Meet our Clergy
Our Rabbinic and Cantorial team reflects a dynamic spectrum of learning and experience. We invite you to meet each one of the clergy members here and in person. Select one of our rabbis’ or cantors’ pages to find a vast library of sermons, articles, musical compositions, and recordings.
VBS Clergy Chronology
Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz 2022-present
Rabbi Nina Bieber Feinstein 2022-present
Rabbi Avi Taff 2010-2022
Rabbi Noah Farkas 2008-2021 bio
Rabbi Joshua Hoffman 2003-2021
Rabbi Paul Steinberg 2008-2014
Rabbi Tracee Rosen 2000-2003
Rabbi Leonard Zev Muroff 1998-1999
Rabbi Daniel Satlow 1996-1998
Rabbi Ed Feinstein 1993-present
Rabbi Paula L. Reimers 1990-1991
Rabbi Stewart L. Vogel 1989-1993
Rabbi Jerry Danzig 1985-1987
Rabbi Fredrick J. Margulies 1982-1985
Rabbi Gary E. Johnson 1977-1979
Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis [z"l] 1970-2014
Rabbi Aaron Gottesman 1969-1971
Rabbi Matthew H. Simon 1967-1969
Rabbi Moshe Babin 1964-1967
Rabbi Ben Zion Bergman 1959-1964
Rabbi Sydney S. Guthman 1956-1959
Rabbi Samuel Sherman 1955-1956
Rabbi Kalman Friedman 1953-1955
Cantor Jacqueline Rafii 2022-present
Cantor Phil Baron 2005-present
Cantor Herschel Fox1981-2024 bio
Cantor Farid Dardashti 1979-1981
Cantor Samuel Fordis 1959-1979
Cantor Julius Blackman 1956-1959
Cantor Bennett Mitock 1952-1956
Cantor Leon Bennett 1951-1952
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