Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, D.D., Senior Rabbi
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum serves as spiritual leader of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah. She was installed as CBST’s first rabbi in 1992 ... Read More
rabbi@cbst.org x825
Rabbi Yael Rapport, Assistant Rabbi
Rabbi Yael Rapport, was ordained by HUC-JIR in 2015. She spent the last year as a Chaplain Resident in the Mount Sinai Health System ... Read More
rabbirapport@cbst.org x826
Cantor Steve Zeidenberg
Cantor Steve Zeidenberg was ordained in May 2017 from the H.L. Miller Cantorial School at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York ... Read More
cantorzeidenberg@cbst.org x824
Rabbi Marisa Elana James, Director of Social Justice Programming
Rabbi Marisa Elana James is a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College ... Read More
rabbijames@cbst.org x822
Joyce Rosenzweig, Music Director
Pianist/conductor Joyce Rosenzweig performs frequently in concerts throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Israel ... Read More
jrosenzweig@cbst.org x823
Rabbi Mike Moskowitz, Scholar-in-Residence for Trans and Queer Jewish Studies
Rabbi Mike Moskowitz is a deeply traditional and radically progressive advocate for trans rights and a vocal ally for LGBT inclusivity ... Read More
rabbimoskowitz@cbst.org
Rabbi Ayelet S. Cohen, Writer/ Consultant
Rabbi Ayelet Cohen is the Senior Director at the New Israel Fund, NY/Tri-State Region ... Read More
Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Interns: Every year CBST selects one or two rabbinical students as Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Interns from a large pool of highly qualified candidates. Read More About the Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Internship
Steven Philp, Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern
Steven Philp is a fourth-year student at Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. Read more
sphilp@cbst.org x827
Deborah Megdal, Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern
Deborah Megdal is a third-year rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. Read more
dmegdal@cbst.org x 828
