Naomi Katz (Art Specialist, Grades 4 & 8) has been teaching at Temple Isaiah for sixteen years. Her sons, Ary and Lydia, grew up and became "B'nai Mitzvah" and were confirmed at our Religious School. Naomi has taught at various Jewish Day and Religious Schools in Los Angeles, working with students from K through 12. She's also taught at three colleges and has conducted in-service training for schools and camp staffs and for the Bureau of Jewish Education. Currently, she also teaches for the L.A. Unified School District.

Miriam Philips (Grades 7 & 8) grew up in Washington state and Seal Beach, CA.  She is a graduate of Brandeis University in History. Miriam volunteered for a year in Israel after college and then spent a couple of years teaching and youth directing in synagogues in the San Francisco Bay area. She loves the arts, and likes to use art, dance and theater as platforms through which to learn about Judaism. She is currently a second-year rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College.