Our Team

Eliana is an award-winning Art Director and Graphic Designer with a background in nonprofit marketing and development. She helps organizations tell their stories by elevating their visual presence and identity, fostering meaningful connections and deeper engagement with their audiences. Her expertise includes creative project management, digital marketing, content creation, and design for web, email, and social media. With a passion for creative collaboration, Eliana thrives on using design thinking to solve complex challenges and achieve organizational goals.Read More

Ruth Lynn Seelenfreund Frommer was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY by young parents who hailed from Philadelphia and Brooklyn. After graduating with an accounting specialization from Wharton / UPenn, Ruth embarked on a career in Corporate Accounting. Having filled the role of Staff Accountant up to CFO, Ruth is knowledgeable about the finance requirements of businesses large and small, for-profit and not-for-profit. Her experience in private education, at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival and her service on several boards have prepared her for the position of Director of Finance at Clal. In addition to keeping meticulous accounting records, Ruth’s passions are family, swimming, cooking, live jazz, good friends, and supporting organizations that strive to correct our world’s injustices. Ruth is married to Ken Amron. 

Rebecca Leeman is the Chief of Staff at Clal, where she drives strategic initiatives, enhances organizational impact, and advances the mission of transformative leadership. Passionate about fostering belonging and connection, Rebecca specializes in creating inclusive spaces—whether gatherings, cohorts, or communities—that inspire meaningful engagement.Read More

Rabbi Barry Gelman is rabbi of the Denver Kehilah. He has served in pulpit positions for over
twenty -five years. Previously, Rabbi Gelman served as Rabbi of United Orthodox Synagogues
of Houston, Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in Montreal, Canada, as well as Assistant Rabbi at
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun and the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, both in New York City.

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Rabbi Jon Cutler, a native of Philadelphia, is the rabbi of Beth Israel Congregation of Chester
County, PA. He earned his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from Temple University in
Religious Studies. He earned a Master of Hebrew Letters and received his ordination as a rabbi
from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Wyncote, PA. He then earned his Doctor of
Ministry (Counseling) from Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in New York.Read More

Rabbi Leah R. Berkowitz is rabbi of Congregation Kol Ami in Elkins Park, PA. She has strong
roots in eastern Pennsylvania, where she and her family belonged to Temple Sholom in
Broomall, PA. After many transformative experiences, both at URJ Camp Harlam and with the
North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY), she decided to become a rabbi.
Rabbi Berkowitz is a graduate of Brandeis University where she earned a B.A. in Near Eastern
and Judaic Studies and Journalism. She attended Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of
Religion where she earned a Master of Arts in Hebrew Literature (2007) and a Master of Arts in
Religious Education (2008). She was ordained as a rabbi at Temple Emanu-El in New York City
on May 4, 2008.

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Rabbi Jaymee Alpert joined Congregation Beth David in Saratoga, CA, as Senior Rabbi in the
summer of 2018. She is passionate about Jewish life and strives to create a warm, inviting
atmosphere, where people from all backgrounds are welcome, and all questions are valid. She
cares deeply about interfaith, interdenominational, and community relations, and is an active
member of the Saratoga Ministerial Association and is on the board of the Addison-Penzak JCC.

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Rabbi Alexandria Shuval-Weiner is the Rabbi of Temple Beth Tikvah in Roswell, GA. She received her master’s degree in Jewish Studies, Master of Hebrew Letters, and ordination from HUC-JIR, Los Angeles. She also holds an M.Ed degree in School Administration from the University of Central Oklahoma and received her bachelor’s degree from Bar-Ilan University, double majoring in Education and the Humanities. Rabbi Shuval-Weiner previously served as Associate Rabbi of The Temple, Congregation B’nei Jehudah in Overland Park, Kansas. She is on the executive committee of the Atlanta Rabbinical Association and co-chairs GARC, the Greater Atlanta Reform Clergy group and sits on several other boards and committees in the Greater Atlanta community.

Rabbi Dahlia Kronish is High School Associate Head at the Heschel School in New York, NY, where she has worked for over ten years. The daughter and granddaughter of rabbis, Dahlia grew up in Jerusalem. She was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. For many summers, Dahlia worked at Camp Ramah in New England and before that at the Ramah-Noam sleep away camp and the Ramah Day Camp in Israel. She also served on The Bronfman Fellowship Faculty.