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The AJR Student Association is a student-run organization dedicated to supporting the spiritual, emotional, educational, professional, and physical needs of AJR students. An integral part of AJR, the Student Association (SA) is comprised of matriculated rabbinical, cantorial, and graduate students. Representatives from the Student Association liaise with the school administration and the Board of Trustees to ensure that student voices are well-represented at AJR.

The SA meets monthly during lunch time on rotating days of the week and is governed by an elected slate of officers drawn from the cantorial, rabbinical, and graduate programs. Each student is asked to pay annual dues, which provide funds for the SA to sponsor community-building events throughout the year. Please be in touch with the student association if you have ideas about how to support student needs at AJR. Our SA officers are here to help!
Optional Student Association dues of $36 are collected in the fall and spring trimester with registration.

Below, please find a contact list of this year’s SA officers:

President: Andrea Shupack

Vice President: Talia Werber

Secretary: Sue Potechin

Treasurer: Ken Isman

Rabbinic Program Liaison: Alice Yasuna

Cantorial Program Liaison: Ben Romano

Student Representative to the Board: Naomi Shabot Wittlin

Student Representative to ARC: Debra Fricano

Digital Learning and Programming Representative: Leah Cassorla

Gemach Nus and Gemilut Hasadim Coordinator: Sheryl Gordon

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, Jan 14
  • New Student Check In
    Wednesday, Jan 14 @ 12:10 pm EST - 12:45 pm EST
    Zoom 09

  • Minhah
    Wednesday, Jan 14 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST

Monday, Jan 19
  • MLK Day - no school today
    Monday, Jan 19 @ 9:00 am EST - 9:30 am EST

Tuesday, Jan 20
  • Morning Meditation w/ Rabbi Jill Hammer (8:40 - 9:00 Eastern)
    Tuesday, Jan 20 @ 8:40 am EST - 9:00 am EST
    Zoom 09

  • Approaching Ordination and Graduation-For Those Hoping to Finish in 2027 or 2028: led by Rabbi Matthew Goldstone
    Tuesday, Jan 20 @ 12:10 pm EST - 12:45 pm EST
    Zoom 09

  • Minhah
    Tuesday, Jan 20 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST

Wednesday, Jan 21
  • Library Orientation with Rabbi Ellie Shemtov
    Wednesday, Jan 21 @ 12:10 pm EST - 12:45 pm EST
    Zoom 09

  • Minhah
    Wednesday, Jan 21 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST

Monday, Jan 26
  • Minhah
    Monday, Jan 26 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST

Tuesday, Jan 27
  • Aviv Siegel MA Presentation
    Tuesday, Jan 27 @ 12:10 pm EST - 12:45 pm EST
    Zoom 09

  • Minhah
    Tuesday, Jan 27 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST