Senior Rabbi Search Committee formed
The Senior Rabbi Search Committee consists of 26 Temple members with various community connections. For example, we have committee participants who have been members for decades and we have the experience and the institutional memory of five past Board Presidents. We also have members with children of many different ages and members with the professional skills necessary to carry out our tasks well.
- The criteria for selecting our next Senior Rabbi will come from the congregation through their participation in focus groups, surveys, and interviews. The Committee’s actions will be a reflection of the community’s priorities.
- The final decision in the process will be made by congregational vote which would empower the Board to offer the position to the appropriate candidate.
- Below is a list of the committee members with a bit of personal background of each. To give you a little insight into the uniqueness of each individual, we have asked them to share “how Temple Judea has impacted their lives”.
Nancy Abrams
Member for 13 years
Children ages 11 and 15
Temple Judea has enabled her family to be a part of and learn in a spiritual and ethical community.
Greg Cohen
Kym Eisner
Member for 7 years
Children ages 7, 12 and 12
Temple Judea has allowed my entire family to grow both together and as individuals by connecting with a community that has become a key part of all of their lives.
Debra Fischer
Member for 8 years
Children ages 11 and 14
Temple Judea has given me a place to belong and have developed new friends that will last a lifetime.
Denise Goldberg
Member for 10 years
Children ages 6 and 7
Temple Judea has provided my husband and I a place to instill Jewish values and culture in our children in a warm and friendly environment.
Myrna Gordon
Joined 50 years ago 9/61,
Children 55,52,47,46
TJ became a second home for all 6 of us. 50 years later it remains an integral part of our lives!
Teri Grossblatt
Member for 21 years
Children ages 21 and 23
My involvement with Temple Judea from the time my children entered Mommy & Me to now has enriched my life—I have made wonderful friends, been challenged intellectually through the Adult Education programs, grown spiritually through many lifecycle events and observances of the holidays. I have a community I am proud to call home.
Ellen Israel
Member for 18 years (6 at Solael)
Children ages 17 and 21
Temple Judea has given me and my family a warm, open and caring Jewish community, along with Jewish memories that fill our hearts.
Arthur Jablon
Member for 24 years
Children ages 38, 42 and 43 (and 9 grandchildren)
Temple Judea has been a central part of our families lives for the past 24 years.
Andy Keimach*
Member for 15 years
Children ages 15 and 19
Temple Judea has been our spiritual center. We have made life long friends; traveled to Israel and been able to give back to the community.
Irving Klasky
Member for 40 years
Children ages 44, 46 and 48
Temple Judea represents my organized Jewish life and has allowed me to express my interests and concerns.
Robin Levitt
Member for 4 years
Children ages 3 and 6
Temple Judea has impacted my life by introducing me to a welcoming, warm community filled with families I care to support and develop friendships with. This is a community that makes me want to give back because I receive so much.
Jonathan Littman
Member for 6 years
Children ages 7, 10 and 12
Temple Judea welcomed me as a single, recent transplant to LA in 1989 and encouraged as well as welcomed my return as a new parent and family.
Ron Milman
Member for 6 years
Children ages 10 and 15
Temple Judea has provided me and my family a warm and welcoming community to be a part of.
Lianne Noddle
Member for 19 years
Children ages 17 and 21
Temple Judea is my community and has been an integral part of my family from the day we joined. Both my sons attended school from ECC through High School. I have met many of my closest friends through the Temple and the Clergy has been there for many of my family life cycle events.
Rochelle Palmquist
Member for 14 years
Child age 17
Being a part of Temple Judea is like having a whole other family – nurturing, teaching, spiritual and fun.
Steve Poretzky*
Member for 14 years
Children ages 19 and 22
Temple Judea has made me a better, more dedicated Jew.
Kirith Prady
Members for 7 years
Children ages 5 and 12
Temple Judea has given me a community, friends, an understanding of what it means to be Jewish, and how to make Judaism a part of my life.
Michael Robbins
Member for 18 years
Child age 28
Temple Judea is my home, my community and my spiritual life, so it impacts everything.
Adam Saitman
Member for 16 years
Children agae 14 and 17
Temple Judea has given me an opportunity to grow and help my Jewish community thrive.
Jill Shear
Member for 13 years
Children ages 21 and 21
Temple Judea has enabled me to find a second home. A place to create new relationships, find support during difficult times and further explore my sense of spirituality.
Gail Sills
Member for 31 years
Children ages 25, 31, 33 and 38
Though not a deeply religious person, I am very spiritual. Temple Judea has given me a place to grow as a human being and a Jew. My family has grown up at Temple and we have shared many life cycles events there. Most of our dear friendships have been made at Temple Judea.
Randy Snyder
Member for 25 years
Children ages 24, 27 and 29
Temple Judea is my community. To my family, Temple Judea is our Jewish cultural center.
Rosemary Strube
Member for 5 years
No children
Temple Judea has allowed me to be a part of a wonderful community. I have become a much more complete person as a result of this wonderful place.
Karen Twersky
Member for 20 years
Children ages 18, 21 and 27
Temple Judea provides a deep sense of belonging and community. It has impacted my daughter to deeply, her profession will be that of a Jewish educator.
Al Wiener
Member for 39 years
Children ages 50 and 52
Temple Judea is the place where many of our personal relationships were formed.
*Co-Chairs