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5784 Executive Board Spotlight
Rabbi Megan is the Executive Director of Tribe 12. She was ordained at JTS and has worked with the young adult Jewish community for almost 20 years. She and her family, her wife Paige and their daughters Brianna and Rori, recently moved to Mt. Airy and are loving it.
Rabbi David Levin is the director of the Jewish Relationships Initiative, helping seekers of meaning with connections to others and understanding end-of-life challenges. He is the Programming VP for the BOR.
Rabbi Eric Mollo is the Rabbi at Temple Bβnai Bβrith in Kingston, PA. He also serves on the Leadership Team of RAC-PA, working with representatives and fellow clergy to provide a voice to the most vulnerable and build bridges across religious, racial, and socio-economic divides.
5784 Executive Board Spotlight
Rabbi Lonnie Kleinman is the Associate Director of Training and Education at Keshet. She is originally from Tucson, AZ and was ordained by the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. She lives in Mt Airy with her dog and hikes in the woods most mornings.
Rabbi Serena Eisenberg is AJC's Director of Regional Engagement, after serving for five years as the Director of AJC's Northern California region. She is a member of both the Reform and Reconstructionist Rabbinical Assemblies Before entering the rabbinate, she received a JD/MSW from UC Berkeley and a B.A. from Brown University. Serena is married and blessed with five sons and several adorable grandchildren.
Rabbi Marx has been spiritual leader at Congregation Beth Or since 1989. He is the past chair of the National Rabbinic Cabinet of Israel Bonds. He has published in several journals, periodicals and papers. Ordained at Hebrew Union College in 1984, and holding a BA from Oberlin College and an M.H.L. and D.D. from Hebrew Union College, he teaches extensively and has worked to instill pride in Jewish traditions for over 37 of Rabbinic service and leadership.
5784 Executive Board Spotlight
Rabbi Beth Kalisch has served as the spiritual leader of Beth David Reform Congregation in Gladwyne since 2013. She was ordained by HUC-JIR and earned her BA from Yale University. She also serves on the leadership team of RAC-PA, the Reform Movement's new statewide social justice project, and lives with her family in Center City.
Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D., is Rabbi Emeritus of Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel and the immediate past Chair of the Board of Governors of Gratz College. Currently, he also serves as a Vice President of the Board of Rabbis of Philadelphia, Vice President of the North American Board of Rabbis, and Senior Scholar of Roots of Reform Judaism.
A specialist in American Jewish History, Sussman is the author of a number of books in his field, including the seminal biography Isaac Leeser and the Making of American Judaism. His latest book, Portrait of an American Rabbi: In His Own Words, was published in 2023. In addition to his pulpit work, Sussman has taught at many universities.
Rabbi Erica Steelman is Staff Chaplain at the Horsham Center for Jewish Life in North Wales, PA. She is also the founder and director of the Centerβs LGBTQ Initiative and Task Force. She lives in Philadelphia, PA.
5784 Executive Board Spotlight
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The BOR is comprised of a diverse group of rabbis who live and/or work in the greater Philadelphia region. Our members serve in a wide range of professional contexts and represent a wide range of rabbinic perspectives. The ultimate goal of the BOR is to contribute to a strong, vibrant and diverse Jewish community.