JKHA welcomes Rabbi Aron Srolovitz as Assistant Principal, joining JKHA Principal Mrs. Debbie Finkelstein and JKHA/RKYHS Head of School Rabbi Eliezer Rubin. In his new role, Rabbi Srolovitz will be overseeing the Judaic Studies curriculum for JKHA and directing programming for the Lower School.
Rabbi Srolovitz entered the classroom at Yavneh Academy in Paramus, NJ, teaching both Judaic Studies and U.S. History, with a focus on project-based learning and technology integration in the classroom. As dean of 8th grade students, Aron worked one-on-one with students to foster leadership potential.
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JKHA and RKYHS welcome Rabbi Gershom Tave as Educational Technologist. Rabbi Tave brings with him 25 years of experience as an educator with a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Rabbi Tave will be teaching technology classes for the students, working with teachers to improve their integration of technology in the classroom, managing the school website, and overseeing the renovation of the new state-of-the-art RKYHS computer lab.
Rabbi Tave most recently worked as Professional Development Account Manager at Teq, the region’s largest reseller of SMART Boards. There he oversaw the professional development accounts of all N.J. and Jewish schools working with Teq.
He is the creator of the TeqNikud modified Hebrew keyboard, which greatly facilitates typing Hebrew with vowels on Windows computers, as well as the Torah Picture Scroll which has been downloaded almost 3,500 times at over 300 locations around the world.
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JKHA is proud to introduce Mrs. Ruth DiGiovanni as the Director of Early Education. A highly regarded leader in the field of elementary education, Ms. DiGiovanni taught kindergarten for several years before joining the JKHA faculty. In her 10-year tenure at JKHA, Ms. DiGiovanni has taken on many critical leadership roles. Ms. DiGiovanni has been a main driver in shaping and enhancing the General Studies curriculum at the Lower School level. In her new role, Mrs. DiGiovanni will be overseeing and guiding the Early Education program at JKHA including the newly introduced nursery 3s program, pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten.
