Rabbi Judah Isaacs
Rabbi Judah Isaacs is the Director of Community Engagement. In this capacity, he oversees the Orthodox Union work with synagogues, communities and day schools throughout North America to enhance Orthodox Jewish life. Rabbi Isaacs focuses on professional and lay leadership within synagogues, providing guidance and best practices.

Prior to joining the Orthodox Union, Rabbi Isaacs was the Director of Day School Leadership and Sustainability at the Jewish Education Project. For over twelve years, he served as the Director of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit’s Alliance for Jewish Education. He also is a past President of the Young Israel of Oak Park, where he also served as Chair of the Rabbinic Search Committee and Youth Committee Chair. Rabbi Isaacs holds a MSW from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work of Yeshiva University.

Rabbi Alan Kalinsky
Rabbi Alan Kalinsky serves as the West Coast Director for the Orthodox Union.

In his capacity, he serves as a mentor to Rabbis and a liaison to congregations that are members of the Orthodox Union. In addition to his organizational and administrative work with the Orthodox Union, Rabbi Kalinsky serves as a Rabbinic Field Representative for the OU Kashrut Division for over thirty years.

Prior to assuming his position on the West Coast, Rabbi Kalinsky served in several congregations on the East Coast and most recently served as the Rabbi of the Young Israel of North Beverly Hills.

In 2002, Rabbi Kalinsky retired having served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve as a Chaplain for twenty-eight years, retiring with the rank of Lt. Colonel.

Rabbi Adir Posy
Rabbi Adir Posy is a Musmach of the Wexner Smicha Honors program at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary where he served as the speaker for the quadrennial Chag Hasemicha, holds a bachelors degree in Psychology & Sociology from Yeshiva University, a Masters Degree in Public Administration and spent three years learning in Israel at Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh. Rabbi Posy has served in many various rabbinic and educational positions around the U.S. and around the world.

Currently, Rabbi Posy serves as the Assistant Rabbi at Beth Jacob Congregation in Beverly Hills and as the Assistant Director of the OU West Coast Office. He has also worked at Congregation Shomrei Emunah in Baltimore, MD, Congregation Ahavath Torah in Englewood, NJ, served as the rabbi of Kenesset Israel in Sacramento, CA, and served as Summer Rabbi in the community of Gaborone, Botswana. In the educational realm, Rabbi Posy served as a Rebbe and administrator at Yeshivat Rambam in Baltimore, MD.

Rabbi Posy has also been heavily involved in youth work and education. He worked as the Madrich of the Overseas program at Kerem B'Yavneh, was their Director of North American recruiting, and led youth missions to the UK and to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. He has also served as Scholar in Residence in several communities, as well as a consultant in the building of community eruvin. Based in the Los Angeles office, Rabbi Posy acts as a resource to shuls in the West Coast and around the country.

Penny Pazornick
Penny Pazornick serves as the Associate Director of Synagogue Services at the Orthodox Union, where she began as a coordinator for the department. Synagogue Services provides resources, guidance, and expertise to over 400 synagogues across North America, enabling synagogues to grow and reach new levels of inspirational achievement. Penny created the Youth Professionals Network, a unique network that connects synagogue youth professionals across the country, provides programming resources and professional development opportunities.

Before joining the Orthodox Union, Penny was chosen for the position of Yeshiva University's Presidential Fellow. She holds a B.S. from Sy Syms School of Business.

Yehuda Friedman
Yehuda Friedman is an Associate Director in the Department of Community Engagement at the Orthodox Union. As an Associate Director, Yehuda works with Synagogue Presidents, Boards and Executive Directors throughout North America to strengthen synagogue life by providing professional development resources.

Prior to joining the OU, Yehuda was an associate at a major investment bank. He holds a BS in Marketing and Management from Touro College. Follow Yehuda on Twitter! @YehudaJFriedman