Sasha Kopp and Robert Hass of Cambridge, Mass., were married Oct. 15, 2023 at DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, Mass. Rabbi Aliza Berger will officiate.

Sasha is the daughter of Diane and the late Jerry Kopp of St. Louis. Robert is the son of Merle and David Hass of Newton, Mass.

Sasha works for ElevatEd, a groundbreaking collaborative initiative to transform the field of early childhood Jewish education (ECJE) through recruitment, training and mentorship. Throughout the past few years, Sasha has enjoyed supporting early childhood educators in the St. Louis area through her previous work and partnership with the St. Louis Federation. In August 2022, she had the opportunity to present to local early childhood educators at a conference at the St. Louis JCC. Robert works in population health data analytics, at a company called Arcadia. They help medical care providers adopt a new type of health insurance that encourages preventative care. 

Rob and Sasha first met in 2012 at a Shabbat dinner. They went on a handful of dates that fall, until Rob moved to Detroit. When he returned, they went on a few more dates in 2014, However, Rob knew Sasha was about to move to Israel for grad school and decided that they should just be friends. And that was that for seven years. 

Then Sasha returned to Boston in 2021. She and Rob reconnected at a backyard barbecue. A few months later, Rob showed up at a Havdalah event that he had seen Sasha RSVP to on Facebook. They had a great conversation that night, sharing about the beauty and challenges of their recent lives, and Rob asked Sasha out to dinner that week. The time since then has been filled with hikes, road trips, great meals, board games, inside jokes, surprising similarities and a deep connection. 

This summer, Rob and Sasha traveled to Norway to kayak the fjords in honor of their upcoming wedding. 

They are excited to see what their future holds.