Rabbinical and Cantorial Intern Alumni
Our past rabbinical and cantorial interns have taken on a wide variety of posts after leaving CBST.
Cantor Magda Fishman (2010 - 11)
Magda Fishman (mezzo-soprano) is a singer, musician, songwriter, who is building a large and loving following among a wide spectrum of audiences. She has created a unique blend of traditional and contemporary styles. Her repertoire includes Israeli songs, jazz,liturgical masterpieces, musical theater, and her own compositions.
Yosef is an educator and musician of Yemenite, Syrian and Ashkenazi descent, born and raised in the modern Orthodox community on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
Hebrew Union College -Jewish Institute of Religion, '10
Rabbi Melissa Simon is a rabbi and the Director of Lifelong Learning at Shir Tikvah in Minneapolis, MN.
Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, '10
Cantor Jason Kaufman presently serves as the Interim Cantor at Touro Synagogue in New Orleans, LA..
Rabbi Cecelia Beyer (2008-09)
Jewish Theological Seminary, '10
Rabbi Cecelia Beyer serves as the Assistant Rabbi at Temple Beth Sholom in Roslyn Heights, N.Y. She was a CRRI at CBST in 2008 - 2009, and served as a Social Justice Rabbinical Intern in 2009 - 2010. She was ordained from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and pursued a concentration in sacred music as part of her studies. At JTS, Cecelia served as a gabbai of the Women's League Seminary Synagogue; co-coordinator of Isha El Akhota, the Women's Center at JTS; and was active in student life, the Israel Vaad, and Keshet – JTS’s student organization supporting LGBT inclusion.
Ben Davis (2007-08)
Attended Reconstructionist Rabbinical College from 2005-2009.
Rabbi Rachel Weiss (2006-2007, 2007-2008)
Rabbi Weiss joined CBST as our Assistant Rabbi in August 2010. Rabbi Weiss first joined CBST as a Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinial Intern in from 2006-2008. Prior to returning to CBST as Assistant Rabbi, she served as the Rabbi of Congregation Am Haskalah in Allentown, PA, the Lehigh Valley's Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation.
Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster (2006-07)
Jewish Theological Seminary, '08
Rabbi Kahn-Troster serves as Director of Education and Outreach for Rabbis for Human Rights-North America.
Rabbi Darby Jared Leigh (2005-06, 2004-05)
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, '08
Rabbi Leigh is the Associate Rabbi at Bnai Keshet, in Montclair, NJ.
Reuben Zellman (2005-06)
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion '10
Rabbi Zellman is the Assistant Rabbi and Music Director at Congregation Beth El, in Berkeley, CA.
After leaving CBST, Reuben served as the rabbinical intern at Congregation Beit El.
