Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is responsible for oversight of the management and operations of the Congregation including financial affairs, the physical plant and assets, Union Field Cemetery, setting of membership dues and facilities fees, making personnel decisions on employee compensation, benefits, terms and conditions as well as evaluations; and finally determining matters concerning the mode of religious worship and services, in consultation with Clergy.
Congregation Rodeph Sholom
- Karen L. Berman, President
- Robert N. Levine D.D., Senior Rabbi
- president@crsnyc.org
- Lisa J. Grushcow, D.Phil., Associate Rabbi
- Paul Arnsten, Vice President
- Sari R. Laufer, Associate Rabbi
- David Fleischer, Vice President
- Benjamin H. Spratt, Assistant Rabbi
- Harry Frischer, Vice President
- Rebecca Garfein, Senior Cantor
- Linda F. Vogel Kaplan, Vice President
- Shayna De Lowe, Associate Cantor
- Sally Kaplan, Vice President
- Melanie Cooperman, Cantorial Itern
- David Resnick, Vice President
- Ephraim Biran, Cantor Emeritus
- Brian Perman, Treasurer
- Michael Kimmel, Executive Director
- Martin Flumenbaum, Assistant Treasurer
- Paul Druzinsky, Head of School
- Roger Meltzer, Chairman of the Board
- Tirza Arad, Religious School Director
- Janet Neuberger, Hon. President for Life
- Leora Kaye, Rabbi, Program Director
- Mark Biderman, Past President
- Deborah Siegel, Development Director
- Jack Levitt, Past President
- Nancy Solomon, Past President
Trustees
- Donna Bascom
- Stacy Kanter
- Ann Beaton
- Beverly Katz
- Karen Bendit
- David Kranich
- Susan Bram
- Andrea Kretchmer
- Arnold Bressler
- Janet Levy
- Jane Dystel
- Steve Lipman
- Buzzy Geduld
- David Marcus
- Alexis Gelber
- Robert Steinman
- Howard Geltzer
- Rachel Zweighaft
Honorary Officers
- Paul Biddelman
- Seymour Lesser
- J. Roger Friedman
- Jack Lichtenstein
- Mary Sue Harkavy
- Beverly Miller
- Mark Joseph
- Richard Wechter
Honorary Members of the Board
- Sandy Abramson
- Barbara Lustig
- Mitchell Bayer
- Richard Lustig
- Donald Billinkoff
- Justin Miller
- William Bram
- Douglas Nemens
- Joseph Diamond
- Richard Neuberger
- Hon. Helen Freedman
- Jay Newman
- Lawrence Goldman
- Dr. Adela Oliver
- Arnold Harkavy
- Stephen J. Pearlman
- Richard Harman
- Janie Roher
- James Berry Hill
- Alan Rosenthal
- Joanna Kapner
- Mack Rossoff
- Arlene Kossoff
- Aaron Spiegel
- Jay Kranis
- Peter Strauss
- Albert Lasher
- Karen Weintraub
- Marvin Lesser
- Arthur Zuckerman
- George Lowry
To receive additional information about the Board of Trustees at Congregation Rodeph Sholom, please contact Michael Kimmel, Executive Director, at (646) 454-3010 or email executivedirector@crsnyc.org