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Stacey Frank, RJE

Stacey is passionate about and loves individual and small group tutoring. She spent the last 5 years as Education Director at a thriving Bucks County Reconstructionist synagogue. Previously she has served as the Parent and Child Education Coordinator at a local Reform synagogue. Stacey holds a masters degree in Jewish Education from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. She has spent time envisioning and implementing Jewish education programs for children and their families. She taught students of all ages in religious school, developed and implemented new religious school curricula and was a B’nai Mitzvah tutor.  Stacey has also received several scholarships allowing her to travel to Israel and intensively explore the complexities of the country and its culture. She and her husband John live in New Hope, Pennsylvania with their two teenage children and their menagerie of rescued pets.

We couldn’t be happier with our decision to work with Stacey Frank and Rabbi Elyssa from TacklingTorah.  My daughter did not really take to the traditional Hebrew School environment.  Stacey really worked hard to connect with her and find ways to make learning Hebrew fun and accessible. She helped her to build her self-confidence and to ensure that she was prepared for her Bat Mitzvah Day.
— Jessica and Dan Pollner

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Brandon Horak

Brandon is a musician, guitar student and teacher. He is a high school student and member of a Bucks County synagogue. Brandon adds musical accompaniment and joy to all the services he is a part of. He hopes to continue learning more about what makes B’nai Mitzvah services meaningful for the families that TacklingTorah works with. He has loved being involved in making music during these special lifecycle moments with the family and friends of the B’nai Mitzvahs.