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WHITE MEADOW TEMPLE
153 WHITE MEADOW ROAD | ROCKAWAY, NJ 07866 | 973-627-4500

White Meadow Temple was founded in 1952 by a handful of dedicated men and women. Rabbi Jacob Weitman arrived in 1955 and served as the spiritual leader and guiding force in growing White Meadow Temple until his retirement in 1989. White Meadow Temple's growing membership led to a 1964 groundbreaking ceremony for renovations and additions to the building situated at 153 White Meadow Road in Rockaway's White Meadow Lake. Martha Silvershein was considered to be the founding mother of White Meadow Temple.

Affiliated with the United Synagogue of America, White Meadow Temple is a caring, active traditional egalitarian Conservative congregation that serves the needs of our members. The community, while originally from just White Meadow Lake, has maintained its hamishness while welcoming members from towns throughout Morris County and beyond.

The Synagogue sponsors a Nursery School, Kindergarten, Religious School, Seniors, Women's League, and Youth groups. Junior Congregation and Tot Shabbat services are held regularly. Congregational activities include educational and social programs for all ages. White Meadow Temple holds services on Shabbat, festivals, weekday evenings and Sunday mornings under the auspices of Rabbi Benjamin Adler.

Services
Evening: 8:00 PM
Friday Evening: 7:00 PM
Saturday: 9:15 AM
Sunday: 8:45 AM
4th Friday of month: 8:00 PM

RABBI BENJAMIN ADLER

Rabbi Adler brings a fresh new philosophy to the White Meadow Temple community. His goals include bringing innovative ideas to the Jewish community and social justice through positive action and relationship-building. With a background in community organizing and service learning, Rabbi Adler has participated in programs all over the world, including Israel, Bethlehem, Beit Sahour (2005) and El Salvador (2006). He has held many leadership positions dating back to 1997, when he helped coordinate and promote a wide range of community activities for Congregation B'nai Jeshrun in New York City.

Rabbi Adler has an outstanding educational background. He graduated cum laude from Columbia University in New York with a Bachelor of Arts in History. He earned his Master of Arts in Jewish Philosophy and Rabbinic Ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS) in New York in 2007, spending his third year at the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, Israel from 2004-2005. In addition, Rabbi Adler was awarded the Henry Shefrin Memorial Price in 2004 and the Dr. Moses Einhorn Award from JTS in 2007.

As a religious leader, Rabbi Adler has planned, implemented and led services and educational programs in various locations such as Massachusetts, Texas, Wisconsin, New York and New Jersey. These leadership experiences make him an asset not only to White Meadow Temple, but to the community as well. Rabbi Adler's wife Lisa works for the Union for Reform Judaism on leadership development in New York City. They have two sons, four-year-old Ronen and two-year-old Jonah.

CANTOR MATTHEW KLEIN

Student Cantor Matthew Klein is a third-year student at the H.L. Miller Cantorial School, pursuing a Masters in Sacred Music and Investiture as a Hazzan. Born and raised in Alexandria, Virginia, Matt is a life-long member and service leader at Agudas Achim Congregation. In 2006, he graduated summa cum laude from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA, where he majored in Music. Matt recently completed a year on the Gabbai Staff of the Women's League Seminary Synagogue, and has been serving pulpits in the U.S. and abroad for the past three years. Before entering JTS, Matt spent time studying music and German in Vienna, Austria.

BAR/BAT MITZVAH TUTOR TED PROSNITZ

The new tutor for White Meadow Temple students preparing for their bar/bat mitzvahs is Cantor Ted Prosnitz. A graduate of the University of Rochester, Ted went on to work as a hospital administrator after graduate school at the University of Michigan. But his heartstrings pulled him back to the family retail business, PROZYS ARMY NAVY. Ted's involvement in synagogue life inspired him to study for the cantorate. He is now a full-time cantorial student at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York City. He has already begun working with some of our students, and is enjoying helping our children with this rite of passage. Cantor Ted Prosnitz will be teaching at the Temple every Sunday. Born in Hackensack, he now lives in Wyckoff. His wife, Karen Cohen-Prosnitz, is the Skating School Director at Ice Vault Arena in Wayne.

Meet Our Members


Rabbi Benjamin Adler	President Sheldon Kirsch	Cantor Matthew Klein

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2009 / 2010 Executive Committee


Jules Resnick Vice President Administration	David Greenberg Vice President Finance/Treasurer	Marc Levine Vice President Religious & Social Programs	Alan Botwinick Vice President Education & Programming	Ellen Wanamaker Financial Secretary	Maddy Lashen Corresponding Secretary

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2008/2009 Board of Trustees


Rhea Adler	Nadine Armus Publicity Chair	Eric Balis Men's Club Chair	Rich Chassen	Lynne Gaines Marketing Co-Chair	Seymour Geldzahler

Bob Goldberg Ritual Committee Chair	Noah Krieger	Jeff Lefkowitz Marketing Co-Chair	Stu Lefkowitz Office Operations Chair	Ben Lehman	Elaine Mico

Michael Morchower Finance & Budget Chair	Jeffrey Ohrbach	Arlene Pann	Harvey Pyser	Peter Rosen Legal Consultant	Shelly Russo

Jeff Stellman	Fran Taylor	Mike Thailer	Jason Weiner Membership Co-Chair	June Zieder Adult Education Chair	Arlene Zimmerman Fun/Fundraising Co-Chair

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2009-2010 Board of Education


Sharon Cohen Chair	Elissa Cohen Engel	Laura Joseph	Jennifer Katz	Ruth Krieger	Ilene Lefkowitz

Stephanie Levine	Ronnie Lissner	Fariba Mahgerefteh	Arianne Schnurman	Michele Schoenberg	Lori Swirson

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2009-2010 Religious School / Childhood Education Staff


Religious School Director Janice Rozenwasser	Early Childhood Education Director Amy Olsen	Juliette Klug Administrative Assistant

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Office Staff


Mindy Fast Bookkeeper	Beverly Miller Administrative Assistant	Juliette Klug Administrative Assistant

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Communications


Lynne Gaines Web Site / Bulletin	Maddy Lashen Bulletin

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