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Ariana Estoque
Director of Youth and Family Education
Ariana Estoque is the Director of Youth and Family Education at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco. A native of San Francisco, she has deep roots in the congregation, having celebrated her bat mitzvah there in 1991 and her confirmation in 1993.
Education and Achievements
Ariana holds a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and a Master's degree in Education with a focus on Jewish Studies from San Francisco State University. In 2007, she earned a certificate in Jewish Service Learning from Jewish LearningWorks and San Francisco State University.
Her contributions to Jewish education include co-authoring a Jewish Service-Learning Manual for Early Childhood Education in 2011, which received the Union for Reform Judaism’s Epstein Communicate Award. In 2012, she was honored with the Helen Diller Award for Excellence in Jewish Education for Congregational Schools.
Professional Experience
Ariana has held various roles within the education department at Congregation Emanu-El, including:
- Community of Practice for Teen Educators
- Tauber Holocaust Educator Fellow
- Hartman Institute Bay Area Fellow
- Accepted into the Pardes Institute Senior Educator Leadership Fellowship (SELF) for summer 2024
Her extensive experience encompasses teaching multiple grade levels, managing youth programs, and engaging families in educational initiatives.123
