J-FIX is proud to be under the leadership
of local educators living in Buffalo Grove
of local educators living in Buffalo Grove
Rabbi Shimon Zehnwirth
Rabbi Shimon Zehnwirth is a veteran educator with over a dozen years of experience in administration. Rabbi Zehnwirth was ordained by Rabbi A. Henach Leibowitz, of blessed memory, and graduated from Queens College of the City University of New York with a degree in Computer Science. Soon after receiving ordination, he was asked to join the administration of the Jerusalem branch of Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim, where he was known for his warm personality and upbeat manner. While on faculty, Rabbi Zehnwirth was charged with delivering a graduate-level course in Talmud and administering student guidance. Several years later, Rabbi Zehnwirth became principal of the newly established Girls Division of Torah High Schools of San Diego, California, graduating its first class, and subsequently served as principal of Hanna Sacks Bais Yaakov High School in Chicago for five years. Rabbi Zehnwirth then made his next move and founded Torah Academy of Buffalo Grove to service the Jewish communities in the northern and western suburbs. Torah Academy is a Jewish day school with pre-school and elementary grades. Rabbi Zehnwirth is also an accomplished writer and has co-authored the acclaimed Majesty of Man: Torah Insights Into Human Nature and its sequel Pinnacle of Creation, published by Artscroll/Mesorah Publications. Both volumes are adapted from the ethical talks of his mentor, Rabbi Leibowitz, and their theme is the majesty and grandeur of the human being. This is also the underlying concept of Rabbi Zehnwirth's educational approach - building up the confidence and self-esteem of each student and enabling all students to actualize their potential for greatness and success in life. Rabbi Zehnwirth relocated to Buffalo Grove in the summer of 2011 with his wife Elisa and their wonderful children.
Mr. Marshall Myers
A veteran Jewish educator with vast experience in Hebrew and Sunday school education, Mr. Marshall Meyers has taught Hebrew School in the northwest suburbs for 29 years. He began his career with 3 years of teaching in Morton Grove Hebrew School, then was promoted to the position of Principal of the school, and subsequently served as assistant Principal in Maine Township. For the last 24 years, Mr. Meyers has been a beloved teacher at the ATT Phillip Abramovitz Buffalo Grove Community Hebrew School, teaching at many different levels. In that time, Mr. Meyers developed and taught a Holocaust curriculum then going forward to modern day Israel, with extensive use of videos on the subject, and resources, as well as video and pictures from trips he took to Holocaust sites in Poland. Also, Mr. Meyers has developed for use in the classroom, a series of videos teaching subjects ranging from Jewish ethics and morals, to how to stand up for what is right in bullying type situationsl. Mr. Meyers attended Skokie Yeshiva, where he received a Bachelor of Hebrew Literature degree, as well as a Jewish Teachers Certificate. He is a certified by the ATT to teach as well. He also graduated from Northeastern Illinois University, with high honors, and a degree in Business & Management. He then went on to receive a CPA degree. He presently works in a second generation family business.
Elisa Zehnwirth
Mrs. Elisa Zehnwirth grew up in Queens, New York and after high school enjoyed a year of study in Israel at Machon Gold - Gold College in Jerusalem. She returned to the States to complete her bachelor’s in Judaic Studies from Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women in Manhattan and subsequently earned a Master’s Degree in Education from Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration.
Morah Elisa has over three decades of experience in education, having taught early childhood classes (3’s and 4’s), 6th grade Judaic studies, high school Judaic studies and Hebrew language. As an administrator, Morah Elisa established and supervised a preschool in Jerusalem, Israel. She has given multiple workshops for educators in the field of early childhood education, including here in the Chicagoland area where Morah Elisa was an instructor at Hebrew Theological College's Blitstein Institute and taught a course in Child Development. She is a warm and caring individual who connects with young children and their parents in a very special way. It is truly an honor to have such an experienced and personable educator on the staff of J-Fix Hebrew School..
Mrs. Elisa Zehnwirth grew up in Queens, New York and after high school enjoyed a year of study in Israel at Machon Gold - Gold College in Jerusalem. She returned to the States to complete her bachelor’s in Judaic Studies from Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women in Manhattan and subsequently earned a Master’s Degree in Education from Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration.
Morah Elisa has over three decades of experience in education, having taught early childhood classes (3’s and 4’s), 6th grade Judaic studies, high school Judaic studies and Hebrew language. As an administrator, Morah Elisa established and supervised a preschool in Jerusalem, Israel. She has given multiple workshops for educators in the field of early childhood education, including here in the Chicagoland area where Morah Elisa was an instructor at Hebrew Theological College's Blitstein Institute and taught a course in Child Development. She is a warm and caring individual who connects with young children and their parents in a very special way. It is truly an honor to have such an experienced and personable educator on the staff of J-Fix Hebrew School..
