Temple Rodef Shalom

2100 Westmoreland Street
Falls Church, Virginia 22043
info@templerodefshalom.org

Tel: 703/532-2217
Fax: 703/536-0754

  Temple Rodef Shalom, a Reform Jewish congregation serving Northern Virginia

Our Clergy and Senior StaffWe Welcome You to our Temple!Our Camp is a Blast!Lots of Fun activities

 
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The Board of Directors is responsible for the general management and supervision of the affairs of the congregation at Temple Rodef Shalom. The Board is comprised of officers, trustees, two at-large members elected by the congregation, the past-presidents for the previous five years, the presidents or designated representative of the Men's Club and Sisterhood, and chairpersons of standing committees appointed by the congregation’s president.

The congregation elects the officers during the Spring membership meeting every second year. Officers serve a two-year term. The elected officers include the president, president-elect, vice presidents for administration, education, membership, and programming, treasurer, assistant treasurer, secretary, and assistant secretary. Officers, except for the president-elect, serve for two-year terms. The officers for the period July 2008–June 2010 are listed. To contact a member of the board, please consult the TRS directory.

President David Lawrence
Vice President (Admin) Andy Joskow
Vice President (Education) Lynn Shapiro Starr
President Elect/Vice President (Membership) Barry Holt
Vice President (Programs) Mindy Facenda
Treasurer Peter Elinsky

Assistant Treasurer

James Mendelsohn

Secretary

Susan Weinstock

Assistant Secretary

Ellice Halpern Barnes

Trustees of the Temple are elected for three-year terms. Trustees are responsible for the books, papers, securities, buildings, land and other property of the congregation. The trustees also review the constitution and by-laws every three years and recommend changes to the Board and to the congregation. The trustees and their terms are as follows:

Judy Seiff                    (2010-2013)

Marla Schnall              (2007-2010)

Jonathan Kosarin       (2008-2011)


All standing committees are led by a chairperson or co-chairpersons appointed by the President. Each committee is responsible for a specific aspect of congregational life - administration, operations or programming. Congregants with specific concerns in the areas covered by a committee are encouraged to contact that committee chair/co-chair with questions or suggestions. Underlined committee titles link to the page on this website with  information regarding the committee. The chairs/co-chairs of the standing committees are:

Adult Education Marc Cohen & Jim Talens
Administrative Todd Mayman
Bridge to Israel  Ric Cooper & Ronnie Schulman
Caring Melissa Sporn & Beth Newman
Cultural Jesse Aronson & Dennis Rabinovitz
Development Marla Schnall & Hannah Moore
Fine Arts Patty Freeman & Linda Rohrbach
TRS Library / TRS Archives Armand Weiss
Long-Range Planning Cory Amron
Membership Fran Klein
Nursery School Kelly Treibitz & Sarah Robbins
Outreach Julie Griffith
Religious Practices Kenneth Marty
Religious School Phyllis Villani & Lynne Lotenberg
Social Action Jenn Rafael & Nikki Koch
Youth Amy Beckman & Marla Rosen
At Large Directors Marion Jacknow, Mike Rankin & Donna Schwartz

 

 

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