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Rabbi Dov Gartenberg
Rabbi Dov Gartenberg is the Director of Shabbat with Friends. He was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and is a member of the Rabbinical Assembly of Conservative Judaism. He has served as a congregational rabbi and a leader of the groundbreaking Jewish nonprofit, Panim Hadashot - New Faces of Judaism in Seattle, Washington. Shabbat with Friends NM is a new initiative which builds on lessons learned by Rabbi Gartenberg from his years leading Panim Hadashot. Rabbi Dov is also a member of the SWF Ensemble (see below).
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Announcing the New SWF Board Team
Nathan Friedman
Nathan Friedman is an economist with the State of New Mexico. Nathan was treasurer of the Oklahoma State University Hillel. He is a native of Albuquerque and a fourth-generation member of Congregation B’nai Israel in Albuquerque. He was one of the organizers of the Joey Weisenberg Artist in Residency hosted by SWF in August 2022.
 Ruth Ma'ayan
Ruth Ma’ayan is an alumna of both Hebrew University in Jerusalem and University of New Mexico with degrees in music, dance education, and physical therapy. She has lived in Albuquerque since 1987 and has been an active member of Chavurat Hamidbar for 35 years. She is one of the organizers of an Albuquerque Hug Ivrit, a circle of people who enjoy conversing in Hebrew.
Lonnie Zarum Zandan
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Lea Koshkin
Lea was born and raised in Israel and served in the IDF as a teacher. After moving to California, Lea began a career as a nurse practitioner. Lea and her family moved to New Mexico three years ago, becoming an active member of Congregation B’nai Israel in Albuquerque. She volunteers as a Hebrew teacher. Lea and her family, Ilya, Julia, and Daniel were one of the first SWF hosts, welcoming people to their home for a Havdalah and Melaveh Malkeh (End of Shabbat Gathering) in May 2022.
Mahrinah Shije
Mahrinah Shije has two decades of experience in Global Development, High Tech Startups, Venture Capital, and Multi-Lateral Diplomacy. She holds a BA and MS in Sociocultural Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of Business. Mahrinah is a current 2022 Fellow at Leadership New Mexico, VC Lab (Palo Alto) and the Nahum Goldmann International Fellowship. Mahrinah is Tewa and Sefardi and married into the Pueblo of Zia with one daughter, Salomé.
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Lonnie Zarum Zandan
Lonnie was raised in London with parents of Yemenite and Welsh descent. She immigrated to the US in 1993 where she raised her four children. She continued her professional career in all types of arts including film, live events, education, dance, and fashion. Lonnie lives in Santa Fe with her husband, Peter. She has served on over ten boards for city, events, education including the Santa Fe Jewish Film Festival. She is the founder of Limmud New Mexico. In her spare time runs the Damas nightclub in Tel Aviv.
Lonnie was raised in London with parents of Yemenite and Welsh descent. She immigrated to the US in 1993 where she raised her four children. She continued her professional career in all types of arts including film, live events, education, dance, and fashion. Lonnie lives in Santa Fe with her husband, Peter. She has served on over ten boards for city, events, education including the Santa Fe Jewish Film Festival. She is the founder of Limmud New Mexico. In her spare time runs the Damas nightclub in Tel Aviv.
