Leadership
Temple President, Mike J. Levinger - Mike has over 30 years of management experience with technology vendors including President and CEO, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. A Beth Elohim member since 1994, Mike previoulsy served as Vice President of Finance. Prior to that role, he served as Recording Secretary and Co-Chair of the Congregational Learning Task Force. He has been a member of the Finance Committee for many years. He lives in Wellesley with his wife, Nancy Schwartz, and they have two children. Their children attended the Temple nursery school and continue to participate in Temple education programs, when not experiencing their own college and work world lives.
LAY-LED COMMITTEES: At TBE, there are countless lay-led committees where you can GET INVOLVED. Some of these committees are: Communications, Membership, Nominating, Finance, Development, College Connection, Caring Committee, to name a few. Basically for anything you see going on within this website, there is an active committee that plans and executes wonderful programs. Please have a look through the website, and e-mail MIKE below; let him know where you'd like to get involved. We would LOVE to have your talents.
You can e-mail Mike at: mlevinger@maplewoodgroup.com
Click here to view Mike Levinger's 2010/5771 Rosh Hashanah Speech.
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Here below is a current list of Board Members and their roles.
Officers Position Term Expires
Mike Levinger* President June 30, 2012
Edward Wagner* Vice President Administration June 30, 2013
Naomi Tuchmann* Vice President Caring Community June 30, 2012
Danna Greenberg* Vice President Congregational Learning June 30, 2012
Pam Forman* Vice President Development June 30, 2012
Cliff Pollan* Vice President Finance June 30, 2012
Jeff Miller* Vice President T'filah June 30, 2012
Michelle Black* Vice President Tikkun Olam June 30, 2013
Neil Silverston* Recording Secretary June 30, 2013
Elected Trustees
Katie Block June 30, 2012
Hal Marcus June 30, 2012
Beth Nast June 30, 2012
Jeff Turk June 30, 2012
Jill Glashow June 30, 2013
Jack Price June 30, 2013
Trina Reinach June 30, 2013
Marni Grossman June 30, 2014
Len Sommer June 30, 2014
VP Appointees
Beth Nast Administration
Mike Sinert Administration
Sandy Goldstein Caring Community
Ed Shoulkin Caring Community
Judith Morton Caring Community
Susan Lees T'filah
Other Trustees
Tom Bloch* President Appointee
Carol Clingan* President Appointee
Harriet Warshaw* Immediate Past President - 2006-2010
Dana Miller BELY Co-President
Elena Soyer BELY Co-President
Clergy and Staff
Judy Cannon* Acting Director, Administration and Operations
Alison Kur* Executive Director of Jewish Living
Paul Rosenstein* Director of Member Engagement and Philanthropy
Rachel Saphire Assistant Rabbi
Joel Sisenwine* Rabbi
Jodi Sufrin* Cantor
*= Executive Committee