Rabbi Kleinbaum on Resilience; Exploring Memory in the Amidah
by Rabbi Nathan Kamesar First of all, I want to make sure you mark your calendars for the Shabbat of Friday evening, December 6 and Saturday morning, December 7, when a friend and teacher of mine, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, will be the Scholar-in-Residence at Society Hill Synagogue. Rabbi Kleinbaum was CBST’s first staff […]
The Election and Our Shared Resilience
by Rabbi Nathan Kamesar As I’ve written about before, to be Jewish, to be in relationship to the Jewish people, entails a Jewish identity that is concerned not exclusively with traditionally “religious” considerations, but with the grand sweep of history, too: with the way in which the Jewish people and the loved ones in relationship […]
Michael Roe
Mike (he/him) joined our Hebrew School staff in 2012, initially teaching Kitah Vav (6th grade) and quickly becoming our revered Kitah Zayin (7th grade) teacher, a role in which he served for the next six years. In July 2019, Mike was promoted to the part-time position of Hebrew School Director, and he promptly grew the school to the […]
Dionna Dash
Dionna (she/her) completed her Bachelor’s degree at the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied communications, linguistics, and French. She has taught Hebrew School at a number of synagogues around Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and she currently works as a Marketing Manager at Storyraise Technology. She grew up as a member of Beth Sholom Congregation in Elkins Park and attended Hebrew School through […]
Megan Nachod
Megan (she/her) is the Director of Early Childhood Education at our congregation and has worked with children and their families for over 25 years in a variety of settings, including special education settings, inclusive classrooms, Head Start, and full-day childcare. She has been a teacher, Case Manager, Special Instructor, and Program Director and is delighted to […]