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Clergy

Title Name Phone Email
Senior Rabbi Wesley R. Gardenswartz 617-558-8103 wgardenswartz@templeemanuel.com
Rabbi Michelle Robinson 617-558-8139 mrobinson@templeemanuel.com
Rabbi Emeritus Samuel Chiel    
Cantor Elias Rosemberg 617-558-8115 erosemberg@templeemanuel.com
Ritual Director & Hazzan Sheini
Daniel J. Nesson 617-558-8104 dnesson@templeemanuel.com
Rabbi's Assistant Joan Mael 617-558-8101 jmael@templeemanuel.com
Ritual Administrator Laura Foresta 617-558-8172 lforesta@templeemanuel.com

Education

Title Name Phone Email
Religious School Director Ilene F. Beckman 617-558-8122 ibeckman@templeemanuel.com
Harry Kraft Director of Informal Youth Education & Makor (Grades 6 & 7) Coordinator Wayne Goldstein 617-558-8121 wgoldstein@templeemanuel.com
Family Educator Terri Swartz Russell 617-558-8105 tswartzrussell@templeemanuel.com
Nursery School Director Carol Mersky 617-558-8130 cmersky@templeemanuel.com
Librarian Gil Rosen 617-558-8126 grosen@templeemanuel.com
Youth/Family Education Assistant Rachel Srebro
617-558-8140 rsrebro@templeemanuel.com
Religious School Administrator JoAnn Elliot 617-558-8120

jelliot@templeemanuel.com

Administrative

Title Name Phone Email
Executive Director Michael Cantor 617-558-8110 mcantor@templeemanuel.com
Event Manager Julia Becker 617-558-8111 jbecker@templeemanuel.com
Facility Manager Tom MacCurtain 617-558-8118 tmaccurtain@templeemanuel.com
Function Manager Rich Ragusa 617-558-8170 (VM) rragusa@templeemanuel.com
Function Ambassador Nyunya Altshtein 617-558-8160 (VM)  
Controller Jill Matusow 617-558-8112 jmatusow@templeemanuel.com
Bookkeeper Linda Olans 617-558-8113

lolans@templeemanuel.com

Office Manager Laura Kuosmanen 617-558-8114 lkuosmanen@templeemanuel.com
Receptionist Cynthia Slavet 617-558-8100 cslavet@templeemanuel.com
Administrative Assistant & High Holiday Ticket Coordinator Pat Crow 617-558-8127 pcrow@templeemanuel.com
       
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