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By Temple B’nai Abraham is a welcoming, full-service synagogue that follows the principles of the Conservative movement. We strive to offer our members a true sense of belonging with varied and stimulating learning experiences for adults and children.
The TBA family shares the warmth and beauty of Shabbat, colorful and meaningful holidays, and the fun of socializing together as a community. Men and women participate equally and children are always welcome at all services.
Whether you are looking for a spiritual home, a place to pray and celebrate while you are away from home, or if you are just beginning to seek your way back to Judaism, you will find it here.
We invite you to visit us and to attend a Shabbat or weekday service. We encourage you to bring your child to services or to one of our holiday workshops. You can learn more about our Religious School program here.
For more information, please contact the TBA office at (978) 927-3211or by e-mail at info@tbabeverly.org
Who’s Who at TBA
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Rabbi Steven Rubenstein |
Rabbi Steven J. Rubenstein received his ordination from The Academy for Jewish Religion in 1996. Prior to coming to Beverly, Rabbi Rubenstein served congregations in San Francisco, California and in El Paso, Texas. He has a Masters Degree in Jewish Communal Service from the Hornstein Program at Brandeis University where he specialized in working with senior adults. A native and resident of Massachusetts for the majority of his life, he enjoys using the ocean as a metaphor for the vast world of spirituality that he brings to his teaching and his spirituality at TBA.Since his arrival, he has become an integral part of not only the Jewish community of the North Shore, but also an important figure in the City of Beverly. He serves as a board member of Beverly Boot Straps (the local food pantry) and is involved with the Beverly Rotary Club. Rabbi Rubenstein served as the Chairperson of the North Shore Rabbinic Association. He is also a member of the North Shore Advisory Committee for the ADL.
Rabbi Rubenstein serves as a chaplain at Beverly Hospital, where he recently completed his studies in the Northeast Health System Clinical Pastoral Education program. He visits a number of local skilled nursing facilities, offering Jewish patients an opportunity to experience Shabbat and the Jewish holidays. He looks forward to the time that he spends with his two daughters, Batya and Tova, and his wife Lynn. His hobbies include photography, and collecting Jewish baseball memorabilia. His articles appear on occasion in the Jewish Journal |
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Officers |
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TBA member since 2000Co-President 2004-2008President 2008-current
Treasurer 2009-current Day Job—Director of Pricing Horizon Beverage Company |
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| Vacant Martin Greenstein Acting Treasurer |
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Amy Blake
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Amy Blake serves as Recording Secretary on the Board of Directors of TBA. She joined the board in 2009, having been a member of the temple for 3 years. Amy lives in Peabody with her husband Rich and son Max. |
Board of Directors |
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Terms ending June 2010
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Toby Karlyn is a lifelong member of the Beverly community and Temple B’nai Abraham. She is the founder and Creative Director at Celebrations Gourmet Catering. |
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Linda Magalnick, a Temple member for over 30 years and a member of the Board of Directors since 1998, is presently Ritual Committee Chair. She has also served the temple on the Rabbi Contract committee, the Cantor Search committee, chaired or served on committees for various fund-raising events, and served on the Sisterhood Board of Directors. Outside the Temple, she is presently the ORT America National Alliance Network Coordinator for chapters in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts and has served as president of Essex Chapter and Eastern Massachusetts Region. She has served on the boards of the Jewish Federation of the North Shore and the Jewish Community Center in West Peabody, was a founding member of the Danvers Committee for Diversity, and has served on various committees in the North Shore Jewish community. |
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Eric Zieff is the chair of the Membership Committee. He has been a member of TBA since 2004, and has served on the Board of Directors for the past four years. Eric has a private Psychology practice in Wakefield, MA. He lives in Beverly with his wife and two children, 3rd and 6th graders who attend TBA’s religious school. |
Term ending June 2011 |
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Jeffrey Schutzman is a fourth generation member of Temple B’nai Abraham. He has lived on the North Shore for more than 20 years, first in Beverly and then in Topsfield. Prior to founding Pye Brook Company, Inc., a technology management company, Jeff had held senior engineering, marketing and sales positions at several prominent venture funder Internet startups. |
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Term ending June 2012 |
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Donna Pierce has been a member of the Board of Directors for three years. She serves on several committees including membership and adult education. She lives in Beverly with her husband Alan. |
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Lisa Horowitz is a new Board member, but has been involved with the school committee for almost 10 years. She and her family (husband, 9th grade son and 6th grade daughter) have belonged to the synagogue since moving to Beverly in 1997. She is a librarian at MIT. |
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Cemetery Trustees |
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Paul Weinberg has been a resident of Beverly and a part of the TBA family for over sixty-five years. He has been a Cemetery Trustee more than fifteen years and has also served on the TBA Board of Directors. He is a retired lieutenant colonel, U. S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, and served as a trial judge and in other legal positions around the world. |
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