, she had three children who survived her parenting skills and become wonderful adults. 
(Two are now married and have made her a Bubbie three times over.)  In her spare time, Sharon enjoys a good
game of Scrabble and completes Sunday crossword puzzles in ink.

OUR TEACHERS:

Debbie Lempert
Kitah Gan, Kindergarten

Courtney Berman
Kitah Alef, Grade 1

Courtney is taking the place of Morah Carrie, whose family has relocated to the Washington D.C. area. She is a rabbinic student at HUC,  and holds bachelors degrees in both Child Psychology and Judaic Studies. Courtney has loads of experience with children in camp and classroom settings.

Scott Kabakoff
Kitah Bet, Grade 2

Scott Kabakoff grew up here in Cincinnati, attending Yavneh day school during his youth through the eighth grade.  He has been teaching various grades at area religious schools since 1993. Scott earned his B.A. in Judaic studies at the University of Cincinnati. Previously, Scott served as the USY advisor at Northern Hills Synagogue.  These days he works as a tutor four nights a week. In 2005 Scott was the recipient of the Walter Hattenbach Award for Excellence in Jewish Education.  In his spare time he enjoys walking, photography, and spending time with his wife and son.

Zahavah Rendler
Kitah Gimel, Grade 3

Brian Meyers
Kitah Dalet, Grade 4

Brett Stern
Kitah Hei, Grade 5 on Sunday mornings

Nina Loftspring
Kitah Hei, Grade 5 on Monday & Wednesday afternoons

Gail Hoffman
Kitah Vav, Grade 6
 

David Gershuny
Kitah Zayin, Grade 7

Toby Samet
Resource Supplementary/Remedial Education

Jen Lader
Trope

Barbara Bresler
Librarian