Kate Wernick – Gan Mrs. Wernick loves joyful Jewish learning. She has taught Kindergarten and first grade at MachaneTBA and previously at Seven Locks Elementary School, in Prince George’s County, and at Ballet Petite. Her background is in Musical Theatre and she enjoys bringing a bit of drama and magic into her classroom by infusing […]
Linda King – Gan Linda joined the Machane TBA staff in 2016 and loves teaching the Gan students. She has a passion for children and has spent the past 13 years growing and raising her family with her husband, Josh. Originally from New York, Linda attended the University of Maryland at College Park where she received her bachelor’s […]
Jen Weil – Bet Jen is very excited to begin her fifth year teaching 2nd grade religious school at Temple Beth Ami. As a child, Jen attended religious school, had her Bat Mitzvah and had her Confirmation all here at Temple Beth Ami, and she is thrilled to now teach here and have her own children […]
Mira Tash – Hey L’mala Shalom! My name is Mira Tash and I am very excited to be teaching with Machane TBA this year. I am a junior at the University of Maryland studying special education. When I’m not in the classroom as either a student or teacher I enjoy dancing with Avirah-UMD’s Israeli Dance […]
Rabbi Jack Luxemburg, Rabbi Emeritus retired after 35 years as Temple Beth Ami’s Senior Rabbi, in July 2016. Beginning in July of 1981 as the congregation’s first full-time Rabbi, Rabbi Luxemburg has been part of the Temple Beth Ami community for more than half of its history. His contributions to all facets of the congregation’s life have […]
Joshana Erenberg, Cantorial Soloist, is a native of Highland Park, IL, has sung professionally since she was 10 years old in diverse venues such as Ravinia Festival and at Northwestern University’s opera program. Joshana received her Bachelor’s in Music from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana and her Master’s in Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of […]
Rabbi Baht Yameem Weiss has been a part of the Temple Beth Ami clergy team since July 2010. Rabbi Weiss was born and raised in New York City. She graduated from the High School for Performing Arts (the “Fame” School) in Manhattan where she majored in the Dramatic Arts. She received a Bachelor of Arts […]
Rabbi Gary Pokras, Senior Rabbi, joined the Temple Beth Ami family in July 2016. Before coming to Beth Ami, he served a combined seventeen years as rabbi at Temple Beth Zion in Buffalo, New York and Temple Judea of Bucks County in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. As a young adult, Rabbi Pokras was more interested in pursuing a […]
