Mrs. Deborah Tract is a graduate of the Adelphi University School of Social Work.  Mrs. Tract has worked in Jewish Education for 21 years, in conjunction with her various involvement's in Not for Profit agencies. She was the Assistant Director for Nassau County Supervised Visitation and also worked as a fundraiser for United Jewish Appeal Federation of New York.

Her background is extensive in her work with children. Teaching and youth work is her passion. A daughter of a Reform Rabbi, who serves in a local Long Island congregation, and a mother who was a Reform Jewish Educator, Mrs. Tract believes in a direct hands on learning process that is based on creativity and patience.

"As a mother of 6 young children, I have learned the key to success in a child's learning is patience and understanding. A child's studies becomes important to him/her if he/she believes it is important to you, the parent. I believe that a child's success is a joint effort between home and school. As Director of Education at Temple Beth Elohim, it is my hope that my commitment to our students, and my approach in providing our students with an educational journey based on creative learning, will build a successful school and a growing participation in the Jewish community."  Mrs. Tract joined our congregation in 2003.