Meet our newest teachers

Meet two of our new teachers:

Lauren Berger, who will be teaching our 6th graders in the Vav class and our Miftan students (7th graders) and Natalie Carmeli, who will be teaching our 5th graders in the Hey class.



Lauren Berger



Natalie Carmeli



My name is Lauren Berger. I am super excited to return to Kane Street Synagogue after getting involved as a Shabbat leader in the fall of 2008. Growing up in Shaker Heights, Ohio I began to tutor Bar and Bat Mitzvah students after attending Solomon Schechter Day School.  I graduated from Barnard College, Columbia University in May of 2011 majoring in English and minoring in Psychology.  I also graduated from the Stella Adler Studio of Acting Evening Conservatory in 2009 and spent a year studying in London.  I absolutely love teaching, and in addition to teaching Hebrew School and Bar/Bat Mitzvah tutoring, I am a volunteer teacher with Artists Striving to End Poverty.  Last summer I taught music to refugee children with the International Rescue Committee and in August I travelled to India to teach at the Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project, a rigorous school for children from the untouchables caste.  I am an actor who loves Shakespeare, Sondheim, and yoga.  I am really happy and eager to work with the bright students at Kane Street!

My name is Natalie Carmeli and I am excited to join Kane Street Hebrew School as the 5th grade Judaica teacher!   Last year, I participated in Americorps national service working for housing justice in Jackson Heights, Queens.  A native New Yorker, I earned my BA in upstate Binghamton University and have also studied at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies.  In my free time, I enjoy doodling, reading Israeli novels and making lists of three.  I look forward to spending this year learning from students as we explore our wonderful Jewish traditions.

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