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
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