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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