Mid-Atlantic Development Office

The Mid-Atlantic Development Office of The Jewish Theological Seminary is one of JTS's main arteries, delivering programming, education, and events to synagogues and communities in Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Washington DC, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Contact Information


Bonnie Epstein, Senior Director of Development
(212) 678-8923
Fax: (215) 376-0479

Lay Leadership

Cabinet Chairs
Philadelphia Cabinet

Chair: Jonathan Schiffman, Esq.

NVA Cabinet

Co-chairs: Ira Bartfield and Harry Rosen
Adviser: Doit Shotts

Members of the JTS Board of Trustees

Mr. Yale Asbell, Cherry Hill, NJ

Members of the JTS Advisory Boards
List College Board

Mr. Stephen Bodzin, Washington DC
Mrs. Rachelle Kaiserman, Wynnewood, PA
Rabbi Jay M. Kornsgold, Hightstown, NJ
Joseph Yohlin, Esq., Dresher, PA

The Rabbinical School Board

Mr. Edwin Berkowitz, Merion, PA
Rabbi Steven Glazer, Herndon, VA
Dr. David H. Goodman, Potomac, MD
Mrs. Phyllis Haas, Bala Cynwyd, PA
Rabbi Deborah Wechsler, Baltimore, MD

The Davidson School Board

Mrs. Shelley Maidman Menkowitz, Ambler, PA
Mr. Michael Karp, Haverford, PA

Friends of JTS Congregations

Ahavat Shalom, Lakewood, NJ
B'nai Israel, Toms River, NJ
Congregation Beth Israel, Vineland, NJ
Beth El, Cherry Hill, NJ
Beth Sholom, Cherry Hill, NJ
Princeton Jewish Center, Princeton, NJ
Beth El, East Windsor, NJ
Brothers of Israel, Newtown, PA
Congregation Beth El, Yardley, PA
Temple Beth Hillel–Beth El, Wynnewood, PA
Beth Sholom, Elkins Park, PA
Har Zion Temple, Narberth, PA
Congregation Ohev Shalom, Wallingford, PA
Congregation Adath Jeshurun, Elkins Park, PA
Germantown Jewish Center, Philadelphia, PA
Tiferet Bet Israel, Blue Bell, PA
Beth El, Allentown, PA
Brith Sholom, Bethlehem, PA
Bnai Abraham, Easton, PA
Temple Israel, Scranton, PA
Beth Shalom, Pittsburgh, PA
Chizuk Amuno, Baltimore, MD
Tikvat Israel, Rockville, MD
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Pikesville, MD
B'nai Israel, Rockville, MD
Beth El, Bethesda, MD
Har Shalom, Potomac, MD
Ohr Kodesh, Chevy Chase, MD
Shaare Tefila, Silver Spring, MD
Adas Israel Congregation, Washington DC