Our Young Israel Executive Board, who took office in July 2006,
have taken on the responsibility of running the Young Israel at a
challenging time in our
history.
We thank them all for stepping forward and volunteering their
time and talent!
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Lance A. Kawesch
Vice President
Lance first came to Boston as an undergraduate at Brandeis
University, where he graduated with a BA in computer science. Lance and his wife Emily Stein joined our Young Israel in 1985.
They have three
children, Reuven, Natan and Elan, with whom they often travel to Israel.
After a decade working in
high tech,
Lance attended BU Law School where he earned his JD, magna cum laude.
Lance is the managing partner of Kawesch Law Group, LLC in Boston, where
he specializes in corporate and securities law.
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Richard Lupatkin
Vice President
Originally from Englewood NJ, Richard joined our Young Israel in
1980 and
has been a Board member since 1995. Both he and his wife Donna
are
actively involved in a variety of community organizations. A
graduate of
Brandeis and Boston Universities, Richard has a PhD in human
development
and is involved in geriatric care management at the Sage Counsel
in
Brookline, an organization that provides services to the elderly
and their
family members. They have three children and enjoy camping and
kayaking.
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Ezra Sivan
Vice President
Originally from Providence, Ezra moved back to New
England from California after detours in New York and
Chicago. Having served as vice president of Congregation
Emek Beracha in Palo Alto, Ezra with his wife Lisa and
three children: Jack, Nina, and Jesse,
have
been living in Brookline since 2001.
A sociologist by training, Ezra teaches at MIT's
Sloan School of Management, and in his spare time,
Ezra simply enjoys "chilling out."
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Jennifer Weinstock
Vice President
Originally from Weston MA, Jennifer attended the University of
Pennsylvania where she met her husband Amiel who is originally from Los
Angeles. After graduating from Penn, Jennifer and Amiel relocated to the
area where Amiel received his JD and LLM in Tax law from BU Law School.
Living in Brookline for the past 10 years, Jennifer works at WGBH/Channel
2 in their Major Gifts Department. They have three young sons, Aaron,
Jonah and Nathan.
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Aaron Feuerstein
Treasurer
As treasurer, Aaron Feuerstein is in charge of the financial health at the
synagogue, and has been responsible for financial planning and fundraising,
having organized committees to solicit contributions for our
Building Fund. Aaron has been recognized nationallyin the press and has been profiled on TV's 60 Minutes for his unbelievable altruism to his workers, and long-standing service to our Young Israel and the Orthodox community.
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Ethan Berger
Financial Secretary
An electrical engineer with a specialty in microprocessor design, Ethan
came to us via Silicon Valley, and has been a member of our Young Israel since 2000.
Prior to living in California for four years, Ethan served as
vice president of the Orthodox kehillah in Durham,
North Carolina while a student at Duke University.
Ethan's primary responsibility as financial secretary
is to handle the shul's accounts payables. He also serves as
co-chair of our shul's seudah shlisheet program, and is frequently called upon
to manage technical projects in our shul office.
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Emily Stein
Financial Secretary
Emily was born in New Jersey and made aliyah at age 14 to Israel where
she graduated with a degree in Egyptology from Hebrew University.
Since returning to the US in 1984, Emily has worked in
finance and administration at an East Asian book company, a magazine
publisher and trade show producer, a high-tech speech recognition
company, and two synagogues. No stranger to Young Israel, Emily served
as our director of operations
and office manager from 2001 to 2004. For the next year,
Emily founded and ran Sweet Satisfaction, a kosher chocolate and
candy store in Coolidge Corner. Currently,
Emily serves as the bookkeeper at Temple Reyim in Newton, and
provides bookkeeping services to private clients.
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Alan Pollack
Recording Secretary
Originally from central PA, Alan first moved to the area to pursue an
MS in Chemical Engineering at MIT. Having successfully completed the program, he decided to remain in the area, accepting a position with a local company involved
in fuel cells and related research. Not only is Alan talented, but he's always been willing to give generously of his time to Young Israel activities and "pitch in" wherever needed. Alan's official task is to attend and take the minutes at board and general membership meetings.
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Stanley Rabinovitz
Honorary President
After serving as president, Young Israel is happy that Stanley
remains active in his position as honorary president. He was
instrumental in organizing the renovation of our temporary facility, and by
keeping an eye on expenses and working closely with the building contractors,
assuring that the renovations were carried out quickly and inexpensively and
applying that same sense of urgency and dedication to our new building.
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