Welcome to Brit Shalom. Thank you for taking the time to look
through our web site. We have recently redone our web pages so some information may still be missing. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Send a note to me through the Brit Shalom email address (Brshalom@aol.com) if there is anything you would like to know about Brit Shalom.
We are relatively new members of the Reform movement. Prior to that we were Reconstructionist and before that we were unaffiliated. As the only synagogue in the State College community we have a responsibility to be open to Jews of all backgrounds and our history has always been one of finding services and practices that best meet the needs of our current members.
~Joy Vincent-Killian, President
Photo by London Wolfe Photography
Rabbi
Rabbi David E. Ostrich
Originally from Lafayette, Louisiana, Rabbi David E. Ostrich received his education at Northwestern University and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. During his twenty-five-plus years in the rabbinate, he has specialized in small congregations, serving in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Savannah, Georgia, and Pensacola, Florida. He brings to Congregation Brit Shalom a wealth of experience in spiritual development, teaching, programming, youth work, and social justice. If you would like to learn more about Judaism or about Congregation Brit Shalom, or if you would like to do some work on your own personal spiritual quest, please contact Rabbi Ostrich at 238-4611 or rabbiostrich@aol.com.
Photo by London Wolfe Photography
Board of Directors
Joy Vincent-Killian, President
Evan Myers, Past President
Ron Hodes, Treasurer
Gayle Heyn, Secretary
Tamar London, VP Programming
Cliff Cohen, VP Finance & Administration
Jennifer Norton, VP Membership
Zoe Boniface, VP Religious Affairs
Lauren Gluckman, VP Education
Directors At Large: Richard Kopley, Lynn Abramson, Anita Fogel, Tonia Sulman, Lewis Steinberg
Staff
Rabbi David E. Ostrich, Rabbi
Sharon Price, Religious School Director
Michelle Davis, Office Manager
Ann Bolser, Bookkeeper
Building Trustees
James Meister
Jeff Krauss
Jim Ultman
Richard Kalin
Send mail to brshalom@aol.com with questions or comments about this web site.
Rabbi David E. Ostrich
