Jay Zagorsky, President

Jay has been co-president of TBZ since May of 2005. Before that he was vice-president for five years. With the help of his wife Kim and three children Joshua, Benjamin and Rebecca, he has ensured that TBZ members have been well fed at Saturday and holiday kiddushs. Beyond his TBZ duties Jay does research at Ohio State University's Center for Human Resource Research and teaches at Boston University's School of Management.

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1st Vice President, Jonathan Klein

Jonathan and his wife Amy Schottenfels joined TBZ about 5 years ago and quickly became Saturday morning regulars.  Jonathan was co-facilitator of his Me’ah class, and has been a Board Member for the past two years.  Most recently, he chaired the Board’s Growth Committee, which recently presented a comprehensive set of recommendations for TBZ’s future. In his day job, Jonathan is a founding principal of Klein Hornig LLP, a small law firm with offices in Boston and Washington, DC which specializes in affordable housing and community development law.

2nd Vice President, Meredith Joy
In her professional life, Meredith manages the New Parent Support Programs at Jewish Family & Children’s Service as part of a 15 year career in non-profit management and development. She is currently chair of the Membership Committee which is committed to finding new ways for members to connect to each other.

Larry Kraus, Chairperson, Board of Directors

Larry Kraus and his family have been members of TBZ since 2002. Larry has been a member of the Board for since 2003, and was chosen to serve as Chairman of the Board for the 2005-2007 term. Larry is an an attorney practicing with the firm Foley & Lardner, LLP. He lives in West Roxbury with his wife Sara Smolover, and his kids - Aaron (age 10), Micah (age 7), and Adina (age 3).

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Reggie Silberberg, Vice-Chairperson, Board of Directors

Reggie writes: "I have been a member of TBZ since Yom Kippur of 1999. Prior to joining TBZ, I belonged to the Harvard University Community Minyan led by Rabbi Gold, and attended the minyan occasionally on Shabbat but always for High Holiday services. Basically I was a three-day-a-year Jew, celebrating Shabbat in the home on Friday nights with other families, and sending my son to Harvard Hillel Children's School which has since evolved into Eitz Chayyim in Cambridge. After Rabbi Gold retired I began a search for a shul with ruach and yiddishkeit and attended a Shilchot service where Reb Moshe was one of the participating Rabbis leading the service. Not only did I find ruach and yiddishkeit, I found humor and TBZ, Reb Moshe's synagogue, which became my spiritual home. After that fateful Yom Kippur, having been deeply touched by services, I joined TBZ and returned to Judaism with quiet enthusiasm and an overflowing opened heart. About six months later, I became active in the TBZ community and attended shul regularly on both Friday evenings and Saturday mornings. And I still do!"

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Bob Perlman, Executive Director

Bob has been Executive Director at TBZ for the past 3 years. Prior to that, Bob practiced law in Boston for over 30 years. He also served as a lay leader at two Newton synagogues as well the Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston. Bob hails originally from Brookline, where his family attended the then-newly-organized Temple Beth Zion in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s before moving to Newton. He and his wife Lesley have two grown children.

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Jeralyn Elowitz, Administrative Assistant

Jeralyn came to TBZ in the summer of 2004. Outside of TBZ, she continues to provide her professional organizing and interior decoration services to her clients. Jeralyn and her husband David live in Newton and have three sons, two of which are in college and one at the Gann Academy High School.

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Edward S. Kleiman, Bookkeeper

Ed is the principal of ESP Small Business Support. His background includes ownership of a manufacturing company, synagogue administration, and tax preparation. In addition to his business and accounting experience Ed holds a BA in Philosophy from Tufts University and two Masters in Education. Ed and his wife Nancy raised two sons in Newton. They now reside in a restored mill in Dedham.

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