Our Team
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Rabbi Jordie Gerson
Rabbi Jordie Gerson, rabbi of Greenwich Reform Synagogue, was ordained as a rabbi at Hebrew Union College in New York City; she also holds a Masters in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and a Bachelor of Arts from Bates College. Read More
Rabbi Nate Crane
Rabbi Nate Crane is the Rabbi of Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah, and in 2020, he was appointed to serve on the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards (CJLS), the governing body determining Jewish law and practice for the Conservative movement as a whole.
Rabbi Noah Cheses
Rabbi Noah Cheses grew up in Boston where he attended Maimonides School. He received his rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva University (RIETS) and earned his Master’s in Theology from Yale University. During his studies, he was a Norman Lamm Fellow in Jewish Thought and a Wexner Graduate Fellow.
Rabbi Debra Bowen
Rabbi Debra Bowen is a native of Philadelphia and is the spiritual Leader of Congregation Temple Beth’El, located in the West Oak Lane section of the city. It is an eclectic synagogue whose membership is majority African American. She is the daughter of the late Rabbi Louise Elizabeth Dailey, z”l, who was a brilliant teacher of Torah and the spiritual leader of CTB for 50 years.
Rabbi Peter Berg
Rabbi Peter Berg became the fifth senior rabbi of The Temple since 1895 in July 2008. Rabbi Berg is passionate about Jewish learning and meaningful worship, and he is an advocate for social change.
Rabbi Sarah Barukh
Rabbi Sarah Barukh is one of the Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) educators at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a 950-bed acute care and teaching facility located in Los Angeles. Prior to serving in this capacity, Rabbi Barukh provided direct patient care as one of the medical center’s Jewish Chaplains.
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Lisa S. Greene
Rabbi Lisa S. Greene has served North Shore Congregation, Glencoe, IL since 1999. Prior to that, she served Temple Jeremiah for four years. Rabbi Greene is proud that her work creates small communities amidst the larger congregation as she teaches, creates experiential learning with lay partners, marks sacred time in innovative ways, and empowers people to learn and lead. Read More
Joshua Z. Heller
Rabbi Joshua Z. Heller has served as the rabbi of Congregation B’nai Torah since July 2004 and has made it the fastest-growing congregation in the Southeast. He is known for his skills as an inspiring preacher and teacher, his sense of humor (including “high holiday sermon bingo”) and his caring for Jews in need.Read More
Howard J. Goldsmith
As senior rabbi of Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester, Rabbi Goldsmith takes an intensely personal approach to Jewish leadership. He believes that each of us is on a personal Jewish Journey and that we best actualize our Jewish selves in a warm, supportive, non-judgmental community. As such he continually fosters a breadth and depth of worship experiences, programs, educational opportunities and social action initiatives in partnership with fellow clergy, staff, lay-leadership, congregants, and community members. These allow each member of the congregation to forge a personally meaningful Jewish path.Read More