CT Valley Officers and Staff

Stephen Golub, President, is a CPA whose practice focuses on tax compliance, business valuations and litigation support services. In addition to being certified in Connecticut and New York, Steve has additional certifications and/or recognition in the fields of management and forensic accounting. He has served as Financial Secretary for the Connecticut Valley Region and is a past president of Congregation Beth El in Norwalk, currently serving on their Board of Trustees and as a Director of the Beth El Memorial Park.

16 Marlborough Road, Norwalk CT 06851-2634
203-840-0282 (W) 203-847-1331 (fax)
steve@golubcpa.com

Shirley Morrison, President Elect is a Past President of B’nai B’rith Women, Rose of New England Chapter in Norwich; Past President of Indian Valley Chapter of ORT in Windsor; and past President of Beth Hillel Synagogue, Bloomfield, CT. She has held various positions in the Beth Hillel Sisterhood in Bloomfield, and on the synagogue’s Board of Directors. She is an active member of the CT Valley Branch, Women’s League for Conservative Judaism, and has held various positions including President. She has served as a VP of CT Valley Region, USCJ and is currently Secretary. She is Past President of the Board of the Federation Homes in Bloomfield, CT. 241 Kings Landing, Windsor, CT 06095
860-527-8731 (h), 860-247-4010, (work fax); car: 985-0067
Shirlmorr@comcast.net

Louis B. Blumenfeld, Regional VP, is a general practice attorney who has served on the CVR Board of Directors for several years as its Legal Committee chair, a role which he continues in his position as a VP. He is a general practice attorney in Hartford with a practice primarily devoted to defending individuals and entities in professional liability matters before administrative bodies and in trial and appellate courts, and advising and representing insurance companies on insurance coverage issues in and out of court. He is admitted to practice before the all Connecticut courts, the United States District Court for Connecticut , the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States . Mr. Blumenfeld served as President of Beth Hillel Synagogue in Bloomfield from 1995 to 1997 and also has served as Chair of the Board of Education, VP and Assistant Treasurer. He also has served the Town of Bloomfield as chair of the Town Council Emergency Medical Systems Committee and as Vice Chair of the Council’s Parks and Recreation Committee, each for many years.

10 Stuart Drive , Bloomfield , CT 06002 ;
860-242-8275 or 242-7020; (w)860-527-1141; fax: 860-247-5215;
lbb@csd-law.com

David Nemirow, Regional VP, is a retired Public School Teacher with 35 years experience. He has been the Principal of Temple Beth Tefilah, East Hartford Religious School for 25 years, and is a Past President of Temple Beth Tefilah for 4 years. He has been a Religious School and B’nai Mitzvah Teacher for 37 years. He has served as High Holiday Hazzan at Temple Beth Tefilah for 30 years, and has served as Chairman and Master of Ceremonies for Israel Bonds East of the River event, has served as chairman for 5 years, and one year he was an honoree. David has served on the Regional Board of USCJ as Social Action Co-chair. He has been the Co-chair of Ritual Committee Beth Hillel Synagogue in Bloomfield for 20 years, where he has also served on the Board of Directors.

14 King Edward Road, West Hartford, CT 06117
860-232-1983
davidnem@webtv.net

Shira Rosenblatt, Regional VP is a past President of Temple Beth Sholom in Hamden . She currently is serving as Chairperson of Makom, the Jewish High School of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven. She is a past Religious Vice President of Temple Beth Sholom. She taught first grade in that Hebrew school for 9 years and for the past few years has been a B’nai Mitzvah tutor. Shira is married to Gregory a patent attorney and partner at Wiggin and Dana in New Haven They have three daughters.

110 Bellamy Road , Cheshire , CT 06410 ; 203-271-3433;

gsr8890@yahoo.com

Cindy Weiner, Regional VP, is the immeidate past president of Congregation Beth El in New

New London , CT , having served on the board for 12 years. She has held various positions on the board of directors and was also a past president of the synagogue's Sisterhood. In addition to her time at Beth El she has volunteered at Solomon Schechter Academy and The Williams School, where her 2 children attend school. Cindy is married to Barry, president and owner of Barry's Cleaners and they have 2 daughters

62 Reyburn St . , New London , CT 06320 ;

860-443-7092; fax: 860-439-0309; cell: 860-460-2895

cindyw2@sbcglobal.net;

David Elkodsi, Regional Secretary, is a past President, and currently a Trustee, of Congregation B’nai Torah in Trumbull. He is active in the Boy Scouts of America, presently serving as Chairman of the Jewish Committee on Scouting for the Connecticut Yankee Council and is active in Troop 15 in Stamford (sponsored by the local Jewish War Veterans post). He is a staff advisor to the CT Yankee Council Youth Leader Training course, received the Council’s Shofar award in 2005 and has been recognized by the Narragansett Council of RI for his contributions to Jewish scouting. He also serves as an Educational Counselor for MIT. David and his wife Susan are co-owners of UNP Advertising, Inc. which specializes in recruitment advertising. They have two children.

8 Sunbeam Dr., Trumbull , CT 06611 , (h)203-261-9173; (w) 203-929-6934; cell: 203-257-1156; fax: 203-929-6934

elkodsi@earthlink.net

Deborah Horwitz Benson, Financial Secretary, is a Past President of Congregation Beth El, New London, CT, and is a member of the Advisory Council of USCJ. She also served as Treasurer of Congregation Beth El, New London for many years. She formerly served on the Board of the Solomon Schechter Academy of New London. She is a retired attorney, having practiced for twenty years in Norwich, CT. She currently teaches Information Technology at Solomon Schechter Academy. Her husband, Gregg, an Assistant General Counsel at Pfizer Inc. in Groton, CT, is a past President of the Solomon Schechter Academy of New London, CT and is currently Treasurer of the Jewish Federation of Southeastern Connecticut. They have three children.

1 Sea Meadows Lane, Waterford, CT

06385 860-444-1505 (h)

dbenson19@gmail.com

Miriam Benson, Executive Director received her undergraduate education at the University of Pennsylvania. She then lived in Israel for 6 years, during which time she studied law at Hebrew University and worked as an attorney. Upon her return to the United States, she worked as an attorney in New York and Connecticut, and is currently the Executive Director of the Connecticut Valley Region of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. Ms. Benson is married to Rabbi Jon-Jay Tilsen of Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel in New Haven, and has four children.

1800 Silas Deane Hwy., Suite 171 Rocky Hill, CT 06067
(860)563-5531; (860)563-5541 (fax)
benson@uscj.org

Marcus Fink, Director of Youth Activities

1800 Silas Deane Hwy., Suite 171 Rocky Hill, CT 06067
(860)563-5531; (860)563-5541 (fax)
fink@uscj.org

Joseph Bacher, Immediate Past President, is a Past President of Emanuel Synagogue, Jewish Children's Service Organization, Emanuel Minyonaires, and the Solomon Schechter Parent Organization. He serves on the Boards of Emanuel Synagogue, JCSO, and Minyonaires, and served on the Boards of Midrasha and JFS. He is active on the Ritual and High Holiday Committees, and with JCSO Projects. He is currently on the Board of Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford.

406 Simsbury Rd., Bloomfield, CT 06002
860-242-4120 (h); 860-243-3960 (fax); 860-670-0991(cell)
joeb.nai@rcn.com

Dr. Donald Miller, Past President, is a psychologist, and etired in 1997 from the Connecticut Department of Mental Retardation serving at Southbury Training School and the North Central Region. During his tenure at DMR, he served in numerous leadership positions. He is a past president of the Emanuel Synagogue; chair of the Ritual Committee; Chairman of the Emanuel Brotherhood World Wide Wrap; past president of the Greater Hartford Probus Club; a financial secretary and board member of the Jewish Children's Service Organization; past president and current treasurer of the CT Chapter the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; and Secretary–Treasurer of the Northeast Region of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. He also serves as Treasurer for the Connecticut Valley Region of the FJMC and a co-moderator of the USCJ Presidents List. He attended the USCJ SULAM Challenge Program for Synagogue Vice Presidents in 1994, and has served as VP, CT Valley Region, USCJ.

137 Kenyon St. Hartford, CT 06105-2237

860-233-0175

donmiller@kualumni.org

Sally Abbey, 39 Robin Rd., Windsor, CT 06095; 860-688-5355 (h), 860-688-4984 (fax) SRAbbey@aol.com

David Baram, 5 Warbler Circle, Bloomfield, CT 06002 (h) 860-243-3041 (w) 860-242-5555 ext. 148;
night: 860-769- 6960; 860-286-0185 (work fax)
baram4@aol.com; dbaram@ctattys.com

Bernard Blum, 132 Balbrae Drive, Unit 1, Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-242-8450

Dr. Stephen Levine, 36 Longfellow Road, Holyoke, MA 01040 413-536-2742 (fax) 413-533-4084
levinemd@aol.com

Eliot Meadow, Affiliations Chair, is an Information Technology executive for WellPoint Inc. He serves as First VP and next president of Congegation Adath Israel in Middletown CT. Eliot is on the steering comittee for Project Reconnect, the alumni program of USCJ. He also sits on the USCJ Technology Committee. Eliot served on the USCJ International Board in 2005. Eliot has worked at Camp Ramah in the Poconos and as the USY advisor for 3 synagogues in CT and NJ. Eliot has two children who attend Solomon Schechter Day School in West Hartford and Camp Ramah in Palmer MA. His wife Stephanie also works at SSDS and as Rosh Sport for Camp Ramah.

10 McDonald Ave., Cromwell, CT 06410

860-632-7731
esmeadow@ix.netcom.com

Walter Morgenthaler, 12 Dagmar Place, Stamford, CT, 06905 (h) 203-968-8581 (w) 800-358-6521 (fax) 203-259-4032 or 203-968-8589
waltmorgen@aol.com

Malcolm Rashba, 538-B North Trail, Stratford, CT 06614 203-378-4387 (h); 203-288-6293 (w); 203-288-0283 (fax);
ggandr@aol.com; mrashba@aol.com

Marvin Rosenbaum, 37 Weatherbell Drive, Norwalk, CT, 06851; (h) 203-846-1896; (w) 203-846-3986; fax: 203-847-0185
linenfieldsltd@msn.com

Robert Temkin, 1611 Commonwealth Ave., W. Newtown, MA 02165 617-964-0498; (w) 617-859-6465; fax: 617-859-6690
bobtemkin@rcn.com

Alan Turner, 63 Hawkins St., Danielson, CT 06239 860-774-7452 (h), 860-774-7187 (w); 860-774-7452, (h fax)
alturner@myway.com

Judge Jerry Wagner, 12 South Pond Road, Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-242-5613 (h)
jerry.wagner@jud.state.ct.us

Jerry Gottesman Jerome Gottesman z''l, served on the Executive Committee of Congregation Beth El of Norwalk, as well as holding offices of Recording Secretary, Bulletin Editor, House Chairman, Usher Chairman, Hebrew Literacy Chairman, and Computer Chairman. He was Past President of CT Valley Region, USCJ, and was a past Financial Secretary, and was the webmaster of the CT Valley Region web site. He served as an International VP of USCJ, as well as Dues Committee Chair, and a member Computer Committee, and Affiliations Committee. He served on the World Council of Conservative Synagogues and was the webmaster for MERCAZ USA.