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Watch the video of the 2022 Annual Meeting below or on Vimeo here.

 

Below row 1: Four windows of attendees, Wendy Cedar
 

Row 2: Rissa Cutler, Nava Herzog, Rabbi Rober Lerner, Speaker Adva Vilchinski, Jeff Harmer and our Endowment Wall
 

Row 3: Steve Rubinsky, Mona Rieger, Sharon Ball, Rabbi Doug Kohn and Susan Wertheim

Orange County synagogues and Jewish organizations will honor special individuals who have shown outstanding service as their Volunteers of the Year. Please join us to show your support for these amazing volunteers! These are our nominees:

  • B'nai Torah Shul - Lenny Rosenbaum
  • Cong. Agudas Israel - Dr. Barry Hyman
  • Cong. Beth Hillel - Shirley Zak
  • Cong. Eitz Chaim - The Jerome Spector Action Committee;  Michael Grunes, Paula Spector, Diane Soss, Rochelle Marshall, Judy Ronay, Doris Rubinsky, Beth Marks, Arlene Mahr​
  • Cong. Eitz Chaim Sisterhood - Linda Siegel
  • Jewish Family Service - Jason Heller
  • Jewish Federation - Marjorie Sweet, Sondra Tuckfelt
  • Kol Yisrael - Margaret Dabrusin, Susan Levy, Mona Rieger
  • Monroe Temple - Micah Modell
  • Monroe Temple Sisterhood - Robin Rosenberg
  • Newburgh JCC - Marsha Sobel
  • Temple Beth Jacob - Patti Cohen Hecht
  • Temple Beth Jacob Sisterhood - Carol Packer
  • Temple Beth Shalom - Sharon Ball
  • Temple Sinai - Lisa Klein
  • Temple Sinai Mens Club - Kevin Brodie
 
 

Bios of the Volunteers can be read here.

 

CLICK HERE FOR 2021 MINUTES

CLICK HERE FOR THE NJCC UPDATE

Proposed Slate of Officers and Trustees

Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County

 

Officers: Term Ending 2025

President………………..…........Rissa Cutler……………...…Newburgh

1st Vice President……….....OPEN

2nd Vice President….......…….....Ronit Mayerson…....…….Westtown

Treasurer……………....…….…….Jeffrey Harmer………..…..Cornwall

Secretary………………….……..Susan Notar……...…….....Newburgh

 

Trustees: Term Ending June 2023

Adria Gross, Monroe     Betty Grossman, Port Jervis     Rochelle Harmer, Cornwall
Leah Hartigan,Warwick     Joseph Herzog, Walden     Irv Kadish, Monroe
Gay Miller, Newburgh


Trustees: Term Ending June 2024

William Cieplinski*, Middletown     Davida Kossar, Monroe   David Rider, Newburgh
Jeffrey Rubin, Newburgh     Steven Rubinsky*, Monroe, Susan Wertheim, Beacon

 

Trustees: Term Ending June 2025

Abbe Distelburger*, Goshen            Leslie Green*, Chester


We thank Nancy Gross and Michael Melasky for their service.

 

Orange County Clergy

Rabbi Emily Cobert     Cantor Nava Herzog     Rabbi Doug Kohn**    
Rabbi Roger Lerner     Rabbi Jacob Rosner     Rabbi Rebecca Shinder


**Designated representative to the Board

 

Honorary Trustees

*Dr. Joseph Birnbaum     *Raena Korenman     Constance Littman   
Jonah Mandelbaum        *Gail Oliver     *Mona Rieger   
 *Marsha Sobel            *Carla Wise    

                                                                                                            * Past President

            

 

PROGRAM

Welcome Wendy Cedar / Rissa Cutler
Slideshow of Events
June 2021 - May 2022		  

Hatikvah and
National Anthem

 Nava Herzog
Congregation Beth Hillel
 
D’var Torah  Rabbi Roger Lerner                                  Monroe temple
Speaker from Israeli Consulate Adva Vilchinski

Approval of 2021 Minutes                      
President’s Report
 		 Rissa Cutler
My Tree In Israel Wendy Cedar

Financial Report  		 Jeff Harmer, Treasurer

Nominating Committee                      Report, Election of
Officers and Trustees		 Steve Rubinsky, Past President

Installation of Officers                            

Installation of Trustees
Mona Rieger
Rissa Cutler
 

Tribute to Outstanding                           

Volunteers of the Year

 Sharon Ball

Adjournment and Thank Yous		 Rissa Cutler

 

CLICK HERE OR ON THE WALL FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF OUR ENDOWMENT BENEFICIARIES