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 son Solomon.

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

 

Marla, Director of Religious School

Marla joined our staff in February, 2006. She directs the religious school, coordinates B’nei Mitzvah and organizes family and holiday programming geared towards children. Marla comes to the Kehillah with enthusiasm, a strong Jewish educational background and experience working in many Jewish communities. She has served as the Education/Deputy Director of the Touro Synagogue Foundation in Rhode Island; Executive Director of the Rhode Island Holocaust Memorial Museum/Tolerance Center; and Regional Coordinator of Steven Spielberg's Shoah Foundation.

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

Audrey, Administrator

Audrey has been the Administrator of the Kehillah since June, 2003. When members and visitors contact the Kehillah, Audrey is often the first contact. She is warm, friendly and always available to show visitors around the Kehillah and answer questions. Before joining the Kehillah staff, Audrey was Campaign Associate of the Greater Federation of Charlotte and Program Director at Hillel at the University of Florida.

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