Our Leadership
Rabbi Eric M. Berk
Rabbi Berk originally hailed from Dallas TX. He graduated from NYU in 1998 with an MFA in Film and TV production from the Tisch school. He continued his education by earning his masters in Hebrew Studies from UT Austin in 2001 and was ordained as a Rabbi in 2008 by the Hebrew Union College. Along the way he was the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions. Rabbi Berk then took a position as a spiritual counselor and care coordinator for Skirball Hospice in LA while also serving as a part time solo congregational rabbi for Congregation Beth Knesset Bamidbar in Lancaster CA. He realized through this experience that his passion really lay in being an educator along with providing pastoral care and made the move to becoming the full time solo rabbi at Temple B’Nai Shalom in Huntsville AL where he currently serves. Rabbi Berk and his wife Shira, originally from MA, have two adorable poodles. They are looking forward to their move to MA this summer and becoming an integral part of Congregation Sha’aray Shalom.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Executive Committee President: Julie Fox
First Vice President: Steven Pohl
Second Vice President: Brenda Elfman
Financial Secretary: Susanna Hunt
Assistant Financial Secretary: Cheryl Schwartz
Treasurer: Rusty Preble
Assistant Treasurer: Martin Israel
Corresponding Secretary: Diane Fischer
Recording Secretary: Cathy Rein
BOARD MEMBERS
Wendy Barrett
Marci Bracken
Brenda Elfman
Diane Fischer
Lisa Flashenburg
Josh Hoch
Harvey Irlen
Michael Katz
Liat Moore-Leibovici
Ben Levin
Deb Newhouse
Nao Rosenberg
Naomi Schwartz
Jay Tolman
Marty Gall “Mens Club”
Lisa Flashenburg “Sisterhood President”
Adam Brodsky “Immediate Past President”