Miriam "Miki" Gurantz
Director

Miki has over 30 years of experience as an early childhood educator, both in Israel and in California.  She also served as a preschool director in the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles area).  Miki is very responsible, trustworthy and has a great sense of humor.  She enjoys hiking, knitting, and traveling all over the world.

Miki has been honored with the Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award for Excellence in Jewish Education. She joined the staff of Sinai Nursery School at 2000 and became the director at 2007. She is a mother of three grown boys and a proud grandmother of Nova.

Monique Alexander
Assistant Director

Monique has been working at Sinai Nursery School for over 10 years. She has been the assistant director, responsible for the afternoon program for the past 3 years. She became involved in early childhood when her 18-year-old son was in the 2-year-old De Anza College child Development Center program. She especially loves reading stories, playing in the sand, and doing fun art projects with the Challah Club kids. She enjoys teaching, learning, walking her dogs, and eating sushi. Monique is learning about composting and gardening and is very excited to involve the school in a composting project and start an edible garden.

Danit Reitman
Teacher

Danit has been working in the early childhood education field since 2001. She was inspired by her own child to study different educational philosophies. She found through her studies that the Piaget’s philosophy “A child learns best through play…” made the most sense and continued to teach using this approach. She believe each child deserves the very best care and to be nurtured. When a child’s needs are met then he/she is open to learning! Danit is married with one son. She enjoys listening to music, watching movies and exploring art. Her passions include her work, traveling, laughing and hugging. Her personal philosophy is: “live long, live well, and enjoy every minute!”

Davida Adelberg
Teacher

Davida is in her fifth year at Sinai Nursery School. She has taught the Narkis’ (3’s) class and, this year, is with the Kalaneet (2’s) class. She enjoys the creativity and energy of her students, and loves helping them learn and grow with respect for everyone. She particularly delights in the children’s art projects and in bringing her joy of movement and music to the classroom. Davida also teaches 1st and 3rd grade Judaica at the Abraham and Miriam Gannes Religious School of Congregation Beth David. She and her family are active members at Beth David, where Davida is very involved with its Sisterhood, an affiliate of Women's League for Conservative Judaism. Davida enjoy studying and learning about Judaism, observing Shabbat and holidays with her family, and also like reading, hiking, and art. She has three children, all graduates of Sinai Nursery School!

Sima Ambar
Teacher

Sima has many years of experience in the education field. She worked for 5 years as elementary school teacher (1st and 2nd grade) in Israel, and 3 years as teacher for children with special needs. This is her third year at Sinai Nursery School. Sima has Bachelors in Special Education. She is very responsible, taking care of children with endless patience and lots of love. She especially enjoys singing and dancing with the children. She is a mother of three children, loves to cook, bake and especially to eat.

Ifat Kantorovich
Teacher

Ifat has many years of experience teaching both children and adults. This is her third year at Sinai Nursery School. She has a BA in Behavioral Science and is currently taking classes at West Valley College to complete a California Child Development Program Director permit. Ifat is very creative and loves to do special art project with the children and teach them to cook. She is married and has two daughters. Her favorite things to do are, spend time with her family, cook, bake, and art and try to train her Chocolate Labrador.

Zehavit Wolf
Teacher

Zehavit has a BA in communication from Yezreel Valley College and certification in Journalism and Communication from Bar Ilan University, School of Education. She has been a preschool teacher since 2009. She is married and has 3 beautiful children who are her pride and joy. She enjoys cooking, Italian food, and watching her kids play basketball and soccer. Zehavit volunteer at WIZO SF in marketing and advertising the organization’s events and activities for the Jewish community in the Silicon Valley. Her motto is: “every kid represents an entire world of his own and he needs to be given the space to develop and grow his own way with some guidance from his parents and teachers.”

Anat Rosenberg
Teacher

Anat graduated Bar-Ilan University in Israel and has a BA in Social Sciences (Magna Cum Laude). She is currently a student at De Anza College in the Child Development Program. She likes kids and volunteered in children schools for seven years doing Art projects and helping out the teachers in the classroom. For fun she likes to paint, hike, read and cook, and there is nothing like coffee and dark chocolate to sweeten a break. She was born on July 4th and every year she celebrates her birthday with fireworks. Anat is married and a mother to three wonderful kids.