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Clergy

TitleName PhoneEmail
Senior RabbiWesley R. Gardenswartz617-558-8103wgardenswartz@templeemanuel.com
RabbiMichelle S. Robinson617-558-8139mrobinson@templeemanuel.com
Rabbi EmeritusSamuel Chiel  
CantorElias Rosemberg617-558-8115erosemberg@templeemanuel.com
Ritual Director & Hazzan Sheini
Daniel J. Nesson617-558-8104dnesson@templeemanuel.com
Rabbi's AssistantJoan Mael617-558-8101jmael@templeemanuel.com
Ritual AdministratorEliza Bittner

617-558-8111ebittner@templeemanuel.com

Education

TitleName PhoneEmail
Religious School DirectorIlene F. Beckman617-558-8122ibeckman@templeemanuel.com
Harry Kraft Director of Informal Youth Education & Makor (Grades 6 & 7) CoordinatorWayne Goldstein617-558-8121wgoldstein@templeemanuel.com
Family EducatorTerri Swartz Russell617-558-8105tswartzrussell@templeemanuel.com
Nursery School DirectorCarol Mersky617-558-8130cmersky@templeemanuel.com
LibrarianGil Rosen617-558-8126grosen@templeemanuel.com
Youth/Family Education and Nursery School AdministratorDebbie Yoburn

617-558-8140dyoburn@templeemanuel.com
Religious School AdministratorJoAnn Elliot617-558-8120

jelliot@templeemanuel.com

Administrative

TitleName PhoneEmail
Office ManagerLaura Helmuth617-558-8114lhelmuth@templeemanuel.com
Facility ManagerTom MacCurtain617-558-8118tmaccurtain@templeemanuel.com
Function ManagerRich Ragusa617-558-8170 (VM)rragusa@templeemanuel.com
Function AmbassadorNyunya Altshtein617-558-8160 (VM) 
ControllerJill Matusow617-558-8112jmatusow@templeemanuel.com
BookkeeperLinda Olans617-558-8113

lolans@templeemanuel.com

Administrative Assistant & High Holiday Ticket CoordinatorPat Crow617-558-8127pcrow@templeemanuel.com
ReceptionistCynthia Slavet617-558-8100cslavet@templeemanuel.com
Special Projects Coordinator
Adele Newman
617-558-8165
ANewman@templeemanuel.com
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