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If you wish to notify The Temple clergy or staff of various events, illnesses, births, please send us an email. This email address is not private. The information will be stored in a database and appropriately forwarded. If you wish to have private correspondence with a Temple staff member, please click on the person's name to send an email directly to them. You may also contact us by phone 404-873-1731.

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Clergy Contacts

Rabbi Peter S. Berg, Lynne & Howard Halpern Senior Rabbinic Chair

Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus, Senior Associate Rabbi

Cantor Tracey Scher

Rabbi Lydia Medwin, Associate Rabbi

Rabbi Steven H. Rau, Director of Lifelong Learning

Rabbi Lara Tessler, Assistant Rabbi

Cantor Deborah Hartman, Emerita

Rabbi Alvin M. Sugarman, Ph.D., Emeritus Z"L

Staff Contacts

Jeremy Perlin, Mark R. Jacobson Executive Director Chair

Sarah Shinsky, Weinberg Early Learning Center Director

Kelli Harran, Director of Engagement and Communications

Mark R. Jacobson, Executive Director Emeritus

Education Team:

Rebecca Good, Assistant Director of Education

Abby Friedman, BEC Administrative Assistant

Jillian Penson, Coordinator of Teen and Family Experiences

Jordan Wilensky, Music Specialist

Engagement Department:

Elizabeth C. Foster, Assistant Director of Engagement and Communications

Ryan Benjamin, Engagement and Communications Assistant

Accounting Department:

Melinda Brackin, Accounting Manager

Amy Cox, Accounting Staff

Heather McKerley, Accounting Staff & Facilities Maintenance Coordinator

Administrative Team:

Lisa Madrigal, Executive Assistant to the Senior Rabbi

Dianne Ratowsky, Donations Administrative Assistant

Tena Drew, Membership Manager

Marcharii van der Watt, Event & AV Coordinator

Nalo Grant, Clergy Administrative Assistant

Dan Fishman, Audio/Visual Manager

Lonnie Fitzgerald, Maintenance Team Lt. Justin Strom, Head of Security

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Adult Lifelong Learning Programs	Elizabeth Foster	1146
AV & Streaming	Dan Fishman	1155
Billing & Financial Matters	Melinda Brackin	1135
Board of Trustee Matters	Jeremy Perlin	1134
Clergy Appointments	Lisa Madrigal	1144
Communications (Bulletin/Email/Web)	Elizabeth Foster	2289
Converting to Judaism	Rabbi Lydia Medwin	1154
Donations to The Temple	Dianne Ratowsky	2289
Events at The Temple	Marcharii van der Watt	1132
Judaism 101 & 102	Elizabeth Foster	1146
Membership	Tena Drew	1153
Pastoral Care & Lifecycle Events	Lisa Madrigal	1144
Breman Education Center	Rabbi Steven Rau	1138
RSVP to Temple Events	Ryan Benjmain	1152
Tours of The Temple	Ryan Benjmain	1152
Yahrzeit & Mi Shebeirach Lists	Lisa Madrigal	1132
Young Professionals	Elizabeth Foster	1146
Youth Group	Jillian Penson	1158