Rabbi Stephen Slater
Spiritual Leader
Hailing from Detroit MI, but having actually grown up in West Africa, Stephen speaks fluent French and Hebrew and has lived and traveled in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. More…
Sarah Metzger
Music and Youth Director
Sarah Metzger joined the Temple Beth-El staff in August of 2017 as the Music and Youth Director. Born with a song in her heart and tiny drumsticks in her hands (much to the discomfort of her mother), Sarah has been playing music for over 20 years and has performed with such Jewish rock stars as Rick Recht, Julie Silver and Neshama Carlebach. More…
Bethany Slater
Director of Programming and Jewish Education
Bethany has taken on the role of Director of Programming and Jewish Education. In this new position, she is responsible for Adult Education, Programming, Religious School and the supervision of staff (excluding Rabbi and Pam). More…
Margaret Norman
Engagement and Collaboration Coordinator
Amber Richards
Office and Operations Coordinator
Lindsey Herring
Marketing and Communications Manager
Pam Waggoner
Bookkeeper
Lay Leadership
Officers
Ronald Levitt – President
Naomi Ivker – Vice President
Allen Halpern – Vice President
Steve Altmann – Treasurer
Abe Schuster – Secretary
Marsha Asman
Suzanne Bearman
Fred Benjamin
Alex Grodner
Jan Jaffe
Katie Hausman
Jan Hirsch (Sisterhood rep)
Ellen Italiaander
Howard Kaplan (Men’s Club rep)
Arlene Redisch
Evan Rhodes
Joshua Richman
Esther Schuster
Robin Smith
Dan Weinrib (Immediate Past President)
Keith Abrams – TBE Foundation rep
Lay Leadership
Esther Levy
Sue Lischkoff
Hannah Helman
Natalie Sikora
Marian Radwin
Arlene Fisher
Adrienne Brook
Lisa Kianoff
Phyllis Weinstein
Youth Group Leadership
For information about local Birmingham Jewish youth groups, contact Sarah Metzger.