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Union for Reform Judaism Headquarters: Departments and Staff

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Union for Reform Judaism
633 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-6778

Tel: 212.650.4000
E-mail: URJ@urj.org,
webmaster@urj.org

 

Administration
Name Phone Fax E-mail
Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie
President 		212.650.4150 212.650.4159 PresURJ@urj.org
Rabbi Daniel Freelander
Senior Vice-President 		212.650.4085 212.650.4159 DFreelander@urj.org
Michael Kimmel
Chief Administrative Officer		 212.650.4163 MKimmel@urj.org
Peter Weidhorn 
Chairman of the Board		 212.650.4156 212.650.4169 Chairman@urj.org
Jean Bowdish 212.650.4150 212.650.4159 JBowdish@urj.org
Amy Buckley  212.650.4267 212.650.4159 ABuckley@urj.org
Paula Desrochers-Yakout 212.650.4156 212.650.4159 PDesrochers@urj.org
Pat Jones 212.650.4083 212.650.4169 PJones@urj.org
Jane Herman 212.650.4044 212.650.4159 JHerman@urj.org
Finance

Phone: 212.650.4014 Fax: 212.650.4259

Donna Stein, Chief Financial Officer 212.650.4027

DStein@urj.org

Mark Bartosh, Finance Director 212.650.4137 MBartosh@urj.org
Marsha Sockol, Comptroller 212.650.4014 MSockol@urj.org
Sheila Clausen, NAC Comptroller 212.650.4018 SClausen@urj.org
Development (Fund for Reform Judaism)
Phone: 212.650.4140 Fax: 212.650.4149
Development@urj.org website: www.urj.org/development
Stephen Doochin, Chief Philanthropic Officer 212.452.6515 SDoochin@urj.org

David Katowitz, Director of Fund for Reform Judaism

 212.650.4140 DKatowitz@urj.org

Barbara Rothenberg, Director of Major Gifts

212.650.4176

BRothenberg@urj.org

Arlene Novick, Director of Donor Relations 212.650.4147 ANovick@urj.org
Paula Desrochers-Yakout 212.650.4156 PDesrochers@urj.org
Facilities Management
Phone: 212.650.4254 Fax: 212.650.4004
Roberta Kalan, Manager 212.650.4254 RKalan@urj.org
Human Resources
Phone: 212.650.4022 Fax: 212.650.4029
HR@urj.org
Stefani Jarrett, Director 212.650.4024 SJarrett@urj.org

Dennis Spina, Benefits and Information Systems Manager

 212.650.4020 DSpina@urj.org
Sara Reddy, HR Associate 212.650.4022

SReddy@urj.org
Information Technology
Phone: 212.650.4030 Fax: 212.650.4259
helpdesk@urj.org
Peter Weinrobe, Chief Information Officer 212.650.4233 PWeinrobe@urj.org

Jewish Family Concerns
Phone: 212.650.4294 Fax: 212.650.4239
JFC@urj.org website: www.urj.org/jfc
Rabbi Richard Address, Director 212.650.4294 RAddress@urj.org
Rabbi Edythe H. Mencher, Associate Director 212.650.4295 EMencher@urj.org
Rebecca Schwartz, Regional Program Coordinator RSchwartz@urj.org
Lifelong Jewish Learning
Phone: 212.650.4110 Fax: 212.650.4199
Educate@urj.org website: www.urj.org/educate
Rabbi Jan Katzew, Director 212.650.4110 JKatzew@urj.org
Wendy Grinberg, Associate Director 212.650.4236 WGrinberg@urj.org
Cathy Rolland, Director of Early Childhood Education 212.650.4111 CRolland@urj.org
Rabbi Joan Glazer Farber, Director of Adult Learning 212.650.4086

JFarber@urj.org

Joanne Doades, Director for Curriculum Development 212.650.4113 JDoades@urj.org
List Maintenance
Phone: 212.650.4173 Fax: 212.650.4259
listmaint@urj.org
Robin Riback, Director 212.650.4173 RRiback@urj.org
Maintenance of Union Membership (MUM)
Phone: 212.650.4170 Fax: 212.650.4179
MUM@urj.org    website: www.urj.org/mum
Carole Goldberg, Director 212.650.4172 CGoldberg@urj.org
Jerry Balch, Associate Director 212.650.4170 JBalch@urj.org

Marketing & Communications
Phone: 212.650.4221 Fax: 212.650.4259
URJ@urj.org   website: www.urj.org/communications
Emily Grotta, Director 212.650.4227 EGrotta@urj.org
Donald Cohen-Cutler, Communications Manager 212.650.4213 DCohen-Cutler@urj.org
Jonathan Lam, Webmaster 212.650.4046 Webmaster@urj.org
Jill Peltzman, Web Editor 212.650.4215 JPeltzman@urj.org
Meetings & Conventions / Biennial
Phone: 212.650.4270 Fax: 212.650.4229
Robin Hirsch, Director 212.650.4270 RHirsch@urj.org
Anna Blumenfeld, Meeting Planner 212.650.4205

ABlumenfeld@urj.org

Robin Riback, Registrar 212.650.4180 RRiback@urj.org
Biennial Hotline 212.650.4271 Biennial@urj.org
Outreach & Membership
Phone: 212.650.4230 Fax: 212.650.4229
Outreach@urj.org website: www.urj.org/outreach
Kathy Kahn, Director 212.650.4230 KKahn@urj.org

Vicky Farhi, Assistant Director

 212.650.4230 VFarhi@urj.org
Karen Foxman, Projects Coordinator 212.650.4230 KFoxman@urj.org
Sarah Wolff, Administrative Assistant 212.650.4230 SWolff@urj.org
Program
Phone: 212.650.4220 Fax: 212.650.4229
Program@urj.org
Rabbi Elliott Kleinman, Chief Program Officer 212.650.4220 EKleinman@urj.org
Sara Samuels, Assistant Director, Program 212.650.4228 Ssamuels@urj.org
Reform Judaism Magazine
Phone: 212.650.4240 Fax: 212.650-4249
RJMagazine@urj.org website: www.reformjudaismmag.org
Aron Hirt-Manheimer, Director/Editor 212.650.4240 RJMagazine@urj.org
Joy Weinberg, Managing Editor 212.650.4240 JWeinberg@urj.org
Regions
Phone: 212.650.4266   website: www.urj.org/offices
Rabbi Deborah Hirsch, Director 212.650.4266 DHirsch@urj.org
Small Congregations
Phone: 212.650.4144  Fax: 212.650.4239
Synagoguemgmt@urj.org   website: www.urj.org/small
Dale Glasser, Director 212.650.4040 DGlasser@urj.org

Rabbi Victor Appell
Small Congregations Specialist

 212.650.4144 VAppell@urj.org
Social Action
Phone: 212.650.4160 Fax: 212.650.4229
csarj@urj.org   website: www.urj.org/csa
Rabbi Marla Feldman 212.650.4160 MFeldman@urj.org
Naomi Abelson, Congregational Relations Manager 212.650.4162 NAbelson@urj.org
Rabbi Jonah Pesner, Just Congregations Director 888.291.8242 JPesner@urj.org
Lila Foldes, Just Congregations Asst. Director 212.650.4234 LFoldes@urj.org
Barbara Pollard, Director
    Reform Jewish Voice of New York State		 212.650.4272 BPollard@urj.org
Synagogue Management
Phone 212.650.4040 Fax: 212.650.4239
synagoguemgmt@urj.org website: www.urj.org/synmgmt
Dale Glasser
Director, Congregational Leadership and Planning 		212.650.4040 DGlasser@urj.org
Judith Erger
Assistant Director		 212.650.4040 JErger@urj.org
Rabbi Victor Appell
Director of Small Congregations 		212.650.4144 VAppell@urj.org 
Robin Riegelhaupt 
Information Resource Specialist		 212.650.4006 RRiegelhaupt@urj.org

Lisa Adler 
Congregational Board Training Program Manager

 212.650.4040 LAdler@urj.org

 


Training
Phone: 212.452.6555 Fax: 212.650.4169

Gillian Kaye, Director of Training

 

 212.452.6555

GAKaye@urj.org

 
URJ Books & Music
URJ Press
Phone: 212.650.4120 Fax: 212.650.4119 Book Orders: 888.489.8242
Press@urj.org website: www.urjpress.com
Victor Ney, Director 212.650.4053 VNey@urj.org
Rabbi Hara Person, Editor in Chief 212.650.4124 HPerson@urj.org
Christopher Aguero, Sales & Production 212.650.4138 CAguero@urj.org

Transcontinental Music Publications
TMP@urj.org website: www.TranscontinentalMusic.com
Michael Boxer, Administrative Director 212-650-4103 MBoxer@urj.org
Jayson Rodovsky, Music Editor 212.452.6516

JRodovsky@urj.org


Sounds Write Productions 
SoundsWrite@urj.org website: www.soundswrite.com

Steve Brodsky, Administrative Director 303-366-6960

SBrodsky@urj.org
Worship, Music & Religious Living
Phone: 212.650.4193 Fax: 212.650.4229
worship@urj.org website: www.urj.org/worship
Rabbi Sue Ann Wasserman, Director 212.650.4193 SWasserman@urj.org
Cantor Alane Katzew, Director of Music Programming   212.650.4193 AKatzew@urj.org
Rabbi Kim Geringer, Program Specialist 212.650.4193 KGeringer@urj.org
Youth

(Camps, Israel Programs, KESHER/College, NFTY )
Phone: 212.650.4070 Fax: 212.650.4199
YouthDivision@urj.org website: www.urj.org/youth

Paul Reichenbach
Director of Camping and Israel Programs
 212.650.4070

PReichenbach@urj.org

Rabbi Michael Mellen
Director of Youth Programs
Interim Director, NFTY
 212.650.4074

MMellen@urj.org


Subie Banaszynski
NFTY Director of Program

314.997.7566

SBanaszynski@urj.org

Natalie Be'er
Web and Technology Associate - Youth Division		 212.452.6518

NBeer@urj.org

Stacy Chassen
Director of Admissions, EIE NFTY High School in Israel

 202.232.0823

SChassen@urj.org

Miriam Chilton
Business Manager, Camping & Israel Programs

212.650.4041

MChilton@urj.org

Alana Cooper
Director of Marketing and Recruitment, Long Term Israel Programs		 212.650.4216

ACooper@urj.org

Lisa David
Associate Director of Camping		 212.650.4078
LDavid@urj.org
Miriam Fink
Program Associate - Mitzvah Corps & NFTY		 212.650.4071

MFink@urj.org

Michael Fuld
Program Associate - NFTY, Meitav Fellowship
Assistant Director, URJ-NFTY Kutz Campus		 212.650.4039

 MFuld@urj.org

Melissa Goldman
NFTY Director of Operations & Special Projects
Director, NFTY Leadership Experience at Kutz Campus		 212.650.4070

MGoldman@urj.org

Dotan Harpak
KESHER Shaliach 		212.650.4237

DHarpak@urj.org

Scott Hertz
Manager of Web & Technology - Youth Division		 212.650.4079
SHertz@urj.org

Laurence Jacobs
North American Coordinator, NFTY Israel Programs

212.452.6517

LJacobs@urj.org

Hilary Oleon
Program Associate - College Department, KESHER		 212.650.4038

HOleon@urj.org

Nicole Rand
Assistant Director of Youth Programs		 212.650.4076

NRand@urj.org

Caryn Roman
Summer Assistant Director, URJ-NFTY Kutz Campus		 845.987.6300

CRoman@urj.org

Daniel Steiner
Program Associate - College Department, KESHER		 212.650.4077

DSteiner@urj.org

Carine Warsawski
Program Associate - Israel Programs		 212.650.4115

CWarsawski@urj.org

Aliza Willner
Alumni Director, EIE NFTY High School in Israel		 212.452.6572
AWillner@urj.org

Rabbi Laura Novak Winer
Director of Curriculum & Congregational Support,
Youth Programs

925.961.1226

LWiner@urj.org