Employee Directory

“The power of our tradition draws students of all ages into active, thoughtful learning experiences. Making the connection between what was, what is and what can be is what motivates my rabbinate and guides my teaching.”

Ms. Lee got her MFA from Cal State University Fullerton and her BFA from the University of Nevada Reno. She has been an art educator for over six years. She has been teaching drawing courses at CSUF for three years as a part-time lecturer. She was also the Assistant Director at the after school art institution, US Arts and Design, where she helped create and oversee the portfolio prep program. This is Ms. Lee's second year at TVT. She teaches a range of art classes to upper and middle school students, including Studio Art, AP Art, and Digital Photography. In her free time, Ms. Lee enjoys working on her own creative projects which range from drawing to sculpture to photography. She also enjoys spending time with friends/family, watching films, and more recently, gardening.

"I like helping people. Faculty help the students. Human Resources helps the employees. Advancement, by encouraging donors to fill the fiscal gap that inevitably exists between tuition revenue and expenses, helps the school community. But accounting helps practically anyone who interacts with the school. At some point, in some way, students, parents, donors, volunteers, Board/committee members, employees, vendors, customers...all are involved with the school financially. And accounting's job is to make sure that all of them are treated properly and fairly in their financial interactions with the school.

Everyone is our client on some level. And we're an educational religious entity, so we're helping those who help others! You'll have a hard time telling me that's not a meaningful way to spend your days." Mr. Leventhal graduated from Cal State Fullerton with a BS in Business Administration, concentration in Accounting, and is certified as a CPA. He worked 4 years in public accounting before taking general accounting and controllership positions with companies involved in the real estate loan, medical administration and Medicare health plan industries. Mr. Leventhal has also been the financial administrator for Beth Jacob of Irvine, the local orthodox synagogue. He has happily worked at TVT for 5 years.

Mr. Leventhal whiles away his free time with movies, fantasy role playing games and anything else as long as it’s with his family.

Mrs. Levine Graduated in 1979. Straight after school she went and worked in her parent’s textile factory. There, she ran the screen printing department. Mrs. Levine worked in the family business for 8 years. In 1986, due to the political situations, she immigrated to the states. Her first job in the states was working at Macys department store at the Clinique counter. In 1988, she started a family and in 1993 she started to work at Temple Bat Yahm preschool where she worked there for 13 years. During this time, she attended Irvine Valley College and pursed early child hood units. Mrs. Levine left Temple Bat Yahm and has been working as an associate teacher at TVT ever since.

Wiebke Light holds a MA in Jewish Art and Material Culture from The Jewish Theological Seminary of America with a focus on Medieval Jewish manuscripts. She has also earned a M.A. in Art History, History and Education from Hamburg University in Germany. Before coming to TVT in 2015, Mrs. Light has taught languages at private language schools in Orange County. Since 2015, Mrs. Light has instructed the incoming 2nd through 5th graders in Hebrew to get them up to speed to join the regular classroom. She now joins the Judaics team and is excited to be teaching 4th grade Judaics.

In her free time, Mrs. Light enjoys spending time with family, reading, swimming and doing pottery.