Staff

Rabbi Ira Budow

Director

Rabbi Ira Budow has been the director of Abrams Hebrew Academy for the past 43 years. He began his tenure at Abrams when the school first moved from Trenton, NJ to Yardley, PA. Rabbi Budow has devoted his entire career to Abrams and has assumed multiple roles at the school at various times. In addition to his substantial administrative duties, he teaches, has also coached the girls’ basketball team, and continues to supervise the 8th-grade trip to Israel each year. Rabbi Budow is a well-respected leader in Jewish education and is an active participant in the Jewish community.

Rabbi Joshua Ottensoser

Associate Principal of Judaic Studies

Rabbi Joshua Ottensoser is originally from Baltimore, Maryland. He studied in Yeshivot in Baltimore, Scranton, and Jerusalem. He received his Judaic Studies teacher’s training and principal’s certificate through Torah Umesorah.He is a certified Holocaust educator. Rabbi Ottensoser has received Semicha from Beth Medresh Gavoha in Lakewood, NJ. He has been teaching at Abrams since 1996. He currently resides in Lakewood, NJ with his wife and five children.

Ms. Christie Chiantese

Associate Principal of Secular Studies
Bio coming soon

James Dorvil
Business Manager
jdorvil@abramsonline.org

Debra Goldfarb
Director of Development
dgoldfarb@abramsonline.org

Carol Wallace
Office Manager
cwallace@abramsonline.org

Leslie Kornsgold
Learning Center Administrator
lkornsgold@abramsonline.org

School Office
office@abramsonline.org

Dr. Susan Fuchs
Director of Behavioral Health Services