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About Teach NJ

Member Schools
Our Partners
Teach NJ
  • Bais Reuven Kaminetz Lakewood
  • Ben Porat Yosef
  • Foxman Torah Institute
  • Heichal Hatorah
  • Hillel Yeshiva
  • Ilan High School
  • IVDU Lakewood
  • Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy / Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School
  • Kellman Brown Academy
  • Maayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls
  • Mesivta Zichron Boruch / Mesivta of Clifton
  • Ohr HaChinuch in Lakewood
  • Ohr Yisrael
  • Politz Day School of Cherry Hill
  • Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva
  • Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County
  • Tenafly Chabad Academy
  • The Hebrew Academy
  • The Moriah School
  • Torah Academy of Bergen County
  • Yavneh Academy
  • YBH of Passaic
  • Yeshivat Frisch
  • Yeshiva Gedola & Mesivta of Carteret
  • Yeshivat He'atid
  • Yeshiva Keren Hatorah of Passaic-Clifton
  • Yeshivat Netivot Montessori
  • Yeshivat Noam
Leadership Circle
Leadership Circle

Interested in joining Leadership Circle? Reach out to Maya Joyandeh / Katie Katz

  • Emanuel and Helen Adler
  • Lindsay Angel
  • Yale and Ann Baron
  • Daniel and Alyssa Barzideh
  • Samuel and Deborah Beran
  • Benjamin and Blimi Berger
  • Steven Betesh
  • Howard and Sandra Blank
  • Steven and Daniele Bleier
  • Yehuda and Roni Blinder
  • Noam and Rebecca Block
  • Evan and Cheryl Borenstein
  • Arielle Brenner
  • Joshua and Amy Buchsbayew
  • David and Stacy Callen
  • Isaac Chehebar
  • Adam and Ilana Chill
  • Ben and Esther Chouake
  • Daniel and Aimee Ciment
  • Joseph and Danielle Cohen
  • Yosef and Elana Cohn
  • Eli and Yael Davidovics
  • Ralph Dweck
  • Moriah School of Englewood
  • Jeffrey and Linda Esses
  • Joseph and Dana Feldman
  • David and Marcelle Franco
  • Eric and Nancy Fremed
  • Dror and Karen Futter
  • Shai and Tova Gerson
  • Bernard and Alexandra Glezerman
  • Joshua and Esther Goldstein
  • Yonatan and Bellene Gontownik
  • Seth and Orit Gribetz
  • Jeremy and Abbi Halpern
  • Michael and Gila Harary
  • Michael and Freida Harris
  • Frieda Harris
  • Marc and Suri Helwani
  • Scott and Abigail Herschmann
  • Barry and Margaret Herzog
  • Shimmie and Alissa Horn
  • Douglas Jemal
  • Douglas Jemal
  • Davidi and Natalie Jonas
  • Tzvi and Miriam Juskowicz
  • David and Michal Kahan
  • Daniel and Chana Kalai
  • Steven and Alix Kantowitz
  • Steven Kassin
  • Avraham and Rebecca Katz
  • Ezra and Katie Katz
  • Jonathan and Mindy Kolatch
  • David and Deborah Kramer
  • Mark and Eta Levenson
  • Aaron and Miriam Levine
  • Andrew and Margaret Levy
  • Daniel Lewis
  • Avi and Nicki Lieberman
  • Nathan and Shari Lindenbaum
  • Gabriel and Melissa Marans
  • Samuel and Gabi Mark
  • Joseph and Meryl Mark
  • Isaac and Linda Massry
  • Ari and Rachel Mentzel
  • Daniel and Elana Miller
  • Uri and Tamar Moche
  • Yeshivat Netivot Montessori
  • David and Pamela Ness
  • Joshua and Leslie Ostrin
  • Albert Pardo
  • Daniel and Daniela Pomerantz
  • Yitz and Fara Rosenberg
  • Ross and Tamar Rothenberg
  • Joshua and Alyse Rozenberg
  • Joel and Lisa Rubinstein
  • Sammy and Margie Saka
  • Ben and Shulamit Sandler
  • Jonathan and Lisa Schechter
  • Richard and Sara Schlussel
  • Marc and Ronnie Schlussel
  • Menachem and Rena Schnaidman
  • Martin and Avra Schreiber
  • Naftali and Lauren Schuss
  • Naftali and Lauren Schuss
  • Daniel and Lindsay Setton
  • Michael and Randi Silvermintz
  • Jordana Sipzner
  • Ben and Jenny Siscovick
  • Joshua and Mindy Sladowsky
  • Solomon Smeke
  • Alex and Sandy Solomon
  • Robert and Naomi Spira
  • Steven and Keshet Starr
  • Joseph and Diana Straus
  • Ralph and Sally Tawil
  • Joseph and Amy Tornheim
  • David and Chantal Ulmer
  • Emily Weg
  • Maurice and Michelle Zekaria
  • Stephen and Amy Zide
Board Members
Board Members
  • Sam Moed, Chairman
  • Sandra Blank
  • Joshua Buchsbayew
  • Ben Chouake
  • Eric Fremed
  • Daniel Jacob
  • Steven Kassin
  • Mark Levenson
  • Leslie Ostrin

Nearly 70,000 Jewish children attend Jewish schools in New Jersey. They deserve a safe, strong education. Teach NJ is making sure they get one. As the leading advocacy organization representing New Jersey’s Jewish day school and yeshiva students in Trenton, Teach NJ champions policies that make Jewish education safer, stronger, and more affordable for families.

By mobilizing parents, school leaders, and a broad coalition of interfaith partners and nonpublic school communities, Teach NJ has built one of New Jersey’s most effective grassroots advocacy movements. Together, we have secured historic investments in school security, STEM education, nursing, transportation, technology, and other essential services that benefit students across the state.

Thanks to Teach NJ’s robust advocacy and strategic vision, New Jersey now funds more than 158 million annually in support of all nonpublic schools. This historic progress reflects the power of sustained advocacy, grassroots engagement, and broad coalition building. Together, we’re ensuring that every child has access to the resources, opportunities, and safe learning environment they need to thrive.
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Accomplishments

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$154M in annual funding to our schools
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First-in-nation STEM program
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$30.5M in Security Funding

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Our Team

Sydney Altfield

CEO, Teach Coalition

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Caleb Fischer

Director of Operations, Teach Coalition

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Caleb Fischer

Director of Operations, Teach Coalition

Caleb Fischer serves as the Director of Operations at Teach Coalition, where he oversees organizational infrastructure, team management and strategy.

A seasoned community builder, Caleb brings over a decade of experience working at the intersection of communal engagement, strategic growth and operational excellence within prominent Jewish institutions. As Director of Development at Park East Day School and Synagogue, he developed fundraising initiatives and built systems to maximize donor cultivation and stewardship. He also served as Director of Operations for Jewish Voters Unite, where he oversaw operations and built the sustainable infrastructure necessary for a growing nonprofit.
Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Caleb received rabbinic ordination from RIETS and a Master’s degree in Ancient Jewish History from Yeshiva University. He is deeply committed to building a more vibrant Jewish future and currently serves as President of the Board of Trustees at Mount Sinai Jewish Center of Washington Heights, steering long-term sustainability and growth for the congregation.
Elina Mosheyeva

Director of Marketing and Communications, Teach Coalition

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Elina Mosheyeva

Director of Marketing and Communications, Teach Coalition

Elina Mosheyeva serves as Director of Marketing & Communications at Teach Coalition, where she leads the organization’s national communications, brand, media, and digital strategy in support of equitable funding, security, and resources for nonpublic schools.

With more than a decade of experience in strategic marketing, storytelling, and integrated communications, Elina specializes in translating complex policy and advocacy goals into compelling narratives that mobilize communities, engage policymakers, and inspire philanthropy. She serves as a strategic advisor to executive leadership and partners closely with policy and development teams to amplify impact across multiple states.

Elina holds an MBA and brings a data-driven, mission-focused approach to building trust, visibility, and long-term advocacy impact.

Yosef Kanofsky

Director of Government Maximization, Teach Coalition

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Yosef Kanofsky

Director of Government Maximization, Teach Coalition

As the Director of Government Programs for Teach Coalition, Yosef oversees all government program work that Teach does on behalf of its member school network and beyond. Yosef’s team is responsible for ensuring that yeshivas and day schools access tens of millions of government dollars and services yearly. Yosef has worked in nonpublic school education and policy since 2009 and joined Teach in 2014. Previously, he founded and ran a cutting-edge youth program and center for chassidic teens in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.  

Yosef was born and raised in the Washington, D.C. area, received his BA from Columbia University and an M.A. in Educational Leadership from Brooklyn College. He lives in Crown Heights with his wife and their six children.  

Adam Katz

Associate Director of Government Programs, Teach Coalition

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Adam Katz

Associate Director of Government Programs, Teach Coalition

Adam Katz serves as the Associate Director of Government Programs for Teach Coalition. Working with schools throughout the country, he helps them navigate government programs and ensure they take maximum advantage of all available funding sources. Adam brings a wide range of skills and experience to the organization. He has worked at the Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center Think Tank for Urban and Regional Policy as well as the US Navy, started his own real estate advisory firm, served on the board of directors of a nonprofit, and is a 2x author. Adam earned a master's degree in Public Policy from Northeastern University and a bachelors degree in Economics from University of Massachusetts Amherst. Adam lives in Passaic with his wife and four children.
Ronit Mershon

STEM Programs Specialist, Teach Coalition

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Ronit Mershon

STEM Programs Specialist, Teach Coalition

Originally born in Chicago, Ronit grew up in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley and attended YULA. After graduating from Brandeis University, she went on to become a television producer at the CourtTV Network in New York City. These days, in addition to her role at Teach Coalition, she’s also a Staff Writer for The Jewish Link of New Jersey as well as a substitute teacher at Yavneh Academy. She lives with her husband (Stuart) and three children in Teaneck.
Katie Katz

Executive Director, Teach NJ

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Katie Katz

Executive Director, Teach NJ

As Teach NJ’s executive director, Katie Katz oversees Teach NJ’s annual campaign, community engagement and mobilization efforts across the state. She joined Teach NJ from the Englewood Health Foundation where, as a major gifts officer, she managed a portfolio of major donors and cultivated philanthropic partnerships between donors, physicians, and Englewood Health. Prior to her time at Englewood Health, Katie worked at The New Jewish Home in Manhattan as associate director of capital campaigns. A third-generation New Jersey resident and Jewish day school alumna, Katie holds an MBA from Brandeis University in nonprofit management as well as a master’s degree in Jewish professional leadership. She lives in Teaneck with her husband, Ezra, and their three children.
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