Solel Clergy
Rabbi Berlin will be on sabbatical from January 1, 2008 - June 30, 2008 Rabbi Alan Berlin joined Temple Solel in 1997 shortly after his ordination from the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in New York , where he also received a Masters of Arts in Hebrew Literature. He also studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the University of Illinois , where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy. After five years as assistant/associate rabbi, he was named Temple Solel's senior rabbi in July, 2002. Prior to coming to Arizona, Rabbi Berlin worked for several congregations in the northeast, and was a chaplain at New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center. He also worked for several years at the Jewish Community Centers of Chicago and spent many summers at Jewish summer camps. Rabbi Berlin is a member of Governor Janet Napolitano's Council on Faith and Community Initiatives.He is the immediate past Chairman of the Board of the Pardes Jewish Day School (www.pardesschool.org), and is currently on the Board of Directors of Kavod (www.kavod.org), a non-profit tzedakah collective that supports individuals and organizations around the world. In is free time, Rabbi Berlin enjoys cycling, backpacking, and running, and has successfully completed nine marathons. He and his wife, Cantor Julie Berlin, are the proud parents of three young children. |
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Cantor Berlin will be on sabbatical from January 1, 2008 - June 30, 2008 Cantor Julie Berlin has an expertise in Jewish music and education. She was born and raised in Flossmoor, Illinois, first finding her love for Jewish music in her Temple's choir as a young girl. After studying voice and piano as a teenager, she studied at the University of Illinois where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education. During her undergraduate studies, she also served as a student teacher in music at several elementary and Jr. High schools in the Chicago area. Cantor Berlin began her studies at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) in Jerusalem in 1992 and continued at the New York campus in the fall of 1993. She served as student Cantor in two Pennsylvania congregations, Temple Ohev Sholom in Harrisburg and Anshe Hesed Congregation in Erie. While studying at HUC-JIR's School of Sacred Music, she also enrolled in the college's School of Education. She earned a Master's of Arts in Sacred Music and was invested as a Cantor in 1996, and earned a Master's of Arts in Religious Education in 1997. While completing her education degree, she also worked as a Cantor/Educator at Temple Israel in Manhattan. Cantor Berlin has been sharing her talents with Temple Solel since arriving in our community in 1997, teaching in our Preschool and The Raker Religious School as well as tutoring Bar/Bat Mitzvah students. She has been serving Temple Solel as its Cantor since 1998. |
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| Rabbi Maynard W. Bell Emeritus, served as rabbi for 25 years. Rabbi Bell received his rabbinical ordination from the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion in 1974. Under his leadership, our congregation has grown from exponentially over the years. Rabbi Bell has a long history of involvement in the Jewish, inter-religious and civic community of Greater Phoenix. The Israel Bonds Organization honored Rabbi bell with its "City of Peace Award" for his efforts on behalf of Soviet Jews. |
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| Temple Solel is delighted to welcome Rabbi Earl Starr and his wife, Phyllis to our congregation as the Interim Rabbi, during Rabbi Berlin's sabbatical. Rabbi Starr had lived in the Seattle and Bellevue Washington area where he served as the Senior Rabbi at the Temple de Hirsch Sinai for over thirty years. He was named Rabbi Emeritus of that congregation after his retirement 5 years ago. Prior to joining Temple de Hirsch Sinai, Rabbi Starr served as Assistant Rabbi at Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia, as Rabbi at Congregation B'nai Brith in Kingston, PA and as Rabbi at Temple Judea in Philadelphia. He is a graduate of HUC-JIR. Rabbi Starr's warm and energetic personality is captivating as anyone who has had the pleasure to join him at Temple Solel's Shabbat services can attest to. You are invited to meet Rabbi Starr on the phone or in person. His office door is never closed, and Shabbat services with him are a true "oneg Shabbat" - a Sabbath joy. |
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