Tova Birnbaum
Director of Jewish Content
Oshman Family JCC

Tova Birnbaum is the Director of Jewish Content at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, California, and a Senior Jewish Education Specialist at the JCC Association. She is also a faculty member in the Mandel Educational Leadership Program at the Mandel Institute for Nonprofit Leadership. Tova was born in B'nai B'rak, Israel, in an Ultra-Orthodox home, and was one of the founders of the BINA Secular Yeshiva in Tel Aviv, where she was a faculty member for many years. She also served as the Central Shlicha (emissary), Director of the North America Region of the World Zionist Organization. Tova is a Judaic studies teacher, Theater Midrash workshop facilitator and a Secular Jewish Life Cycle ceremonies officiant. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School in Palo Alto. Tova holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and Jewish philosophy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a master's degree in theater from Tel Aviv University. Tova and her husband, Yishay, live in Palo Alto and are the proud parents of their two adorable daughters, Arya and Talya.