Meet CJP's 2013
PresenTense Boston Fellows!
Max Amer
M.A.D Clothing
A Boston Native, Max Amer went to school for audio and video production and has been working in the industry since he was in high school.
M.A.D Clothing is committed to making a difference in the world by creating customized clothing, media, and marketing campaigns for diverse causes that supports the universal human values of social justice and equality.
M.A.D Clothing is committed to making a difference in the world by creating customized clothing, media, and marketing campaigns for diverse causes that supports the universal human values of social justice and equality.
Cherina Eisenberg
Spa Shabbat
Cherina is a creative, Jewish trailblazer who is reinventing what it means to live a healthy, Jewish lifestyle. As a rabbinical student, Cherina uses her talents as a writer, teacher, culinary professional, musician, dancer, and healer to guide others in reimagining their connection to Judaism. Cherina cultivates opportunities for Jews to reawaken to the beauty and joy of their tradition through the senses, so that the impact of spiritual living resonates in their daily lives.
A Spoonful of Blessings is your daily dose of Jewish nourishment for your mind, body and spirit. An interactive cookbook with web and in-person events, this venture will transform your relationship with food and the way you view a healthy, Jewish lifestyle. Infused with plant-based recipes, joyful spiritual practices, and sensory wisdom, readers and participants will delight in reigniting a harmonious relationship with their bodies, palate and spiritual lives.
A Spoonful of Blessings is your daily dose of Jewish nourishment for your mind, body and spirit. An interactive cookbook with web and in-person events, this venture will transform your relationship with food and the way you view a healthy, Jewish lifestyle. Infused with plant-based recipes, joyful spiritual practices, and sensory wisdom, readers and participants will delight in reigniting a harmonious relationship with their bodies, palate and spiritual lives.
David Fisher
Project CALL
David Fisher is a 2012 graduate of Oberlin College with a degree in Jewish studies and environmental studies. From his early adulthood, his family, peers, and Jewish identity have inspired him to pursue learning and action that helps to build a more compassionate, vibrant world.
Interfaith Appalachia (IA) brings people together across differences of religion, politics, and environmental perspective for service, dialogue, and community development. In 2012-2013, IA's focus is to create alternative break programs for diverse teams of college students to partner with evangelical ministries and community organizations in central Appalachia. IA is a chapter of World Faith, the international interfaith service network.
Interfaith Appalachia (IA) brings people together across differences of religion, politics, and environmental perspective for service, dialogue, and community development. In 2012-2013, IA's focus is to create alternative break programs for diverse teams of college students to partner with evangelical ministries and community organizations in central Appalachia. IA is a chapter of World Faith, the international interfaith service network.
Leora Mallach
Ganei Beantown: Beantown Jewish Gardens
Leora Mallach co-launched Ganei Beantown two years ago. She is the former director of the Adva Network, supporting alumni of the Teva Learning Center and Adamah Jewish Environmental Fellowship in professional development, networking and manifesting their visions. When not creating new paradigms in the Boston area Jewish community, she can be found in her studio doing batik artwork or coordinating experiential learning programs for teens.
Ganei Beantown: Beantown Jewish Gardens is dedicated to building pluralistic Jewish community through hands-on agriculture and sustainability education framed within Jewish tradition, history and culture. Reminding our community of the connections within Judaism of food and agriculture facilitates a deeper understanding of what sustains us and engages the Jewish community in the question of how to feed ourselves and the world in a just and sustainable manner.
Ganei Beantown: Beantown Jewish Gardens is dedicated to building pluralistic Jewish community through hands-on agriculture and sustainability education framed within Jewish tradition, history and culture. Reminding our community of the connections within Judaism of food and agriculture facilitates a deeper understanding of what sustains us and engages the Jewish community in the question of how to feed ourselves and the world in a just and sustainable manner.
Laura Mandel
New Center NOW! (Intrapreneur)
Laura Mandel, Director of New Center NOW, spends her days imagining unique Jewish arts and culture opportunities for young adults. Aside from programming, Laura runs her own custom art business and teaches craft classes. Between her Jewish community career that started with programming and fundraising at the Pittsburgh Hillel, and her background as a Fine Art and English major at Carnegie Mellon University, Laura is passionate about Jewishly inspired art.
What does it look like when Boston's Jewish and Arts communities intersect? If there were a Jewishly inspired symbol that expresses Boston, would it be? Through the New Center, with the guidance of the top Jewish artistic minds in Boston, this project will explore just that, and develop an international competition to create public space works of art that express that symbol.
What does it look like when Boston's Jewish and Arts communities intersect? If there were a Jewishly inspired symbol that expresses Boston, would it be? Through the New Center, with the guidance of the top Jewish artistic minds in Boston, this project will explore just that, and develop an international competition to create public space works of art that express that symbol.
Pam Pistiner
Kesher Newton (Intrapreneur)
Pam Pistiner is Executive Director at Kesher Newton. She spent close to a year in Israel on Project Otzma, a leadership fellowship, focused on community service. Pam then completed her Master’s degree Education, and taught in both high school and middle school. Pam has also taught in Hebrew schools for the past thirteen years. Pam loves spending time with her husband and two boys, Scott (9) and Benny (7), as well as hiking and reading.
Hebrew 2.0 aims to incorporate technology into the already vibrant and innovative Hebrew curriculum at Kesher Newton. This venture intends to engage learners in a way that is current, exciting and accommodating for all learning styles and abilities.
Hebrew 2.0 aims to incorporate technology into the already vibrant and innovative Hebrew curriculum at Kesher Newton. This venture intends to engage learners in a way that is current, exciting and accommodating for all learning styles and abilities.
Steven Shimshak
Jewish Preschool Network
Steven Shimshak has been in education for over ten years including the last six years in Jewish early childhood. He has a Bachelors degree from Boston University in elementary education, a Masters in Counseling and Guidance from NYU and a Masters in Early Childhood General and Special Education from Bank Street College. Steven has experience designing various curricula in both Jewish and secular studies with a special interest in social emotional development.
Joomerang strives to connect interfaith and unaffiliated families to Jewish values through the power of play. Joomerang products will target the intersection of Jewish and secular values by offering a taste of Judaism that is palatable and attainable to everyday home life.
Joomerang strives to connect interfaith and unaffiliated families to Jewish values through the power of play. Joomerang products will target the intersection of Jewish and secular values by offering a taste of Judaism that is palatable and attainable to everyday home life.
Yana Yanovsky
Boston Russian Jews
Originally from Russia,Yana Yanovsky grew up in an isolate town outside of Boston. With a love of her background, and yearning to discover more, she became extremely passionate about the Russian-Jewish community, and Israel. Currently, Yana is pursuing her degree in Corporate Communications, has previously served as the research, analytics, and program development intern with NEXT: A Division of Birthright Israel, and now serves as a leader in the young adult Russian-Jewish community of Boston,
Boston Russian Jews is an origanization dedicated to fostering a strong Jewish-Russian identity, and the understanding of Jewish culture religion among young adult, first and second generation Jewish immigrants from the former USSR living in the Greater Boston area.
Boston Russian Jews is an origanization dedicated to fostering a strong Jewish-Russian identity, and the understanding of Jewish culture religion among young adult, first and second generation Jewish immigrants from the former USSR living in the Greater Boston area.
Alex Zinn
Run Littlefoot
As a social entrepreneur, Alex Zinn strives to have a tangible, positive impact on the Boston community. Learning to help others and be kind to strangers was a lesson he learned early, volunteering to help the homeless since age 7. He has a diverse background working in T.V production, marketing for the New England Patriots, and healthcare technology sales, along with a business education from Bryant University.
Boston is home to over 6,000 homeless adults and children and nearly 90,000 people living in poverty, most of whom cannot afford to purchase basic footwear. By organizing innovative shoe drives through corporate and social events, Run Littlefoot collects and distributes quality footwear for those in need. As Boston's first shoe charity, we seek to provide footwear free of cost to feet in need.
Boston is home to over 6,000 homeless adults and children and nearly 90,000 people living in poverty, most of whom cannot afford to purchase basic footwear. By organizing innovative shoe drives through corporate and social events, Run Littlefoot collects and distributes quality footwear for those in need. As Boston's first shoe charity, we seek to provide footwear free of cost to feet in need.
