About WRJ's Board & Leadership Team
Women of Reform Judaism's North American Board of Directors promote the organization's purpose, programs, and projects, both locally and beyond. Board and leadership members serve as ambassadors of WRJ and inspire women and other individuals as potential leaders. Board members connect and build a diverse community with people from across North America and participate in the future of Reform Judaism.
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Board Testimonials
"WRJ helped me reconnect with Judaism as an adult—and gave me a platform to lead."
"I saw women leading, and it made me feel like I could, too."
“I didn’t come to WRJ through a synagogue or sisterhood. I came looking for something I hadn’t realized I’d lost: a meaningful Jewish life that fit who I am now."
"WRJ Board service means being part of something greater than yourself. Our Board is composed of visionary, compassionate women who believe in community, advocacy, and impact."
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- WRJ Atlantic District
Jan Shaw
Rodef Shalom
Pittsburgh, PA - WRJ Mid-Atlantic District
Andrea Stillman
Temple Rodef Shalom
Vienna, VA - WRJ Heartland District
Rozan Anderson
Temple Beth El
Madison, WI - WRJ Northeast District
Yvette Bergman
The Community Synagogue
Port Washington, NY - WRJ Pacific District
Carol Schuster
Temple B'nai Torah
Bellevue, WA - WRJ Southeast District
Faith Alexander
Congregation Schaarai Zedek
Tampa, FL - WRJ Southwest District
Phyllis Strasberg
Temple Israel
Memphis, TN
- WRJ Atlantic District
Abby Gilbert
Congregation Beth Or
Maple Glen, PA - WRJ Heartland District
Cheryl Stern
Congregation Beth Am
Buffalo Grove, IL - Marci Delson
Congregation Beth Tikvah
Columbus, OH - WRJ Mid-Atlantic District
HarrietAnn Litwin
Congregation Beth Emeth
Wilmington, DE - WRJ Northeast District
Marsha Moller
Temple Beth Shalom
Needham, MA - WRJ Pacific District
Lillian Burkenheim-Silver
Women of Temple Beth Hillel
Valley Village, CA - Flo Cohen
Temple Sinai
Glendale, CA - WRJ Southeast District
Amy Ahmed
Temple Emanu-El
Tuscaloosa, AL - WRJ Southwest District
Debra Goetz
Temple Emanuel
McAllen, TX
- WRJ Atlantic District
Lori Motis
Congregation Beth Or
Maple Glen, PA - WRJ Central District
Lizabeth McOsker
Isaac M. Wise Temple
Cincinnati, OH - WRJ Mid-Atlantic District
Marilyn Morrison
Temple B'nai Shalom
Fairfax Station, VA - WRJ Midwest District
Zabe Williams
Temple Beth El
South Bend, IN - WRJ Northeast District
Sharon Sobel
Temple B'nai Chaim
Georgetown, CT - WRJ Pacific District
Cher Krichmar
Temple Beth Ohr
La Mirada, CA - WRJ Southeast District
Madelyn Davidson
Congregation Beth Am
Tampa, FL - WRJ Southwest District
Cheryl Barenberg
Temple Emanuel
Beaumont, TX
- Sara B. Charney
Holy Blossom Temple
Toronto, ON - Susan C. Bass
Congregation Beth Israel
Houston, TX - Lynn Magid Lazar
Temple Sinai
Pittsburgh, PA - Blair C. Marks
Temple Kol Emeth
Marietta, GA - Judith O. Rosenkranz
Congregation Shaarai Zedek
Tampa, FL - Rosanne M. Selfon
Congregation Shaarai Shomayim
Lancaster, PA - Judith Silverman
Cape Cod Synagogue
Hyannis, MA - Helene H. Waranch
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation
Baltimore, MD - Dolores Wilkenfeld
Congregation Emanu El
Houston, TX
- Kadie Black
Temple Beth Am
Pinecrest, FL - Andrea Blain
Temple Beth Israel
Skokie, IL - Ruth Bohm
Shirat Miriam
São Paulo, Brazil - Leslie Brier
Main Line Reform Temple Beth Elohim
Wynnewood, PA - Janet Buckstein
Makom Solel Lakeside
Highland Park, IL - Leslie Coff
Temple Beth El
Madison, WI - Nancy Cohen
Temple Kol Emeth
Marietta, GA - Rabbi Carlie Daniels
Temple Israel
West Palm Beach, FL - Madi Pimentel Diaz
Spanaway, WA - Naomi Estrada
Temple Mount Sinai
El Paso, TX - Gail Feldman
Garden City Jewish Center
Garden City, NY - Rabbi Marla J. Feldman
Temple Shaaray Tefila
New York, NY - Sandi Firsel
Temple Chai
Long Grove, IL - Kathryn Fleisher
Washington, DC - Joanne B. Fried
Congregation Gates of Prayer
Metairie, LA - Suzy Gelman
Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth
Rockville Centre, NY - Tamara Glick
Toronto, ON - Elizabeth Goertzel
Temple De Hirsch Sinai
Seattle/Bellevue, WA - Rabbi Linda Henry Goodman
Garden City Jewish Center
Garden City, NY - Rozzie Graber
Temple Bat Yam
Berlin, MD - Sally Greenberg
Temple Sinai
Washington, D.C. - Shelley Niceley Groff
Temple Beth Sholom, Temple Israel of Greater Miami
Miami, FL - Shayna Han
Washington, DC - Mandee Heinl
Baltimore, MD - Morgan Helfman
Yonkers, NY - Rabbi Rachael Houser
New York, NY - Dr. Patricia Joseph
Isaac M. Wise Temple
Cincinnati, OH - Ally Karpel-Pomerantz
Los Angeles, CA - Wendy Kohlenberg
Temple Israel
West Bloomfield, MI - Marci Kops
Congregation Beth Am
Buffalo Grove, IL - Judy Enteles Landis
New York, NY - Estelle "Giddy" Lief
Bet Menorah
Pretoria, South Africa - Robin Lilien
Temple Israel of Long Beach
Long Beach, CA - Cheryl Marks Young
Temple Emanu-El
Westfield, NJ - Sabrina Miller
Temple Israel of the City of New York
New York, New York - Yaffa Muhlbaum
Congregation Mishkan Or
Beachwood, OH - Luisa Narins
River Vale, NJ - Bernice Porrazzo
Temple Rodef Shalom
Falls Church, VA - Michelle Rosen
B'nai Israel
Southbury, CT - Ellen Y. Rosenberg
Riverdale Temple
Bronx, NY - Addie Schneider
Temple Kol Emeth
Marietta, GA - Pattie Schreiber
Congregation Schaarai Zedek
Tampa, FL - Simona Seiderman
Temple Israel
West Bloomfield, MI - Celia Seigerman-Levit
Temple Israel of the City of New York
New York, NY - Jane Shook
Adat Chaverim
Plano, TX - Vai Subash
Queens, NY - Sharon Lore Weiss
Congregation Schaarai Zedek
Tampa, FL - Lisa Wise-Wolk
Congregation Emanu El
Redlands, CA - Sharon Zydney
Temple Emanu-El
Westfield, NJ
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Finding Leadership in Sisterhood, Spirituality, and Social Justice
My WRJ Leadership journey can be summed up by the three pillars of WRJ: sisterhood, spirituality, and social justice. Sisterhood: My Jewish journey began when I said “yes” to membership in the Temple Beth El Sisterhood in South Bend, Indiana. My husband and I joined the small Reform temple a couple
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Connecting Internationally with WRJ
There’s something uniquely powerful about international travel—the way it invites you to step outside your comfort zone, discover new perspectives, and find connections in unexpected places. And as is such in the small interconnected Jewish world, those connections may just be with Women of Reform
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Ready to Change the World
My WRJ journey has been a natural progression of my overall Jewish journey, which began in Toledo, Ohio with a family deeply rooted in Reform Jewish tradition and history. My formative years were spent in a Zionist youth group, and in college I was an engaged Hillel participant. In my professional