Rabbi Leonard D. Gordon

Rabbi Leonard Gordon comes to Congregation Mishkan Tefila after 16 years as rabbi at the Germantown Jewish Centre in Philadelphia, where he is rabbi emeritus.  He is an experienced teacher and community builder who has held academic positions in Religious Studies and Humanities at Kenyon College and the Ohio State University.  He has also taught rabbinical students at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem. 

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Rabbi Daniel A. Berman

Rabbi Daniel Berman comes to Mishkan Tefila after having recently received his rabbinic ordination from Hebrew College in Newton.  Prior to entering rabbinical school, Rabbi Berman practiced as a trial attorney in Boston for several years, and held a position as Adjunct Professor at Northeastern University School of Law.  He is an experienced educator, having taught children, families and adults in both formal and informal settings in the U.S. and in Israel, and has years of experience as a congregational leader, advocate for social justice, and community builder.

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Cantor Aryeh Finklestein

Aryeh Finklestein was born in Israel, but grew up in England. From an early age, he sang with his father, Cantor Zvi Finkelstein, and younger brother Meir on the concert stage, radio and BBC television. The family produced two albums of Israeli and cantorial songs.

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Dr. Davin Wolok,Ritual Director & Hazzan Sheini

Dr. Wolok is a trained cantor, having studied with Chazzan Gregor Shelkan, the late cantor of Congregation Mishkan Tefila and president of the Cantors Assembly. Before becoming a member of the Mishkan Tefila clergy, Dr. Wolok was the cantor of Temple Shalom of Milton, having also served as a High Holiday cantor at synagogues in both New England the South, including Temple Israel of Natick.

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