Meet the SVARA Team

There are lots of us on Team SVARA who will be supporting your journey in the Kollel in various ways. The team that will be most directly leading y’all through this adventure is:

• Program Director: Laynie Soloman, SVARA’s Associate Rosh Yeshiva
  • Laynie is for whatever you need! You can grab a time with me anytime here.

• Faculty Team: Laynie Soloman, Julie Batz, and Mónica Gomery (we’ll also be joined each zman by a Fairy/TA from a previous cohort of the Kollel, TBD!)
  • These folks are here to help you, guide you, support you, teach you, learn from you along your Kollel journey! They’ll be running shiurim, teaching workshops, and beyond.

• Kollel Mentors: Becky Silverstein, Bronwen Mullin, Dev Noily, Julie Batz, Jhos Singer, Mónica Gomery
  • You’ll each get paired with a Faculty Mentor who will meet with you regularly (4-6 times in Year 1, and monthly in Year 2) to unpack what you’re noticing in your learning and teaching throughout the Kollel. Get to know these mentors here!

• Kollel Support Team: Olivia Devorah Tucker and Amir Weg.
  • These folks are here to make sure that you have the materials that you need to learn, teach, thrive! Olivia should be your go-to for all things Kollel coordination related (Zoom links, portal wonderings, etc.), and Amir is your go-to for any materials you need as you embark on your teaching journey.