ALUMNI COMMUNITY
The Fellowship year in Israel is only the beginning of the relationship between the Dorot Foundation and Fellows. We envision this as a lifelong relationship, investment, and commitment, in which alumni are connected to each other and to the wider Jewish landscape. Upon returning from Israel, Fellows are warmly welcomed to the network. DFI alumni frequently establish new connections, jobs, friendships, collaborations and more.
The following is a sampling of awards, activities and opportunities for alumni:
Awards
- DFI Alumni Leadership Awards: up to $5,000 is provided for initiatives that Fellows spearhead related to leadership development, artistic projects, and enlivening the North American Jewish landscape
- DFI Alumni Development Award: up to $500 is made available to nurture development through conferences, courses, and other relevant activities
Activities & Opportunities
- DFI Alumni Shabbaton: an annual national gathering the first weekend of November and regional gatherings in select locations
- Leadership Training Consulting Support from Rally Point Consultants for Collaborative Change
- Rockwood Art of Leadership: a highly-subsidized opportunity to participate in the Rockwood Art of Leadership program
- DFI Alumni Beit Midrash and online learning
Past Fellows
Yoni Avi Battat
Emma Blau
Briah Cahana
Sarah Rose
Jordan Skye Edelheit
Niki Forman
Shana Frankel
Avital Habshush
Samuel Langstein
Yael Marans
Emmy Roday
Tamara Upfal
Rachel Binstock
Michelle Brint
Shara Feit
Haley Firkser
Emily Glick
Arielle Gordon
Shira Mogil
Greta Parnes
Aaron Portman
Thamar Spitzer
Rhea Stark
Emily Zimmer
The DFI did not run in 2020 – 2021
Samuel Belmonte
Elianna Boswell
Naomi Davis
Raphael Ellenson
Lipaz Avigal
Zev Rose
Hayley Sakwa
Andrew Samuels
Marica Sharashenidze
Anna Leah Berstein Simpson
Sarah Snider
Zazu Tauber
Sivan Battat
Noa Fleischacker
Gene Goldstein Plesser
Sho Igawa
Yaakov Malomet
Todd Nelson
Arianna Skibell
Rachel Stein
Joe Step
Gabi Wachs
Joshua Davidson
Asher Firestone
Caroline Kessler
Joanna Kramer
Marisa Natale
Rachel Reigelhaupt
Harry Reis
Maya Rosen
Sarah Rosen
Yoav Schaefer
Eric Seligman
Jessye Stein
Chelsea Feuchs
Tamar Karpuj
Joshua Krug
Jacob Levkowicz
Liya Rechtman
Avery Robinson
Shaina Shealy
Bryan Susman
Elizabeth Traison Witkin
Jason Waters
Natasha Westheimer
Simone Zimmerman
Rebecca Arian
Benjamin Bennett
Metom Bergman
Israel Heller
Isaac Kates Rose
Eliana Kissner
Naomi Schiffman
Jennifer Schwarz
Tehila Wenger
Sarah Zell Young
Jessica Belasco
Mati Engel
Kiyomi Gelber
Elisheva Goldberg
Yishai Kamin
Samuel Kuttner
Louisa Kornblatt
Ariane Mandell
Yair Rosenberg
Leonora Zoninsein
Aaren Alpert
Liat Berdugo
Kara (Kiki) Lipsett
Andrew Lustig
Aaron Voldman
Ariel Resnikoff
Shoshana Rosen
Jenna Weinberg
Rivka Weinstock
Taylor Winfield
Jonah Fisher
Jennie Goldstein
Daniel Haboucha
Ariel Kohane
Naomi Kramer
Raphael Magarik
Ben Murane
Shani Rosenbaum
Jacob Udell
Rachel Berger
Chelsey Berlin
Matt Gordener
Hannah Graham
Adam Heffez
Pessy Katz
Max Kligerman
Yaakov Lehman
Beruria Steinmetz-Silber
Jessica Fain
Andrew Gordon-Kirsh
Maital Guttman
Celeste Jackson
Abby Kolker
Alice Mishkin
Sarah Rapoport
Brian Schaeffer
Yael Silverman
Melanie Weiss
Jessica Brandt
Elizabeth Freed
Maital Friedman
Sharon Ganger
Sara Hahn
Michael Oskin
Kayla Rosen
Mia Scharphie
Lilach Shafir
Ira Stup
Jen Holzer
Elliot Leffler
Jake Marmer
Naamah Paley
Alex Polsky
Kate Press
Allison Rose
Matt Rosenbaum
Rebecca Russo
Josh Silverstein
Dena Trugman
Isra Yaghoubi
Amy Blumsack
Sarah Breger
Ayelet Fischer
Leora Fridman
Yoni Khajehzadeh
Elizabeth Kilstein
Aaron Kurman
Shira Levine
Isaac Luria
Robbie Majzner
Navit Robkin
Ayalon Eliach
Marissa Isaak
Sara Meirowitz
Eli Rosenblatt
Michal Scharlin
Noam Schimmel
Rachel Thorner
Shira Wakschlag
Gary Weissman
Elana Weissman
Jesse Zaritt
Etay Zwick
Daniel Silberbusch
Rachel Calmas (Chertok)
Lisa Exler
Rivka Friedman
Eric Gold
David Gorin
Ruthie Oland
Yoni Oppenheim
Naomi Orensten
Elyse Schneiderman
Gaby Schoenfeld
Robbie Silverman
Daniel Smokler
Lauren Stark
Rachel Zinns
Josh Ellison
Panteha Haverim
Leah Kaplan
Julie Meslin
Jonathan Neril
Esti Polen
Ilene Prusher
Andrea Schwartz
James Sevitt
Mara Sheftel
Dan Sieradski
Ilana Sumka
Shana Tabak
Sam Thrope
Miri Wexler
Michelle Dardashti
Jessica Fechtor
Josh Glazer
Efrat Hakak
Nugi Jakobishvili
Rachel Lerner
Jeff Mandell
Jennifer Medina
Naomi Michlin
Emily Satterthwaite
Mike Steinman
Peter Braasch
Alicia Cohen
Amy Hannes
Aviva Jacobs
Yonatan Lipnick
Sarah Miller
Kobi Oppenheim
Jenny Oser
Nahanni Rous
Avi Steinberg
Seth Wikas
Aviva Bernat
Nikki Decter
Shira Fischer
Mollie Gilbert
Carol Grosman
Jessica Kraft
Rosanne Lesack
Ilana Nossel
Julia Schlam
Brian Siegal
Michael Simon
Melissa Tesher
Rachel Weber
David Weintraub
Rebecca Blouwolff
Yoni Braude
Rebecca Cherry
Jan Fernheimer
Jill Goldenpine
Seth Himelhoch
Evan Hochberg
Dalia Hochman
Daniel Hoffman
Lamelle Ryman
Rob Ryman
Hannah Solomon
Shana Starobin
Lyndy Yankaskas
Sivan Zakai
Amy Block
Steven Bocknek
Michael Brous
Justin Danilewitz
Nienke Grossman
Rachel Harris
Jared Hershenson
Louise Losos
Bajeera McCorkle
Judith Polsky
Michael Rosen
Rusty Silverstein
Eva Subotnik
Beth Weinman
Ari Biernoff
Helen Chernikoff
Brad Cohen
Jordan Elias
Stephanie Green
Andy Katzman
Tatiana Krasikov
Jessica Lieberman
Guy Maytal
Jeff Samuels
Ali Sherman
Andrea Siegel
Sarah Silverman (Aroeste) Blaugrund
Julie Sissman
Jonathan Stern
Mark Baker
Sarah Benor
Jethro Berkman
Alison Buckholtz
Beth Fishman
Ilan Gewurz
Aaron Goldmuntz
Jeremiah Johnson
Shana Komitee
Jen Marlowe
Dan Marx
Tammy Mentzel
David Novick
Matt Price
Esther Schmuel
Raanan Boustan
Tamara Charm
Ayelet Cohen
Jeremy Eichler
Tal Gazitt
Lisa Gilbert
Jodi Kantor
Ned Lazarus
Faye Lederman
Greg Litt
Jim Loeffler
Dan Magder
Emily Michelson
Ami Petter Lipstein
Mike Rader
Michelle Roos
Jed Shugerman
Tracy Sivitz
Phoebe Cushman
Aimee Kahan
Adam Kaplan
Deborah Katz
Elie Kaunfer
Orit Kent
Meir Lakein
Leslie Lautin-Davis
Sacha Litman
Dan Markel (z”l)
Noam Pianko
Shifra Pride-Raffel
Deborah Steinberger Raz
Elisssa Swift
Mark Barnett
Nicky Diamand
Amy Harfeld
Dmitry Nemirovsky
Michael Paasche-Orlow
Daniel Petter-Lipstein
Dana Raucher
Lisa Sacks
Valerie Sandler
Tanya Schlam
Phil Shakhnis
Beth Silverberg Marx
Tamara Watts
Jeffrey Wechselblatt
Warren Bass
Emily Bazelon
Tracie Bernstein
Marina Fineman
Bruce Goldberger
Marianne Grin
Gordon Lederman (z”)
David Lerner
Joe Menashe
Jay Michaelson
Adam Shear
Aleeza Strubel
Tamara Wexler
Karen Abrams Gerber
Betsy Ami
Jonathan Baron
Alan Cohen
Eliot Fishman
Meredith Kotler
Erika Marcus
Sharon Meltzer-Sagel
Barak Richman
Juli Smith
Stuart Tochner
Leon Wiener-Dow
Julia Fayngold-Covey
Jonathan Fuchs
Aliza Geretz
Dena Glasgow
Mark Ivker
David Jaffe
Jonathan Kahn
Karin Kalkstein
Simone Obadiah
Jacob Press
Jonah Steinberg
Jenny Breznay
Daniel Gamulka
Kimberly Katz
Cathy Silver
Dan Sokolov