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

Meet Our Members

Rabbi
 Benjamin Adler

President
Harvey Pyser

Cantor
Matthew Klein

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Executive Committee
 

Jules Resnick
Vice President Education & Programming

Sheldon Kirsch Vice President
Religious & Social Activities

Marc Levine
Vice President  Administration

Caryn Stellman
 Vice President Finance/Treasurer
Ellen Wanamaker Financial Secretary

Maddy Lashen Corresponding Secretary

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2008/2009 Board of Trustees

 

Nadine
Armus
Publicity/Marketing Chair

Alan
Botwinick

Rich
Chassen

Lynne
Gaines

Seymour
Geldzahler

Bob
Goldberg
Ritual Committee Chair

David
Greenberg
Planning Committee Chair

Nancy
Kirsch
Adult Education Chair

Noah
Krieger

Jeff
Lefkowitz

Stu
Lefkowitz
Office Operations Chair

Ben
Lehman

Nancy Malchi
Fun Committee Chair, Fund Raising
Co-Chair

Elaine
Mico

Michael
Morchower
Finance & Budget Chair

Henry
Rosen

Peter
Rosen
Legal Consultant

Shelly
Russo
Va'Ad Committee Chair

Jeff
Stellman

Stuart
Swirson
Audit Committee Chair

Fran
Taylor
Membership Chair

Seth
Taylor
House Operations Chair

Mike
Thailer

June
Zieder

         

Arlene
Zimmerman

         

 

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2008/2009 Board of Education

Rhea Adler
Co-Chair
Jodi Dormier Elissa Cohen Engel Carol Friedman
Co-Chair
Laura Joseph

Ruth Krieger

   
Ilene Lefkowitz Lori Levenson Stephanie Levine
Co-Chair
Fariba Mahgerefteh Michele
Schoenberg
 
Lori Swirson

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2008/2009 Religious School / Childhood Education Staff

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

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Parent Teacher Organization

 

Lori
Levenson
President

Michelle Groome
Treasurer

Jen Miller
Secretary

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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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