From Strength to Strength Announces Search Planning Team  

Mar 06, 2026 / 17 Adar, 5786

Temple President Sara M. Albert has announced an exciting next step in the congregational transition, From Strength to Strength.

A group of eight lay and staff leaders comprises the new core team for the search for a new senior rabbi. The group will be responsible for creating the job description, reviewing candidates, and adding additional members to the search committee as the process progresses.

“I cannot imagine a brighter, more dedicated group to provide the necessary consistent leadership and thoughtful stewardship for each of the stages of the senior rabbi search process: planning; interviewing and deliberation; and transition and integration,” Sara says.

This group will oversee three major projects: the preparation for the senior rabbi search, the search itself and the transition to a new senior rabbi. As each stage gets underway, additional lay leadership will be added to the team.

Search Planning Team:  
Mark Kleinman, Chair and Temple Vice President
Sara M. Albert, President
Meredith J. Fried Fedyk, Executive Director
Greg Gerstenhaber, Board of Trustees
Madeleine Kline, Board of Trustees
Scott McCartney, Past President
Julie Weinberg, Leadership Council Chair
Michelle Whitman, Leadership Council