Our Leadership - Temple Emanu-El

About Our Rabbi

Rabbi Marc Ekstrand

Marc Ekstrand
Rabbi

Rabbi Marc Ekstrand joined the Temple Emanu-El community in July 2016. He is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and also spent many years living in the Greater Cincinnati area. Rabbi Ekstrand came to the rabbinate by way of his first career as an engineer in the steel industry. He was ordained by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in May of 2016. Rabbi Ekstrand served student pulpits in Parkersburg and Bluefield, West Virginia and Portsmouth, Ohio during his time at HUC-JIR. Rabbi Ekstrand enjoys studying Hebrew poetry, modern Israeli history, Jewish mysticism, and liturgy. Rabbi Marc comes to the area with his partner Polly Berg, and their twins Nava and Ilan. You will also see his boys Michael and Aaron from time to time.

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About Our Cantorial Soloist

Cantorial Soloist Sherry Barnes

Sherry Barnes
Cantorial Soloist

Sherry Barnes joined Temple Emanu-El in 1987. In May of 1989 she became an adult bat mitzvah and began teaching in the Religious School that fall. In 2001 Sherry became Temple Emanu-El’s first full-time Cantorial Soloist. She enjoys teaching adult Hebrew classes, B’nai Mitzvah students, as well as congregants interested in chanting Torah. She has the pleasure of leading the Temple Emanu-El Choir.

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2023-2024 Executive Board

President	Armi Rowe president@tewaterford.org President’s Monthly message
1^st Vice President	John Murphy vicepresident@tewaterford.org
VP of Religious Practices	Sam Winograd religiouspractices@tewaterford.org
Treasurer	Ian Crawford treasurer@tewaterford.org
Vice Treasurer	Bruce Goldstein
VP Building & Grounds	Michael Barnett
Recording Secretary	Jo Michaelson
Corresponding Secretary	Robbin Alpert
Past President	Andrew Parad pastpresident@tewaterford.org

3 Year Trustees

Byrne Blumer	Andrew Goldman
Nathaniel Rowe	Janine Sitko

2 Year Trustees

Hali Keeler	Sheri Pascal
Tom Smith	Emma Zelken

1 Year Trustees

Sue Fornara	Jennifer Zettler
Scott Zettler	Carolyn Ziv

Committee Chairs

Membership	Emma Zelkin membership@tewaterford.org
Social Action	Karen Bloustine Sybil Nassau socialaction@tewaterford.org
Communication	Sue Fornara communications@tewaterford.org
Religious School Committee	Jennifer Zettler
Sisterhood President	Barbara Senges sisterhood@tewaterford.org
Brotherhood Co-Presidents	Rich McCaffrey Nathaniel Rowe brotherhood@tewaterford.org
Kitchen	Erica McCaffrey kitchen@tewaterford.org
Security Committee	Rich McCaffrey
Building & Grounds	Bruce Goldstein

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