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Educators : Shari Churwin, Education Director  , schurwin@ohabei.org

Shari has worked at Ohabei Shalom for more than seventeen years in many different educational positions including Education Administrator, Youth Educator, and Family Educator. She now serves as our Education Director helping to direct our vision of Jewish Education as we enter the 21st century. 

She recently completed a Masters Degree in Jewish Education and also holds a Certificate in Jewish Family Education from Hebrew College.   Shari is a member of the National Association of Temple Educators (NATE)  the National Association Education of Young People (NAEYC) and the Early Childhood Educators of Reform Judaism (ECE-RJ). 

Shari is a graduate of Indiana University with a Bachelors Degree in Jewish Studies and Sociology. In 1994 she studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, taking courses in Jewish Education, modern Jewish culture and Jewish history. While in Israel Shari was a Lainer intern (sponsored by the Jewish Education Service of North America – JESNA) at the National Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY) office in Jerusalem and led a six week tour of Israel for 40 Midwestern High School Students. Shari has worked at various synagogues in the Boston area as a formal and informal educator for both school-aged children and adults. She has worked in a variety of camp settings and has served as a part of the administration of several camps including Camp Breakaway, a camp for underprivileged Jewish children and currently is the Program Director of Camp Micah, New England’s newest Jewish summer camp. 

Shari and her husband, Mike, have three beautiful daughters, Hannah, Ashley and Julia (who both learned how to ride a 2-wheeler without training wheels this summer). 


Educators : Danna Perry, Education Programs Coordinator , dperry@ohabei.org

Having been raised in Brookline, Israeli-born Danna Perry is thrilled to be "home" after having spent a majority of her adult life in Manhattan, followed by short stints living on the water on both Cape Cod and in Nassau, Bahamas. Danna honed her keen administrative and organizational skills working as a gatekeeper for several high-profile, New York personalities and left her most recent position (and most difficult!) at her husband's restaurant company to join the Ohabei Shalom family.  Her most rewarding role as mother of two beautiful, young children has given new meaning to many of Danna's professional abilities as a detail-driven, multitasking, problem-solver with a sense of humor.  Danna received her BA in Political Science from Barnard College.  She has spent much of her free time over the past 18 months subbing in her children's preschool classrooms, chairing school committees and being late to the occasional yoga class. 

Educators:  Larisa Klebe, Youth Educator , lklebe@ohabei.org

Larisa Klebe grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and moved to Massachusetts in 2007 to attend Brandeis University. She graduated from Brandeis in 2011 with her BA in History and European Cultural Studies, and a minor in Music. Throughout her years at Brandeis, Larisa was heavily involved in the Brandeis Reform Chavurah (BaRuCH). She served two years on the executive board for BaRuCH, one as a T’fillah Coordinator, and the other as the Publicity/Communications Coordinator. She hopes to incorporate these experiences into her work as Youth Educator. Besides being involved in Jewish life, Larisa is also very passionate about singing and music. She spent 11 years in the Peninsula Girls Chorus in California, and the last 4 years as a member of the Brandeis University Chorus and Chamber Choir. Besides a classical music background, she has also accumulated a vast knowledge of Jewish music which she looks forward to sharing. Larisa is very excited to be the new Youth Educator, and is thrilled to have the opportunity to become part of the community.  

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