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CLERGY

 

Rabbi Paul Steinberg

A nationally recognized transformational spiritual leader and educator, a lively teacher and storyteller, Rabbi Paul Steinberg is dedicated to building Jewish community by nurturing personal relationships, cultivating Jewish values through life-long learning, and engaging congregants in life-affirming, joyful expression.

Prior to arriving at Kol Shofar, Rabbi Steinberg served as the Rabbi and Director of Jewish Studies at Levine Academy: A Solomon Schechter School in Dallas, Texas; Senior Educator and Associate Rabbi at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, California; and Community Rabbi of Beit T’Shuvah in Los Angeles.  While in these positions, he served on local and national boards and taught Jewish philosophy in the Graduate School of Education at American Jewish University.

 

Email: psteinberg@kolshofar.org
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Cantor Naomi Weiss

Born in the Bay Area, Cantor Naomi Weiss joined the Kol Shofar community most recently from Chicago, where she served as the Ritual Director of Anshe Emet Synagogue in Chicago and Congregation Beth Shalom in Northbrook. She worked previously as a freelance cantor and b’nei mitzvah tutor around the Chicagoland area at Beth Emet The Free Synagogue, Anshe Emet, Chicago Sinai, and Temple Sholom. She was given the title of “Hazzan” in November 2022 after completing the Cantors Assembly Internship Program under the loving mentorship of Hazzanim Alberto Mizrahi and Sarah Alexander.

Cantor Naomi is passionate about making the B’nei Mitzvah experience positive, challenging, and rewarding for our children, and creating community in all areas of synagogue life. She easily connects with multiple demographics and generations. A bat mitzvah parent dubbed her "The Tween Whisperer," and she has been described by a minyan regular as having a "wonderful mixture of piety and levity."

Email: nweiss@kolshofar.org
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The STAFF

 

               Gordon Gladstone
               Executive Director
       ggladstone@kolshofar.org

                Denice Asazawa
       Accounts and Bookkeeper
        dasazawa@kolshofar.org

             Katherine Barboni
    The Grove Preschool Director
        kbarboni@kolshofar.org

                Rachel Berman
Director of Family Engagement
        rberman@kolshofar.org

                     Nina Croner
             Operations Manager
          ncroner@kolshofar.org

               Jonathan Emanuel
               Education Director
          jemanuel@kolshofar.org

                      Kirk Kim
     Facilities and Maintenance
          kkim@kolshofar.org

                  Jack Klassen
            Maintenance Staff
           kkim@kolshofar.org

                   Robin Koffman
            Membership Manager
      membership@kolshofar.org

                    Pam Louie 
                    Controller
         plouie@kolshofar.org

          Carrie Anne Rubinstein
                           Chef
              info@kolshofar.org

                   Lyla Weinstein
Communications and Ritual Manager
    communications@kolshofar.org

The Board

DANIEL AMIR (he/him): PRESIDENT

ANTHONY VIDERGAUZ (he/him): VICE-PRESIDENT

BERNARD FRIED (he/him): TREASURER

AMY GELFAND (she/her): SECRETARY

LYSSA FRIEDMAN (she/her): IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

MARION BANK (she/her)

KERRY BARLAS (she/her)

GREG BERGUIG (he/him)

DARYOUSH DAVIDI (he/him)

NANCY DIAMOND (she/her) 

ARI GREEN (he/him)

STEVEN GREEN (he/him)

JEFFREY HALBRECHT (he/him)

DANA HYMAN (she/her)

GREG NEICHIN (he/him)

JORDAN SALBERG (he/him)

BETH SCHECTER (she/her)

JENNIFER SMORGON (she/her)

 

Congregation Kol Shofar is a beneficiary of the

San Francisco Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund

Sun, December 8 2024 7 Kislev 5785