TBA-Pressman Academy Gala – 2026

Gala Committee

Anamay Carmel and Joanna Kasirer, Co-Chairs
Michael Steuer, VP of Advancement
Essia Cartoon-Fredman
Amy Chapman
Hadar Cohen
Dorit Cooper
Josh Kaplan
Danielle Katzir
Amy Miller
Bobby Nooromid
Amy Slomovitz
Laura Wasserman Steuer
Vanessa Stoff
Joanna Taitz

TBA/Pressman Academy Staff

Rabbi Adam Kligfeld, Senior Rabbi
Rabbi Rebecca Schatz, Associate Rabbi
Rabbi Hillary Chorny, Cantor
Sheryl Goldman, Executive Director
Rabbi Matt Shapiro, Director of Youth Learning & Engagement
Dr. Erica Rothblum, Head of School
Rabbi Joel E. Rembaum, Emeritus
Sarit Ashkenazi, JPA Advancement Associate
Gabbie Fried, TBA Marketing & Communications Director 
Samantha Kelley, JPA Development Manager
Ariana Shane, TBA Membership & Data Manager
Deenie Silberstein, JPA Director of Institutional Advancement
Ronna Sundy, TBA Special Events Coordinator

Honorary Committee

Aaron Aftergood
Hannah Aftergood Reinstein
Ron Alberts
Vivian Alberts
Melissa Berenbaum
Lynn Bider
Sandi Bien
Sandra Braun
Tamar Braz
Bryan Carmel
Essia & Howard Cartoon-Fredman
Bernard Cartoon-Fredman
Amy Chapman
Rabbi Hillary Chorny
Teri Cohan Link
Russell Cohen
Mike & Sherri Cohn
Alex DeGood
Elisa Delson
Jennifer Elad
Elyssa Elbaz
BJ Elias
Yoni Feldman-Greene
Seth Fisher
Karen Fried
Rebecca Friedman
Sheryl Goldman
Lisa Goldsmith
Susan Green
Jay Greenstein
Joel Grossman
Daniel Gryczman
Michael Harris
Lori Harrison
Harris Hartman
Susan Hetsroni
Gil Hopenstand
Alex Jacobs
Josh Kaplan
Danielle Katzir
Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

 

Lauren Klitofsky
Jerry Krautman
Shuli Kupchan
Mo Langer
Jana Lehman-Richland
Jennifer Low
Virginia Maas           
Eric Maman
Joey Miller
Nachum & Ariella Moss Peterseil
Bobby Nooromid
Sara Onufer
Eli Pearlman
Avi & Wanda Peretz  
Jana Posalski
Anna Prager
Josh Pretsky
Jeff Rabin
Guiliette Recht
Ben Reder
Robert Ring          
Dr. Erica Rothblum
Rachel Rubin Green
Linda Salem
Mark Samuel 
Jay Sanders
Rabbi Rebecca Schatz
Devra Schwartz
Rabbi Matt Shapiro    
Diane Shapiro              
Michael Shimansky
Brent and Sue Smith
Bret and Alyce Smith
Brady and Tracy Smith
Aaron Spiwak
Michael Steuer
Jonathan Swerdlow
Marshall Temkin       
Stuart Tochner             
Deb Torgan
Janet Metson Urman
John Vaughan
Andrew Wallenstein
Rachel Weber
Stuart Weiss
Adam Weiss
Eric Weissman
Mark Wolf       
Roye Zur

in formation