Young Judaea Global
What is YJG?
As the umbrella organization, Young Judaea Global brings together every aspect of the YJ Journey including Year Course, summer Israel programs, and YJ Teens year-round experiences together into a single movement. We provide the settings for chanichim to form a deep and personal connection to Israel, their Judaism, and their sense of purpose.
Board of Directors
We are honored by and grateful for the leadership of our inaugural Board of Directors who have worked tirelessly to get this ‘115 year old start up’ running toward the future.
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YJG Board
Board of Directors:
Chair of the Board: Wylie Levone
Allison Goldberg
Ari Nahmani
Year Course 2001-2002, Year Course 2006-2008 (staff), Camp Judaea Madrich 2002-2005
Andrew Ashkenase
Sprout Lake 1984-1989, Tel Yehudah 1991-1994, Machon 1993 and Year Course 1995-1996, Sprout Lake Staff 1996-2000, Regional and National Mazkirut
Brian Jaffee
CYJ Midwest 1984-1997, Tel Yehudah 1989-1991, 1998-2000, Year Course 1992-1993, Year Course Madrich 1999-2000
Cheryl Hanson
Dan Shulman
Daniella Steinberg
Tel Yehudah 1996-2000, Sprout 1999-2001, Machon 1998, Year Course 2000-2001
David Lehrer
Tel Yehudah 1971-1972, Machon L’Madrechie Chul 1974-1975
Elaine Cohen Silver
CYJ Midwest 1977, 1979-81, Tel Yehudah 1982-84, CYJ Midwest Staff 1983-85, 1988, 1996, Year Course 1985-86, Midwest Region Director 1995-97
Elie Reiss
Sprout Lake 1990-1993, Tel Yehudah 1994-1997, Year Course 1998-1999
Fanny Zacharjasz Korman
Tel Yehudah 1969-1970, Year Course 1971-1972, Tel Yehudah Staff 1974-1975
Greta Rothschild
CYJ Midwest 1975, Tel Yehudah 1976-78, Region Mazkira 1978-79, Year Course 1979-80, CYJ Midwest Staff 1979, 1981, YJ Sr. Advisor 1981-84, CYJ Midwest Board Chair 2004-2007, Hadassah YJ National Chair 2023-2024
Howie Rodenstein
New England Young Judaea 1970-72, Camp Tel Yehudah 1971, Machon 1972, Machane Avodah, Year Course 1972-73,
Madrich Tel Yehudah 1975, Merakez Tel Yehudah 1976
Jared Friedmann
Tel Yehudah 1991-1994, Machon 1993, Year Course 1995-1996, Sprout Lake Staff 1995-1997, Machon Madrich 1999, Regional and National Mazkirut
Joe Kornfeld
Tel Yehudah 1961-1963, UNYS Pres. 1962, National Mazkirut 1963, Year Course 1964, CYJ Texas Merakez and Assistant Director 1965-1969, TOL Region and CYJ Texas Director 1969-1971, CYJ Texas Board and Executive Committee
Jonah Paransky
CYJ Texas 1986 – 1987, Tel Yehudah 1988 – 1991, Year Course 1992-1993, CYJ Texas Staff 1989-1992, 1994-1995, 1997, CYJ Texas Prior Board Member, Executive Committee Member, Past President, Current Advisory Board Member
Lynn Davidson
Hadassah National YJ Chair 2020-2022, Israel Programs Scholarship Committee
Manny Synalovski
YJ Puerto Rico Club 1973-1976, Camp Judaea Staff 1974-1976, Tel Yehudah Camper 1973-1975, Regional Mazkir 1975-1976, Year Course 1976-1977, YJ Madrich 1977-1985
Marcia Gabrilove Ladin
Previously Fundraising Vice Chair and Scholarship Chair in Hadassah YJ Division
Marlene Post
Mark Estes
Mara Berman
Camp Judaea 1994-1999, Machon in Israel 2000, Tel Yehudah 1999, 2001, Regional Mazkirut – Lev HaDarom 2000-2002, Year Course 2002-2003, Camp Judaea (staff) 2002-2004, Tel Yehudah (staff) 2004, Israel Summer Programs (staff) 2005-2006, Year Course (staff) 2007-2008
Michael Berman
Year Course 1975-1976, Tel Yehudah Staff 1977-1978, Tel Yehudah Camper 1972-1974, UNYS Region Mazkirut 1973-1974
Michael Sherman
Founding YJG board member
Mindy Opper
Camp Judaea camper 1988-1994, Tel Yehudah camper 1994, Machon in Israel 1995, CJ Madricha 1997 and 1998, Year Course 97-98
Roni Schwartz
Sacha Litman
Hashachar Israel Experience 1989, Staff Sprout Lake 1991-1994, Merakez Tel Yehudah 1996, 2002
Shelley Sherman
YJ-Hadassah liason, YJG founding board member
Stuart Wallock
CYJ Texas 1977 – 1981, TY 1982 – 1985, TOLC Maskir 1985 -1986, Year Course 1986, CYJ Midwest Staff 1987, CYJ Texas Staff 1988, CYJ Texas Board 2016 – 2022
Wylie Levone
Tel Yehudah 1984-1987 Regional Mazkirut (Or HaDarom – Florida/Puerto Rico), 1985-1987 Year Course, 1987-1988 Tel Yehudah (staff), 1988, 1989, 1992, Merkaz Hamagshimim in Jerusalem 1995-1997