OUR STAR HONOREES
Enid z”l and Ed were inseparable, especially when it involved our synagogue! They became members in 1965.
Enid began her involvement with Sisterhood and was its President in 1980, the year the congregation migrated from Westwood to Woodcliff Lake. She chaired the Catering Committee of the Temple Board for many years. Ed, in conjunction with Elliot Blumenthal then chair of the Finance Committee, developed the financial projections package for the purchase of our present congregational home, presented it to the congregation for approval and successfully negotiated financing for the purchase. He was President of the congregation in 1986, the year Rabbi Ungar celebrated his 25th Anniversary as our spiritual leader.
Together in 1983, Enid and Ed arranged to secure the Holocaust scroll on our Bema from the Westminster Synagogue in London. In 1994, they were honored by the Jewish Theological Seminary. In 2005, they conceived the notion of a stained glass window project for our sanctuary and saw it through the completion, the project having raised $1.25 million for the synagogue. In 1997, they were honored by Israel Bonds, the event having raised in excess of $1.5 million.
Ed has been very active in both the Jewish and secular communities. In 1977, he joined the Board of Jewish Family Services in Bergen County and was its President in 1982. In 1985, he was elected to the Board of Family Service America (FSA), a non-for-profit embodying 400 social service agencies in North America. In 1988, he became chair of FSA. In 1990, he was invited to join the Board of Holy Name Medical Center (HNMC) and became its chair in 1992. He continues to sit on the HNMC Board and is currently chair of its Finance and Human Resources Committee.
Professionally a CPA, Ed was appointed to the NJ Board of Accountancy by Governor Byrne in 1977 and was its President in 1979. He is a retired senior partner of Deloitte, the International Accounting and Consulting Partnership.
Enid and Ed have two children, Bruce and Ellen, B’nai Mitzvahs of our congregation: Bruce and Linda are the proud parents of Aaron and Miranda and live in Houston; Ellen and Joe are the proud parents of two sons, Jason and Adam, both celebrated their becoming B’nai-Mitzvah in our synagogue. Ellen, Joe and the boys reside in Westchester.
Religious School Administrator
Marjorie Shore has served as the Religious School Administrator at Temple Emanuel for over 36 years. She assists the Director of Congregational Education, Rabbi Shelley Kniaz, in planning and implementation of programming for the school and, until recently, for the congregation.
Margie is committed to making Jewish education exciting as well as educational. Bringing technology to the classroom is one of her passions. She has successfully written grant proposals that have brought Smart Boards to Temple Emanuel.
Margie lives in Congers, New York with her husband, Murray. Her daughter, Jennifer, lives in Westchester with her granddaughters, Davie and Lyla. Her son, Michael and daughter-in-law Paula, live in Rockland with her grandsons, Richard, Miles and Leo.
Jewish values and community played an important role in both Renee and Brian’s upbringing and they wanted to raise their children with those same values and experiences. They found the perfect place to do so 8 years ago when they moved into Woodcliff Lake. They quickly became involved with the Jewish community at TEPV.
Renee has been serving as the Religious School Board of Education co-chair and a Board of Trustees member for the past 2 years. She is currently serving as the Temple’s Early Childhood Program’s Treasurer and is very passionate about the success of the ECP and Religious School programs. Renee has also served on the temple board’s nominating committee. This past year, she co-chaired the ECP and Religious school’s successful Handbag Bingo event.
Brian began his involvement at Temple Emanuel as a participant in the second Leadership Development Group. This experience led to the creation of the Sukkah Social, an event that brought together members from all demographics of our Jewish community, which he co-chaired for 5 years. Brian then went on to serve as the Men’s Club co-president for 4 years. In this capacity, he hosted many successful and well attended events, including annual Purim Carnivals, Guys Night Outs, and Scotch in the Sukkah. Brian has also served on the Temple’s Board of Trustees, youth committee chair and a minyan service leader.
Brian and Renee are the proud parents of ECP and Temple Emanuel Religious School students Eva, Max, and Sam. Raising them with core Jewish values is their ultimate goal and honor.