Welcome To Temple Beth El!
My name is Lisa Fox. I have been teaching religious school for twenty-eight plus years. I began my wonderful journey at the JCC as a babysitter, enrichment teacher, preschool teacher and a summer camp counselor when my first child was four years old. Fast forward to the present, my six kids are now young adults. I have been a permanent substitute teacher for many years for all of the Fairport Schools, where I currently live. I teach Kindergarten through High School and I also substitute at a daycare in Brighton for newborns through four years old. Two days a week I will be a nanny for two young boys. This past summer I was hired as a home health care aid, and I was taking care of a young adult with special needs. The picture of me was taken this summer, when I went to Austin, Texas for the first time to visit my oldest daughter Ashley, who is now thirty-two young.
In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my family and my animals. I enjoy being a volunteer for Honor Flight, Penfield Volunteer Emergency Ambulance, Ganondagan and Lollypop Farm, in addition to babysitting and pet sitting.
I am looking forward to another new year teaching at BE.WISE while I continue my journey learning new things from my students and co-workers!
Hi, my name is Aliyah Fox, I am an art teacher and a ‘Gesher’ here at BE.WISE. I am a Fine Arts Major in college. I have five siblings, out of which I am the youngest. I have three cats, a goldfish, a lizard, and two Guinea pigs at my house. My favorite colors are pink and royal blue.
James Sheinbaum (he/him/his) is a research assistant at Mt. Hope Family Center, where he works on child development, health, and trauma recovery. He graduated from University of Rochester with a BA in Psychology and a Take5 Scholarship in Abrahamic Religions. He has worked in Jewish education across many ages, as late as college age through the Jewish Learning Fellowship at RIT, and as young as 3rd grade, right here at Temple Beth El. He is dedicated to using project-based learning as a pathway to interdisciplinary and hands-on experience in Jewish ritual, culture, and values, where students can craft their intentional Jewish identities. This will be James’ second year with Beth El.