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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

Monday, Oct 5
  • Opening Day Program
    Monday, Oct 5 @ 12:10 pm EDT - 12:45 pm EDT
    Zoom 09

  • Minhah
    Monday, Oct 5 @ 3:30 pm EDT - 3:50 pm EDT

Tuesday, Oct 6
  • Library Orientation with Rabbi Ellie Shemtov
    Tuesday, Oct 6 @ 12:10 pm EDT - 12:45 pm EDT
    Zoom 09

  • Minhah
    Tuesday, Oct 6 @ 3:30 pm EDT - 3:50 pm EDT

Wednesday, Oct 7
  • October 7th Commemoration
    Wednesday, Oct 7 @ 12:10 pm EDT - 12:45 pm EDT
    Zoom 09

  • Minhah
    Wednesday, Oct 7 @ 3:30 pm EDT - 3:50 pm EDT

Monday, Oct 12
  • Military Chaplaincy with Rabbi Irv Elson and the JWB
    Monday, Oct 12 @ 12:10 pm EDT - 12:40 pm EDT
    Zoom 09

  • Minhah
    Monday, Oct 12 @ 3:30 pm EDT - 3:50 pm EDT

Tuesday, Oct 13
  • New Student Check In
    Tuesday, Oct 13 @ 12:10 pm EDT - 12:40 pm EDT
    Zoom 09

  • Minhah
    Tuesday, Oct 13 @ 3:30 pm EDT - 3:50 pm EDT

Wednesday, Oct 14
  • Sinai Temple Israel Program with Rabbi Erez Sherman
    Wednesday, Oct 14 @ 12:10 pm EDT - 12:40 pm EDT
    Zoom 09

  • Minhah
    Wednesday, Oct 14 @ 3:30 pm EDT - 3:50 pm EDT