Am Kolel, Board of Directors & Staff

Am Kolel is directed by Rabbi David Shneyer and governed by a Board of Trustees. In addition, we have several gifted clergy, our Judaic consultants, to provide guidance and support to dozens of families and individuals in those special times in their lives, birth through death.

Rabbi David Shneyer is the founder, director and spiritual leader of Am Kolel. Reb David studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary and in Israel, earning degrees in Judaic studies from Rutgers University and Baltimore Hebrew College. He received his "semicha" ordination from the Aleph Seminary founded by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shlomi. The past president of Ohalah, the Rabbinic Association of Jewish Renewal Rabbis, Reb David is also an accomplished musician, founding and leading The Fabrangen Fiddlers, and a composer of new liturgical music. He also helped found Jews United for Justice, and is active in the Chesapeake Climate Action Network and T’ruach a Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, J Street, and other social justice organizations.

Governance

Founder & Director

Rabbi David Shneyer

Board of Trustees

President — Frank Silberstein
Vice President — Larry Uman
Secretary — Claire Schuster
Treasurer — Hal Rogoff

Trustees, At-Large

Chesed Chair - Audrey Shane
Membership Chair - Bobbie Goldman & Adriane Brown
At Large - Hanna Weissberger, Jim Schmitz

Immediate Past President
Sandy Hoffman

Judaic Consultants

Melissa Eisen, Executive Administrative Assistant

Rabbi — David Shneyer

Rabbi — David Kuperman, PhD

Rabbi — Gilah Langer

Rabbinic Pastor — De Herman

Melavah Rukhanit — Janeane Marks

Staff

Executive Director — Rabbi David Shneyer

Executive Administrative Assistant — Melissa Eisen

Librarians (Volunteers) — Susan Freiband, Michelle Schuster, Judy Furash, Roz Timburg