In Other News – What Our Rabbis Are Up To

Rabbi Linda Goldberg of New York (Class #10)has put her Ordination to good use over the past 9 years. She has officiated at

• 107 weddings
• 34 funerals and unveilings
• 28 namings

Has 186 opportunities to serve 154 families in addition to her patients, families and staff as a hospital chaplain.  Mazel Tov Linda!

Rabbi Lisa Goldstein of Texas (Class #20)is the clergy at a small growing shul that was established while she was still in school at JSLI.  She is a real credit to her community in that she is the only rabbi in San Antonio who performs life cycle events for non members, which her congregation encourages. She has performed several funerals at the Fort Sam Houston National Military Cemetery.

Rabbi Matthew Leibl of Winnipeg (Class #13) is in-house rabbi at a Jewish nursing home, performs life cycle ceremonies, and leads his own High Holiday services.  He does all of this while balancing life as dad to 4 and 6 year old sons.

Rabbi Suzanne Schermerhown (Class #22) continues to serve her congregation in upstate New York where she began as a member in 1975, began as a Lay Leader in 2014 and now serves as the Rabbi since her ordination in . She is a member of her county Board of Rabbis and her county’s Interfaith Council as well as being part of the Women Cantor’s Network.

She notes, “Demographically, we have a lot of venerable elders- me included- and some of them can’t drive at night or have mobility issues, plus we also have associate members in other states, some of whom are “regulars.” I am constantly challenged to be creative as almost everything we do is hybrid, and I really enjoy that.”

FUN FACT:

Rabbi Shereen Sarick (CO) (Class #9) and Rabbi Cantor Aviva Ravsky (CA) (Class #21) met up on the ski slopes in Aspen.  They loved the idea of having a female Rabbi ski-off.  See Photo.