Board of Directors 2024-2025/5784-85
The CBST Board of Directors is responsible for all aspects of synagogue and community life.
Board Members are elected by CBST Members for a three-year term, and Executive Officers are elected by the Board each year.
The CBST Board meets monthly from 6:00-8:00pm. See the Meeting Dates for 2025. Members in good standing who wish to attend a meeting should contact info@cbst.org at least one week in advance. CBST’s by-laws may be accessed here.
Executive Committee
Ivan Zimmerman, President
Ivan joined CBST in 1998 with his then fiancee, Taryn Higashi. Since then, he has served for 13 years on the Board…Read more
Sabrina Farber, Vice President
Sabrina Farber is a social justice and political activist, as well as Congregation Beit Simchat Torah’s Vice President of the Board of… Read more
Kenneth Karpel, Secretary
Kenneth Karpel first came to CBST, in 1975, and soon met his husband-to-be, Ira. They became bona fide… Read more
Naomi Blakeman, Treasurer
Naomi Blakeman has been a CBST member since March 2015. She attends services regularly and considers CBST to be her spiritual home … Read more
Noemi Masliah, Executive Officer
Noemi has been a member of CBST since the 1980’s and a proud Board member since 2019. She was born in Havana… Read more
Gregg Passin, Executive Officer
Gregg‘s journey at CBST spans various leadership roles, including President and Executive Officer of the Board of Directors, and Chair of the Governance Task Force… Read more
Bonnie Pollack, Executive Officer
Bonnie was a Board Member of the Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center in Oceanside, NY in the late 1990s-early 2000s…Read more
Directors
Adam Berger has been coming to CBST since the late 1990s, when he was a member of Aleinu, CBST’s 20s and 30s group… Read more
Elizabeth “Liz” Cooper has been dedicated to and involved in CBST’s work for over 25 years. Deeply rooted in the community… Read more
Tanya Domi first came to CBST for our High Holiday services in 2005. Following the events at the Tree of Life Synagogue in… Read more
Kim S. Geringer is deeply committed to the CBST community and has been an active member for five years… Read more
Irwin Kroot has been an active member of CBST for eight years, deeply involved in various roles within the community… Read more
Jayson Littman has served on the CBST Board of Directors since 2020. Having been raised in an Orthodox Jewish home… Read more
Laurie Magid has been a member of CBST since 2015, and a Board member since 2019. She received her B.S. in Finance from the Wharton School… Read more
Steven Raphael says that CBST is a very meaningful part of his life. He has found a spiritual re-awakening through the congregation and has found … Read more
Eric Rosenbaum has served as CBST President from 2006-2009, and has served several terms as a board member both before and following that service…Read more
Mike Vine’s journey includes significant contributions to CBST as a former Board and Executive Committee member from 1997 to 2003… Read more