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Rabbi Arthur Schneier
Founder and Dean
Rabbi Arthur Schneier is the Founder and Dean of Rabbi Arthur Schneier Park East Day School, Senior Rabbi at Park East Synagogue and Founder and President of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation.
Widely recognized for his work on behalf of international understanding, religious freedom, and peaceful coexistence, Rabbi Schneier is passionate about sharing these goals and hopes with our children.
He serves as Vice President of World Jewish Congress, Hon. Chairman of World Jewish Congress (America), Member of Council on Foreign Relations; Asia Society; United Nations Development Corporation; United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Committee on Conscience; Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations; Joint Distribution Committee.
He has received many world leaders at Park East, including two Secretaries General of the U.N. In 2008, he was host to Pope Benedict XVI, the first ever Papal visit to a synagogue in the U.S. and in 2009 welcomed the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I.
Born in Vienna in 1930, Rabbi Schneier survived the Holocaust in Budapest, Hungary and arrived in the United States in 1947. He is married to Elisabeth Nordmann Schneier.
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Debbie Rochlin
Principal
Debbie Rochlin was promoted to Principal of RASPEDS in July 2021. She joined the RASPEDS faculty as a Floater Teacher in 1994 and has previously held the roles of Early Childhood Teacher, Assistant Director of Early Childhood, Associate Director of Early Childhood and Associate Director of Admissions.
She serves as a liaison between RASPEDS teachers, parents and administrators, fostering these key relationships on behalf of the institution and oversees Admissions, the Early Childhood Program and Early Childhood Summer Program.
Over the course of her 27-year tenure, her dedication to her students and their families has shaped the nurturing and supportive environment that makes our school unique and helps each student shine. In addition to her excellence as an educator, Debbie is a dynamic, collaborative and inspiring leader whose enthusiasm and dedication to every child is widely respected.
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Alexis Sturmwind
Guidance Counselor & Coordinator of Student Services
Alexis holds a Masters in Social Work from Yeshiva University where she focused on school social work. She also holds an MA in Jewish Studies from the Jewish Theological Seminary and a BA in Comparative Religion and Clinical Psychology from Tufts University. Alexis is passionate about Jewish education, building community, and student support; she is looking forward to meeting all of the RASPEDS students! She lives in Harlem with her husband and four children where in her free time she can be found reading a cookbook.
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Cantor Benny Rogosnitzky
Director
Cantor Benny Rogosnitzky is a world-renowned Cantor, lecturer, teacher, mentor, and event producer. Affectionately known as “Cantor Benny,” he serves as Cantor at the historic Park East Synagogue, located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
Born in Liverpool, England, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Talmudic Studies in Manchester Yeshiva and an advanced degree in Music. He has performed for audiences of thousands at some of the world’s most prestigious venues, including the White House and the United Nations. As a lecturer of music and its application to prayer, Cantor Rogosnitzky routinely studies and practices both traditional and modern liturgy and music. In 2012, he worked with Sony Music on the production and marketing of the historic album and concert series, “Eternal Echoes: Songs and Dances for the Soul,” a collaboration between world-famous violinist Itzhak Perlman and Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot.
At Park East Synagogue, where he has served as Cantor since 2009, Cantor Rogosnitzky also leads marketing and community engagement efforts for both the Synagogue and Rabbi Arthur Schneier Park East Day School, where he serves as Director. He serves on the board of several charitable organizations and is the co-founder of Cantors World.
Cantor Rogosnitzky is married and resides in New York.
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