Kendra Sager

Director of Lifelong Learning

Director of Lifelong Learning Kendra Sager, RJE is a Jewish educator with nearly two decades of experience in supplementary Jewish education. Her love of Judaism was nurtured as a camper and staff member at Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute, the Union for Reform Judaism camp in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. While her early career was in design and marketing, she always maintained a role in her local synagogue teaching Hebrew, Jewish studies, and b’nai mitzvah students. After many years working in education for Temple Sholom of Chicago, she moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where she currently serves as the director of lifelong learning of Temple Beth El. Until recently, Kendra was also the director of Midrasha Hebrew High School for the Jewish Federation of Madison. She holds a Master of Arts in Religious Education from Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion and a Master of Arts in Jewish Professional Studies from Spertus Institute with a concentration in Israel education. She also holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Washington University. Kendra lives in Madison with her husband, Jon, children Caleb, Molly, and Maya, and dog, Chewie.