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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: Jon Mitzmacher

Secretary: Sue Potechin

Treasurer: Leo Linder

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: Info coming soon.

Gemach Nus and Gemilut Hasadim Coordinator: Sheryl Gordon

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, Nov 10
  • Fall Gathering
    Tuesday, Nov 10

  • Minhah
    Tuesday, Nov 10 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST

Wednesday, Nov 11
  • Fall Gathering
    Wednesday, Nov 11

  • Minhah
    Wednesday, Nov 11 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST

Thursday, Nov 12
  • Meditation with Rabba Kaya Stern-Kaufman
    Thursday, Nov 12 @ 11:15 am EST - 11:45 am EST

Monday, Nov 16
  • Minhah
    Monday, Nov 16 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST

Tuesday, Nov 17
  • Morning Meditation with Rabbi Jill Hammer: 8:40-9am
    Tuesday, Nov 17 @ 8:40 am EST - 9:00 am EST
    Zoom 09

  • Minhah
    Tuesday, Nov 17 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST

  • Eating for Body and Soul: An Introduction to a Mindful Relationship with Food Led by Rabbi Dr. Jo David
    Tuesday, Nov 17 @ 4:30 pm EST - 6:00 pm EST

Wednesday, Nov 18
  • Rabbi Shohama Weiner and New Music
    Wednesday, Nov 18 @ 12:10 pm EST - 12:40 pm EST
    Zoom 09

  • Minhah
    Wednesday, Nov 18 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST

Thursday, Nov 19
  • Meditation with Rabba Kaya Stern-Kaufman
    Thursday, Nov 19 @ 11:15 am EST - 11:45 am EST

  • Planning to Graduate in Spring 2028? Getting Started on Your MA Project with Dr. Job Jindo
    Thursday, Nov 19 @ 12:10 pm EST - 12:40 pm EST
    Zoom 09

Monday, Nov 23
  • Spiritual Spelunking With Rabba Kaya Stern-Kaufman
    Monday, Nov 23 @ 12:10 pm EST - 12:40 pm EST
    Zoom 09, Zoom 01

  • Minhah
    Monday, Nov 23 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST