Leadership

Professional

Rabbi Rachel Putterman joined the Temple Etz Chaim community as our spiritual leader and director of education in August 2024. Rabbi Rachel, as she prefers to be called, brings a wealth of experience in Jewish leadership, education, and community building to her new role. She most recently served as the Director of Hillel and Associate Chaplain at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, where she oversaw religious, cultural, and educational programming. more…

Lay Leadership

Board of Directors – meet the board
President Mike Rubin
First Vice President Howard Heilweil
Second Vice President Robert Martin
Treasurer Owen Folsom
Assistant Treasurer Miriam Goodman
Executive Secretary Rosemary Buja
Clerk Jim Buja
Director Stacy Bushey
Director Cindy Heilweil
Director Margot Rivelis
Director Norma Vogel
Standing Committee Chairs
Adult Education & Activities Bob Martin
Budget & Finance treasurer@temple-etzchaim.org
Building & Grounds Jim Buja
Education Committee education@temple-etzchaim.org
Fundraising Margot Rivelis
Leadership Development & Nominating Stacy Bushey
Religious Activities (RAC) Emily Berman
B’Nei Mitzvah Coordinator Miriam Goodman
Service of the Heart Melissa Folsom, Lisa Lauterbach
Social Justice Committee Jayme Solomon-Zissu
Security Jim Finkelstein
Membership Cindy Heilweil
Ad Hoc Committee Chairs
Building Capital Campaign Mike Rubin
Design Committee Lee Rich
Gala Committee Randy Fedoruk Margot Rivelis
Brit K’hillah Owen Folsom
Early Childhood Margot Rivelis
Auxiliaries
Brotherhood Stewart Lipson
Sisterhood Karen Dauer
Other
Gracious Gifts Susan Hirshfield
Webmaster Isaac Chartoff
Communications & Publicity publicity@temple-etzchaim.org
Newsletter tectimes@temple-etzchaim.org
Facebook socialmedia@temple-etzchaim.org
Rabbinic Liaison Melissa Folsom

Past Rabbis

  • Arnold Fertig
  • Jeffrey Goldwasser
  • Barbara AB Symons
  • David S. Widzer
  • Thomas Alpert, Emeritus

Past Presidents

  • Richard Shulman – Founding President
  • David Hirshfield
  • Andrew Brown
  • Susan Bershad
  • Barbara Gillmeister
  • Risa Ceskavich
  • Sue Cass
  • Margot Rivelis & Bill Gilbert
  • Grace Kooper
  • Adam Cutler
  • Andrew Rubenstein
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