wisdom, understanding, 
& knowledge 

shine from our teachers and administrators

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mrs. Rochel Levertov  
director & principal

Mrs. Rochel Levertov is one of the most outstanding educators Austin has ever seen. She has committed herself tirelessly for more than 30 years to the mission of preparing Austin's Jewish children for the world ahead of them. She believes strongly that each of them, regardless of their background, is a unique mind and soul that must be cared for according to their personal learning needs. 
*Come see her unbelievable teaching style in person by scheduling a tour of the school!

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Morah Claudia Aguliar
Preschool Teacher & Spanish immersion

When Morah Claudia isn't playing ring-around-the-rosey, dancing, and crafting with the preschoolers, she enjoys hiking, gardening and growing veggies, and spending time with her three kids.  Morah Claudia is from Guadalajara and has lived in Austin for years.  "HPS is the best place to work!" she says.

Mrs. Judy Alterman
Language arts & Social Studies

Mrs. Judy started with us here at Hebrew Prep 5 years ago with the 2-year olds.  She now teaches every class in school, sharing her love of history and English with the students. 
Mrs. Judy moved to Round Rock in 2009 with her husband and three children.  She has a B.A. degree in Psychology from UCLA. 

MORAH Ylena Borodetsky
PRESCHOOL TEACHER & HEBREW IMMERSION

Morah Ylena brings her love of classical music and literature to the 3-4 year old classroom with joy and enthusiasm.  Whenever she can, she enjoys traveling through Europe to visit historical places and museums.  Ylena grew up in Russia and attended college there before moving to Bersheva, Israel with her family and acquiring her degree in Education.

Morah rivkah bouzaglo
science & social studies, spanish

Morah Rivkah splits her time between playing with our preschoolers and creating a love of science with our elementary students.  Morah Rivkah strives to impart a passion for experimentation and understanding. She loves making learning fun for the kids and we are so lucky to have her creative imagination working for us.  She also shares her native Monterrey Spanish with the kids.  Outside of school she enjoys painting, fixing things, music, and dancing. 

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Morah Michal Federman Tuvi
Hebrew

Morah Michal is happy to tell you all about herself...soon. She is usually the one behind the camera, so we might have to sneak up on her to get a picture.

Morah elena Killough
language arts

Elena has lived in Texas on and off for the last 18 years.  A specialist in ESL, she brings a passion to language arts that is a welcome addition to HPS.   She earned her Master of Arts in Foreign Language Education from the Russian State Pedagogical University in St. Petersburg, Russia where she also worked for the United Nations.  She enjoys spending time with her kids and enjoying all that Austin has to offer.  She speaks English, Russian, German, and Latin.  

MORAH Chana Levertov
Judaic Studies

Chana doesn't like to talk about herself...but we got a bit out of her. An HPS alumna herself, Chana went on to school in Brooklyn before ending up in Tzfat where she did her undergraduate studies in Education. She loves to read everything she can get her hands on and doesn't stick to any particular genre. She loves to travel and would like to add Italy to her list of Denmark, Lithuania, Canada, and of course Israel.

Morah Mussy Levertov
Judaic Studies

Mussy shares her passion for Jewish life with our students as well as with the many people who she meets through her role as the co-director of the Downtown Chabad and YJP (Young Jewish Professionals).  She is a creative and kind educator as well as a trilingual native speaker of Hebrew, Yiddish, and English. 

Morah Orit Levi
Pre-school & Hebrew Immersion

Orit spends her little free time reading fiction and shopping. The other time is spent finishing her MBA from The Open University in Israel where she is focusing on Political Science. She has her undergraduate degree in Business and Psychology from Givat Gonen in Israel. Orit has been in Austin for over 4 years.

Mrs. Michelle kaman
art

Michelle learned to love art from her family growing up in San Antonio and had the privilege to study it in school.   She went on to earn her degree in Jewish Studies from The University of Texas and her Masters in Nonprofit Business from Spertus College in Chicago.  She has enjoyed seeing her kids blossom at HPS!  She enjoys artistic pursuits and works with clients for their weddings (invitations, kettubahs, progams, monograms, etc.) and other artistic needs (she did the murals at school too) through her business Kaman Creative.