The Tournament’s success pivots on the tremendous effort of our volunteers supported by the Maimonides School Operations staff.
Tournament Organizing Committee
Ahron '76 and Sheera '76 Solomont, Phil Levy and E.B. Solomont '97 Co-Chairs • Rabbi Yaakov Green, Head of School • Rabbi Shimmy Trencher Executive Director of Community Engagement • Rabbi Yaakov Jaffe, Dean of Judaic Studies, Upper School Judaic Studies, Director of Tanach, & Rav of the Maimonides Kehillah • Rabbi Dov Huff '00, Middle/Upper School Judaic Studies Principal • Mikayla Singas, Athletic Director • Matt Sienkiewicz • Andy Yosinoff, Head Women’s Basketball Coach/Associate Athletic Director/ Athletic Alumni Development Liaison, Emmanuel College
Tournament HOUSING COORDINATORS
Risa Gewurz • Stephanie Mishkin
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS & STAFF
Merv Alge, Director of Operations • Ben Alvarado • Elka Tovah Davidoff, Executive Assistant to Head of School • Cecilia Fralick • Fadumah Siyah Hassan • Deborah Leschinsky, Director of Technology • Francoise Maxime • Rosie Pofcher-Development Associate • Ellen Pulda, Middle School/Upper School Executive Assistant • Clinton Ray • Chitra Sharma-Chief Financial Officer • Dana Solomon, Director of Development • Stephanie Samuels, Grade 6 Dean Middle School Judaic Studies
MAIMONIDES FELLOWS
Marc Fishkind, University of Pennsylvania • Micah Pickett, Yeshiva University • Andrew Sohn, Yeshiva University • Bruria Schwartz, Stern College
STUDENT TOURNAMENT VOLUNTEERS
Mordy Feder ‘26 • Lev Weglein ‘27 • Theo Frankel ‘28 • Jake Levy ‘30 • Nadav Leibowitz ‘27 • Gabe Mandel ‘27 • Ben Levy ‘35
TOURNAMENT VOLUNTEERS
Neal Beberman • Alon Baker '24 • Debbie Blechner • John Bandler • Laura Eisenberg • Julie Feder • Zev Gewurz • Aaron Greenberg • Debbie Gyenes • Ithamar Jotkowitz & Tova Katz- Jotkowitz ‘01 • Israela Kahan • Mia Raskin • Bill and Tina Rosenberg • Rebecca Singer • Aleeza Solomont '17 • Yakira Solomont '19 • Joseph Solomont '14 • Miriam Spear
GUEST SPEAKERS
Bruce Pearl • Dan Grunfeld
HOST FAMILIES
Adler • Bessler • M. Blechner • Z. Blechner • Calm • Feder • Epstein • Gewurz • Y. Jaffe • N. Katz • Mishkin • Missaghi • Neusner • Rosenberg • Lovich • Solomont • Shapira • Spear • Singer • Szalat • Weinstock • Wertheimer • Weglein
“Volunteers are love in motion!” – Author Unknown