Jewish Community

About Us

FYSH at Buttermilk falls

Meet your wonderful E-board of 2009!

Michael Faber
Director, Jewish Community
e-mail: faber@ithaca.edu

Communications Intern: Katie Venetsky
e-mail: Kvenets1@ithaca.edu
Katie is a Senior Sociology major with minors in Psychology and Jewish Studies. She pretty much knows this school inside and out so if you have any administrative or solicitation questions, she can answer it. Katie is from Princeton, New Jersey, and no, she did not apply to Princeton University. And lastly, she is webmaster of this wonderful site!

Programming Intern: Molly Wernick
e-mail: mollywernick@gmail.com 
Molly is a Junior Speech Communication major with a passion for informal education. After living in Israel for a year on a Habonim Dror post-high school program, Molly joined the Ithaca College and Ithaca Hillel community in the fall of 2007 and has been hooked ever since. You may have seen Molly at such events as The First Annual Matzo Ball and the weekly Shabbas Dinner in Terraces Dining Hall. Molly enjoys making challah french toast on Saturday mornings and star gazing on summer nights.

President: Rachel Berger
e-mail:
Rberger1@ithaca.edu
Rachel is a Junior IMC Major with a minor in French.  Rachel was formally the secretary of Hillel and she is so so excited to have the honor of being the current Hillel President.  Rachel Hails from a Philly suburb where she lives with her parents, her two younger sisters and their adorable black lab Parker! Rachel loves being a part of the strong Jewish community here at Ithaca College.  If you would like to know more about Ithaca's student run Hillel program, you can reach Rachel at Rberger1@ithaca.edu

Vice President: Josh Vorensky

Treasurer: Jessi Kanowitz

Secretary: Andrew Cohen
Andrew is a Sophomore Integrated Marketing Communications major.  On campus he is active in Hillel, along with ICTV Publicity, for which he will be the Assistant Director next semester.  As high school student, Andrew was very active in United Synagogue Youth. He was active at the local, regional and international levels of USY.  Andrew participated in two USY summer programs; in 2006 he went cross-country on USY on Wheels and in 2007 he went on Poland Seminar/Israel Pilgrimage.  He plans on continuing to be active in this USY by staffing USY on Wheels, this coming summer, along with staffing regional events next year