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 The following volunteer alumni recruiters would be happy to answer your questions about HUC-JIR. Please contact your local representative and/or one who shares your interests. Rabbi Richard Agler Congregation B'nai Israel 2200 Yamato Road Boca Raton, FL 33431-4325 (561) 241-8118 email: rabbiagler@cbiboca.org www.cbiboca.org "I am the founding rabbi of Congregation B'nai Israel of Boca Raton. I'm happy to meet with anyone who is seriously, or even potentially interested in pursuing an advanced program of Jewish learning." Ms. Joslyn Arnon Hadassah International 50 West 58th St. New York, NY 10019 (212) 303-7431 email: jarnon@hadassah.org www.hadassah-international.org 'I am a graduate of the School of Communal Service (1999) and the USC School of Social Work, and am currently the Director of Young Hadassah International. In this role, I am responsible for the strategic planning, fundraising, program implementation, and on-site servicing of young leadership units (18-35 year olds) in 15 countries. I live in New York City and work regularly in Europe, Latin America, Israel, and Australia/New Zealand. My goal throughout graduate school was to find a career path that would allow me to travel frequently and to interact with the Jewish community in a variety of cultures and languages. Working with the Hadassah International has provided a constantly evolving and challenging environment that has fulfilled this desire. My focus has been on group dynamics, organizational development, strategic planning, and conflict resolution/negotiation. I have been fortunate to experience first hand both the diversity and the commonalties that comprise the international Jewish community.' Rabbi Andrew Bachman Reboot 110 East 59th Street, 26th Floor New York, NY 10022 (212) 931-0115 email: rabbi.bachman@nyu.edu www.nyu.edu/bronfman "After five years in a congregation I moved to the Bronfman Center at NYU. The age of questions and responses that a college student experiences fascinates me. I use my time to explore with students the infinite questions they ask about life and Judaism. My interests include prayer, rabbinic literature, politics and rock 'n roll." Rabbi Jonathan Blake Westchester Reform Temple 255 Mamroneck Road Scarsdale, NY 10583 (914) 723-7727 email: rabbi.blake@wrtemple.org www.wrtemple.org "Shalom! I am currently working as an assistant rabbi in a vibrant reform congregation of about 1200 families. Having attended HUC-JIR immediately after graduating from Amherst College, I retain a strong interest in interacting with college students. My congregational activities are balanced with an ongoing commitment to Jewish study and musical pursuits. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions, or simply to chat." Cantor Erik Contzius Temple Israel 1000 Pinebrook Blvd New Rochelle, NY 10804 (914) 235-1800 x-219 email: contzius@yahoo.com www.tinr.org "I entered the cantorate to become a cantor, but more importantly, to be klei kodesh (a holy vessel) to minister my congregation, to teach, and to help grow as Jews. My cantorate enables me to do all that and more, and the HUC-SSM prepared me for so many of the challenges of my career path. In my cantorate I have incorporated so many of my interests: computers, music history, philosophy, working with children, and I have done so with my own brand of humor and style. The cantorate has evolved so far from where it was 50, 40, even 10 years ago, and the HUC-JIR is the best equipped seminary to prepare the next century's cantors." Cantor Laura Croen Temple Sinai 3100 Military Road NW Washington, DC 20015 (202) 363-6394 email: lcroen@templesinaidc.org "As I was studying music, and working on my Masters degree in vocal performance, I kept wondering what my future would hold. How could I use music? Will I be able to make it as a singer? I have a wonderfully fulfilling profession as a cantor. I am able to sing, be creative, be a part of peoples lives in so many wonderful ways. It is spiritually and creatively fulfilling. I have learned to use my music to enhance the life of my congregation for people of all ages." Rabbi Darryl Crystal Temple Beth-El 2702 Arbor Dr Madison, WI 53711-1825 (608) 238-2123 email: Ravdpc@aol.com Rabbi Matthew Cutler Rabbi Joshua Davidson Temple Beth-El of Northern Westchester 220 South Bedford Rd Chappaqua, NY 10514 (914) 238-3928 email: rabbistudy@bethelnw.org www.bethelnw.org Rabbi Michael Dolgin Temple Sinai 210 Wilson Ave. Toronto, Ontario M5M 3BI CANADA (416) 487-4161 x-222 email: dolgin@templesinai.net Rabbi Renee Edelman Community Synagogue Temple Beth Am 160 Middle Neck Road Port Washington, NY 11050 (516) 883-3144 x321 email: RabbiRenee@aol.com www.commsyn.org Rabbi Renee Edelman currently serves as Rabbi of The Community Synagogue of Port Washington, NY. She has served as teacher there for four years. Upon her ordination in 1997, she was both Assistant and Associate Rabbi at Temple Emanu-El in Westfield, New Jersey. Rabbi Edelman is very involved in community outreach, serves on the CCAR Senior/Associate Committee and serves as mentor for several students in the HUC-JIR mentor/Mentee program. As well, she has written for several publications on a variety of Jewish topics. She was interviewed and photographed for an article on optimism for the August 2001 issue of Glamour Magazine. Rabbi Edelman is married to Shane Edelman, and they are the parents of Bailey (3) and Sophie and Jackson (20 months) In her free time, she practices yoga, plays tennis, tries to practice guitar and loves to read.. Please feel free to contact Rabbi Edelman anytime. She loves being a rabbi and would highly suggest this life to anyone who has an interest. Cantor Roy B. Einhorn Temple Israel 477 Longwood Ave. Boston MA 02215 (617) 566-3960 reinhorn@tisrael.org Cantor Roy Einhorn has been extremely fortunate to have served Temple Israel of Boston, from the time he graduated the Hebrew Union College-School of Sacred Music in 1983. His cantorate has been built around the relationships he has created with his congregants through the language of music, teaching and pastoral care. He was deeply committed to relieving the plight of Refusniks, traveling twice to the former Soviet Union with clergy partners and congregants. Cantor Einhorn was also involved in the resettlement of those who came to Boston. He has served as a vice-president of the American Conference of Cantors and as a representative of the Northeast region to the Board. He is married to Cantor Jodi Sufrin who serves in Wellesley, MA and they have two daughters, Laura (18) and Jessica (15)." Rabbi Joan Gazer Farber Adult Learning Director for Lifelong Jewish Learning Union for Reform Judaism 633 3rd Avenue New York, NY 10017 (212) 650-4086 email: jfarber@urj.org urj.org Rabbi Joan Glazer Farber, R.J.E. was ordained at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York Campus, in 1984. She received her Masters in Education from New York University the same year. Rabbi Farber has served congregations in Tampa, Florida; Tarry town, New City and Florida, New York. In her previous positions, she was both pulpit rabbi and educator. When Rabbi Farber joined the Greenwich Reform Synagogue staff, she made the decision to focus her rabbinate on education. Rabbi Farber has been Director of Education at Greenwich Reform Synagogue since 1977. Rabbi Farber is a member of the Board of Trustees of the national Association of Temple Educators. She is an educational consultant to the UAHC Northeast Camps, Eisner and Crane Lake in the Berkshires and has participated in developing the informal educational programs for the camps. Rabbi Farber is also on the Clergy Advisory Committee for Planned Parenthood of Hudson-Peconic. Rabbi Farber is married to Andrew R. Farber. They have three children: Miriam, Adam, and Yael. Rabbi Steven Fink Rabbi John Friedman Judea Reform Congregation 1933 West Cornwallis Road Durham, NC 27705 (919) 489-7062 email: Rabbijf@judeareform.org www.judeareform.org I have been rabbi of Judea Reform Congregation in Durham, North Carolina for twenty-one twenty-seven years. My synagogue serves the Jewish communities of Durham, Chapel Hill and surrounding areas. A large percentage of my congregation is academicians at Duke and University of North Carolina. I was ordained in Cincinnati in 1976. After ordination I served as Assistant Rabbi to Herman Shaalman at Emanuel Congregation in Chicago. There, I was President of the local clergy group and advisor to NFTY's Chicago region. Since coming to Durham, I have served as President of Durham Congregations in Action and worked to found Genesis Home, a shelter for homeless families. I have been deeply involved in social justice issues in my community receiving the Martin Luther King "Keeper of the Dream" Award, the City of Durham "Better Human Relations" Award, and the Elna Spaulding Medal for Social Justice. All of these were given for my work in race relations. Currently I serve as chair of the Emergency Food and Shelter program of the United Way. I attended University of Kansas, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Harvard University where I was a Charles Merrill Fellow in 1994. I have written articles on Bible, Jewish literature, Jewish education, and Black Jewish relations for a variety of journals including the CCAR Journal. I am also a trained mediator and use my mediation skills in a variety of ways in synagogue life. I see my role in the congregation as its primary teacher. Our congregation is strong in adult education, offering regular study on weekday evenings, Saturday mornings and Sunday mornings. There are guest lectures on Shabbat and frequent lecturer at community schools, churches, and universities. As a rule I stay away from congregational committee meetings and programs at which my presence as rabbi is not required. The only regular meeting that I attend is that of our Board of Trustees. I work very hard at being the rabbi, not the congregation. I am married for twenty-five years to Nancy Eisenberg Friedman. Nan is a pediatrician on the faculty at Duke University Medical Center in the division of Pediatric Endocrinology. We are the parents of twenty-six year old Joshua and twenty-two year old Abigail." Rabbi Stephen Fuchs Congregation Beth Israel 701 Farmington Avenue West Harford, CT 06119 (860) 233-8215 email: sfuchs@attbi.com www.cbict.org Along with Rabbi Elissa Kohen, Cantor Pamela Siskin and our Educator Diane Berg, RJE, I serve Congregation Beth Israel, a 1200 family congregation in West Hartford, Connecticut. Our aim at Beth Israel is to provide as many points of connection to Jewish thought, practice and history as we can for our congregants and the community at large. Our congregation has a large number of immigrants from the former Soviet Union among our members, and we provide English language instruction and citizenship training on a daily basis. From our daily minyan, to our creative educational, musical and religious programs for congregants of all ages, we are working hard to help Beth Israel become a meaningful center for Jewish life and learning at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz Rabbi Eddie Goldberg Temple Judea 5500 Granada Boulevard Coral Gables, FL 33146 (305) 667-5657 email: e.goldberg@judeagables.org www.judeagables.org "I currently serve a congregation of six hundred families in the Miami area. Our congregation has an educator and a cantor, both also educated at HUC-JIR. I greatly enjoyed my HUC-JIR experience and look forward to discussing this experience with potential applicants." Rabbi Daniel Gropper Community Synagogue 200 Forest Ave. Rye, NY 10580 (914) 967-6262 email: dgropper@comsynrye.org www.comsynrye.org The rabbinate is the place where I work to educate and empower Jews to live fuller, more meaningful lives grounded in the primary Jewish acts of Torah, Worship and Good Deeds. All of this emanates from the fostering of sacred community that seeks to be with each other in times of joy and times of sorrow. As the rabbi of a suburban congregation (490 households), I spend my time working with people of all ages in a variety of settings. Holding a Masters degree in Jewish Education, my areas of interest are education, worship, and institutional change. Being a rabbi allows me to bring together all of my loves and passions. I would enjoy meeting you to discuss what being a Jewish professional might mean for you. Rabbi Peter H. Grumbacher Congregation Beth Emeth 300 W. Lea Blvd. Wilmington, DE 19802-1236 (302) 764-2393 email: Peterabbi@aol.com "I just celebrated my thirtieth anniversary with the congregation. It was a really wonderful bash. What is more wonderful are the years themselves. Beth Emeth was my first pulpit, starting as assistant, then associate, then elected Senior. You should all have the senior (then Emeritus) with whom I worked. That added to the decision to stay this long. The rabbinate is a wonderful experience; even with the problems, it can be more exciting than anything one could imagine." Rabbi Eric Gurvis Temple Shalom of Newton 175 Temple Street Newton, MA 02465-2332 (617) 332-9550 email: egurvis@templeshalom.org www.templeshalom.org "I have served as a congregational rabbi for nearly twenty-five years in congregations of varying sizes and styles. Serving as a rabbi in a congregational context affords me the opportunity to interact with a wide variety of people, individuals, and families. I help them create and/or find meaningful ways of living Jewishly. From youth work and teaching, to social action and consulting, my rabbinate involves diverse areas of activity which vary from day to day. I would be very pleased to speak about the rabbinate with any prospective students for HUC-JIR." Rabbi Deborah Kaiz Congregation B'nai Jeshurun 1025 S. Orange Ave Short Hills, NJ 07078 (973) 379-1555 email: dbravo@tbj.org "I am currently working as a rabbi at Washington Hebrew Congregation in Washington DC. I work a great deal with youth and teens, as well as college students and young professionals. I love what I do and I treasure the relationships I make with all individuals. I would love to be in touch with anyone who is interested in talking about being a Jewish professional or just being connected Jewishly." Rabbi Alan J. Katz Temple Sinai 363 Penfield Rd. Rochester, NY 14625 Email: rabbikatz@tsinai.org www.tsinai.org "Shalom! I am Alan J. Katz the rabbi of Temple Sinai in Rochester, NY. I was ordained in 1976 and have served here since 1976. We are a congregation that has grown from 350 families, on my arrival, to over 625. Our congregation tries to keep its warm and small size character even as we increase our numbers. Our team includes an assistant rabbi, an educator, a part-time soloist and an office manager, as well as teachers, youth advisors and other support staff. I believe that the one to one relationships are the most important aspect of congregational life. Besides the full scope of congregational activities I am also very involved in the community at large, both Jewish and general. I am significantly involved in inter-faith and inter-ethnic work, which is seen in a positive light by the congregation. For many summers I served on faculty at the UAHC Eisner Camp. In addition to teaching in the congregation I have taught at a local college over the years. The diversity of activities has been very enriching. From a personal perspective my wife and I have raised our three children balancing our professional community roles with the joys and challenges of parenting." Rabbi Larry Kotok Temple B'rith Kodesh 2131 Elmwood Ave. Rochester, NY 14618 (585) 244-7060 www.tbk.org Rabbi Serge Lippe Brooklyn Heights Synagogue 131 Remsen Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 522-2070 email: raserglipp@aol.com www.bhsbrooklyn.org Rabbi Jordan Millstein Temple Emanuel 280 May St. Worcester, MA 01602 (508) 791-8414 Email: rabbijbm@aol.com www.temple-emanuel.org Rabbi Melinda Panken Temple Shaari Emeth P.O. Box 360 Manalapan, NJ 07726 (732) 462-7744 email: rabbipanken@cs.com Rabbi Rex Perlmeter Baltimore Hebrew Congregation 7401 Park Heights Avenue Baltimore, MD 21208-5490 (410) 764-1587 email: rperlmeter@bhcong.org www.bhcong.org "Having been raised in Omaha, Nebraska and receiving my undergraduate education at Princeton University, I came to HUC-JIR a product of the Reform movement. I felt called to the rabbinate from my early teen years, and have found in this calling the fulfillment of the best of all my dreams and skills. Sharing a vision of lifelong Jewish learning, leadership and service to our people is only an extension of those dreams." Ms. Rochelle Rabeeya Dept. of Educational Services Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Ed. 7607 Old York Rd. Melrose Park, PA 19027 (215) 635-8940 email: rrabeeya@acaje.org Mr. Alan Ronkin 455 Washington St. Apt. B Brookline, MA 02446 (617) 278-1565 email: asrcrc@aol.com "Alan Ronkin has served as Associate Director for Planning and Administration for the JCRC since January 2000. His primary responsibilities include overseeing the implementation of JCRC's Strategic Plan and development of media and public relations strategies. Alan brings 10 years of Jewish communal experience to his position having worked at Jewish Federations in Los Angeles, Cleveland and Seattle. Most recently he served for 6 years as Director of Community and Administrative Services at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. Mr. Ronkin, a native of Bridgeport, CT, earned a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Southern California as well as a Masters in Jewish Communal Service from the Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles. Alan also has a Bachelor's in Theatre from Yeshiva College and a Hebrew Teacher's Certificate from Isaac Breuer College." Rabbi Rosenfeld Temple Beth Zion 700 Sweet Home Road Buffalo, NY 14226 (716) 836-6565 email: rabbirosenfeld@tbz.org www.tbz.org "After being an assistant rabbi in Memphis, Tennessee, and 16 years at Congregation Beth Sholom in Anchorage, Alaska, I am now at Temple Beth Zion in Buffalo, New York. It has been a privilege to work in these very different communities and congregations. In each, it has been an important part of my rabbinate to help lay people become Jewishly self-sufficient and to transform the congregations in to warm, caring communities. I can think of no other calling than the rabbinate that would be this fulfilling." Cantor Judith Rowland Baltimore Hebrew Congregation 7401 Park Heights Avenue Baltimore, MD 21208-5490 (410) 764-1587 email: jrowland@bhcong.org www.bhcong.org "As cantor of the oldest and largest congregation in the state of Maryland I have the opportunity to interact in every aspect of congregational life. From leading worship to teaching in our Day School, to sisterhood retreats, the music of our people is the catalyst for spiritual enhancement in people's lives. I welcome inquiries from interested students about the life and role of the modern professional cantorate." Cantor Lori Salzman Temple Beth Shalom 670 Highland Ave. Needham, MA 02494 (781) 444-0077 email: cantorls@ix.netcom.com templebethshalom.info Rabbi Amy Schwartzman Temple Rodef Shalom 2100 Westmoreland Street Falls Church, VA 22043 (703) 532-2217 aschwartzman@templerodefshalom.org Rabbi Ron Segal Temple Sinai 5645 Dupree Dr. NW Atlanta GA 30327 (404) 252- 3073 email: rsegal@templesinaiatlanta.org www.templesinaiatlanta.org "Rabbi Ron Segal was ordained in 1996 from the Cincinnati campus of HUC-JIR. He has served Temple Sinai, in Atlanta, Georgia since that time as Associate Rabbi. Prior to rabbinical school, Ron served the UAHC Youth Division in Texas as the Assistant Director of the Greene Family Camp and as the Regional Advisor for NFTY-TOR. Since coming to Temple Sinai, Ron has worked to build a culture for families and youth as well as helped to create and strengthen Temple Sinai's caring community, "Kosher." Over the years, Ron has met with several students who are contemplating Jewish professional life. He welcomes emails, phone calls, and personal visits regarding inquiries about HUC JIR and life in the Jewish world. In July 2006, I became the Senior Rabbi of Temple Sinai" Rabbi Mark Dov Shapiro Sinai Temple 1100 Dickinson Street Springfield, MA 01108 (413) 736-3619 Rabbi Jeffrey Sirkman Larchmont Temple 75 Larchmont Avenue Larchmont, NY 10538 (914) 834-0317 email: rebsirkman@aol.com "This is the day Adonai has made-let us rejoice in it".... Larchmont Temple is my place to celebrate Jewish learning, living, and doing. With 750 families, 575 kids in the religious school, a nursery school of 200.... the key to our congregation and my rabbinate is covenant. Sharing the partnership, how can we bring Torah, and G-d's presence to life so as to transform our world...easier said than done! But the purpose is all found in the process: every day brings the challenge of finding new and old ways to be a blessing and bring blessings. What better way could there be to make life a sacred celebration? Come by... Share in covenant... Building... Rejoice in the gift... Mr. Louis Solomon Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County 4001 Community Dr West Palm Beach, FL 33417 (561) 478-0700 ext.142 email: louiss@jfedpbco.org or lou@ajcop.org www.ajcop.org "As a seasoned Jewish communal service professional I am glad to personally meet with individuals (in Palm Beach or Broward County, Fl.) interested in discussing career and educational opportunities in Jewish communal service, Jewish education, the rabbinate or the cantoriate. I am looking forward to hearing from you." Rabbi Warren Stone Temple Emanuel 10101 Connecticut Ave. Kensington, MD 20895 (301)942-2000 email: Warrengs@aol.com www.uahc.org/congs/md/md004 Rabbi Elliot Strom Cantor Jodi Sufrin Temple Beth Elohim 10 Bethel Rd. Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 (781) 235-8419 email: jsufrin@bethelohim-wellesley.org www.bethelohim-wellesley.org "I have served as cantor of Temple Beth Elohim since my investiture and graduation from HUC-JIR 24 years ago. In that time, I have seen the congregation grow from approximately 250 families to close to 900 families and I have enjoyed serving a community that is vibrant, highly educated and motivated. My responsibilities as a full member of our clergy staff are varied and rarely dull. I share in every aspect of congregational life, from shaliach tzibur in a dynamic worship setting, to teacher, and pastoral counselor. I am pleased that I've been able to grow in my professional life though out my career here." Rabbi Jeffrey A. Summit Executive Director Granoff Family Hillel Center Tufts University 220 Packard Avenue Medford, MA 02155 (617) 627-3242 email: jeffrey.summit@tufts.edu www.jeffreyasummit.com www.tuftshillel.com "I am the rabbi and executive director of Tufts Hillel, where I also serve as associate professor in the Department of Music. My current research interests include music and spiritual experience, music and identity, music of the Jews of Uganda and the music being written by Ugandan coffee farmers in a Muslim, Jewish, Christian Fair Trade Coffee Cooperative." Ms. Julie Vanek Temple Shalom of Newton 175 Temple Street Newton, MA 02465-2332 (617) 969-3518 email: jvanek@templeshalom.org www.templeshalom.org Since 1988 I have been the Director of Education at Temple Shalom, a large Reform congregation in Newton, MA. I oversee the running of a religious school program and I am involved with adult learning, family education, and re-visioning Jewish education on a congregational level. I am very involved with the work of the National Association of Temple Educators, our movement's professional organization for Jewish educators, and served as its President from December 2000 through June 2002. I am also involved with the Alumni Association of the Rhea Hirsch School of Education and am very happy to speak with anyone considering a career in Jewish Education." Cantor Steven Weiss Congregation Sha'aray Shalom 1112 Main Street Hingham, MA 02043 (770) 973-3533 email: hazzansw@aol.com Rabbi Deborah Zecher Hevreh of Southern Berkshire P.O. Box 912 Great Barrington, MA 01230 (413) 528-6378 email: nachson@aol.com I currently serve a wonderful Reform congregation in the Berkshires. As the rabbi of Hevreh, I enjoy extraordinary opportunities to teach, to lead worship, to share joys and sorrows of my congregants. As the rabbi in a small rural community, I also enjoy an amazingly diverse set of experiences in interfaith work and community relations. My special interests include liturgy, music and working with B'nai Mitzvah students. I welcome your interest and your questions." Rabbi Daniel Zemel Temple Micah 2829 Wisconson Avenue NW Washington, DC 20007 (202) 342-9175 email: rabbi@templemicah.org www.templemicah.org I am a hard working very happily engaged congregational rabbi. I love my congregation and I love my work. It is intellectually stimulating, spiritually deepening and emotionally fulfilling. I live in a wonderful community. Washington, DC is a wonderful place to raise a family. Being a native of Chicago, I am a die hard White Sox fan. Rabbi Brian Zimmerman Congregation Beth Am 2030 West Fletcher Avenue Tampa, FL 33612 email: rabbizimmerman@bethamtampa.com "I am the rabbi of a smaller, but growing (250 families) congregation in Tampa that serves all ages. My day to day activities include counseling, Bar/ Bat Mitzvah training, teaching adults and youth, and taking part in community activities. I enjoy an exciting, challenging, and energetic Rabbinate and I am eager to discuss this lifestyle with anyone who is curious about this or any aspect of Jewish professional life." |
