Dear Friends,
We are excited to introduce the new KSYM Vaad for the 2021 calendar year. We are looking forward to building on the successful Vaad leadership of previous years, and helping create a vibrant, engaged, and learned community.
We want to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the outgoing Vaad members, particularly Yehuda Samter, Shonny Solow, Jason Smilowitz, and Louise Szczerb for their hard work and dedication over their respective terms on the Vaad, and their exceptional leadership during a very challenging 2020.
Dov Katz, President
dov.katz@ksym.org.il
050-423-0953
Dov made Aliyah to Modiin with his wife Shira and their 3 (now 4) children in 2011. A Columbia and New York University graduate, Dov has spent 20 years working in technology in the financial services sector. He was active in his former community in New Jersey and currently serves on boards of other non-profits in Israel and abroad.
Jerry Glazer, Treasurer
finance@ksym.org.il
054-255-7943
Jerry made Aliyah in 2005 with his wife, Ileana, and his 3 children Yoni, Noam and Tani. In recent years, the family has been blessed with the additions of Yardenna (Yoni’s wife), Neriya Mordechai and Avital Penina (Yoni and Yardenna’s son and daughter). This is Jerry’s 3rd year serving on the Va’ad as Shul Treasurer. In the past 2 years Jerry headed various financial improvement projects, including the search for the Shul Administrator replacement and the move to a faster, more efficient online (MASAV) payments. Jerry has previously served on the Shul’s Audit Committee and has been the Head Gabbai. Jerry serves as HonestReporting’s Director of Finance and Administration.
Adina Grossman, Events
adinaweil@gmail.com
054-745-2019
An olah vatika and long-time Modiin resident, Adina is the proud mother of Aderet and Gavriel and this is her third year on the shul vaad. Adina works in legal marketing and misses performing with Women In Theater. She would love to hear from those of you with ideas for events, youth programming or chessed initiatives. The success of these programs depends on volunteers. Please be in touch if you would like to organize shul programs and committees, such as the events and youth committees, mishloach manot, holiday parties (PG!), kids/teen events, and adult social activities (yes, even during times of social distancing).
Freddy Schwartz, Gabbaim
fredschwartzmd@yahoo.com
052-703-0629
After moving from New Jersey to Buchman in 2004, Freddy's family was one of the founders of KSYM. He and his wife, Geri, are blessed with six children, including two sabras. His other job (outside of the shul) is as a physician. His focus on the vaad will be related to davening and other gabbai issues.
Dov Einhorn, Building
dov.einhorn@ksym.org.il
052-385-1174
Dov made Aliya from Los Angeles in 1994 and has called Modiin home, together with his wife Sheara and their 4 children, for the past 9 years. He is a partner at a US based real estate investment firm and serves on the board at the Israeli Medical Center for Alzheimer’s in Ramat Gan. He was a gabbai at the 8:30 Shabbat minyan for several years and is happy to be joining the shul vaad for all things building related.
Corinne Berzon, Communications
corinne.berzon@ksym.org.il
052-277-1780
Corinne made aliyah in 2003 from Montreal and met her husband, Yechiya, while volunteering with MDA Jerusalem. They moved to Modi’in in 2014 and have four sabra daughters and a dog named Moose. Corinne received her PhD in bioethics from Bar Ilan in 2018 and works in marketing.
