Get to Know Us
Melody Torrens
President
Melody Torrens has been a member of Beth David for over 25 years, serving as Chair of the Religious School Board, President of the Women's League and now as Executive Vice President...
Karen Coppa
Executive Vice President
Born and raised in West Hartford, Connecticut (and Hall High School classmate of Rabbi Jacobs), I moved to Miami in 1992 to attend the University of Miami...
Iris Mizrahi, MSW
Iris Mizrahi, born and raised in Jerusalem, immigrated to Miami in 1990 as a teenager along with her family. A graduate of FIU where she earned a Bachelor’s in Psychology...
Gordon School Administration
Sandra Kopp, MS
Principal of Early Childhood Education & Kindergarten Liaison
Sandra Kopp is the Early Childhood (ECC) Director of the Gordon School and has been in the field of early childhood education for more than 26 years...
Miriam Rube
Day School Principal
Miriam Rube earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice and a Master’s in Guidance and Counseling. She is completing the final requirements for a doctorate in Instructional Leadership...
Logan McDowell, PhD, BCBA
Tikvah Center Director
Dr. Logan McDowell was born and raised in Miami, FL. She received her BA from Bard College in Annandale-On-Hudson, NY and her masters and doctoral degrees in Developmental Psychology from...
Administrative Staff
| Paula Arias, Executive Assistant | (305) 854-3911, ext. 201 | parias@bethdavidmiami.org |
| Stephanie Fresneda, Administrative Assistant (School) | (305) 854-3282, ext. 237 | schooloffice@gordonschoolmiami.org |
| Diana Garcia, Accountant | (305) 854-3911, ext. 211 | accounting@bethdavidmiami.org |
| Farah, Reiz, Children Services Coordinator | (305) 854-3911, ext. 206 | childrencoordinator@bethdavidmiami.org |
| Tsipporah Waterman, Executive Assistant | (305) 854-3911, ext. 210 | twaterman@bethdavidmiami.org |
| Olga Zelzburg, Director of Congregational Education | (305) 854-3911, ext. 207 | ozelzburg@bethdavidmiami.org |
Officers of the Congregation
Melody Torrens, President
Karen Coppa, Executive Vice President
Jennifer Dvorkin, Vice President
Martin Hershbein, Vice President
Floyd Krause, Vice President
Gabriela Mekler, Vice President
Michael Dvorkin, Treasurer
Todd Jerles, Asst. Treasurer
Michelle Merlin, Secretary
Rona Edelman, Asst. Secretary
David Scharlin, Community Liaison
Iris Fujita, Women’s League President
Mark Lefcourt, Brotherhood President
Board of Trustees
Jerry Coburn
Richard Emas
Samuel Gordon
Martin Hershbein
Sunny Hershbein
Jackie Traurig
Robert Traurig