Our school is proud of its trained educators whose caring approach is coupled with a high standard of excellence. Each member of our faculty is sensitive to the needs of the students and their families and has a strong commitment to quality education.
Staff development is ongoing throughout the year, to ensure that our teachers remain aware to the ever-changing needs of today's families and to the findings of current research.
Our Staff
Administration
Mrs Chiena Lazaroff
Head Shlucha, Chabad Lubavitch of Texas; Co-Founder & Director, Chabad Lubavitch Center and Torah Day School
clazaroff@tdshouston.org
Rabbi Enan Francis
Head of School
efrancis@tdshouston.org
Ms. Roben Lepore
Assistant Principal
rlepore@tdshouston.org
Mrs. Chaya Sara Kaufmann
Early Childhood Director
ckaufmann@tdshouston.org
Mr. Emilio Hernandez
Custodian
Mrs. Adina Metchik
Wellness Director, School Social Worker
ametchik@tdshouston.org
Mrs. Rivka Fishman
Middle School Judaic
rfishman@tdshouston.org
Our Day School Teachers
Mrs. Gila Barnett
3rd Grade Judaic
gbarnett@tdshouston.org
Morah Yaffa BarYam
Hebrew Language
ybaryam@tdshouston.org
Mrs. Menuchi Cagen
2nd Grade Judaic
mcagen@tdshouston.org
Rabbi Shmuly Ceitlin
Mrs. Mindy Ceitlin
Middle School Judaic Teacher Tzivos Hashem Coordinator
mceitlin@tdshouston.org
Mrs. Eta Cotlar
Middle School Chassidus Teacher
ecotlar@tdshouston.org
Mrs. Claudia DeLuna
2nd Grade Secular Teacher
cdeluna@tdshouston.org
Mrs. Connie Dotan
2nd Grade Secular Teacher
Mrs. Batsheva Feigenson
1st Grade Judaic Teacher
bfeigenson@tdshouston.org
Morah Marissa Finkelman
Kindergarten and 3rd Grade Secular Teacher
mfinkelman@tdshouston.org
Mrs. Rivka Fishman
Middle School Judaic
rfishman@tdshouston.org
Mrs. Gitty Francis
Middle School Judaic
gfrancis@tdshouston.org
Rabbi Shmuly Gniwisch
5th and 6th Grade Boys Judaic Teacher
sgniwisch@tdshouston.org
Mrs. Stacey John
1st Grade Secular Teacher
Mrs. Sherilyn Jones
Middle School English and History Teacher
sjones@tdshouston.org
Rabbi Zally Lazarus
Middle School Judaic Teacher
zlazarus@tdshouston.org
Mrs. Debra Novosad
Middle School Math Teacher
dnovosad@tdshouston.org
Ms. Jennifer Ruiz
1st Grdae Secular Teacher
jruiz@tdshouston.org
Ms. Paige Smith
4th Grade Secular Studies
psmith@tdshouston.org
Mrs. Dini Sobel
Middle School Girls Judaic Teacher
dsobel@tdshouston.org
Mrs. Yocheved Stock
Middle School Secular Teacher
avigler@tdshouston.org
Mrs. Aidele Vigler
Middle School Girls Judaic Teacher
avigler@tdshouston.org
Mrs. Chani Wilschanski
Middle School Girls Judaic Teacher
cwilschanski@tdshouston.org
Ms. Patrice Wright
5th Grade Boys Secular Studies Teacher
pwright@tdshouston.org