Jen Vegh joined the Beth El team as the Religious School and Youth Activities Director in June 2011. She is working with the staff, lay leadership, parents, and kids to find unique and innovative ways to ignite passion for Jewish life and learning. Jen is eager to support and guide community members through wonderful and challenging times in their lives.

Jen is a graduate of the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education at the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), where she received a master’s degree in Jewish Education, focusing on Synagogue Education. She also went to JTS for her undergraduate studies, as a student in List College, the joint program between JTS and Columbia University. Jen holds two bachelor’s degrees, one in Jewish music and one in sociology.

Jen is a proud alumnus of the Southwest Region of United Synagogue Youth (SWUSY), where she was on the Regional and International General Board. She served as a staff member and group leader for USY on Wheels and USY Eastern Europe Seminar and Israel Pilgrimage. She has taught in six religious schools in Dallas and New York. Jen has worked with such organizations as MyJewishLearning.com, the Jewish Education Project (formerly BJENY-SAJES), and the Jewish Education Service of North America (JESNA), and looks forward to connecting Beth El to these national initiatives for Jewish learning.