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Rivy Poupko Kletenik is an American lecturer and educator.

Contents

• Career
• Personal life
• References
• External links

Career

Poupko Kletenik was the head of school at the Seattle Hebrew Academy ^[1] from 2006 until 2022. She was the first woman head of school at the Seattle Hebrew Academy. Poupko Kletenik wrote a monthly Jewish advice column called JQ for Seattle's The Jewish Sound. ^[2] She was the recipient of a Covenant Foundation Award for Jewish educators in 2002. ^[3]

Personal life

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Poupko Kletenik is the daughter of Gilda Twerski Novoseller Poupko, descendant of a Hasidic dynasty, ^[4] and Baruch Poupko, rabbi for over 60 years of Shaare Torah Congregation ^[5] in Pittsburgh.

She is married to Rabbi Moshe Kletenik, and they have four children, including Isaiah Kletenik and Gilah Kletenik.

References

External links

• On Jewish Education for Women ^{[ dead link ]}

University of Washington Digital Archives Interview with Rivy Poupko Kletenik 2017

Washington's First Foray into Outdoor Learning with Rivy Poupko Kletenik 2020