After a month of celebration, the haggim have come to an end. We’ve cleaned up the last bits of sticky honey, put away the shofar, changed the Torah covers back from white to blue, and stored the mahzors away. But there is one more thing we have to do: thank the hundreds of BJ members who worked alongside the BJ staff and spiritual leaders these past few weeks so that our community could pray, sing, laugh, dance, and connect. Everything we have experienced could only have happened through their loving dedication and hard work. To all of the volunteers who helped the BJ community enter 5787, we say thank you. And thank you. And thank you again! 

Who made the High Holy Days so high and holy?

You did.

See below to see all of the names of the volunteers who helped make BJ the place you know and love this High Holy Day season. It’s our honor to recognize them for all they have contributed. 

We tried very hard to make sure our lists are accurate and include all of the wonderful volunteers. If we missed you, please let us know so we can add your name! 

Shofar Blowers

Elul/Rosh Hashanah/Ne’ilah: Sam Bruce, Mark Lehrman, Stuart Rapaport, Elana Roberts, Jonathan Silver

Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Family Service and Early Childhood Service: Sam Bruce

Holy Rollers 

Our Holy Rollers rolled all the Torot to the appropriate places and otherwise prepared the Torot throughout the holidays.

Freddy Goldstein (Co-chair), Dova Marder (Co-chair), Myriam Abramowicz, Sharon Anstey,  Jacob Berman, Vitina Biondo, Barbara Blum, Alan Caro, Suzana Caro, Madeline Cohen, Elias del Rosario, Micah Dicker, Sean Duckworth, Paul Fischer, Lynda Fisher, Carol Gelles, Emily Goldstein, Susan Hyman, Tyler Kleint, Paula Kramer Weiss, Gail Landis, Sara Levine, Robert Long, Juan Martinez Suarez, Ellen Metzger, Peggy Moss, Michael Mostow, Nancy Mostow, Seth Park, Rachel Park, Stuart Rapaport, Yosef Riemer, Sue Salwen, Rachel Shulkin, Eli Weiss, Sylvia Vogelman 

Service Leaders

Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur: Sarah Rosenthal, Jake Samuels, Belle Yoeli

Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Aviv: Matt Arons, Shira Bodnar, Jake Samuels, Nina Simpkins, Belle Yoelli

Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Family Services: Josh Albin, Leo Rosenthal Arenson, Danielle Baldinger, Ari Berman, Heather Berman, Izzy Blumenthal, Leah Bruce, Anya Cohen, Torie Goldstein, Joanna Kahan, Toby Mann, Asher Margolies, Paige Mittler, Charlie Rosen, Eli Rosenstock, Alexander Schulz, Maya Schwartz, Rena Schwartz, Sasha Shapiro, Julia Slavin, Bennett Sloane, Sivan Sol, Tahlia Trobe, Rebecca Waldman, Abby Weinger

Volunteer Musicians

Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Family Services: Miriam Blumberg, Caren Caplan, Charlotte Caplan, Jeremy Caplan, Rebecca Caplan, Ziv Cohen-Margolius, Robin Kerner, Eli Klotz, Aiden Sol, Izzy Sussman, Sy Sussman

Torah and Haftarah Readers

Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur: Martha Ackelsberg, Stephanie Bromberg, Ziv Cohen-Margolius, Alisa Doctoroff, Rabbi Anne Ebersman, Susan Etra, Jenny Golub, Harriet Goren, Eli Klotz, Tova Leibowitz, Leo Rosenthal Arenson, Aiden Sol, Sivan Sol, Arthur Staub, Simon (Sy) Sussman, Ezra Tiven-Gottesman, David Waldman,Rebecca Waldman, Rina Wallach

Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Family Services: Eliora Merav Ancowitz, Leo Rosenthal Arenson, Barry Waldman, David Waldman, Rebecca Waldman

Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Aviv Services: Sophia Bergen, Michael Braun, Alexandra Broner, Nicolas Castano, Micah Dicker, Ruthie Fierberg, Cecilia Fischer, Emily Goldstein, Rachel Kaplan, Sophie Malki, Rebecca Passman, Nina Simpkins

Sukkot, Hoshana Rabbah, Shemini Atzeret, and Simhat Torah Services: Matt Arons, Shira Bodnar, Susan Etra, Ruthie Fierberg, Jenny Golub, Joan Heffler, Robin Kerner, Lizzie Kraiem, David Lieberman, Jerry Nadler, Stuart Rapaport, Micki Reiss

Simhat Torah Honorees: Seth Park (Hatan Torah), Hannah Bachman (Kallat Bereshit)

Divrei Torah and Haftarah 

Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur: Matt Arons, Rabbi Ayelet Cohen, Rabbi Adam Gillman, Marjorie Lehman

Kavannot

Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Family Services: Charlie Rosen

Eleh Ezkerah Speakers

Ruth Jarmul, Seth Park

Gabbaim

Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur: Myriam Abramowicz (Head Gabbai), Sharon Anstey (Head Gabbai), Carol Gelles (Head Gabbai), Paula Kramer Weiss (Head Gabbai), Hadley Allen, Ellen Bloch, Max Bordereau, Sandee Brawarsky, Susan Fishman, Rochelle Friedlich, Martha Ginsberg, Susan Hyman, Ilene Katz, Sara Levine, Susan Margolis, Ellen Metzger, Jodi Reiskind, Toni Siegel, Eli Weiss

Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Family Services: Toby Baldinger, Samantha Berman, Alison Holden, Sofia Hubscher

Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Aviv Services: Hannah Bachman, Micah Dicker, Sean Duckworth

Ushers and Greeters

Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur: Stephen Morey Greenberg (Head Usher), Peggy Moss (Head Usher), Henry Weinberger (Head Usher), Gideon Abraham, Harriet Abraham, Gail Amsterdam, Marjorie Backman, Andrea Bigelisen, Helene Blieberg, Barbara Blum, Mandy Braun, Joni Brenner, Suzana Caro, Elizabeth Cohen, Madeline Cohen, Elias del Rosario, Jenny Eisenberg, Bracha Eugeni, Alex Federman, Andrea Feirstein, Donald Fishbein, Paula Galowitz, Aaron Garcia Haddad, Zahara Gelber, Michael Geller, Martha Ginsberg, Liz Greenstein, Laurence Haddad, Marlene Halpern, Miriam Herscher, Jennifer Hirsch, Betsy Imershein, Marc Intrater, Laurel Kallen, Julie Kantrowitz, Anne Kohn, Marvin Krislov, Ellie Krupnick, Rachel Laiserin, Shira Nadich Levin, Sara Levine, Barry Lichtenberg, Ricki Lieberman, Mimi Lox, Jack David Marcus, Alex Margolies, Elle Melaver, Audrey Melkin, Eve Mensch, Andrea Newman, Antonio Pagliarulo, Rachel Park, Seth G. Park, Lilli Platt, Jody Prusan, Deborah Ramer, Julie Ratner, Robin Reif, Kathleen Restifo, David Rhode, Ilene Richman, Raquel Rosenfeld, Ilene Rosenthal, Jerry Rothman, Sheila Rothman, Jenny Mariaschin Rudin, Suzanne Salwen, Susan Sanders, Andrea Schwartz, Martha E. Sherman, Leah Silver, Renee Silverman, Jeffrey Singerman, Carol Smokler, David Stern, Amy Sugin, Jennifer Sylvor, Nancy Tepper, Judith Trachtenberg, Gail Tuzman, Gary Wartels, Colin Weil, Scott Weiner, Barbara Willinger, Gary Wingens, Ira Wolfman, Regina Zimmerman, Lisa Zucker

Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Family and Early Childhood Services: Sarah Baron, Jacob Berman, David Broxmeyer, Rachel Bruce, Suzanne Fathi, Ross Goldstein, Chris Hahn, Penny Hahn, Joanna Kahan, Melanie Kantrowitz, Jenny Mariaschin-Rudin, Michael Rosen, Becca Schofield-Cohen, Rebecca Tuchman, Aly Viny, Aaron Viny, Lilah Viny

Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Aviv Services: Gabrielle Cohen, Marina Dauer, Benjamin Laufer, Sophie Malki, Rebecca Passman, Julia Rundbaken, Jeff Zachman

Volunteer Kol Nidrei Appeal Solicitors

Harriet Abraham, Karen Adler, Toby Baldinger, Sheila Bleckner, Madeline Cohen, Jenny Eisenberg, Elissa Fishman, Michael Geller, Judy Geller-Marlowe, Oriyan Gitig -Schwartz, Lauren Goldstein Bromberger, Nancy Greenblatt, Liz Greenstein, Ruth Jarmul, Stefan Kantrowitz, Joel Kazis, Sherry Kohn, Paula Kramer Weiss, Alisa Kurshan, Lisa Mednick Owen, Ellen Metzger, Shira Nadich Levin, Andrea Newman, Seth Park, Yosef Riemer, Ilene Rosenthal, Jonathan Schwartz, Oriyan Gitig-Schwartz, Toni Siegel, Leah Silver, Laurie Spear, Judy Stern, Judith Trachtenberg, Mim Warden, Ira Wolfman, Lisa Zucker