Congregants make the important decisions that help maintain and improve the Congregation B’nai Israel community. The temple’s Board of Trustees represents a cross-section of the membership. The Board does far more than oversee the financial operations of the synagogue; its fundamental responsibility is general governance of all facets of synagogue life, including worship, religious education, and programming. Many Board members serve as committee chairs (see below) to obtain congregant input for the Board. To learn more about the Board of Trustees or to volunteer for a committee, call the temple office at (203) 336-1858.
The Executive Committee is comprised of the Officers of the Board. Their duty is to review matters of general interest and concern to the Board and then make recommendations. The Executive Committee has no authority to make policy unilaterally, nor modify the approved budget. The Board may then elect to accept or reject any recommendation based upon its merits. Both the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meet monthly. Click on the officer’s name to contact them by email
President – Rich Walden
1st Vice President – Scott L. Smith
Vice President – Scott Casher
Vice President –Asher Epstein
Vice President – Caren Schwartz
Treasurer – Jerry Saunders
Assistant Treasurer – Jonathan Dizney
Secretary – Liane May
Financial Secretary – Mark Nigrosh
Immediate Past President – Susan Walden
More than 20 additional congregants serve on the Board as Trustees. Many of them also serve as committee chairs, as indicated below. Click on any trustee’s name to send them an email.
David Abbey
Brian Barlaam
Anne Tranquilli-Bausher
Eric Broder
Marcia Cohen
Jeff Copperthite
Shawn Maerowitz-DeTroy
Anne Green
Eric Gross
Sarah Gillespie-Heyman
Fred Knopf
Rachael Levitt
Jackie Madwed
Jodi Mantell
Annie Ringelheim
Jared Selter
Karen Spring
Dan Viens
Jennifer Rogin Wallis
Chloe Weinberg
Rachel Whitmore
Communications
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For more information, click on the associated link or call the temple office at (203) 336-1858.
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