Double Alumni Couples

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  Mindy (Halpern) Schall ’97 & Alan Schall ’92

  Mindy and Alan Schall’s story began years before they ever became a couple. They first crossed paths at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires, where Alan was a counselor in Mindy’s edah. Although Mindy knew who Alan was, they never really spoke. Their paths crossed again when they were both students at the new Upper School Campus for one year, with Mindy in 7th grade and Alan as a senior, but they still didn’t have much to do with one another. It wasn’t until Mindy was away at college in Boston and would come home to spend time in New York City with her older brother, Jeremy ’94, that things finally changed. Alan was one of Jeremy’s roommates, and through those visits, Mindy and Alan became friends, eventually becoming a couple. The rest is history!
  
  

  Today, Mindy and Alan live in Livingston, New Jersey, with their four children, Emily ’22, Sophie ’25, Brandon ’26, and Zoe, a current 9th grader at GOA. Alan is a real estate developer, and both are deeply involved in giving back to their community, volunteering with organizations including GOA, Etz Chaim, Israel Bonds, Federation, AFINs, and many others. For the Schall family, GOA/SSDS has been much more than a school. It has been a foundation for their family, providing the friendships, values, confidence, and Jewish identity that continue to shape them and their children. Today, Golda Och remains a second home for the family, connecting generations and inspiring them to be active members and leaders in the Jewish community.
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  Jocelyn (Levine) Klar ’01 & Greg Klar ’98

  Jocelyn and Greg Klar’s story actually began before Schechter. They first crossed paths at Camp Monroe when Jocelyn was 12 and Greg was 15, although they didn’t know each other very well at the time. A few years later, they found themselves together again at Schechter High School, where Greg was a senior and Jocelyn was a freshman. Over the years, they became friends, with Greg also being friends with Jocelyn’s older brother and the group occasionally spending time together during school breaks. A few years after graduation, while Jocelyn was finishing college and Greg was living in New York City, the timing was finally right and they began dating. They were married in August 2007, and the rest is history!
  
  Today, Jocelyn and Greg live in Livingston with their three children, Juliana, Sydney, and Levi, who are all part of the GOA community. Juliana is in 9th grade, Sydney is in 6th, and Levi is in 3rd, and all three have been at GOA since Pre-K. Greg is a Senior Wealth Advisor and Jocelyn works in Healthcare Recruitment. Over the years, GOA has brought their family countless friendships and memories, and they love watching their children create their own. Schechter helped bring Jocelyn and Greg together all those years ago, and experiencing the community again through their children feels like coming home.
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  Heather (Abrahamian) Bier ’09 & Zach Bier ’05

  Although Heather and Zach Bier never formally met while they were students at GOA, their paths crossed long before they realized it. Heather was in Zach’s younger brother Michael’s grade and even attended Michael’s bar mitzvah, so she always knew of Zach Bier, but it wasn’t until years later that they officially met after reconnecting on Hinge.
  
  Today, Heather and Zach live in Short Hills, New Jersey, with their two children, Charlie and Sophie, who are both current GOA students. What began with shared GOA connections years ago has now come full circle, with the Bier family continuing the GOA tradition into another generation.
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  Madison (Cargan) Davis ’10 & Joel Davis ’08

  Madison and Joel Davis reconnected in the summer of 2015, when they matched on JSwipe while both happened to be spending time with their grandmothers in New Jersey. Joel picked Madison up, and they spent the 4th of July together in New York City with a group of their Schechter friends. By October, their friendship had turned into a relationship, and they were married in July 2017.
  
  

  Today, Madison and Joel live on the Upper East Side with their two children, Parker, 5, and Hudson, 3. They remain closely connected to the Schechter community, are actively involved with UJA, and still get together regularly with many of their Schechter friends. What began with a chance reconnection has grown into a family and a life surrounded by many of the same friendships and community connections that began at Schechter.
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  Mira Davis ’14 & Max Gelman ’14

  Mira Davis and Max Gelman’s GOA story began all the way back in kindergarten. The two started at Schechter together and were classmates from kindergarten through 12th grade, aside from the two years Max spent at a public school during high school. After graduating, they lost touch, but nearly a decade later, their paths crossed again, this time on Bumble. They reconnected almost four years ago and the rest, as they say, is history!
  
  Today, Mira and Max live together on the Upper East Side with their dog, Rose, near Park Avenue Synagogue, where Mira serves as assistant cantor. Max is a journalist covering the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. They’re also part of a growing family tradition: they are the fourth GOA double-alumni couple in the Davis family, following Jordan and Pam, Joel and Madison, and Brandon and Raina!