AWARDEES
Rebecca Rotenberg Nadler was president of Emunah Toronto from 2014-2017, has chaired numerous Emunah events and dinners and continues to serve on the Toronto Board. She is a founder of and is the current president of Mekorot Institute of Torah Study and co-chairs the Canadian Yoeztet Initiative of Mizrachi Canada. She has been involved in many community organizations including Canadian Friends of Yeshiva University, Nishmat, The Toronto Agunah Support Coalition, One Family Fund, Bnei Akiva Toronto, Bikur Cholim, UJA Federation’s Board of Education
and UJA’s Poverty Task Force. Rebecca sat on and chaired
committees at Eitz Chaim, Neitivot and Bnei Akiva Schools and has chaired both the Adult Education and Youth Committees
at Shaarei Shomayim Congregation.
Rebecca holds a Bachelors of Arts from York University and Masters of Business Administration from the Schiluch School of Business. She has managed a number of small businesses, worked as a Jewish educator, and in her capacity as a kallah teacher, instructs brides across North America regarding the laws of Taharat Hamishpacha. Rebecca, and her husband Berl’s, greatest blessings are their children, Batya and Matt, Ariella and Hody, Hillel and Tova, Tova and Seth and grandchildren, Yosef, Shoshana, Rose, Charlie and Adira.
Zippy Zwiebel was born in Montreal and later moved to North Miami Beach, Florida. She graduated Sy Syms School of Business of Yeshiva University with a BS, and was awarded her JD from Cardoza School of Law. She worked as a trademark attorney for the US Government, and currently holds a position as a lawyer at Zwiebel and Associates.
Zippy became involved in Emunah shortly after moving to Thornhill. She comes from a family with a strong degree of involvement in Jewish communal service, including her mother, Evelyn Ellenbogen, who is still very involved with her chapter in Miami. Zippy has held many committee positions and been involved in numerous projects of Emunah, including spearheading the mattress project, the poker tournament, the Gatsby event, Family in Israel dinners, Emunah Shabbat and Emunah teas. She is also a very active member of the BAYT and Yachad Toronto. Zippy and her husband Tomi have three wonderful children.
The Emunah legacy continues in the next generation; Josh recently volunteered for a summer at Neve Michael and Aaron and Lea have assisted at many Emunah teas.