Officers

Co-President – Carol Berlin*
Co-President – Judy Levin-Charns*
Executive Vice-President – Erica Neufeld *
Vice-President – Howard Sholkin *
Vice-President – Valerie Pirri*
Vice-President – William Korn*
Vice-President - Sarah Ruderman Wilensky*
Treasurer - Mark Blecher*
Membership Secretary – Edmund Case*
Corresponding Secretary – Yvonne Baehr-Robertson
Recording Secretary - Judi Goldberg
* Members of the Executive Committee

Board information page

Carol Berlin

Carol and her husband Chuck joined Temple Shalom over 20 years ago.  They immediately became involved with the Social Action Committee.  Following her retirement from teaching in Framingham, Carol taught Hebrew at Temple Shalom. Carol and Chuck traveled on synagogue trips to Israel and Europe, as well as the Civil Rights trip to the South.  Carol recently served as Financial Secretary and co-chaired the Tzedek Team.  Carol’s children live in Framingham and in Winooski, VT. 

Erica Neufeld

Erica is a Newton native who moved to Washington, DC for undergrad and stayed another 20 years.  Erica and her daughter joined Temple Shalom in 2018 not long after moving back to Newton.  Professionally, Erica has spent her career in healthcare marketing communications at various hospitals and non-profit organizations and personally, she loves to swim, bike, travel, read, try new restaurants, and spend time with family and friends.

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Valerie Pirri

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Sarah Ruderman Wilensky

As a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees, Sarah heads our advancement initiatives. In her professional life Sarah is the Director of Organizational Partnerships at PJ Library, part of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. She loves to cook (and eat), read, spend time at the beach and listen to live music. Sarah lives in Newton with her spouse, 2 children and cat named Brisket. 

Edmund Case

Ed and his wife Wendy Case joined the Temple in 1985. Ed was the Temple president in 1997-2000, was co-chair of the Dues Restructuring Committee that led to our Shalom Commitment system, and is currently the Membership Secretary, co-chair of the Development Committee, and member of the Finance Committee. Ed was the founder of InterfaithFamily, now known as 18Doors, the leading national non-profit supporting interfaith families exploring Jewish life, and is currently president of the Center for Radically Inclusive Judaism. Wendy has chaired and been active in the Temple’s social action and Tzedek activities for many years. Their daughter and family including two grandsons live nearby in Brookline MA; their son and family including a granddaughter and a grandson live in Chicago.  

Judi Goldberg

Judi is an attorney with over 20 years of experience working in the public and private sectors. She currently works as Deputy Director of the Bureau of Program Integrity for the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General. Judi lives in Newton with her husband, Bill, and daughter, Maya. She and her family joined Temple Shalom in 2008. You can find her most Friday nights in the back row of the right side of the sanctuary.