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Senior Rabbi Search

Senior Rabbi Search

We are excited to share with you that our application for Senior Rabbi has been uploaded and is now live with the Rabbinical Assembly. We are looking forward to receiving this year’s applications and resumes and will continue to update you as there is more information to share. 
 
We also want to assure you that while we will be actively searching with the intent to find our next Senior Rabbi, we are very fortunate that Rabbi Bayar has agreed to stay with us until we find the right candidate. This reassurance from Rabbi Bayar will help us maintain our high standards and find the right fit for our B’nai Tzedek community.
 
Rachel Hyman & Michael Chernoff

Senior Rabbi Search Committee Co-Chairs

 

Survey Results

More than 280 people participated in our focus groups and surveys representing over 42% of our membership units. Participants provided their vision of our future and highlighted the skills we value most for our next Senior Rabbi.  

The illustration below represents our exciting vision of what we want to be thinking, feeling, and doing in the coming years as a congregation with our new Senior Rabbi.

The top 15 keywords and phrases for our vision of the future include Community, Education, Programming, Attract Young Families, Jewish, Pro-Israel, Youth Participation, Religious School, Family, Engaging, Tradition, Services, Inclusive, Synagogue, and Active.

Based on our recent focus groups and electronic survey, the top 6 valued skills for our next Senior Rabbi include Rabbi as: pastor; teacher; spiritual leader of worship; religious motivator; congregational leader; and inclusive leader.

 
We are looking forward to your participation in this exciting and engaging process. 
 

Senior Rabbi Search Committee

Meet our Senior Rabbi Search Committee, comprising a broad cross section of our membership:

  • Michael Chernoff Co-Chair, RS, Board of Directors
  • Rachel Hyman, Co-Chair, Member at Large, BoD Executive Committee
  • Andy Chod, RS
  • Laura Cohen, GECC, RS, Board of Directors
  • Kevin Fishkind, RS
  • Dr. Jeff Greenberg, Member at large
  • Dr. Scott Gritz, Ritual, Member at large, GECC
  • Dr. Ruth Hoffman, Inclusion, Legacy, Board of Directors
  • Sam Lipson, GECC​​​​​​​
  • Laurie Mackey, Member at Large, Ritual​​​​​​​
  • Dr. Diane Snyder Steren, Sisterhood, Ritual, Board of Trustees, Past President​​​​​​​
  • Carole Urbach (Symonds) Herson, Legacy

 

Tue, November 11 2025 20 Cheshvan 5786