Morah Marnie’s Bio

Shalom friends!

I grew up in Philadelphia and attended public school there. Though I didn’t have much of a formal Jewish education, my family had a great influence on my Jewish identity. My father left Romania at the age of 12 during the war, and my grandmother brought with her the memory of a sister who had perished in the Holocaust. On my mother’s side, my grandfather had escaped the anti semites in Warsaw to come to America as a young man, and my grandmother was raised on the Lower East Side of New York. With such a Jewish American story nourishing my mind and heart, I grew up in a close knit family feeling deeply about being Jewish, but not really knowing what it meant.

At NYU, I roomed with an Israeli woman whose friendship affected me deeply and brought me to feel and believe strongly that Israel was an amazing place worthy of investigation. In 1989 I set off for a learning experience in Israel, attending Yeshiva Neve Yerushalayim in Jerusalem. I returned with a burning desire to learn and experience more of my Jewish Heritage and to help the Jewish Community. This feeling was further strengthened after I married and began learning Torah with my husband and with the community of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

“Morah Marnie” means “Teacher Marnie”, and that’s how I’ve been known for over 30 years now.

I am a long time teacher of Torah, Hebrew, and Yiddishkeit for young children in Caskey Torah Academy in Wynnewood PA and a long time Hebrew School Teacher in Har Zion Temple, in Penn Valley, PA. I have earned “Teacher of the Year” recognition at both CTA and Har Zion.

Above all, I never forget that since I didn’t receive much of a formal Jewish education as a child, I may never have had the opportunity to learn about my heritage without Divine Providence putting me in the right place at the right time. I have therefore made it my mission to share my knowledge, love and passion for Jewish wisdom and life with as many people as I can.

I believe in making Jewish education fun and exciting. Connecting to your heritage has the power to transform your life and create new pathways in the mind to challenge and illuminate prevailing conventional theories with the light of the Torah.

I am looking forward to joining you on the path to growth in wisdom, understanding, and knowledge!

All the best,

Morah Marnie

Parent Testimonials

“…You brought Parsha to life, made learning the Alef Bet so exciting, expanded our Hebrew vocabulary, prepared us carefully for each holiday, taught us about our connection to Eretz Yisrael, and instilled in us a love of Torah and Torah values…”

“You made every lesson exciting and immersive…”

“Words cannot express our gratitude to you! Thank you for the limitless patience, kindness, and love you have given Shlomo through this journey…the tremendous efforts that you put in will have an impact that will last a lifetime.”

“Thank you for instilling in Nomi a love of Torah, Mitzvot and Hashem…”