Rivy Poupko Kletenik

Rivy Poupko Kletenik is an American lecturer and educator.

Career

Poupko Kletenik was the head of school at the Seattle Hebrew Academy[1] from 2006 until 2022. She was the first woman head of school at the Seattle Hebrew Academy. Poupko Kletenik wrote a monthly Jewish advice column called JQ for Seattle's The Jewish Sound.[2] She was the recipient of a Covenant Foundation Award for Jewish educators in 2002.[3]

Personal life

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Poupko Kletenik is the daughter of Gilda Twerski Novoseller Poupko, descendant of a Hasidic dynasty,[4] and Baruch Poupko, rabbi for over 60 years of Shaare Torah Congregation[5] in Pittsburgh.

She is married to Rabbi Moshe Kletenik, and they have four children, including Isaiah Kletenik and Gilah Kletenik.

References

  1. ^ "Seattle Hebrew Academy website". Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  2. ^ "The Jewish Sound". Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  3. ^ "Covenant Foundation website". Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  4. ^ Rosenstein, Neil. The Unbroken Chain. Lakewood, NJ: CIS, 1990, p. 294.
  5. ^ "Shaare Torah Congregation". Retrieved 2014-04-02.

University of Washington Digital Archives Interview with Rivy Poupko Kletenik 2017

Washington's First Foray into Outdoor Learning with Rivy Poupko Kletenik 2020