Leadership & Committees

Rabbi Eric Rosin, (631) 427-1089 Ext. 10, or 631-423-5355  rabbirosin@hjcny.org

Neil Kurshan,  Rabbi Emeritus

Ilene Brown, Director, Early Childhood Center, 631-427-1089 ext. 15   ibrown@hjcny.org

Gina Giuffre, Director of Religious School and Family Engagement, 631-427-1157 ext. 14 hjcrsdirector@hjcny.org 

Ellen Steinberg,  President,  631-427-1089

Rachel Gritz, Executive Director, 631-427-1089 ext. 23   rgritz@hjcny.org

Irma Mile, Bookkeeper 631-427-1089 x13   imile@hjcny.org

Diane Hoppe, Office Administrator 631-427-1089 x10 dhoppe@hjcny.org

Custodians: Victor Salinas & Alex Salinas

                   HJC Board of Trustees, 2023-2024

                             Ellen Steinberg, President

Andrea Marcus Smoller ,1st V.P.                  Billy Wertheim, Admin. V.P.    

Leigh Murphy, 2nd V.P.                                   Donna Fleiss, Secretary           

Ofer Rind, 3rd V.P.                                             Rick Davis, Treasurer

                                           Trustees

Rachel Brill                            Brian Cooper          Gwen Goldstein

Leslie Hantverk                    Jeff Harmon           Scott Herskovitz

Eve Krief                                Alan Lyons              Keith Messing

Ari Perler                              Gabe Phillips           Mitch Reiver

Michael Richter                   Jack Rubin              Dave Schoenfarber

Beth Chase Schuman         Lesley Stark             Larry Feibel

Saul Sternschein           Janet Zimmerman      Kim Zinger

HJC Committee Chairpersons

Adult Education………………………..Nancy Cooper

Bulletin…………………………………. Marty Spielman

Calendar………………………………… Gwen Goldstein

Chesed Connections………………… Joni Brenner & Debbie Stein

Cemetery……………………………….. Louis Walsdorf

Early Childhood Center Board……………..Jessica Kalmar & Elena Hryb

Environmentalism………………………Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz

Finance & Budget Committee…….. Jack Rubin

Greeters………………………………… Maxine Fisher

High Holiday Honors………………… Ofer Rind

House …………………………………… Rachel Brill & Paul Greenstein

Inclusion……………………………….. Miriam Eckshtein-Koas & Lesley Stark

Israel/Ramah Scholarships…………. Judy Fox

Israel Committee……………………… Scott Ingber

Jewish Nutrition Network (JNN)……Rob Fisher

Library………………………………….. Tyna Strenger

Membership…………………………… Andrea Marcus Smoller & Leigh Murphy

Men’s Club…………………………….. Scott Herskovitz

Religious School Committee………..Debbie Cadel

Ritual……………………………………  Cindy Dolgin

Security………………………………… Alan Kriegstein

Sisterhood……………………………… Evelyn Abraham

Social Action………………………….. Janet Kushnick & Marilyn Klein

Social Justice………………………….Susan Jouard & Dori Schwartz

Special Arrangements………………Shelley Weinberg & Patricia Schoeffler

Strategic Planning…………………… Michael Richter

Theater Development……………….. Maxine Fisher

Technology……………………………… Jeff Stark

The Village Project……………………Elaine Kleinmann, Shelley Weinberg & Lori Sklar