Our Team
Dr. Karen Gazith
Director of BJEC
Karen Gazith, Ph.D., is the Director of the Bronfman Jewish Education Centre of Federation CJA. She is also a faculty lecturer in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and the Graduate Program Director for the Certificate of Inclusive Education in the Department of Education and Counselling Psychology at McGill University. She is the author of Teaching with Purpose: How to Thoughtfully Implement Evidence-Based Practices in Your Classroom, published by Solution Tree.
From 2018 to 2020, Dr. Gazith served as the Academic Project Leader for McGill University Faculty of Education’s project titled: Determining Best Practice for Students with Learning Challenges in Quebec: Comprehensive Review and Knowledge Mobilization.
Dr. Gazith holds a strong belief that teachers play a critical role in the success of their students, and she has presented worldwide on topics related to developing key competencies in leadership, inclusive education, evidence-based practices, and assessment and instruction.
Dr. Gazith began her teaching career at the Feuerstein Institute in Jerusalem, where she implemented Dr. Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment Program for young children and adolescents. She has also served as the Dean of Academics at Les Ecoles Azrieli, Director of education at BJEC, and Special Education Coordinator at Hebrew Academy. She has also taught at Hebrew College in Boston and the University of New Brunswick.
Dr. Gazith has won numerous excellence awards at Federation CJA in Montreal, including the Pearl Feintuch Award, the Gewurz Award for Jewish Educational Leadership, and Federation CJA awards of excellence. She was also awarded scholarships from Les Fonds pour la Formation de Chercheurs et l’Aide à la Recherche from the Quebec government and the Scottish Rite Foundation for doctoral research. Dr. Gazith earned a doctorate in educational psychology from McGill University.
karen.gazith@federationcja.org
Phone: (514) 345 2610 #3292
Direct Line: (514) 734 1350
Limor Elkoby
Program Coordinator
Limor Elkoby, holds a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction, with a Specialization Major in Psychology and Minor in Sociology from Concordia University, with a publication of Most Outstanding Student of the Year, published in the Montreal Gazette in 2002.
She’s an administrative leadership professional with a wide variety of experiences, from being the Clinical Office Manager at Yaldei, a Developmental Center with kids with special needs, to Assistant Childcare Supervisor at the Jewish General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, facilitating prevention and intervention of psycho-social, behavioral, and cognitive disorders for elementary level children with diverse learning disabilities with the goal of enhancing functioning. She also served as Director of Advancement for the Azrieli Schools Talmud Torah | Herzliah, as well as Wealth Management.
Throughout all her positions she’s proven to cater to all stakeholders with proven ability to establish relationships with high confidentiality and credibility.
Her hobbies are being in the great outdoors – and the joy of cooking for others!
limor.elkoby@federationcja.org
Phone: (514) 345 2610 #3186
Direct Line: (514) 734 1625
Patricia Zuccala
Special Ed. Consultant
Patricia had a background in Psychology and Education and has dedicated more than 15 years to improving the education of students with various learning difficulties, in diverse settings. Specialized in remediating reading and spelling deficits in both English and French, Patricia believes everyone can attain their goals with adequate support! Passionate about engaging those around her, she is now excitedly focused on supporting the network of Jewish Day Schools at BJEC. During her free time, Patricia enjoys spending time with her daughter outdoors, or relaxing with a mystery novel.
patricia.zuccala@federationcja.org
Phone: (514) 345 2610 #3253
Direct Line: (514) 734-1425
Dr. Carly Rosenzweig
Senior Education Consultant
Carly Rosenzweig, M.S.Ed., Ph.D., was born and raised in Montreal and received her Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics from Concordia University in 2004. Between degrees and unsure of her path, Carly followed her heart and travelled to Florida “to see about a boy”. The journey proved fruitful as she returned to Montreal in 2010 with not only a Doctorate in Special Education and a Master’s of Science in Elementary Education from the University of Miami but returned as a wife and mother as well.
Dr. Rosenzweig is currently the senior education consultant at the Bronfman Jewish Education Centre where she works with schools to improve the learning outcomes of their students through a Response to Intervention (RtI) and outcome-driven lense. She has extensive experience conducting student reading and learning profiles aimed at targeting immediate and specific areas of needs and consulting with school to inform best practices. Carly can also be found moonlighting as adjunct professor at TAV College in the Early Childhood Education program. At the core of all her work is assisting parents and teachers adopt a more informed and strategic approach to help children learn to read and learn to learn.
When Carly is not wearing her educator hat, she enjoys playing guitar and tinkering her way through a DIY lifestyle. Carly lives with her husband, three daughters, dog and cat in Montreal.
carly.rosenzweig@federationcja.org
Phone: (514) 345-2610 #3076
Direct Line: (514) 734-1425
Callie Gruber
Education Consultant
Callie holds an undergraduate degree in kindergarten/elementary education and a masters of education and counseling psychology from McGill university.
She has worked in the field of education as a teacher, tutor and now a special education consultant.
Callie has a passion for special education and ensuring that each child is receiving the support they need in order to reach their highest potential.
In her spare time Callie enjoys spending time with her family, baking and knitting!
callie.gruber@federationcja.org
Phone: (514) 345 2610 #3253
Direct Line: (514) 734-1425