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 […]
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 […]
Rose Schonfeld
Rose (she/her) grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, where she attended Hebrew School at the Workmen’s Circle. She moved to Philadelphia in 2020 and briefly taught at our synagogue’s Playschool before moving on to behavioral health work. She believes strongly in the mitzvah of tikkun olam and is currently working toward a Master’s in Social Work at Temple […]