Jewish History Department - Faculty List

Mrs. Tamar Appel, Assistant Principal, has brought her passion for teaching to Ma'ayanot since 2004, when she became a teacher of Hebrew, American History, and Jewish History at the school.  She has served as Chairperson of the History, Jewish History, and Jewish Philosophy Departments, and she designed the school's Modern Jewish History curriculum.  She also administers the Tikvah High School Scholars program, an advanced course of study for select seniors, at Ma'ayanot. Mrs. Appel has a B.A. and an M.A. in History from the University of Pennsylvania, where she also completed her coursework toward a Ph.D. and won the Penn Prize for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching.  She is committed not only to guiding students toward intellectual development, but also to helping them find their own personal paths as young Jewish women.
 

Rabbi Uri Goldstein teaches Modern Jewish History. He is also a member of the History Department at the Frisch School, in Paramus, New Jersey. He is a graduate of Yeshiva University, and received semicha from Yeshiva’s REITS. He is the Rabbi of Congregation Ahavat Achim, in Fairlawn, New Jersey, where he lives with his wife, Julie Goldstein, a former Ma’ayanot faculty member, and their children.

Ms. Sarah Gordon teaches Talmud, Jewish History, and Jewish Philosophy, and serves as a tenth-grade mehanekhet. After graduating from Stern College with a B.A. in Judaic Studies, Ms. Gordon spent two years studying at Yeshiva University's Graduate Program in Advanced Talmudic Studies. She holds an M.A. in Jewish Education from the Azrieli Graduate School, and is currently working toward another M.A. in Modern Jewish History at the Revel Graduate School. She has spent time studying at Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalayim, and was a Fellow in the Midreshet Lindenbaum Educators Program. Ms. Gordon has extensive experience in informal Jewish education, serving in a number of leadership positions at Camp Stone, including Educational Director, as well as working as a Program Head for Bnei Akiva's MachHach Ba'Aretz Israel trip.