Amittai Benami
Head of School
Amittai@lahhs.org
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Sara Solomon
Hebrew Coordinator
hebrew@lahhs.org
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Sara’s experience teaching Hebrew and Judaic subjects in Los Angeles extends over 30 years, the past five of which having been at Hebrew High. Her love for teaching started in the Israel Defense Forces, where she achieved the rank of Commander (Mefakedet) educating illiterate soldiers. After moving to LA, Sara taught at Hillel Hebrew Academy, Yavneh, and served as the Assistant Principal for Shalhevet Elementary School, where she implemented creative programming, Israeli dance, and multimedia to enhance the educational experience.
Sara finds creative ways to motivate her students. During her early years as a teacher, she pursued higher education and successfully completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the American Jewish University (AJU). Sara is a CE (Clinical Educator) for Delet, and she recently completed the Wagner Program at the AJU, where she studied paraprofessional counseling.
Sara grew up in Netanya and she brings the love and light of Israel and the Hebrew language to her students; empowering them to learn, inspiring them to strive, and giving them confidence to succeed and believe in themselves. No matter how many years pass, Sara’s students will always see her as “Morah Sara.”
Rachel Kaufman
Assistant Principal
education@lahhs.org
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Rachel’s professional experience has led her to travel around the world participating in informal educational programs such as The International Jewish camp in Szarvas, Hungary, Summer and Pesach programs in Belarus, Russia and Zionist Seminars in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. One of her most memorable experiences was the nearly two years she spent as a Lauder fellow in Frankfurt, Germany initiating a Women’s Learning Program and escorting a group to Israel on Birthright.
In 2006, Rachel actualized her dream and made Aliyah. She lived in Jerusalem and worked for Nefesh B’ Nefesh for seven wonderful years. In 2013 she returned to Los Angeles to be close to her family. She feels very fortunate to assume the position as The Director of Educational Programming at Los Angeles Hebrew High School while pursuing her Master’s degree at the American Jewish University.
Administration & Development
Caryn Barkin, Office Manager/Administrative Assistant
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