Lay Leadership

Committees

Temple Committees:
Temple Isaiah’s auxiliaries, committees, and taskforces lead the Temple’s activities and efforts in everything from social action to the Temple buildings and grounds, from education to religious practices, from leadership development to Isaiah’s relationship with Israel. Read below for an overview of all of Temple Isaiah’s current initiatives, chairs and co-chairs.
Italics denotes non-board member.

Angel Network
The Angel Network shall provide assistance to members of the congregation at time of need due to death, illness or other misfortune.
Chairs: Denise Glicklin and Greta Frantz.

Anshei (men of) Isaiah
President: Andy Shapiro.

Buildings and Grounds
Chair: Dave Rosenblatt
Subcommittee: Safety and Security
Chair: Geoff Wolfe.
Subcommittee: Campus Vision Taskforce
Co-Chairs: Stephen Gordon and David Douglas.

Community Events
Chair: Joe Paykel.

Culture of Philanthropy
Chair: open.

Early Childhood Education
Co-Chairs: Remy Mendelsohn and Renata Tanenbaum.

Endowment
Co-Chairs: Lisa Hirsch and Rob Berg.

Engagement
The Engagement Committee shall be responsible for membership engagement and retention.
Co-Chairs: Katie Franko, Kylie Gordon, Adam Hanin, Susan Mautner, Joe Paykel.

Finance and Budget
The Finance and Budget Committee shall be responsible for collection of all outstanding financial obligations to the Temple; approving dues commitments with the goal of ensuring equity in such commitments; auditing the books at the end of the fiscal year; and such other related activities as the President may assign. The committee shall present a proposed annual operating and capital budget to the Board of Directors for its approval prior to the May General Membership meeting. It shall monitor budgetary expenditures throughout the year and provide reports at least quarterly to the Board of Directors.
Chair: Abe Mintz.

Gala
Co-chairs: Adam Hanin, Joe Paykel, JoJo Peterson.

Isaiah Circles
Chair: Erika Goldstein

WISE ONES/Isaiah Sages (Seniors)
Chair: Erica Lodish.

Israel & World Jewry
The Israel Committee shall develop and execute appropriate programs in support of the State of Israel and the Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA).
Chair: Amy Fischer Smith.

Jewish Living and Worship
The Jewish Living chair supports worship, music, and shiva observances and is our board liaison to the URJ.
Chair: Sarah Langbein.

JQuest Advisory Group (JAG)
RSAG shall support the Education Director in the development and execution of Temple Isaiah’s Religious School, including preparation of the annual Religious School budget. 
Chairs: Lisa Graham.

Kulanu
The Kulanu Committee shall work to support Kulanu family programming.
Chair: Megan Frantz.

Leadership Development
Chair: Gary Kurtzman.

Library
The Library Committee shall maintain the Temple library and develop its resources in order to support the ongoing pursuit of Jewish learning for all members of our community and the surrounding Jewish community in a welcoming atmosphere with a broad range of Judaic books, media and educational materials.
Chair: open.

Lifelong Learning
The Lifelong Learning Committee shall support the Rabbis, Cantor and Education Director in the development and execution of adult educational programming, initiatives and events.
Chair: open.

Membership
The Membership Committee shall outreach to and encourage membership for all eligible persons, and shall welcome new members to the community during their first year with audacious hospitality and the guiding principles of relational Judaism.
Chair: Erika Goldstein.

Memorial Plaques
Chair: Dawn Boyer.

Nominating
Chair: Julie Bell.

PARenting Teens of Isaiah (ParTI)
Chair: open

Ruach Monthly Bulletin
Editor: Judy Lipson.

Values in Action
The mission of the Values in Action committee is to advocate worthy causes, spearhead the action of Temple Isaiah toward ongoing work to repair the world and facilitate our membership’s participation in community service.
Co-Chairs:
Direct Service and DEI: Dave Bressler and Michaela Frydman.
Advocacy: Judy Carney.

Worship
Chair: Sarah Langbein.

Women of Isaiah
President: Joani Share.

Past Presidents

Past Presidents:
Harry Schwartz, 1952-1953
David Zuckerman, 1953-1955
Fred Katzburg, 1955-1957, 1962-1963
Lewis Rapport, 1957-1958
Stanley Harris, 1958-1959
Bernard Kaplan, 1959-1961
Leonard Morgenstern, 1961-1962
Leon Cohen, 1963-1964
Irving Miller, 1964-1966
Daniel Greenberg, 1966-1967, 1996-1997
David Rifkin, 1967-1969
Leonard Cohn, 1969-1971
Bob Rothschild, 1971-1972
Herbert Scher, 1972-1973
Hal Wolf, 1973-1974
Susan Kirschenbaum, 1974-1976
Sanford Wishnev, 1976-1977
Louis Bernstein, 1977-1980
Diane Portnoff, 1980-1982
Mimi Epstein, 1982-1984
Deanne Winer, 1984-1987
Lynn Wolff, 1987-1989
Terry Naylor, 1989-1990
Roberta Bear, 1990-1992
Sigmund Anderman, 1992-1994
Russell J. Kirschenbaum, 1994-1996
Harold G. Friedman, 1997-1998
Beth Harris Hoenninger, 1998-2000
Michael L. Bandler, 2000-2002
Susan Adler-Bressler, 2002-2004
Maynard Lichterman, 2004-2006
Sari McClure, 2006-2008
Paul Menaker, 2008-2010
Lisa Hirsch, 2010-2012
Robert Goldberg, 2012-2014
David Douglas, 2014-2017
Jasmine Tarkoff, 2017-2019
Alan Gennis, 2019-2021
Julie Bell, 2021-2023