Machar’s Rabbi & Director of Machar's Jewish Cultural School (JCS)
Machar’s Madrikhim
Staff
Jackie Kropman joined Machar as the Congregational Administrator in December of 2023.
JCS Teachers 2022-23
Misha Clive (they/them) is the Tots/Pre-K/Kindergarten teacher
Hiring for the First & Second Grade teacher
Laura Nerenberg (she/her) is the Third Grade teacher
Charlotte Hovland (she/her) is the Fourth & Fifth Grade teacher
Micaela Procopio (she/her) is the Sixth Grade teacher
Michele Anderson (she/her) is the B Mitzvah class teacher
Volunteer needed for the Teen Group Coordinator
Social Media
Raya Kridel (she/her), graphic designer and owner of AlephMEDIA, LLC, is Machar's Social Media Specialist.
Board of Directors
The Machar Board is elected generally in April for a 1-year term that runs from July 1 to June 30. Many Board members serve for more than one term, providing good continuity to the congregation.
LEADERSHIP SCHEMATIC - IMPLEMENTED AS OF MARCH 2021
Machar's Board revised their leadership structure in the Spring of 2021. The goal in doing this was to share leadership responsibilities, improve delegation and reduce the burden on the president (now referred to as Chair of the Leadership Team).
Please click HERE for a schematic chart and a detailed description of the leadership structure adopted in March 2021 by the Machar Board.
The Chair of the Leadership Team/President, in collaboration with the Vice Chair, works with a set of Portfolio Managers. The managers assume primary responsibility for the work/tasks/programs under their portfolio. The managers do not do all the work but form committees or working groups to carry out specific and often time-limited tasks. Managers are not required to be board members and the hope is that non-board members will agree to be managers. However, board members will also be encouraged to be managers.
Coordination among managers and with the Chair and Vice Chair is important. Managers communicate at monthly board meetings when their portfolio has major issues (e.g., policies) or when issues involve more than two portfolios. A manager who is not a board member attends board meetings if there is an issue for the board; otherwise attendance is optional. Routine issues involving only one or two portfolios will be communicated directly between the managers.
Please click HERE or on the "LEARN MORE" link under the "Committee, Clubs, and Havurot Chairs and Group Coordinators" section below to see the current list of Committees and Chairs/Managers.