Lay Leadership

Brooklyn Heights Synagogue is a lay-led community, with a Board of Trustees and an Executive Committee that meet regularly, and with many committees and task forces that take responsibility for events and programs at the Synagogue and in the larger community.

Our members are actively involved in all aspects of the congregation, from organizing events and shaping policies to planning the growth of our community. There is always something to do! We are happy to have our members assume leadership roles by joining a committee, serving on the board, coordinating a program, or volunteering for events. And we are happy just to have our members just be with us whenever we can provide community, comfort, learning, or fun.

Our leaders are also leaders in the Brooklyn Heights community, serving on the boards of the Brooklyn Historical Society, the Brooklyn Kindergarten Society, the Brooklyn Heights Association, the Brooklyn Bar Association, and other local organizations.  Board members can access important files online in the password protected page.

Board of Trustees 2023/24
Lauren Young, President
Aaron Zimmerman, First Vice President
Miriam Katowitz, Treasurer
Alan Gertler, Secretary
Nancy Cohen, Vice President
Alan Schiffres, Vice President
Andrew Ball, Trustee
Lisa Smith Dince, Trustee
Jennifer Gordon, Trustee
Frances Gottfried, Trustee
Max Leighton, Trustee
Barry Leipsic, Trustee
Jennifer Richardson, Trustee
Adam Riff, Trustee
Dan Rosenbaum, Trustee
Rachel Schnoll, Trustee
Martine Smidt, Trustee
Dory Weiss, Trustee

Marcia Bellows, Immediate Past President
Karen Gordon, Past President
Rhonda Epstein, Past President
David Jaroslaw, Past President
Scott Sager, Past President
Melissa Benson, Past President
Harry Greenwald, Past President
Susan Chadick, Past President
Barbara Deinhardt, Past President
Joel Nowak, Past President
Linda Sosnowitz, Past President
Anne T. Landman, Past President
Joyce Raskin, Past President
Judith Fishman, Past President
Herbert Glantz, Past President