Rabbi Jennifer Feldman

Rabbi Jennifer Feldman enriches our community with spirituality, warmth, a love of song and great enthusiasm for Jewish learning. She is instrumental in community-building and engages congregants of diverse ages and circumstances. Her wisdom and compassion enhance our worship services, holiday programs and life cycle events.

Rabbi Jen received her undergraduate degree in sociology from Wesleyan University. Prior to her rabbinic training, she spent two years working and studying in Japan and several years working for the United Way in South Carolina. A graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, she has served as the rabbi of a small congregation in the Virgin Islands and as an assistant rabbi in a large congregation in Philadelphia. Rabbi Jen joined us in April, 2002. She lives in Chapel Hill with her husband, Ben Landman, and their two sons.

Contact: rabbi@chkehillah.org; (919) 942-8914 for appointments.

 

Melissa, Executive Director

Since February, 2006, Melissa has been serving as the first executive director of the Kehillah. She works with membership, adult education, finances and budgeting, fundraising programs, social action, communication, and other adult programming. During the six years prior to her current position, Melissa served initially as the Kehillah’s Religious School Director and more recently as the Director of Education. During that same period, Melissa started Tot Shabbat services; coordinated the founding of the Kehillah Jewish Preschool; began No’ar Hadash, the Kehillah’s first youth group; started Sunday Tefillah for Religious School; and implemented several new holiday educational programs.

 

Melissa has also worked as Program Director and Social Worker at Jewish Family Service of Durham-Chapel Hill; Social Worker in the Geriatric Service at UNC Hospitals; and Foster Care Social Worker at Youth Services, Inc. in Philadelphia.

Contact: execdir@chkehillah.org; (919) 338-2696

 

Dina, Religious School Director

Dina comes to the Kehillah from Charlotte, NC, where she has been an educator for the past several years.  Dina's background includes teaching in day-long schools, including a charter school for children not succeeding in a typical classroom setting. She has worked with Jewish youth from kindergarten through high school and has experience in Jewish drama, Israeli folk dance, religious school teaching, and Shabbat tefillah. Dina's strong teaching, curriculum, and classroom management skills continually strengthen the Religious School program.

Contact: relschool@chkehillah.org; (919) 942-5817

Megan, Director, Kehillah Jewish Preschool

Megan has over 10 years of experience working in Early Childhood.  She received two bachelor degrees from Appalachian State University; a BS in Child Development and a BA in Psychology with a minor in Business.  During her career, she has worked in a variety of roles including as a classroom teacher, a Quality Enhancement Specialist and then Program Coordinator for Wake County SmartStart, as well as a Program Monitor for The North Carolina Partnership for Children.  She brings with her a broad base of knowledge in child development, developmentally appropriate practices, and effective learning environments for young children. 

Contact: preschool@chkehillah.org; (919) 942-0233

Stephanie, Administrator

Stephanie joined the staff of the Kehillah in November, 2008. When members and visitors contact the Kehillah, Stephanie is often the first contact. She is warm, friendly and always available to show visitors around the Kehillah and answer questions. In addition to her welcoming presence, she has a wealth of experience in business, office management, computers, marketing, and customer relations. Before joining the Kehillah staff, Stephanie worked as a business consultant with a large restaurant franchiser.

Contact: admin@chkehillah.org; (919) 942-8914