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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, Nov 5
  • Veterans Day: The Early History of Jewish Military Chaplaincy with Rabbi Joseph Topek
    Wednesday, Nov 5 @ 12:10 pm EST - 12:45 pm EST
    Zoom 09

  • Minhah
    Wednesday, Nov 5 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST

Thursday, Nov 6
  • Traditional Jewish Prayer Services 101: Understanding Davening at the Fall Gathering
    Thursday, Nov 6 @ 12:10 pm EST - 12:45 pm EST
    Zoom 09

Monday, Nov 10
  • Fall Gathering (No Classes/Events This Week)
    Monday, Nov 10

Tuesday, Nov 11
  • Fall Gathering (No Classes/Events)
    Tuesday, Nov 11

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

Wednesday, Nov 12
  • Fall Gathering (No Classes/Events this week)
    Wednesday, Nov 12

  • Minhah
    Wednesday, Nov 12 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST

Monday, Nov 17
  • Planning Your Academic Program with Dr. Ora Horn Prouser
    Monday, Nov 17 @ 12:10 pm EST - 12:45 pm EST
    Zoom 09

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

Tuesday, Nov 18
  • Open House
    Tuesday, Nov 18

  • Morning Meditation w/ Rabbi Jill Hammer (8:40 - 9:00 Eastern)
    Tuesday, Nov 18 @ 8:40 am EST - 9:00 am EST
    Zoom 09

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