Rabbi Joshua Goldstein
Rabbi Joshua Goldstein joins Congregation Sha’arey Ha-Yam from Temple Sha'arey Shalom's where he was leader for 30 years, retiring on June 30, 2012. In July, 2012 he became Rabbi Emeritus. Rabbi Goldstein has been active in a number of local and national organizations. Included among these are his positions on the Rabbinic Cabinet of the Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA), on the Rabbinic Advisory Committee of Camp Harlam, and on the Board of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). He is a Past President of the Springfield Clergy Association.
He received his undergraduate degree from Temple University, and his rabbinical degree from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. In 2000, he was awarded the Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree. He had served Congregations in Geneva, New York and Springfield, Illinois before coming to Temple Sha'arey Shalom in 1982.
Rabbi Goldstein is a native of Princeton, New Jersey. He is married to Sally Reiter Goldstein. They have two sons-- Dov and his wife Stacey, and two granddaughters, Rose and Abby, and son Zachary. A selection of Rabbi Goldstein's articles and sermons was published in 2007, under the title "Standing on the Shoulders." In 2012, a more recent selection of his writings was compiled, entitled "Jewish Passions, Realities, and Visions."
Rabbi Goldstein is a warm person with a great sense of humor. His passions run from a love for Israel and books to Tar Heel basketball and a fascination for Africa. He loves teaching all ages, sharing his love for our Jewish heritage and our Jewish homeland.
He received his undergraduate degree from Temple University, and his rabbinical degree from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. In 2000, he was awarded the Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree. He had served Congregations in Geneva, New York and Springfield, Illinois before coming to Temple Sha'arey Shalom in 1982.
Rabbi Goldstein is a native of Princeton, New Jersey. He is married to Sally Reiter Goldstein. They have two sons-- Dov and his wife Stacey, and two granddaughters, Rose and Abby, and son Zachary. A selection of Rabbi Goldstein's articles and sermons was published in 2007, under the title "Standing on the Shoulders." In 2012, a more recent selection of his writings was compiled, entitled "Jewish Passions, Realities, and Visions."
Rabbi Goldstein is a warm person with a great sense of humor. His passions run from a love for Israel and books to Tar Heel basketball and a fascination for Africa. He loves teaching all ages, sharing his love for our Jewish heritage and our Jewish homeland.
Syble Bleiweis, President
Officers 2016-2017
Rabbi Joshua Goldstein
Allan Levy, 1st Vice President
Helen Cocuzza, Secretary
Syble Bleiweis, President
Cyndy Friedland, Financial Secretary
Laura Miller, 2nd Vice President
Phil Miller, Past President
Robert Dunn, Treasurer
Sam Lewis, Trustee
Rabbi Joshua Goldstein
Allan Levy, 1st Vice President
Helen Cocuzza, Secretary
Syble Bleiweis, President
Cyndy Friedland, Financial Secretary
Laura Miller, 2nd Vice President
Phil Miller, Past President
Robert Dunn, Treasurer
Sam Lewis, Trustee
Rabbi Emeritus
Rabbi Kim Geringer calls herself “a product of the Reform Movement through and through.” She grew up at Temple Beth El in Chappaqua, New York, and as a teenager was active in NFTY (National Federation of Temple Youth), her local temple youth group and the Reform Movement’s camp system as well. She received her undergraduate degree from Brandeis University and a Master’s degree in clinical social work from Boston College. She then worked in the mental health field in a variety of capacities, primarily as a psychotherapist, but then later also as a supervisor of graduate students, staff trainer, and director of agency clinical services. After a decade or so, a combination of factors led her to apply to rabbinical school: active lay involvement at her then home congregation, Temple Sinai in Summit, NJ, participation in a variety of Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) adult study programs, and an increasing desire to move Judaism from the periphery of her life to the center. Accepted to the Reform Movement’s Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR), she took her children (then 12 and 8) with her when she spent her first year of rabbinical study in Jerusalem. She was ordained in1999. Following ordination she simultaneously served as rabbi at Temple Har Shalom in Warren, NJ and Assistant Director of the URJ’s Department of Worship, Music and Religious Living. At the URJ, Rabbi Geringer was involved in developing all of the Reform Movement’s worship transformation initiatives, consulted and spoke at Reform congregations around North America, and authored or co-authored many publications about worship and personal religious observance. Currently, she is also an adjunct faculty member at HUC-JIR. Rabbi Geringer lives in Short Hills with her husband, Colin Dunn. They are the parents of two children, Rachel and Adam.