Leann Shamash was born in Medford. She participated in the Young
Judaea's Year Course Leann Shamash in Israel after graduating from high
school which helped form and nurture a lifelong commitment to Judaism
and Israel. After returning from Israel, Leann returned to
Massachusetts and studied at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst
where she received a BS in Plant and Soil Science with a minor in
Judaic Studies.
Leann taught kindergarten at the Merrimack Valley Hebrew Academy
in Lowell for thirteen years, where she also taught music. Leann
returned to school for her Master’s degree to Brandeis University where
she attended the Hornstein Program in Jewish Communal Service, with a
concentration in Jewish education. She was the Director of Education at
Temple Sinai in Brookline for six years before becoming the Education
Director in Acton. During summer vacations Leann has worked for ten
years at Camp Yavneh in New Hampshire where she happily directs the CIT
play each summer. Leann is married to Hooshang and they have four
children, Zohar, Eytan, Aviv and Orry. Leann Shamash can be reached via
email at leanns@bethelohim.org
