Our Rabbi
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Over the last two decades, Rabbi Daniel Brenner has been a driving force behind some of the most creative educational projects in the Jewish world, leading initiatives for CLAL -– The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, the Birthright Israel Foundation, and Moving Traditions (where he currently serves as chief of education.)
In 2009, Brenner was named by Newsweek Magazine as one of America’s most influential rabbis and in 2016 The New York Times weekend arts section featured his work reviving shtetl dance. A poet, film buff, jazz lover, and amateur primatologist, Daniel and his beloved, Lisa, a theater professor, have three teenage children and are members of B’nai Keshet, a reconstructionist synagogue in Montclair, New Jersey. |
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Our Cantor
Cantor Judy Merrick was born in Haifa, Israel and has been playing the guitar and performing since the age of 13. After serving in the Israeli Army, she went on to study at Tel-Aviv University where she earned a degree in theatre arts. Cantor Merrick is also a certified Israeli Dance instructor and she holds an Interior Design certification from NY School of Interior Design as well.
Cantor Merrick was certified by the Cantor Assembly as a Hazzan in March 2010. After moving to Huntington Bay 15 years ago, she performed throughout the New York metropolitan area, leading Shabbat and holiday services and Israeli celebrations. She has also been teaching music in many different synagogues and temples, and given workshops for Jewish educators. |
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Our Educational Director
Dalia Rosenthal has been a Jewish educator for over thirty years, devoting countless hours to the community and to synagogues in Nassau and Sufflok counties. She leads Friday night services at the Carillon Nursing Home and has been the creative consultant for the Salute to Israel Day Parade in New York City. She received the UJA Federation award for devotion and dedication to Jewish education for SAJES, and has served as chairperson of the Suffolk County Principals’ Council. Just about everybody in the Jewish community knows Dalia and deeply appreciates the work she has done on so many fronts. She is truly one –of-a-kind, dedicated, and inspiring -- a mini tornado.
