Two New Faces at Beth Yeshurun! Rabbi Sarah Fort
It was during this time she realized she loved it and these experiences led to her desire to become a rabbi. It is a strength and a passion of hers to curate experiences for people to explore their Judaism. If you haven’t met Rabbi Fort yet, please introduce yourself. (If you have a dog, be sure to tell her all about him/her. She LOVES dogs, but has none of her own - yet!) See the insert in this issue for details about our official welcome event for Rabbi Fort.)
Assistant Rabbi
Our new rabbi is here! Please welcome Rabbi Sarah Fort, our new Assistant Rabbi, to CBY. Rabbi Fort is a native of the D.C. area and grew up in a congregation so similar to Beth Yeshurun that she couldn’t pass up the opportunity to be a part of it! Her parents and younger brother live in Fairfax, VA. Rabbi Fort is a graduate of George Mason University and of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, where she met her husband and fellow rabbinical student, Rabbi Ariel Sholklapper. Rabbi Sholklapper is currently the Director of Development & Communications for the new Ramah of Northern California: Ramah Galim. As Assistant Rabbi, Rabbi Fort will take on the full range of worship, pastoral and life-cycle responsibilities with a special emphasis on the engagement of our young adults and families. (She used to be an assistant Pre-School teacher and can sing a mean David Melech Yisrael - with hand motions!) She’ll work with the Religious School and BYDS, and teach in Kehillah High and the Jewish Learning Project. She’s looking forward to collaborating with Cantor Diane Dorf in the Jr. Congregation program and is very excited to pilot a program for teen girls here at CBY which she worked with during her internship. And this is only the beginning! While in college, Rabbi Fort was very involved in Hillel to the point of acting as Rabbi, developing programming and relationships.
Riana Sherman
Program Director Congregation Beth Yeshurun is excited to welcome Riana Sherman as the synagogue’s new Program Director. Riana comes to us with many connections to the Houston Jewish community. Riana is no stranger to BY as she has been working at Beth Yeshurun Day School for 9 years, both as a teacher and most recently as the Early Childhood Principal. She has years of experience planning programs for “children” of all ages through her work at Congregation Emanu El, Greene Family Camp, Beth Yeshurun Day School, to only name a few. Riana met her husband Greg at a Jewish summer camp. They have two children: Gavin and Jillian. Both of the children attend Beth Yeshurun Day School. Riana is looking forward to making connections with the community and helping Beth Yeshurun reach new heights.
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