I look forward to connecting with you and to creating our community’s future together. I’m happy to meet with current members, prospective members, and people curious about exploring Judaism or deepening their Jewish lives. To arrange an appointment, please contact me at rabbi@netivotshalom.org. Before coming to Netivot Shalom in July 2018, I served Congregation Kol…
My wife, Denise, and I joined Netivot Shalom in 1989, when we were in our early 30’s and looking for a shul where we felt comfortable. We had tried several other shuls in the area, but none felt right. We’ve been members of Netivot ever since. Our two children, Emma and Noah, had their bar…
Hillary Fox, our Youth and Family Programming Coordinator, spent the last four years in a similar role at B’nai Israel Jewish Center in Petaluma, where she built six youth programs for pre-K through teen students, along with regional partnerships. She is a longtime member of Congregation Kol Shofar in Marin Country and an active leader in…
I love being part of the Netivot Shalom community as the Youth and Family Education Director (YFED). Jewish education is a lifelong endeavor and I’m thrilled to supervise Shabbat b’Yachad (preschool), TAG (elementary school), Amitim (grades 6 & 7), and the Teen Social Justice Leadership Program (high school). Working with all our youth: from birth…
I feel incredibly grateful to serve as Director of Netivot Shalom Preschool and to support our community in nurturing each child’s growth, confidence, Jewish identity, and joy in learning. I graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Legal Studies. Since joining Netivot Shalom Preschool in 2021,…