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
- Roger Meltzer, President
- Robert N. Levine D.D., Senior Rabbi
- Karen Berman, Vice President
- Lisa J. Grushcow, D.Phil., Associate Rabbi
- David Fleischer, Vice President
- Sari R. Laufer, Associate Rabbi
- Linda F. Vogel Kaplan, Vice President
- Benjamin H. Spratt, Assistant Rabbi
- Sally Kaplan, Vice President
- Rebecca Garfein, Senior Cantor
- David Resnick, Vice President
- Shayna Peavey, Assistant Cantor
- Brian Perman, Treasurer
- Melanie Cooperman, Cantorial Itern
- Paul Arnsten, Assistant Treasurer
- Ephraim Biran, Cantor Emeritus
- Nancy Solomon, Chair of the Board
- Michael Kimmel, Executive Director
- Janet Neuberger, Honorary President
- Paul Druzinsky, Head of School
- Mark Biderman, Past President
- Tirza Arad, Religious School Director
- Jack Levitt, Past President
- Leora Kaye, Rabbi, Program Director
Trustees
- Donna Bascom
- Alexis Gelber
- Ann Beaton
- Howard Geltzer
- Karen Bendit
- Edward Hersh
- Arnold Bressler
- Beverly Katz
- Leslie Chatzinoff
- Andrea Kretchmer
- Jane Dystel
- Janet Levy
- Martin Flumenbaum
- Steve Lipman
- Harry Frischer
- David Markus
- Buzzy Geduld
- Robert Steinman
Honorary Officers
- Paul Biddelman
- Seymour Lesser
- J. Roger Friedman
- Jack Lichtenstein
- Mary Sue Harkavy
- Beverly Miller
- Mark Joseph
- Stephen J. Pearlman
- Richard Wechter
Honorary Members of the Board
- Sandy Abramson
- Richard Harman
- Barbara Lustig
- Janie Roher
- Mitchell Bayer
- James Berry Hill
- Richard Lustig
- Alan Rosenthal
- Donald Billinkoff
- Joanna Kapner
- Justin Miller
- Mack Rossoff
- William Bram
- Arlene Kossoff
- Douglas Nemens
- Aaron Spiegel
- Joseph Diamond
- Jay Kranis
- Richard Neuberger
- Peter Strauss
- Hon. Helen Freedman
- Albert Lasher
- Jay Newman
- Karen Weintraub
- Lawrence Goldman
- Marvin Lesser
- Dr. Adela Oliver
- Arthur Zuckerman
- Arnold Harkavy
- 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@rodephsholom.orgs