Our 2023-2024 staff
Michelle Izadi (She/Her) -- co-director
Michelle Izadi is excited to be returning for her fifth school year this year she taking a new position as co-director of the school. During the week you can find Michelle at Yal-Day-New as Infant/Toddler Coordinator & Operations Manager and is also a mom of 2 wonderful boys, a 5.5 year old and a 8.5 year old. She also has a black lab.
Michelle Izadi is excited to be returning for her fifth school year this year she taking a new position as co-director of the school. During the week you can find Michelle at Yal-Day-New as Infant/Toddler Coordinator & Operations Manager and is also a mom of 2 wonderful boys, a 5.5 year old and a 8.5 year old. She also has a black lab.
Sophie Handloff (She/her) -- 2/3 and 6/7 Hebrew
My name is Sophie Handloff and I taught Hebrew School in Burlington, Vermont for four years during my undergraduate education. I moved to Somerville to pursue my doctorate in Occupational Therapy at Tufts and I am excited to be back at B’nai Brith for my second year of teaching and engaging with the students in a creative and meaningful way!
My name is Sophie Handloff and I taught Hebrew School in Burlington, Vermont for four years during my undergraduate education. I moved to Somerville to pursue my doctorate in Occupational Therapy at Tufts and I am excited to be back at B’nai Brith for my second year of teaching and engaging with the students in a creative and meaningful way!
TBA -- 2/3 and 6/7 Jewish studies
TBA -- K/1 Jewish studies and Hebrew
TBA -- K/1 Jewish studies and Hebrew
Hope Inman (She/Her) -- 4/5 Jewish studies and Hebrew
Hope Inman is happy to be returning to Congregation B’nai Brith Children’s School. She previously taught grades 3-6 Hebrew and Judaica in Manchester, New Hampshire. Hope is also a retired Elementary and Middle school ESL teacher in the Manchester, NH school district.
Hope Inman is happy to be returning to Congregation B’nai Brith Children’s School. She previously taught grades 3-6 Hebrew and Judaica in Manchester, New Hampshire. Hope is also a retired Elementary and Middle school ESL teacher in the Manchester, NH school district.
Seth Weiss (He/him) -- Nitzanim
My day job is teaching high school students Math.
Starting my 34th year of doing that at Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School.
I think this will be the 24rd edition of the Nitzanim class here at B'nai Brith !
My day job is teaching high school students Math.
Starting my 34th year of doing that at Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School.
I think this will be the 24rd edition of the Nitzanim class here at B'nai Brith !
Our Madirichim
Annike Green (She/her)
Annike is a sophomore at Umass Boston. She attended school at Temple B'nai Brith and had her bat mitzvah there on Halloween 2015. She is passionate about cats and horror movies.
Annike is a sophomore at Umass Boston. She attended school at Temple B'nai Brith and had her bat mitzvah there on Halloween 2015. She is passionate about cats and horror movies.
Ella O'Sullivan Flannery (She/her)
Ella is returning for her second school year as a madricha. She is a junior at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. She also does dance and plays softball. Ella is really interested in social justice, and loves being around younger kids because of the enthusiasm they have with everything.
Ella is returning for her second school year as a madricha. She is a junior at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. She also does dance and plays softball. Ella is really interested in social justice, and loves being around younger kids because of the enthusiasm they have with everything.
Lilia Jacobs Kriegel
