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.
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 Denice Asazawa Katherine Barboni
Executive Director Accounts and Bookkeeper The Grove Preschool Director
ggladstone@kolshofar.org dasazawa@kolshofar.org kbarboni@kolshofar.org
Rachel Berman Nina Croner Jonathan Emanuel
Director of Family Engagement Operations Manager Education Director
rberman@kolshofar.org ncroner@kolshofar.org jemanuel@kolshofar.org
Kirk Kim Jack Klassen Robin Koffman
Facilities and Maintenance Maintenance Staff Membership Manager
kkim@kolshofar.org kkim@kolshofar.org membership@kolshofar.org
Pam Louie Carrie Anne Rubinstein Lyla Weinstein
Controller Chef Communications Manager
plouie@kolshofar.org 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
