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Tammia Bowden BC Curriculum Faculty Tammia Bowden has been a teacher at Richmond Jewish Day School since 2008. She is originally from Oregon and has lived in British Columbia for the past 16 years. Her son, Jonah, lives in Bend, Oregon and her daughter, Kara lives in Richmond. She has a stepdaughter, Melissa, stepson Jordan, twoRead more

Sally Piccinato BC Curriculum Faculty Sally Piccianto was born and educated in Australia and has now been in Canada for 20 years.  She feels blessed to have the best job in the world where she gets to see and work with children every day. Morah Sally has an open door policy and appreciates guest speakersRead more

Patrick Pham BC Curriculum Faculty Patrick was born in Vancouver B.C. but, has spent some time in California. He moved back to Vancouver in 2017 to attend UBC and graduated in 2020 with a psychology degree. He was a behavior interventionist for two years and have helped students become independent while reducing maladaptive/replacing behavior’s. HisRead more

Megan Kornfeld BC Curriculum Faculty Megan kornfeld always wanted to teach, even when she was a small Talmud Torah student. Her love of art took her to Emily carr university where she graduated with a major in visual art. She then received her B.Ed. From UBC and her early childhood certification from Langara College. MeganRead more

Mary-Anne Rachman BC Curriculum Faculty Mary-Anne Rachman was born in South Africa and immigrated to Canada 21 years ago. She Is married to her husband David, and has two grown up sons, Tristan and Matthew. An Orton-Gillingham Literacy specialist, she has been teaching and supporting RJDS students for 15 years. Often endearingly nicknamed, “RJDS’s MarthaRead more

Bat Sheva Michaeli Hebrew / Judaic Faculty Batsheva Michaeli was born and raised in Israel and moved to British Columbia 12 years ago, and now lives here with her husband and three children. She is in her 12th year teaching Hebrew & Judaic studies at RJDS. She believes that all children are unique and mustRead more

Riki Oirechman Hebrew / Judaic Faculty Riki Oirechman was born in Israel and is the proud mother of 6 and a grandmother to 3. With over 25 years in education, she has extensive knowledge and experience. Morah Riki completed her masters and specialization in the study of Judaism and in the study of Hebrew asRead more

Bettina Jacob Educational Assistant Bettina Jacob is a loving mother of three kids and one beautiful golden retriever. She acquired my BA in Psychology and Education in Israel (the University of Tel Aviv), where she later taught for over 20 years in elementary schools. During this time, Morah Bettina created a specialized program for kidsRead more

Liel Rabinovich Educational Assistant Liel Rabinovich was born and raised in Israel where she completed her Bachelor’s degree as an English teacher. She has worked in an elementary school, a high school, in summer camps and has coordinated many after-school programs. Liel moved to Canada two years ago and currently works as a teacher’s assistantRead more