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and Madrichim through high
school graduation, she made
sure to stay connected in any
way she could. Even today, she
tutors fourth- and fifth-grade
Hebrew students to help pre-
pare them for b’nai mitzvot.
Erica earned her BA in envi-
ronmental studies and German
language and literature from the
University of Michigan. Since
coming back home and work-
ing with The Well, she’s loved
being able to reconnect with
her hometown Jewish roots
and exploring even more ways
she can “do Jewish” as a young
adult.
At The Well, Erica focuses a
lot of her time and energy into
taking young adults out for cof-
fee, planning meaningful pro-
gramming and generally keep-
ing her ear to the ground in the
community. She’s appreciated
learning how to add Jewishness
into anything she does, whether
gathering with friends or pro-
ducing a music festival.
Outside of her work with The
Well and Temple Israel, Erica is
involved with Detroit Jews for
Justice, where she is inspired to
use her Judaism to fight for a
better world. She helped gather
signatures for the Reproductive
Freedom for All Campaign last
summer and is excited for the
upcoming campaign this year.
Erica lives in West
Bloomfield with her parents
since graduating during the
pandemic, but she plans on
moving closer to Detroit soon.
In her free time, she likes to
read, cook exciting vegetarian
meals and play tennis when the
weather allows. She also enjoys
crafting. She’s been into hand
embroidery for about four years
and loves embellishing clothes.
HANK
PINTER
Hank Pinter has
been involved
in the Metro
Detroit Jewish
community
from a young
age. He attended Hillel Day
School, the Frankel Jewish
Academy and Tamarack
Camps, all of which were very
influential on his current life.
He also spent much of his high
school years volunteering at the
Friendship Circle.
Those experiences were so
powerful that he felt like he
needed to pay it forward to
future generations.
After graduating from the
University of Michigan in 2019
with a degree in computer sci-
ence engineering, he worked
at Hillel Day School teaching
math. After that, he found his
way to his current position,
teaching math, computer sci-
ence and engineering at the
Frankel Jewish Academy. He
said it is extremely fulfilling to
be able to provide the next gen-
eration of Metro Detroit Jewish
students with experiences as
great as he had.
He also spent the last seven
summers working at Tamarack
Camps as a counselor, super-
visor and senior leadership,
again hoping to provide a new
generation with the same trans-
formative Jewish camping expe-
riences that he had.
For fun, he likes to play
soccer, play the guitar, and go
camping and hiking when he
has the time. People may not
know that he loves to cook and
bake, and his favorite thing to
make is sushi.
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Nadav Pais-Greenapple
MAZAL TOV TO HILLEL'S
Harrison Leibow,
Nadav Pais-Greenapple,
Mallory Tyner, and Tom Yaari
ON BEING HONORED WITH
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MAY YOU CONTINUE TO INSPIRE YOUNG MINDS
AND SOULS FOR YEARS TO COME.
WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU AND GRATEFUL FOR
THE TIME AND DEVOTION TO HILLEL DAY
SCHOOL, ITS STUDENTS, YOUR COLLEAGUES,
AND THE COMMUNITY.
rachel devries, judy landau, andrew moss, nargiz
nesimova, hank pinter, and sara weinfeld
Mazal Tov to Hillel Alumni
hillel day school's students, faculty, staff,
and board of trustees
Harrison Leibow
Mallory Tyner
Tom Yaari