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IRF Leadership

IRF Leadership

Barry Gelman
President

Barry Gelman is Rabbi of United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston, Texas. He was ordained as a rabbi at the Rabbi Elchanan Isaac Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University. He is Vice President of the Houston Rabbincai Association and The Rabbinic...

Hyim Shafner
Vice President for Education/Communication

Rabbi Hyim Shafner has been rabbi of Bais Abraham Congregation since July, 2004. He has Smicha (rabbinical ordination), a Masters degree in Social Work (MSW), and an MA in Jewish philosophy, all from Yeshiva University in New York City.

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Nissan Antine
Vice President for Membership / Conferences

Rabbi Nissan Antine is Associate Rabbi and Director of Education at Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah in Potomac, MD. He was ordained at YCT Rabbinical School in 2006. Rabbi Antine graduated from Case Western Reserve University with a B.A...

Joel Tessler
Vice President

RABBI JOEL TESSLER has a B.A. in history from Yeshiva College, a M.S.W. from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work and Ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary in 1982. Rabbi Tessler is a past Vice President of the Rabbinical...

Saul Strosberg
Treasurer

Rabbi Saul Strosberg has served as the Rabbi of Congregation Sherith Israel, in Nashville, TN for the past 5 years. He was ordained at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and graduated from Yeshiva University.

103 Lynnbrook Court, Nashville, TN 37215...

Yosef Kanefsky
Secretary

Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky is the rabbi of Bnai David – Judea Congregation in Los Angeles. He was ordained at Yeshiva University, and has been working as a congregational rabbi for the past 20 years.

1537 Durango Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90035

Yitzchok Adler
Marc Angel
Zev Farber
Aaron Frank
Ben Greenberg
Nathaniel Helfgot
Dov Linzer
Asher Lopatin
Mordechai Rackover
Adam Scheier
Don Seeman
Chaim Steinmetz
Avraham Weiss
David Wolkenfeld