Samuel Breier has a long history with The Brotherhood Synagogue. He grew up across the street on Gramercy Park. As such, he has always considered himself fortunate to call the Synagogue his second home. He was an early attendee of Shabbat Corner with our Executive Director Emeritus Phil Rothman, the Synagogue’s Hebrew School (before the expansion) and Junior Congregation. After Bar Mitzvah, he stayed active — playing regular games of chess with Rabbi Block, attending weekly services, and, eventually, becoming co-chair of the Usher Committee.

With backgrounds in biochemistry, politics, law, and, most recently, an MBA, Sam is currently serving as Chief Operating Officer for his family’s Risk Management Consulting Firm and lives nearby with his wife — a medical student at Touro’s College of Osteopathic Medicine — and 8-month-old son in Stuyvesant Town (who he hopes will be able to attend Brotherhood’s Nursery School). He hopes to help expand outreach and programs for younger members and couples (distinct from their kids) and continue to coordinate the Usher Committee (with more modern updates), going forward.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was an avid sailor and skier, racing regularly. In addition, he has always enjoyed the city’s cultural activities: museums, theater and the NY Philharmonic.

Eddie Bergman is President of IDS, a consulting firm focusing on tourism marketing and development as well as real estate management services in New York.  Eddie is also CEO of Proxima Hospitality Group, which owns and manages Hill and Bay.  In 1999, Eddie co‐founded and currently serves as President of the Board of MCW (Miracle Corners of the World), an NGO devoted to empowering youth to make positive change in their communities.  Eddie was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for NEPAD, the economic development program of the African Union in recognition of his service as Executive Director of the Africa Travel Association, a position he held for nearly a decade.  He has received several humanitarian awards for his work, including the 2009 Ellis Island Medal of Honor.  Eddie has lived in Murray Hill since 2001.

Richard Breier is the founder and President of Breier Group Concepts, Inc.  With over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, Richard has done a wide range of corporate and individual projects.

He has been an active member of the Brotherhood Synagogue community since 1979, now primarily serving as Co-head of the Ushers’ Committee along with his son Samuel and as a Trustee. Over the years, Richard has served on many professional and personal organizations including as an officer of The Gramercy Co. Co Operative Apartment house, directly across the street from the Brotherhood.

He has a Master’s of Business Administration from George Washington University in International Finance and Marketing along with an Accounting degree from Syracuse University.

Pamela Chisling has been a member of the Brotherhood Synagogue since 2006, when she joined the congregation with her future husband.  She has children that take part in both the Nursery and Hebrew school programs.  Pamela was blessed to have her adult Bat Mitzvah with two our members in 2010.  She is a professional lighting designer who likes to spend her free time working on projects that make Brotherhood a warm and welcoming space.

Inge Dobelis has been a member of Brotherhood Synagogue since 1979 and she has been active and involved in a variety of synagogue activities since joining. She first served as President of the Religious School Parents' Association and later as President of the synagogue.  She has always helped with the synagogue’s Homeless Shelter since it opened in 1983 and she still prepares 36 batches of soup for Shelter guests annually - one for each night of the program. Inge has also coordinated the annual Rabbi Block Memorial Lecture since its inception.

Malcolm Davis is a long standing member of the Brotherhood Synagogue, who has served as its President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and continues to be an active member of the Board. An attorney by trade, Malcolm works on the Personnel Committee that deals with employment and insurance issues. Serving Brotherhood in all its activities has been a labor of love for the past 25 years and has been an integral part of the life of his family.

Alan Fell and his family have been involved members of the Brotherhood community for many years.  Alan is a longtime member of the board, most recently co-chairing the Israel Committee.  He is an attorney in private practice in Manhattan.

Carol Ginsburg has been a member of the Brotherhood Synagogue since 1994. She and her late husband, Steven, moved into Manhattan and went “Synagogue Shopping.” Their first stop was Brotherhood and they didn’t have to look further! Carol has been President of Brotherhood (twice) and Chairman of the Board. She currently serves on the Nominating Committee, Technology Committee and Personnel Committee. In addition to the warm spiritual connection to Brotherhood, Carol’s goal is to help the Synagogue continue its smooth operations in the 21st century. Her granddaughters both attend Hebrew School at Brotherhood and she looks forward to each of their future Bat Mitzvahs. Carol retired as a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank where she managed their Global Business Information Services.

Marge has been a member of the Brotherhood Synagogue since 1993.  She and her two children and mother have been frequent attendees of many of the children's activities at the Synagogue over the years: Aleph Bet Club and Junior Congregation on Saturday mornings; Hebrew School; children's services during the holidays; Purim and Hanukkah parties.  She has been a Board member for over 10 years, originally participating on the Membership Committee and now Chair of the Technology Committee.  The Tech Committee brought the new website to life, Wi-Fi to the Synagogue building, a new Relationship Management system for members and many other initiatives.  Watch for more projects in the future.  Marge and her family, including co-Board member Carol Ginsburg (mom), sponsor and promote the Annual Chuck Ginsburg Memorial Blood Drive at Brotherhood, held in memory of Marge's brother.  By day, Marge is the Deputy Chief Technology Officer of a large government organization. She has a Computer Science undergrad from Northeastern University and an MBA from the NYU Stern Executive Program.

Howard Glatzer and his wife Rachel have been members at The Brotherhood since 2003.  During this time, Howard has served as a member and chairperson of the House Committee for over 7 years and has been on the Board of Trustees for several years.  Howard and Rachel have two sons, Evan and Jared, who have been growing up at Brotherhood since their early years.  Both Evan and Jared attended and graduated from the Brotherhood Nursery School.  Evan recently graduated from the Hebrew School and became a Bar Mitzvah at the shul in 2015.  Jared, his younger brother, is still attending the Hebrew School and is already planning his 2020 Bar Mitzvah.  Outside of Brotherhood, Howard is the President and CEO of Cadence Property Group, a real estate investment and development firm which he founded in 2014.  Prior to that, Howard has over 25 years of experience serving as the co-head or key investment professional at several real estate private equity funds and real estate firms.  Howard earned an M.B.A in Finance from Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School of Business and a B.S. in Neurobiology from Cornell University.

Abby Goldstein has been a member of the Brotherhood Synagogue since her daughter’s baby naming in 2004.  Her children, Max and Sadie, have attended toddler classes, the nursery school and the Hebrew school, where Sadie is in Kitah Zayin.  Her family regularly attends Junior Congregations on Saturday mornings.  Abby serves on the Hebrew School and Teen Committees, has volunteered at many Hebrew school and Synagogue events, and regularly takes adult education classes.  Although currently staying home with her children, Abby is a speech-language pathologist.  She and her family live in Tribeca.

Paul and his wife, Debra Saltzman Hill, Brotherhood community members for over thirty years, raised their sons, Aaron and Jonathan, from infancy to Bar Mitzvah to adulthood at Brotherhood.  Both sons went on to serve in the IDF.  Paul has been co-chair of Brotherhood’s Israel Committee for the past dozen years, bringing film, food, music, (Latkes and Vodkas), news of Israel, a tour of Israel, and a class of his own design, “A History of Israel from the Time of the Dinosaurs to the Present.”  Paul was honored as Brotherhood’s Chatan Bereshit for 5773, and has chanted Torah, Haftorah, and Megillat Esther.  A Registered Architect and principal of his eponymously named firm for more than thirty years, Paul’s practice, originally widely focused, now specializes in hospitals and outpatient centers for chemotherapy, urgent care, imaging, and physical therapy.  His work has been published in book, magazine, and newsprint form.  Paul is a native Clevelander and graduate of  The Ohio State University at Columbus.

Seth Hulkower is President of Strategic Energy Advisory Services, a privately held consulting company. Seth and his wife, Lissa Perlman, and their daughters,  Talia and Sasha,  have been members at Brotherhood  for over twenty years.  Both girls attended Hebrew school at Brotherhood and held their bat mitzvahs here.  The welcoming nature of Brotherhood revealed itself on their first visit when Talia, age one at the time, started crying and they rushed out of the sanctuary.  Long-time member and past President, Val Gadsen,  urged them to come back and then at the end of services Rabbi Alder invited the family with the “singing” baby to open the ark for Aleinu — a terrific introduction to a warm and open community and Seth is very happy to serve on the Board.

Russell Kohn and his wife Carolyn Blair live in the East Village and have been members of Brotherhood Synagogue since 2015. During that time, Russell has been a regular Torah reader at Saturday morning services, Chair of the Synagogue's Investment Committee, and a member of several other committees including the High Holidays Committee and the Reopening Task Force.

By day, Russell is Founding Partner & General Manager of a sparkling water company, Free Rain. He has led, advised and invested in a number of New York-based food & beverage companies throughout his career. When he isn't at the Synagogue or making seltzer, you'll find him on his bicycle, walking his dog or making deep dish pizza.

Brad Miles has been a lifelong member of Brotherhood Synagogue.  He attended  Hebrew School  and became a  Bar Mitzvah at Brotherhood during  Rabbi Irving  J. Block z"l era.  He and his wife, Rachel, were married by Rabbi Alder, and his children have grown up at the Synagogue. He has been a board member for many years.

Brad works for Douglas Elliman selling residential real estate in New York City.  He is also a board member of the Israel Tennis Centers, a not for profit benefiting Israeli children in need.

David Fine and his wife have been members of The Brotherhood Synagogue since 2009. Both of their children attended the Nursery School, currently attend the Hebrew School, and have been in the Hebrew School Broadway Musical every year since they were each in Kitah Gan.

While his children were in Nursery School, David volunteered on the School Benefit committee and produced videos for the events each year. David has also served as Treasurer of the PTA of P.S. 40 for four years and as a member of the Executive Board of the Parent Association of The Clinton School.

David is a lawyer specializing in securities law regulations and transactions. In his free time David enjoys anything relating to ice hockey, including playing, practicing, coaching, and watching.

In a rich and varied thirty year career, Daniel Neiden has enjoyed bridging the gap between avant-garde and mainstream commercial theater, having worked side by side with the Tony-nominee, multiple Obie-winning Liz Swados for nearly ten years, as actor, creative consultant, and co-producer on more than a half dozen of her ventures. He has served as a consultant and fund-raiser for Nederlander Productions, bringing investors and creative input to several of James Nederlander’s various Broadway projects, including Sunset Boulevard. Daniel produced, directed, and co-wrote two sold out benefit performances at Symphony Space: Just Healthcare, honoring Michael Moore and featuring performances and readings by Pete Seeger, Tom Chapin, Michael Musto, and Carl Hancock Rux; and Silkwood Today with Meryl Streep, Mike Nichols and Ron Silver.

Neiden guest-lectured at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Theater Institute for more than ten years. His seminars proved so effective that he was chosen as the only non-institute past director to be invited to join the committee planning the direction of NTI. Currently, Daniel is composing new musicals with June Rachelson-Ospa, which include Imaginary Boy-A New American Musical; Stupid Wig; and Bollywood And Vine, and he is developing a new work based on letters of and about Raoul Wallenberg.

As a lay-cantor, Daniel has performed 800 weddings, funerals, and family simchas since 1985, directing all fees to various non-profit charities he supports, and he offers, fifteen years running, free High Holy Day services courtesy of St. John’s Lutheran Church on Christopher Street. He has served as a substitute cantor here at Brotherhood. Daniel is married to Irene and the father of two college students, Evan and Dora. He is originally from Lincoln, Nebraska.

Matthew has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Brotherhood Synagogue since June, 2016.  He is a member of the Adult Education Committee and hopes to bring new excitement and participation to the adult education opportunities at the Synagogue.  Matthew is a Partner at the law firm of Rimon, P.C. and specializes in Sports Law.  He got his Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College and his Juris Doctorate from Emory University School of Law.  Matthew and his wife, Caryn, have been members of Brotherhood since their children started going to the Nursery School and both of their children, Myles and Lily, have graduated the Nursery School and are in the Hebrew School and both have been in the Hebrew School Musicals.

Ruth and Bill Raskin, with their three sons, Gabriel, Joshua and Jonah joined the Brotherhood Congregation in 1979. All of their life cycle events have occurred in conjunction with the Synagogue. They have celebrated 3 Bar Mitzvahs, had an Aufruf , and Rabbi Alder married Josh and Melissa. At their family’s saddest and most devastating time, the death of Bill, Rabbi Alder officiated. Subsequently, both granddaughters, Hannah and Madison have had their Baby Naming’s at the Synagogue.

Bill served on the Board of Trustees for many years. After he left the Board, Ruth was asked to join and did so in 2001 and has served to date. She chaired the Fund Raising Committee, created the Special Events Committee, which she continues to serve on , Chaired the Membership Committee, now also serves on the House Committee and Chairs the Personnel Committee. She is committed to ensuring a vibrant future for Brotherhood Synagogue

Charlie Rich and his family became members of the Brotherhood Synagogue in 1995.  He joined the Board of Trustees in 1998 and served as an officer on the Executive Board until 2016, including tenure as Chairman of the Board from 2013 through 2016.  He supervised the major synagogue construction projects which resulted in the creation of the 4th floor and building-wide upgrades from 1999-2003 and has chaired/ co-chaired the House Committee since 2002 in addition to serving on numerous synagogue committees.  Charlie was a Simchat Torah honoree in 2004.

In his professional life, Charlie is a name partner at Rottenberg Lipman Rich, PC law firm, where he concentrates his practice in real estate and commercial transactions.  Charlie also serves on the Board of Managers in the Steiner Building condo. Charlie received his JD degree from Boston University School of Law and his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where he meet his wife Jayme.   Their two children Alex and Daniel reside in NYC.

Neal Rosenberg has served as a Trustee of Brotherhood since 2014 and currently serves as Treasurer and co-chair of the Budget Committee.  Neal and his wife Michele, have been members for 20 years and their son Jonathan, attended the Hebrew School and became Bar Mitzvah at Brotherhood.

Neal is a Certified Public Accountant and an audit partner at Cornick, Garber & Sandler, LLP a mid-sized accounting firm located in New York City.  He has spent most of his career leading the audit departments of two significant New York City public accounting firms.

Neal is a graduate of the State University of New York at Albany.  He is proud to be a part of the Brotherhood Synagogue Community.

Jeff Ross is a Senior Medical Director, Medicare Medical Operations at Aetna.  He relocated to NYC from Cleveland in 2007 and began coming to Brotherhood Synagogue to say Kaddish for his father.  Because of his positive experiences with people at our Tuesday minyan, with Rabbi Alder, and with our Executive Director Emeritus Phil Rothman, he decided to join the shul!  Since then,  Jeff has been deeply involved with the work of the Interfaith Committee and most recently,  with the Cantor Search Committee.  On occasion, the Rabbi calls him up to chant Haftarah.  Jeff enjoys the diversity and spirit of the congregation and our commitment to social action. He is very happy to have found a new spiritual home in NYC, given his lifelong membership with his Cleveland synagogue.

Gloria Zimmerman Stone and her family have been members of Brotherhood since 2008. Her children attended the Hebrew school and had their bnai’ mitzvah at the synagogue. Gloria was a class parent and ran the Hebrew School book fair for a number of years. She started the Knowledge for College series in 2019 and has been active on the Racial Justice Committee, helping bring a number of speakers to our community.

Gloria teaches English as a Second Language at Lehman College Adult Learning Center.

Michael Sobel and his wife, Leslie, and family have been members of The Brotherhood Synagogue since 2009. Both of their children, Talia and Jack, graduated from Brotherhood Nursery School and currently attend Brotherhood Hebrew School. Michael is a partner at the firm of Wilk Auslander and specializes in real estate and specifically retail and office leasing. He received his Bachelor of Science from Penn State University and his Juris Doctorate from Brooklyn Law School. Michael has also coached softball and baseball in the Greenwich Village Little League.

Judy Shapiro has been a member of the Brotherhood Synagogue since 2001. She first started attending the Brotherhood Synagogue after her mother passed away and she needed a place to say Kaddish. She was warmly welcomed by the Brotherhood community and soon joined. After retiring from a career in financial services with TIAA, she started volunteering with the Brotherhood Hebrew School working on the annual Hebrew School Broadway musical. This has since become her passion and she has helped to produce the musicals for the past seventeen years. In addition, she has been teaching in the Hebrew School for eight years. Judy has been a member of the Board of Trustees for several years and had the honor of serving as president of the congregation from 2013-2016. In addition to her duties at Brotherhood,  she  was also a docent at the Central Park Zoo and has given many tours to Brotherhood members.

Fifi and Michael, kids Noa, Nate and David have been members of Brotherhood Synagogue for over 14 years. Fifi is an active participant on the Membership committee and enjoys many of the diversified activities at Brotherhood, in particular attending services and Shabbatons. Her three children are all proud graduates of the Brotherhood Nursery School, and attribute much of their love of learning to their early years there. Michael Simon has been an active participant in music programming at Brotherhood, and most recently helped record two of the Voices of the Sacred concerts for possible future release.  Additionally, Fifi is the founder of SIMON showroom, a fashion agency dedicated to the growth and expansion of young designer ready-to -wear brands.

Lewis Teperman, MD, FACS leads Northwell Health’s team of specialists and is an internationally recognized pioneer in liver transplantation and an authority in living donor liver transplantation, immunosuppression and organ preservation.  His research includes the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma; drug metabolism and donor age; donor derived diseases; clinical use of immunosuppressants and the use of plasma exchange to enhance hepatic allograft survival.  He has helped revolutionize post-transplant treatment and prevention from Hepatitis B and C.  He is also an expert on the treatment of liver carcinoma.

Dr. Teperman is a member of many national boards including the American Board of Surgery, Transplant Advisory Council (TAC), American College of Surgeons (Governor), LiveOnNY, NYCLT and a past member of ALF and LOLA.

Dr. Teperman’s family has been members of the Brotherhood for a quarter of a century. His wife Helaine is a past Board Member and current co-chair of the Social Action Committee.  His children Carly and Jake were bar and bat mitzvahed at Brotherhood. The Teperman’s are avid supporters of Brotherhood.

Bob is presently Co-Chair with Ellie Wertheim and Jeff Ross of the Synagogue’s Interfaith Committee, and also serves on the Racial Justice and Nominating Committees.

Seth and his wife Melissa came to New York in 2011 and had difficulty finding a synagogue that they felt comfortable with. After visiting Brotherhood and coming to services for a few months they knew this was a wonderful community to join. Since then, Brotherhood has been a key part of many crucial milestones for Seth, Melissa and their two daughters Zipporah and Aviva. The family regularly attends shabbat services and Zipporah attends the Thursday Hebrew School program. Seth and Melissa hope to have many life events for their family in the years to come.

Tracie, her husband Mark, and sons Sam (16) and Zach (14) live in Battery Park City and have been members of Brotherhood since 2007. Her sons have grown up attending many Brotherhood programs, including Shabbat Corner, Aleph-Bet Club, Junior Congregation and can often be found volunteering at our Homeless Shelter; they are currently enrolled in the Hebrew School. By profession, Tracie is a fundraiser working with non-profits on event-based fundraising strategies.

Debra M. Aaron and her husband Reed have been Brotherhood members for 25 years and Debra has served as a trustee since 1993.  Debra and Reed’s children, Marissa and Craig, attended the Hebrew School and became Bnai Mitzvah at Brotherhood. Debra has served as Treasurer and Recording Secretary of the Brotherhood Board, and currently serves as co-chair of the Budget and Special Events Committees.  One of Debra’s favorite leadership roles has been producing Brotherhood’s Film Series.   Debra loves sharing content that matters through film and discussing film with new and experienced film makers as well as fellow members.   Debra is a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley in the Investment Management Division. She graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Wheaton College and received her JD from Rutgers Law School where she was Articles Editor of the Women’s Rights Law Reporter, the first law journal in the United States to focus on the law and public policy relating to women’s rights.  She earned her LLM (Tax) from New York University School of Law.

Alba Dwass and her family have been active members of the Brotherhood community since 1997. Originally from Turin, Italy, Alba teaches Italian.

Lisa Goldey and her husband, Mark, live in North Chelsea and have been members of the Brotherhood Synagogue since 1998, except for 3 years in Virginia.  Rabbi Alder officiated at their wedding, the baby naming of their daughter, Ann, and bris of their son, Felix.  Ann celebrated her Bat Mitzvah via Zoom at Brotherhood, and Felix celebrated his in June 2022. Both children attended the Brotherhood Hebrew School and participated in tech crew for the school musicals, and Junior Congregation.

Lisa has spent the last 15 years as a Human Resources executive across a wide range of industries, including pharmaceutical and IT services, and is currently EVP of People for GoodwillNYNJ. She has volunteered at Brotherhood over the years in connection with the Building Committee, the Hebrew School play, the Purim Carnival and has been an usher at the High Holidays. She is currently serving on the Executive Director search committee. Mark is a frequent teacher in adult education related to traditional and not so traditional Jewish foods.