Staff Bios

Early Childhood Center Director

Ellyn Weisz (she, her, hers)
PreSchool@beth-tikvah.org
847-885-4545 x107
ECC Blog

Ellyn has always known her passion was in teaching young children, and she has happily been teaching in a Jewish preschool setting for her entire teaching career. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in early childhood education at Roosevelt University. She previously taught at Anshe Sholom in Olympia Fields and for the Board of Jewish Education, and has been a part of the Beth Tikvah religious school staff for over 16 years.

In 2012 she took over as the director as well as a teacher, and currently teaches first-grade Judaics and second-grade Bible classes. Ellyn has both a bachelor's and master's degree in Early Childhood Education. The Weisz family has been members of Beth Tikvah for over 24 years.

In 2021, Ellyn was chosen as the 2021 recipient of the Sue Pinsky Award for Excellence in Jewish Education, as featured in November 2021 issue of JUF Magazine. She is also a member of JUF Jewish Early Childhood Directors and Chicago Jewish Director's Council.

She can be reached via email or phone: 847-885-4545 x107.