MISHKAN TEFILA - Key Persons
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Member of the OFFICERS Team
- External Comunity Counselor
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Member of the OFFICERS Team
- Treasurer
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Member of the OFFICERS Team
- Vice President of Internal Affairs
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- Member of the OFFICERS Team
- Vice President of External Affairs
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Honorary Director
- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Member of the OFFICERS Team
- Secretary
David Kaplinsky is a fourth-year rabbinical student who just transferred to Hebrew College after spending three years at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies. He hails from New Orleans, LA and Chicago, IL, where he grew to love Judaism and eventually decided to become a Rabbi. He has also studied at the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem, Hadar in New York, and Svara Yeshiva in Chicago.
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- Rabbi
- Member of the 384 Campus
Rabbi Starr is excited about the opportunity to embrace the sacred interim role at CMT. He is looking forward to meeting the members of our community and partnering with leadership, staff, and our campus partners in envisioning what's to come at CMT.
Rabbi Starr has Rabbinic Ordination from The Jewish Theological Seminary of America and holds a PhD in History and Jewish Studies from Columbia University. He was born in New York City and grew up mostly in Boston and Minnesota. He has worked in Washington D.C. and Israel, now living in Brookline, MA with his wife, Jennifer Gallop and daughters, Gabrielle and Emma.
Rabbi Starr is a long-term member of the 384 Campus and has taught and led services with Campus partners throughout the years. He has a passion for Jewish history, traditions, and is a well-regarded teacher of Torah and Judaism. Rabbi Starr founded the widely popular Me'ah program, an in-depth adult learning experience studying the narrative of the Jewish people. We look forward to learning more from Rabbi Starr.
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Member of the OFFICERS Team
- Vice President of Finance, Development & Operations
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
Toni Spitzer has been working at CMT since 2019, coming to us with over ten years' experience in synagogue management, and an additional 14 years' experience in Early Jewish Childhood Education. Toni graduated from UMass Amherst with a degree in Judaic and Near Eastern Studies. She currently lives in Holliston, MA with her husband Laurence, and son Evan. Her daughter Rose lives nearby and visits often.
Toni is an accomplished and empathic professional with extensive experience and finely-honed abilities in office management, committee building, donor development, clergy assistance, and relationship building. She possesses a knowledge of Jewish ritual and programming that she utilizes to best serve our community.