Leadership
Associate Chaplain
Rabbi Ira Schiffer: ischiffe@middlebury.edu
Presidents
David Imber ’13: dimber@middlebury.edu
David is a senior from the Boston area and an alum of Gann Academy: The New Jewish High School of Greater Boston. He studies Classics and loves all things Yiddish. David plans to pursue a career in medicine after graduation.
David Yedid ’15: dyedid@middlebury.edu
Dave is a Sophomore from Long Island, New York. Dave is a proud Geography major! He loves hiking, biking, photography, cooking, and being with friends. Dave lived in Israel after high school through a college leadership program called Nativ and worked at a Jewish outdoor adventure camp called Ramah in the Rockies last summer. Dave has found joy and comfort in Middlebury’s wonderful Jewish community.
Tzedek chair
Addie Cunniff ’13: acunniff@middlebury.edu
Addie is a senior Sociology/Anthropology and Women’s and Gender Studies joint major with a minor in Global Health. Originally from Tucson, Arizona, Addie has taken fondly to snowy Vermont and can be found promoting health on campus, planning costume parties, or watching a documentary film when she is not organizing Hillel’s social justice activities.
Meals chair
Maya Barzilai ’13: mbarzilai@middlebury.edu
Academic chair
Steven Dunmire ’13: sdunmire@middlebury.edu
Embarking upon his final year at Midd, Steven is a Sociology major with minors in Education Studies and Spanish. Originally from Allentown, Pennsylvania, he sings in Middlebury’s College Choir and works at the public library. Some of Steven’s great loves in life include education, good TV shows, dessert, and Nintendo.
Rituals Chair
Harry Zieve-Cohen ’15: hzievecohen@middlebury.edu
Klout, which ranks how prominent people are online, says that although I am particularly influential on the topic of “Jewish,” I also influence one hundred and eight people on eleven other topics. This makes me, for those keeping score at home, good for a Klout ranking of 56/100 (as of December 28, 2012). Of course, Klout probably is not an accurate representation of my virtual self which in turn probably isn’t an accurate reflection of my endearingly misanthropic real-world self. That self grew up Brooklyn, went to a Lower East Side Quaker high school called Friends Seminary, and attended (attends, really) the singular B’Nai Jeshurun shul on the Upper West Side. My day-to-day existence mostly consists of arguing, food, and media of various sorts—often books and newspapers. The stuff I read about (and watch) is also what I study at Midd—with uncertain success. My focus is Literary Studies but I also devote a good chunk of time to Philosophy and Political Science. I speak Spanish, but hardly fluently. That’s important to know, because conversing with me in Spanish is a good way to get me to talk less.
Secretary
Molly Kaminsky ’15: mkaminsky@middlebury.edu
Molly is a sophomore from Short Hills, New Jersey. She is biochemistry major with a minor in mathematics, and plans to fulfill all of the pre-medical requirements before graduation. In her spare time, Molly enjoys playing rugby with the Middlebury College Women’s Rugby Club, composing music on the piano, and making bad puns.
Israel chair
Sarah Cohen ’15: scohen@middlebury.edu
Sarah is so excited to serve as your Israel Chair this semester! She is a sophomore from Newton, MA, and an alum of Gann Academy, The New Jewish High School of Greater Boston. Sarah is a Religion major with double minors in Political Science and Arabic. This year, she is also serving as Ross Commons Council tri-Chair as well as an admissions tour guide. Sarah is a proud Hillelite and can’t wait for what will be a fantastic year at Hillel!
Treasurer
Michael Ament 13.5: mament@middlebury.edu
Social chair
Leah Robinson ’13: lrobinson@middlebury.edu
Leah is a senior Sociology and Psychology Major from Los Angeles and is still amazed by snow falling from the sky. She loves planning events and is excited to be bringing Jews together to party and schmooze this year. She welcomes any suggestions for future party themes or DIY decorations.
Hannah Elkin ’13: helkin@middlebury.edu
Hannah is a senior Religion major and Hebrew minor from Dallas, Texas. She enjoys reading, cooking, and playing and watching sports including baseball, basketball, and rugby. Her greatest ambition is to discover that Hogwarts really does exist.
Keeper of the Web
Nathan Weil ’15: nweil@middlebury.edu
Unlike Harry, I have a Klout score of only 33/100. I am one-third influential. Tamer Nafar, an Arab-Israeli rapper, has said that if he can get 1 in 5 people at a concert to think critically about his lyrics than he has succeeded. By that standard a 33 on the Klout scale should put me over the moon – and it has. In an episode of The West Wing, Sam Seaborn calls his one good moment from an entire day in the Oval Office ‘a golf shot’. I will feel a similar sense of success if, as Keeper of the Web, I can help bring one great moment to Hillel this semester. If it ends of being more than that, well, that’s just one of the perks of the job. My name is Nathan Weil and I’m a sophomore Economics major/Mathematics minor. I love all things Kanye and Ratatouille is my favorite movie. If you can bish with that than let’s hang. Shabbat dinner on Friday work for you?
Freshman Liaison
Josh Berlowitz ’16: jberlowitz@middlebury.edu
Josh is a freshman undecided on many things, including his major. He hails from Ardsley, NY, a village smaller than Middlebury in the New York City suburbs. His favorite Jewish food is parsley dipped in salt water on Passover. It’s delicious, don’t question it.
Stuart Green ’16: sagreen@middlebury.edu
Resident Board Member
Charlie Arnowitz ’13: carnowitz@middlebury.edu
Hailing from Highland Park, Illinois, Charlie Arnowitz is a junior political science major and a proud redhead. A lover of chocolate, Charlie is also a discerning consumer of Manischevitz products.
Past Presidents
Nadia Schreiber: nschreiber@middlebury.edu
