Officers and Board of Trustees

      Sandy Bernheim was born and raised in Baltimore, in an observant modern-orthodox home. She graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1977 with a B.A. in foreign language education (French/ Spanish). Sandy taught briefly in the City and County public school systems, but left when she was unable to secure a full-time position. In June 1979, Sandy happily became Mrs. Howard Bernheim, and later that year, she became the Aquatics Director of the JCC in Owings Mills. (She had served as Waterfront Director at Camp Milldale from 1976- 79.) She retired from the "J" when her daughter Jessica was born in 1983. Amanda followed in 1985.

In 1987, Sandy earned her real estate license and returned to the workforce as a Realtor. Sales turned out to not be her forte, so in 1990, she became a real estate settlement officer. But she never lost her love of teaching or of foreign languages, so she returned to school in 2001 to refresh her language skills, and she has been happily teaching Spanish at the Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community Schools since 2002.

Through the years, Sandy has been involved in several community organizations such as the Precious Cargo Chapter of the Child Study Association of Maryland, where she served as chapter president. In 1989, she and Howard became active in the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (JDF), and they co-chaired the 1991 Walk-A-Thon, raising $125,000 for diabetes research. Sandy was also a volunteer liaison for families of newly diagnosed children with diabetes, and she organized a family support group for the Pikesville/Owings Mills area. She currently volunteers on the CHANA Helpline, the Jewish community's response to domestic violence. Synagogue life had always been important while growing up, since her parents were very active at Montefiore-Woodmore Hebrew Congregation.

In fact, her father, Sam Stone, served as President there for over 20 years! Nevertheless, when the Bernheims joined Beth Israel in 1992, they never dreamed how central the shul would become in their lives, as well. Sandy's involvement with Beth Israel began with a simple phone call from Sue Rabin, then co-president of the Religious School PTA, asking her to join the PTA Board. Sandy eventually became PTA co-president, and later became active on the synagogue Board of Trustees, holding several positions such as Board Representative to the Executive Committee, recording secretary, and vice president. In addition, one of her favorite and most satisfying volunteer jobs at Beth Israel is teaching the Adult Beginning Hebrew Reading class, which she has done for over six years. Sandy's husband Howard, besides being a regular at services, has been active in the Brotherhood and in the formation of our endowment.


Officers

Sandy Bernheim, 
President

Allen Cohen, 
Immediate Past President

Sue Rabin, 
1st Vice President

Stacey Berner, 
2nd Vice President

Harry Baumohl, 
3rd Vice President
Michael Cohen, 
Treasurer

Danny Stern, 
Financial Secretary

Rick Frankle, 
Recording Secretary

Toni Greenberg, 
Corresponding Secretary





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Board of Trustees

Mr. Alvin Bard - Ritual Committee Chair
Mrs. Sharon Bass   		
Mr. Harry Baumohl Youth Commission and Board Liason
Mrs. Candi Baylin   		
Dr. Stacey Berner 2nd Vice President
Mr. Howard Bernheim   		
Mrs. Sandy Bernheim - 1st Vice President
Mr. David Braitman - Past President
Mrs. Randi Buergenthal
Mr. Allen Cohen - President
Mrs. Ellie Cohen - Treasurer
Mr. Michael W. Cohen   		
Mrs. Jodi Dinkin - Z'hava Chair
Mrs. Ellen Feinerman - Membership Committee Co-Chair
Mr. Henry Foxman Seating Committee Chair
Mr. Rick Frankle - Recording Secretery
Mr. Lou Friedman - Past President		
Ms. Beth Gansky - Youth Commission
Mr. Howard Gartner - House Committee Co-Chair
Rabbi Jay R. Goldstein   		
Mrs. Aileen Grebow   		
Mrs. Toni Greenberg - Corresponding Secretery
Mr. Zel Gresser - Past President
Mrs. Hilda Hillman - Past President
Mr. Theodore Hirsh - Past President
Mr. David Hough
Mr. Lee Kirsh - Cemetery Committee Chair
Mrs. Sandy Kirsh - Sisterhood Co-President
Dr. Brian Lerner - Adult Education Committee Chai
Mrs. Leila Liberman - Parent Association Co-Chair
Mrs. Lisa Lipton - Leadership Committee Co-Chair
Mr. Jerome Mazer - Past President
Mrs. Rita Meier   		
Mr. Fred Needel - House Committee Co-Chair
Mr. Philip Rabin - Past President
Mrs. Susan Rabin 2nd Vice President
Mr. Bernard Raynor - Past President
Mr. David I. Rothenberg - Executive Director
Mr. Alvin Sandler - Past President
Mr. Paul Saval - Honorials and Memorial Committee Chair
Mrs. Marilyn Schloss - Past President
Mrs. Helen Silfen - Membership Committee Co-Chair
Mr. Steven Silfen - Past President
Mr. Lloyd Snow - Fundraising Chair
Mr. Edward Steinberg - Marketing Committee Chair
Mrs. Shiela Stern - Sisterhood Co-President
Mr. Abraham Teitler - Past President
Mr. Stuart Turgel   		
Mrs. Elaine Winn - Financial Secretary
Mr. Larry Wolf - Past President
Mrs. Zelda Zaben   



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