Mrs. Sara Brown teaches middle school girls' kodesh and K-8 art at Maayan Torah Day School in Portland, Oregon (a beautiful community that you should come visit!).  She also fields student questions for Dial-a-Morah, coaches teachers and writes curriculum, and serves Tizmoret as a shiur head. Check out her chinuch consulting portfolio at Sarabrownconsulting.weebly.com.

Mrs. Karen Cohen is an experienced flutist who started Tizmoret's flute program back in 2023. She has spent several summers since as a flute and crochet instructor, as well as the Doer of Things, and she looks forward to meeting more experienced flutists and sharing her knowledge through Tizmoret Beyond.

Tamar Polatoff Garnick is a Philadelphia-based actress and theater director with a deep passion for acting, performance, and helping young women discover the power of their own talents. She trained in film acting at Cinematique Film School and has since worked as an actress in Jewish films and advertisements. Tamar also directs middle school theater productions at Jewish private schools throughout the Philadelphia area. Tamar is excited to be teaching the Intermediate Teen Acting class for Tizmoret Beyond and looks forward to creating, performing, laughing, and growing together!

Shaindy Ginsberg is currently an art teacher at Ateres Bais Yaakov and Prospect of Monsey, and has been the Fine Art instructor at Tizmoret for the past two years. She is excited to be teaching for Tizmoret Beyond.

Mrs. Jane Gitter has been teaching violin since last century, which makes her both very old and very experienced. She has been teaching group violin classes online since 2020 and looks forward to working with the Tizmoret Beyond violin students.

Warning: People who sign up for Mrs.Gitter’s violin classes may end up having entirely too much fun!

Rachel Gitter has been writing for as long as she can remember. She’s been published in various frum magazines and is working on her first novel (which might actually be finished someday!); she also loves to write poetry and songs. After her first foray into teaching creative writing at Tizmoret, she’s excited to continue teaching and giving frum writers a chance to connect with each other.

Rivka Katz loves to both learn and teach. After heading shiur at Tizmoret this past summer, she's excited to continue sharing her knowledge and love of Torah with the wider Tizmoret community.

Golda Ayelet Keilson has been part of the Tizmoret family for 11 years, as a camper, counselor, drama instructor, middle school division head, and head shiur instructor. Drama has been her passion since early childhood, though as an adult, she tries to keep it contained to the stage. Golda Ayelet is excited to be joining Tizmoret Beyond's team to teach a guitar class, which will be the first time in her Tizmoret career that she displays her acoustic talent.

Lauren Liebert is an FIT trained artist and art teacher with over 20+ years in the textile, design, and education fields. She lives outside Philadelphia with her wonderful family and her extremely oversized stash of yarn, textiles, craft supplies, and reference books. There is a good chance that she is some sort of dragon.

Sarah Chaya Mako has worked at Tizmoret Shoshana for two years and is excited to teach at Tizmoret Beyond. She has had a passion for art her whole life, and is overjoyed to teach girls the art of coloring using different materials and techniques.

Naomi Markovic is based in Jerusalem where she has been teaching piano for 18 years. Specializing in virtual (zoom) lessons, Naomi guides Jewish kids and women around the world to successful piano playing, tailoring lessons to their level (beginners to advanced) and music interests (Classical, Jewish/nigunim/ playing by ear).  Naomi brings a strong Classical background as well as years of playing and accompanying Jewish music to her teaching, emphasizing proper technique and accuracy, while creating a fun and warm lesson atmosphere. 

Music has been part of Jessica Mzhen’s life for as long as she can remember. Following her journey to becoming more observant within her Judaism, Jessica discovered a new purpose for her voice. Today, she performs exclusively for women, combining beautiful music with heartfelt storytelling and meaningful Jewish inspiration. In 2025, Jessica moved to New York after marrying her husband and now performs and teaches throughout the New York area. Alongside her performances, she offers private voice lessons, helping singers of all levels develop healthy technique, confidence, and expressive artistry. Learn more about Jessica at www.jessicamzhen.com.

Shoshana has been holding down the groove for 15 years and lives for a good jam. An OG Tizmoretite through and through, she brings heart, soul, and rhythm to every beat. When she's not drumming, you'll find her with a book in hand, hiking boots on, or hanging out with friends. Shoshana is so excited to welcome fellow Jewish women into the powerful, joyful, and amazing world of drumming.

Gitty Rubin has had 10 years of dance training in classical ballet, contemporary dance and several other genres. She is excited to join the Tizmoret Beyond program and hopes to teach and inspire others with her passion for dance!

Jessica Schechter has been doing improv and comedy for the last 17 years and has performed all over including Stand Up NY, The Broadway Comedy Club, Caroline's, YU's Last Comic Standing and various Jewish private events. Jessica's comedy career began while pursuing her Bachelors in Educational Theatre at New York University and she has been performing ever since. Jessica has written many comedy sketches and Purim Shpiels over the years and performed for several years with the improv troupe Imrpovodox. She came in 2nd place in the 2013 Jewish Week's Funniest Jewish Comic Competition and has taught improv workshops at camps, community centers and shabbatons around the country . She was a producer and actor on the hit web series "Soon By You". Jessica is a professional voice over talent, adjunct professor, and executive coach specializing in public speaking and presentation training. She is passionate about using theater and improvisation to help build community and connection. Jessica ran the drama program at Tizmoret Shoshana for 7 years and is proud to be returning to her artistic and creative virtual home!
www.jessicaschechter.com

Acclaimed in publications including Hamodia and Mishpacha magazine, Elena Tal is known for her "magnificent" and "angelic" voice, with an immense vocal range. As a professional singer, Elena has dazzled audiences across the USA, around the world, on England's QE2, on TV and in a Hollywood movie (before becoming frum).  Elena Tal is also regarded as one of the foremost voice teachers in the Jewish world today, with a Master’s degree in Vocal Performance, and an official member of the prestigious National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), which certifies her as teaching the "highest standards of the vocal art," she is a highly sought after voice teacher, with students from all over the world, as well as teaching the first-ever professional Voice classes at Bais Yaakov High School of Baltimore. For more info, visit www.elenatal.net.

Yaelle Shira Weisz grew up reading novels of all kinds from many different authors (although she does have a few favorites), but her genre of choice will always be fantasy. She’s been writing fantasy stories of her own since she was seven years old, and enjoys both teaching and pursuing the craft of creating immersive, creative stories.