Board of Directors and Staff

Jeff Wallace is the Controller at Hazon. Prior to joining Hazon Jeff was the controller for the New York City Ballet. His background also includes working at Deloitte and CBS Television Network. Jeff graduated with an accounting degree from SUNY Albany and an MBA in Finance from Fordham. He is a licensed certified public accountant in New York and is the Treasurer for Limmud NY. Jeff lives in Westchester with his wife Marla Alt and his two teenage sons.

Charles Skop was introduced to Limmud NY by his daughter Naomi in 2008, and has attended every conference since. Each of his three daughters has co-chaired the conference played significant leadership roles on the Steering Committee. He joined the Board in 2013, mentoring the Shabbat Team and providing legal advice. Charles is an attorney primarily practicing corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, contracts, and corporate governance. Most of his clients are closely held businesses and not-for-profits for whom he serves as outside general counsel. Charles has served on the Board of his synagogue, The Merrick Jewish Centre on Long Island, for over 20 years. He has chaired and served on the synagogue’s Legal Committee and Ritual Committee for 15 years. He also serves on the Long Island Board of the Jewish National Fund and is active in the Fair Media Council, which advocates for quality local news on Long Island and teaches effective use of the media.

Sivya Twersky attended the first Limmud NY conference in 2005 and has been involved as a volunteer ever since. She chaired the conference in 2008 and was Programming Team co-chair in 2009. She has been involved in multiple organizations, both as a member and a leader, including the Moriah School, Congregation Keter Torah, Amit, the Teaneck Mikva Association, the Frisch School, Nishmat and Congregation B’nai Yeshurun. She is a board-certified genetic counselor at Mt. Sinai Medical Center. She is the mother of four amazing children who all volunteer in their respective Jewish communities, and grandmother of eleven. She hopes the values of Limmud NY will be one of the foundations of their Jewish world.

Marla Alt first attended Limmud NY in 2006 and volunteered at check-in. She has since co-chaired the Participant Care Team, the Marketing Team, and the Social and Communal Programming Team. She has also presented sessions at many conferences. Marla has been a Board member since 2011, co-chairing fundraisers and mentoring the Steering Committee. She owns a personal organizing business (123organize.com), specializing in home organization and moving, and is an expert in logistics, coordinating details and events. Marla works at Park Avenue Synagogue as a congregational school teacher, Logistics Coordinator and High Holiday Programming Director for the K-2 Division. She also teaches at the Community Synagogue of Rye. She has been a Board member of Romemu Synagogue since 2012.

Rachel Kanter attended her first Limmud NY conference in 2010 with her husband and three children. In 2011 she presented a session about her work as an artist and she created a “Community Wimple” with the conference participants. In 2013, Rachel joined the Board. Rachel is a fiber artist who creates new Jewish ritual objects using traditional quilting, sewing and embroidery techniques. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Jewish Museum in New York City and the Jewish Museum in Frankfurt and has been featured in many publications including Lilith Magazine, Haddasah Magazine and Zeek. Rachel is on the executive board of the Jewish Art Salon.