Covenant Award recipients have distinguished themselves in a myriad of ways in Jewish education, including: classroom teaching, family education, dance, music, adult education, tzedakah, storytelling, Hillel work, curriculum design, leadership, and professional development.

For more information about a particular Award recipient, please click on the year that the Award was given.

2008 Awards
Diana Ganger, Glen Ellyn, IL
Rabbi Yakov Horowitz, Monsey, NY
Susan Werk, Caldwell, NJ
2007 Awards
Tobie Brandriss, Riverdale, NY
Dr. Bruce Powell, West Hills, CA
Rabbi Philip Warmflash, Philadelphia, PA
2006 Awards
Jane Taubenfeld Cohen, Stoughton, MA
Dr. Marc N. Kramer, New York, NY
Rabbi Loren Sykes, Atlanta, GA
2005 Awards
Rabbi Elyse Goldstein, Toronto, ON
Jody Hirsh, Milwaukee, WI
Stephanie Rotsky, North Quincy, MA
2004 Awards
Yosef I. Abramowitz , Newton, MA
Dr. Ruth Pinkenson Feldman, New York, NY
Barbara Ellison Rosenblit, Atlanta, GA
2003 Awards
Rabbi William C. Berk, Scottsdale, AZ
Vicky Kelman, San Francisco, CA
Zipora Schorr, Baltimore, MD
2002 Awards
Rivy Poupko Kletenik, Seattle, WA
Rabbi Sidney Schwarz, Rockville, MD
Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan, San Francisco, CA
2001 Awards
Lorraine Posner Arcus, Albany, New York
Jo Kay, New York, New York
Rabbi Daniel Landau Lehmann, Waltham, Massachusetts
2000 Awards
Rabbi Yosi Gordon, St. Paul, Minnesota
Dr. Karen Shawn, Teaneck, New Jersey
Rabbi David Silber, New York, New York
1999 Awards
Rabbi Judith Z. Abrams, Houston, Texas
Cheryl R. Finkel, Atlanta, Georgia
Macy B. Hart, Jackson, Mississippi
1998 Awards
Joel Lurie Grishaver, Los Angles, California
Rabbi Elana Kanter, Birmingham, Alabama
Dr. Anne M. Lidsky, Northfield, Illinois
1997 Awards
Rabbi Yaacov Bender, Far Rockaway, New York
Michael Brooks, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Henia Lewin, South Burlington, Vermont
1996 Awards
Debbie Friedman, New York, New York
Ellie Bach Gellman, North York, Ontario, Canada
Fred Rosenbaum, Berkeley, California
1995 Awards
Misha Gabriel Avramoff, New York, New York
Rabbi Martin Schloss, New York, New York
Peninnah Schram, Yorktown Heights, New York
1994 Awards
Rabbi Amnon Haramati, Brooklyn, New York
Rabbi Richard Levy, Los Angeles, California
Linda Rabinowitch Thal, Los Angeles, California
1993 Awards
Dvorah Smolensky Heckelman, Delmar, New York
Danny Siegel, Rockville, Maryland
Rabbi Berel Wein, Monsey, New York
1992 Awards
Rabbi David Eliach, Brooklyn, New York
Marcia Lapidus Kaunfer, Providence, Rhode Island
Tova Shimon, Quebec, Canada
1991 Awards
Harlene Winnick Appelman, Detroit, Michigan
Ateret Cohn, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dr. Sara Rubinow Simon, Rockville, Maryland


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