Greater Miami Jewish Federation
2023-2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Officers
Chair of the Board:
Ariel Bentata
Immediate Past Board Chair:
Isaac K. “Ike” Fisher
Vice Chairs:
Elise Scheck Bonwitt
Steven J. Brodie
Amy Berger Chafetz
Mojdeh Khaghan Danial
Michelle Diener
Laura Koffsky
Sidney Pertnoy
Lily Serviansky
Tracey Spiegelman
Elise Udelson
Michael Wagner
Ray Ellen Yarkin
Richard Yulman
Secretary: Michelle Ben-Aviv
Associate Secretary: Robert C. Gilbert
Treasurer: Robert Hertzberg
Associate Treasurer: Elizabeth Schwartz
Board Members & National Representatives
| Joe Ackerman Vicki Agron Isaac Almosny Marissa Amuial Tobi Ash Edward Beiner Leslie G. Benitah Evan Berger Jaclyn Bergman Paul Berkowitz Richard Bernstein Fran Berrin Alex Blavatnik Noah Breakstone Shelly Brodie Melissa Buckner David Deutch Susie Diamond Susan Weiss Firestone Steve Foldes Michael Friedman Daniel Fujita Harold Gernsbacher Belinda Gilbert Steven Gretenstein Shelley Niceley Groff Barry Gurland Adriana Halac Lisa Jerles Larry Joseph Ian Kaplan Clarita Kassin Michael Katz Josi Kiblisky Josh Kligler Dr. Bruce Kohrman |
Ilene Kossman Mark Kravitz Murray Laulicht Alexandra Lehson Lauren Leichtman Jeffrey Levine Mayra Lichter Diane Lieberman Mark Meland Adrienne Messing Gail Meyers Lloyd Myers Gail Newman Jeffrey Newman Jonathan Plutzik Tina Price Mycki Ratzan Brian Riemer Lecia Rothman Dr. Joel Sandberg Sheree Savar Raquel Scheck Yosef Shwedel Morrie Siegel Mytyl Simancas-Bister Michael Simkins John Sumberg Michael Tabacinic Denise Tamir Ofer Tamir Steven Wagner Stanley Weinstein Hedy Whitebook Tammy Woldenberg Gary Yarus Rabbi Ariel Yeshurun |
Appointed by the Chair of the Board
| Leonard Abess Daniel Ades Terri Bachow Ryan Bailine Joel Birnbaum John Bussel Beth Ertel Rabbi Robyn Fisher Julie Franklin Evelyn Katz |
Alex Krys Edie Laquer David Leibowitz Marc Levin Michael Rudd David Scharlin Linda Schechter Jacqueline Simkin Debra Braman Wechsler |
Life Members
| Saby Behar* Helene Berger Robert G. Berrin* Brian L. Bilzin* Andrew Blank Norman Braman* Amy N. Dean* Rebeca Delaster George Feldenkreis Mikki Futernick Ellie Ganz Gary Gerson Barbara Black Goldfarb* Ezra Katz* Ruben Kloda |
Steven J. Kravitz* Israel Lapciuc Donald E. Lefton* William Lehman* Nancy Lipoff Norman H. Lipoff* Dr. Mark Oren Nedra Oren* Aaron S. Podhurst* Dorothy Podhurst Jeffrey Scheck* Michael Scheck* Maxine E. Schwartz Dr. Joseph Singer |
* Past President/Past Chair
Standing Committees
| Administrative Michael Wagner Agency Support Jennie Fine Ari Newman Audit Barbara Shrut Building Operations Steven Hurwitz Bylaws & Governance Rep. Elaine Bloom Campaign Cabinet Lily Serviansky Elevate Leadership Lisa Goldstein Executive Evaluation & Compensation Ariel Bentata Federation/Synagogue Relations J. Joseph Givner Rabbi Gayle Pomerantz Financial Management Laura Koffsky The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Sidney Pertnoy Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach Jessica Katz Investment Amir Gold Israel & Overseas Tracey Spiegelman |
Israel Engagement Dana Yemin Schrager Jewish Community Relations Council Mojdeh Khaghan Danial Jewish Volunteer Center Elyssa Lewis Marketing & Communications Janice Lipton Miami Beach Branch Board Matthew L. Adler Mishkan Miami of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Robin Jacobs Nominating Jeffrey Scheck North Dade/Aventura Branch Board Paul Kruss Philanthropic Initiatives Barbara Black Goldfarb Planning & Distribution Amy Berger Chafetz Pledge Redemption Andrew Wolf South Dade Branch Board Adrian Dubow Women’s Philanthropy Board Elise Udelson Young Leadership Division Maty Beraja Isaac Mizrahi |
REPORT OF NOMINATING COMMITTEE
As Required in Bylaws
Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education
Sara Bejar
Alper JCC Miami on The Jay Morton-Levinthal Campus
Brad Sokol
Florida Hillel Student Representative
Melanie Wisniacki
Galbut Family Miami Beach JCC on the Simkins Family Campus
Michael Tobin
High School Student Representative
Brooke Wilensky
International Division Representative
Dr. Jaime Ghitelman
Jewish Community Services of South Florida
Scott Singer
Miami Beach Campaign Chair
Irwin Raij
Miami Jewish Health
John Richard
Michael-Ann Russell JCC on the Sanford L. Ziff Campus
Elise Scheck Bonwitt
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Mark Hildebrandt
North Dade/Aventura Campaign Chair
TBD
Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami
Rabbi Mario Rojzman
South Dade Campaign Chair
Jason Haim
Women’s Philanthropy Campaign Chair
Amanda Adler
Life Trustee
Jerry Blank
Council of Jewish Organizations
Ahavat Olam
Aish HaTorah South Florida
Alexander Muss High School in Israel
American Committee for Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science
American Friends of Bar-Ilan University
American Friends of Beit Issie Shapiro
American Friends of The Hebrew University
American Friends of Magen David Adom
American Israel Public Affairs Committee
American Jewish Committee – Greater Miami & Broward Regional Office
American Technion Society, Greater South Florida Chapter
Americans for Ben-Gurion University
AMIT
Anti-Defamation League – Florida Region
Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center
BBYO
Bet Shira Congregation
Beth Israel Congregation
Beth Moshe Congregation
Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus
Boys Town Jerusalem Foundation of America Southeast Region
Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education Chabad in South Beach
Chabad in South Beach
Congregation Dor Chadash
Congregation Shaaray Tefilah
Cuban Hebrew Congregation – Temple Beth Shmuel
Alper JCC Miami on The Jay Morton-Levinthal Campus
FIU Global Jewish Studies Program, School of International & Public Affairs
Friends of Lubavitch of Florida
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces
Galbut Family Miami Beach JCC on the Simkins Family Campus
Gordon Day School
Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Habonim Cultural Club – Survivors of the Holocaust and Second Generation
Hadassah – Greater Miami Region
Hochberg Lower School, Posnack East
Holocaust Documentation and Education Center
Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach
Israel Bonds
Israel Humanitarian Foundation
Jewish Community Relations Council of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Jewish Community Services of South Florida
Jewish Museum of Florida–FIU
Jewish National Fund
Jewish War Veterans
Kloda Whitebook Kesher Academy
Lehrman Community Day School
Maimonides Florida
Mechina of South Florida High School
Miami Jewish Health
Michael–Ann Russell JCC on the Sanford L. Ziff Campus
Mishkan Miami of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Mount Sinai Medical Center
NA’AMAT USA, Miami-Dade Council
National Council of Jewish Women Greater Miami Section
Ohev Shalom Congregation
Rabbi Alexander S. Gross Hebrew Academy (RASG)
Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami
Scheck Hillel Community School
The Shul of Bal Harbour
The Center for Jewish Life at Beth David
Sky Lake Synagogue
South Florida Shomrim Society
Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies at the University of Miami
Talmudic University of Florida
Temple Beth Am
Temple Beth Or
Temple Beth Sholom
Temple Emanu-El
Temple Hatikvah/Homestead Jewish Center
Temple Israel of Greater Miami
Temple Judea
Temple Menorah
Temple Moses–Sephardic Congregation of Florida
Temple Sinai of North Dade
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Southeast Seaboard District
Women’s International Zionist Organization (WIZO)
Yeshiva Elementary School
Yeshiva Toras Chaim/Toras Emes
Young Israel of Greater Miami
Young Israel of Kendall
