About Our Rabbi
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.
About Our Cantorial Soloist
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.
See what Cantorial Soloist Sherry Barnes has to say this month.
2025-2026 Executive Board
|
President |
John Murphy president@tewaterford.org President’s Monthly message |
|
1st Vice President |
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 | Byrne Blumer |
| Corresponding Secretary | Robbin Alpert |
|
Past President |
Armi Rowe |
3 Year Trustees
| Violet Greenmoor | Ben Miller |
| Shannon Small | Amanda Williams |
2 Year Trustees
| Terry Cohn | Sue Fornara |
| Andrew Goldman | Emma Zelken |
1 Year Trustees
| Hali Keeler | Jo Michaelson |
| Andy Parad | Sheri Pascal |
Committee Chairs
| Membership | Emma Zelken membership@tewaterford.org |
| Social Action |
Karen Bloustine |
| Communication |
Armi Rowe |
| Religious School Committee | Jennifer Zettler |
| Sisterhood President |
Barbara Senges |
| Brotherhood | |
| Kitchen |
Sheri Pascal |
| Security Committee |
Rich McCaffrey |
| Building & Grounds |
Bruce Goldstein |
E-mail Us
Related Pages:
About Us
Our History
Leadership Messages
Directions