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Who's Who at TI  2010-2011

Location: Located on upper 16 St. NW on the NE corner of Juniper St., about a mile South of downtown Silver Spring - entrance on Juniper St.
Address: 7701 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012-1495
Telephone: (202) 882-1605
FAX: (202) 829-0635
Office: M - Th  9-5 pm,  F  9-3 pm





Rabbi

Ethan Seidel, (202) 882-1605 x 102, Email (TIRabbi at tifereth dash israel dot org)

Rabbi Emeritus

A. Nathan Abramowitz, Rabbi Emeritus, (202) 882-1605 x 106,  Email (TIRabbiEmeritus at tifereth dash israel dot org)


Administration

Executive Director:  David Zinner, (202) 882-1605 x 103,  Email (TIExec at tifereth dash israel dot org)

Synagogue Administrator:  Sheri Blonder, (202) 882-1605 x 101,  Email (TIAdmin at tifereth dash israel dot org)
Bookkeeper:  David Mackoff, (202) 882-1605 x 110,  Email (Bookkeeper at tifereth dash israel dot org)
Kitchen Manager:  Roz Kram, (202) 882-1605 x 101,  Email (Cook at tifereth dash israel dot org)
Facilities Manager:  Steve Ross, (202) 882-1605 x 101


Lifelong Learning

Director:  Eitan Gutin, (202) 882-1605 x 105,  Email (TILearning1 at tifereth dash israel dot org)


2010-2011 Board

President:  Sue Catler, Email (TIPresident at tifereth dash israel dot org)

Vice-Presidents & At Large

Administrative:  Varda Fink,  Email (TIAdministrative at tifereth dash israel dot org)
Communications:  Debbie Pomerance,  Email (TICommunications at tifereth dash israel dot org)
Development:  Naomi Revzin, Email (TIDevelopment at tifereth dash israel dot org)
Lifelong Learning:  Hilary Sachs, Email (TILLL at tifereth dash israel dot org)
Financial:  Michael Tilchin, Email (TIFinancial at tifereth dash israel dot org)
Governance:  Joel Cohen, Email (TIGovernance at tifereth dash israel dot org)
House:  Mark Verschell, Email (TIHouse at tifereth dash israel dot org)
Immediate Past President:  Chris Zeilinger,  Email (TIIPP at tifereth dash israel dot org)
Membership:  Sara Goldberg,  Email (TIMembership at tifereth dash israel dot org)
Recording Secretary:  Margie Odle, Email (TIRecordingSec at tifereth dash israel dot org)
Ritual:  Francie Kranzberg,  Email (TIRitual at tifereth dash israel dot org)
Social Action:  David Levy,  Email (TISocialAction at tifereth dash israel dot org)
At Large 2011:  Mollie Berch, Joshua Furman, Elizabeth Handwerker, Sylvia Horwitz
At Large 2012:  Jon Alterman, Seth Glabman, Ruth Shapiro, Lynne Snyder
At Large 2013:  Irv Borochoff, Renee Brachfeld, Paula Martin, Susan Vitale


Chairs and Coordinators

Building Preservation Fund Trustees:   Eliot Goldberg, George Greenberg, Anita Kramer
Cemetery Trustees:  Carl Bergman, Miriam Galston, Gilah Langner, Audrey Smith
Environment Committee:  Carla Ellern  & Sylvia Horwitz
Fine Arts Committee:  Laura Schiavo
Funeral Practices Committee:  Always On Call

Chaverim of the TI Funeral Practices Committee are on call to provide counsel and services to synagogue members and their dependents. Prior to contacting any funeral home, please contact one of the Chaverim. If a death occurs when the Office is closed contact the chaverim at home:

Shelly Heller H (301) 942-1836, Marcia Goldberg H (301) 589-0352, David (Judy) Cohen H (301) 652-2872; Jeff Davidson H (301) 593-1335, contact Rabbi Seidel; or the TI Office at (202) 882-1605. More detailed information about the Committee as well as the brochure "When Death Occurs".

Gemilut Chesed (loving kindness) Coordinators:   David Hart (rides to medical appointments); Claire Snyder-Hall (arranging meals); Heinke Waldbaum (rides to TI)
Israel Activities Committee:  Naomi Freeman
Kol Nashim President:  Paula Flicker
Library:  Susan Vitale
Listserv / Web:  Debbie Pomerance

Members of the Congregation are invited to join a number of e-mail mailing lists containing information and discussions of particular interest to TI'ers. To join or to obtain further information, please contact the TI office or TI's Listerv Manager (Listserv at tifereth dash israel dot org). You can also contact the Webmaster (Webmaster at tifereth dash israel dot org).

Menorah Newsletter Editors:   Morton Simon, David Cohen, Robert Rovinsky, Email (Menorah at tifereth dash israel dot org)
Chaverim President (formerly the Men's Club):  Ray Natter

Services

Shabbat Sanctuary Service - Pesukei De-zimra, & Sunday Minyan:  Myrna Goldman
Shabbat Sanctuary Service - Shacharit, Musaf, & Haftarah:  Rabbi Ethan Seidel
Shabbat Sanctuary Service - Torah Readings:  Simcha Kuritzky
Friday Carlebach Service:  Devora Kimelman-Block
Shabbat Family Service:  Eitan Gutin, Email (TILearning1 at tifereth dash israel dot org)
Shabbat Havurah Service:  Jeff Steinberg
Sign Language Interpretation:  Paula Tucker

Social Action

Africa Projects, Ugandan Abayudaya Jews, & Zimbabwe:  Carolivia Herron
Dec 25 Dinners:  Gene Herman
Emory Baptist Church (Help with housing):  Pierre Dugan
Food & Clothing Collections:  Judy Rodenstein
Luther Place Dinners (Help at a women's shelter):  Marjorie Siegel
Martha's Table Van Run (Food for the homeless):  Gene Herman
Passover, Rosh Hashona Projects:  Ray Natter & Martin Kessel
PAUSE Writing Project (Encouraging writing):  Carolivia Herron
SOME Casseroles:  Stephanie Rubin
Shepherd Park Elementary Tutoring:  Dan Nathan
Sukkot in the Spring

USY President:  Myriam Rofrano



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