Congregation Beth Elohim
Tamar Schiffer-Shiv has a strong background in special education, with experience as a Special Education Teacher at the Israeli Ministry of Education beginning in 2015. Prior to that, they worked as a Head teacher at Congregation Beth Elohim starting in 2012. Tamar also has experience as a Head Manager and Teacher in a kindergarten for children with autism at the Ministry of Education of Israel from 2005 to 2011.
Tamar Schiffer-Shiv obtained their Master of Science (MS) degree in Childhood Special Education from Adelphi University, where they studied from 2011 to 2013. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Special Education & Far East Studies at Tel Aviv University, where they studied from 2000 to 2005.
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Congregation Beth Elohim
Congregation Beth Elohim, founded in 1861, is one of the fastest growing and most vibrant synagogues in New York City. CBE, also known as Garfield Temple, was recently named “one of America’s 25 most vibrant congregations” by Newsweek, which hailed CBE for “quickly adapting to Brooklyn’s exciting, young population.” Open to people from a variety of backgrounds who honor our traditions and values, CBE serves as a hub for members and for the surrounding community as well. It is a place of worship, dedicated to honoring Jewish traditions, and also a place of learning, a place to socialize, to celebrate and to actively engage with the world, a synagogue center energizing and enriching our Jewish community through study, ritual and acts of loving-kindness.