CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
Adrianne Pasternak
Adrianne Pasternak is a birth and postpartum doula and long-time Jewish educator who will be ordained as a rabbi through the Aleph Ordination Program in January 2022. She lives with her husband and four children in Agoura Hills, CA, where she was born and raised. Adrianne enjoys expressing her Judaism through music, art and nature. When she is not in class, attending to a new family, or crafting, Adrianne prefers to be out hiking in the local mountains or walking on the beach.
Melo Taylor
Melo is a Jewish professional with experience working at summer camps, youth groups, synagogues, Jewish Day schools, and JCCs all over the country. Her passion is teaching young people through art, music, and theatre. Melo can’t remember a time in her life that she didn’t love music: playing the keyboard with dad as a toddler, playing violin in elementary school orchestra, or singing at a major league baseball game in high school! Besides music, Melo loves baking, painting, shopping for shoes, and hiking with her dog.