TODAH RABAH FROM TEMPLE SINAI
a thank you to
TODD GLICKMAN
Did you know that a WCBS 880 Radio meteorologist is a member of our congregation? What is also interesting is that this congregant makes his home in Boston and commutes to Temple Sinai. This person is ... Todd Glickman! You will probably recognize Todd because he has been a welcoming presence during the High Holy Days since 1969. When Todd was a young student at Temple Sinai, he began working in the coatroom during weddings, B’nei Mitzvah, and other events. After his Bar Mitzvah, then-Executive Director, Ed Kohen asked Todd if he would like to check tickets during the High Holy Days and he’s been doing it ever since! During Yom Kippur in the mid-1980’s, Rabbi Petuchowski asked Todd, “What time do the Memorial Services begin?” From that point on, Todd began keeping accurate timesheets for each of the High Holy Day services. Todd studied meteorology at MIT. While he was an undergraduate, he worked Todd, behind the mic at WCBS 880. at the MIT radio station. When he graduated, he worked for a company in Boston that provided weather reports for many radio stations all over the country. In 1979, when he was just 23, Todd was asked to do the weather for WCBS 880 because of his Long Island accent. A Boston accent would not do on a New York radio station! He has been a part-time weatherman for over 40 years. Todd received an Executive MBA from Suffolk University. He works full-time as Senior Director of Corporate Relations at MIT. Through his job he gets to travel the world, especially Asia. He has been to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Bangkok, the Philippines, and Singapore. In 2018, he logged over 250,00 air miles!
Todd’s hobby is working as an instructor at the Seashore Trolley Museum. He teaches volunteers to drive trolley cars, subways cars, and antique buses. He is a self-professed “train geek.”
Helping Ali Stamm perfect her “radio voice”
Todd’s family joined Temple Sinai in 1967. Todd became a Bar Mitzvah, and then went on to Confirmation and graduation from Hebrew High School. His parents, Dr. Franklin z”l and Leatrice Glickman, moved to Florida in 1996. It was then that Todd took over the family’s membership at Temple Sinai. When I asked Todd what our temple meant to him, he replied “Temple Sinai is my link to the past, present, and future -- and my lifelong connection to the Jewish faith and community.”
We all look forward to seeing Todd at our High Holy Day services next year and for many years to come. I can honestly say that it wouldn’t be the High Holy Days at Temple Sinai without Todd Glickman! With sincere appreciation, Margie Berrent, Todah Rabah Committee SCRIBE Jan-Feb 2020 33