Torat Yisrael hires new education director

Dori Adler is the new director of education for the Frederic G. and Lawrence G. Cohen Religious School at Temple Torat Yisrael. 

A native of Cranston, Adler has a long history in Rhode Island’s Jewish community, especially with Torat Yisrael, first as a student and Bat Mitzvah, and later as a Judaics teacher. She attended the Harry Elkin Midrasha Community High School and enjoyed many years as a camper and counselor at Camp JORI.

Adler has been teaching in the Jewish community for the past two decades. She has been an instructor at Congregation Beth David’s South County Hebrew School, Torat Yisrael’s Cohen School and at Temple Am David’s Louis and Goldie Chester Religious School. She is a substitute teacher at the Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island. 

Additionally, Adler is an active member of her children’s school PTO board, serving most recently as vice president. She was the John Wickes Elementary School, Volunteers of Warwick (VOWS) coordinator for three years. 

Adler is in the process of finalizing her staff and says she looks forward to introducing the new faculty soon. She also is excited to work with Rabbi Aaron Philmus, as together they create new and meaningful educational programs to prepare the congregation’s children for life as Jewish adults. “I am looking forward to building a personal relationship between the Jewish community and its families. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to create an educational environment that will focus on Jewish learning through authentic personal experiences and hands-on learning,” she says.

Adler graduated from the University of Rhode Island with two bachelor’s degrees, one in psychology and one in women’s studies. She loves to read, travel with her family and volunteer at her children’s school. She also enjoys running and hiking with her dog, Cece. Adler lives in Warwick with her husband and two children.