Our Team
The Glen Rock Jewish Center is blessed to have such fantastic and dedicated staff across all aspects of the organization, from its clergy to educators to building staff. Learn more about the great people who help support the Glen Rock Jewish Center below.
CLERGY/SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
Rabbi Jennifer Schlosberg
Rabbi Jennifer Schlosberg became the rabbi at The Glen Rock Jewish Center in July 2015. During her time at the GRJC, Rabbi Schlosberg has led the community in several new initiatives. She envisioned and created the Mishpacha Minyan, a monthly interactive service for Hebrew School students and their families as well as Tot Shabbat, a monthly gathering for families with nursery school-aged children.
An excellent community organizer, she led a community-wide listening campaign, which surveyed congregants and ultimately led to the creation of several new programs and initiatives such as a teen youth program, a committee to address gun violence and a group organizing additional social and educational programs for adults.Under Rabbi Schlosberg’s leadership, the GRJC is now proud of our annual “Light up the Night” event, a popular Chanukah program for both children and adults (which features her fire-twirling skills), as well as our “Dinner and Dancing with the Torahs” Simchat Torah celebration. She enjoys teaching classes like “Judaism 101” and “Torah on Tap” and was responsible for securing the GRJC’s first rabbinic intern, establishing an important partnership with the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS). She is honored to be serving the Glen Rock Jewish Center and alongside her family, proud to be part of this vibrant community.
Learn more about Rabbi Schlosberg on her biography page.
Neshama Carlebach, High Holiday Cantorial Soloist
Neshama Carlebach is an award-winning singer, songwriter and educator who has performed and taught in cities around the world. A winner and four-time nominee in the Independent Music Awards for her most current release, Believe, and winner of the Global Music Awards Silver Award for Outstanding Performance by a female vocalist for the album, Neshama has sold more than one million records, making her one of today's best-selling Jewish artists in the world.Neshama has been a cornerstone of major Jewish music festivals across the U.S. and globally, performing in front of thousands at countless concerts and gatherings for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. As the first then-Orthodox woman of her generation to perform for a mixed-gender audience, Neshama has sparked public conversations with brave forays into the place of women in Judaism and today's world.
During the pandemic, Neshama was able to pivot and transform her work platform. From her home studio, Neshama performed/participated in more than 350 Zoom events, ranging from fundraisers to gala events and life cycle moments where she was able to provide comfort and uplifting music to communities around the world. Neshama lives in NY with her husband Rabbi Menachem Creditor and their five children.
puck glass, Rabbinic Intern
puck glass (they|them|הוא) is co-founder of Makom Shelanu Congregation in Fort Worth Texas and a full-time rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. they love creating interesting and engaging worship spaces, teaching at all levels, and are passionate about social justice issues. puck's rabbinic interests include modern day midrash, the language and rhetoric of disability in the book of Psalms, and translation as a theological tool. they also serve as a facilitator for conversations around LGBTQIA+ inclusion, disability, and racial equity, especially in interfaith worship spaces. puck has a background in music and loves to play both in worship and in their spare time. puck also loves drinking tea, reading books, and playing with their cat, qatsi.
puck intentionally spells their name and pronouns in lowercase. It’s based on a theological reflection rooted in the idea that no one part of creation is more important than another.
puck will be joining us once a month for Shabbat when they will lead our Mishpacha Minyan and sometimes our sanctuary service. they will also teach our Torah on Tap class and help oversee our Teen R.O.C.K. group. Of course, they will shadow Rabbi Schlosberg at various lifecycle events, too.
EDUCATION
Leisa Glass, Director of Early Childhood Education
Leisa Glass brings over 30 years of experience in early childhood education to her role as Director of Early Childhood Education at the GRJC Nursery School. Her career began with running a home daycare while raising her own children. Over the years, she taught in toddler and three-year-old classrooms and led enrichment programs in Jewish nursery schools.
Leisa served as the Director of Hertz Nursery School in Sharon, Massachusetts for seven years.
She is passionate about helping children discover their world through creative play, experiential learning, and child-centered activities. She believes that a school’s role is to provide an environment that ignites a love of learning and helps each child develop a positive sense of self. Children should feel loved and valued as they grow intellectually, socially, emotionally, and spiritually.
At the GRJC Nursery School, Leisa is dedicated to fostering a strong connection to Jewish traditions and values. Children are encouraged to see Judaism as a meaningful part of their everyday lives. Within the preschool, she helps create an atmosphere of belonging—to the classroom, the school, and the greater community—enabling families to form friendships that last long after the early childhood years.
Leisa lives in Passaic with her husband Mark. They have two children, David and Shari. In her free time, Leisa enjoys drawing, cooking, and spending time with her family.
Dr. Mark Silk, Hebrew School Director of Education
Dr. Silk has been teaching doctoral level classes in educational administration at Saint Peter’s University since 2013 and at the Bergen County High School of Jewish Studies since 2017. Previously, he received a BA from Columbia University in Music while simultaneously receiving a BHL in Jewish History from the Jewish Theological Seminary. He received an MA in Jewish Education in the Contemporary Jewish Studies program at Brandeis University and an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from SUNY at Albany.
Dr. Silk has three married daughters and is an avid swimmer.
ADMINISTRATION
Galit Levinsky, Synagogue Operations Manager
Galit joined the GRJC after years of experience working in Jewish organizations, including the Kaplen JCC at Tenafly and the Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines.
Galit also served as a product safety and business manager at Eastman Group, leading the onboarding of newly acquired brands and collaborating cross-functionally with senior management. She has held various operations and business management positions in the USA and UK and served as a business tax advisor and auditor in Israel.
Galit holds a bachelors degree in human resources and behavioral sciences from the College of Management Academic Studies in Israel.
She resides in Glen Rock with her husband, Itay, and their three boys: Aviv, Daniel and Tommy.
Mindy Osterman, Outreach and Communications Coordinator
Mindy joined the GRJC family in 2012. Mindy maintains the GRJC's connection with members and the community by creating promotional pieces for upcoming events in addition to publishing our weekly e-newsletter, sending hard copy mailings to those without email and advertising for synagogue programming. Her job is to keep everyone informed of all that is happening at the GRJC. Mindy also maintains our Facebook and Instagram pages, using them to provide educational, cultural, communal and religious content to GRJC constituents. She is in close contact with program chairs, lay leaders and synagogue staff to make sure all things GRJC get the attention and attendance they deserve.This position affords Mindy the luxury of combining her writing and design skills with her love of synagogue life and the Jewish community. Prior to joining the GRJC, Mindy served as Public Relations Coordinator for the Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County. Mindy graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Political Science from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. She is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society.
Mindy lives with her husband, Scott. They have four children between them: three sons and a daughter. They also happily share their home with delightfully spoiled felines.
JoAnne Forman, Administrative Assistant
JoAnne Forman joined the 
GRJC team as Administrative Assistant in December 2019. She is excited to be part of such a vibrant, involved Jewish community.
GRJC team as Administrative Assistant in December 2019. She is excited to be part of such a vibrant, involved Jewish community.Prior to coming to GRJC, JoAnne worked as an office manager in a doctor's office and as the administrator of Sha'ar Communities.
JoAnne has also served on the board of her synagogue and as president of AHAVA, the parent association of SSDS of Bergen County.
She spent many years as a stay-at-home mom and daughter. JoAnne has three grown sons and lives in Teaneck with her husband, David.
Linda Stone, Assistant to Rabbi Schlosberg
Linda Stone comes to the Glen Rock Jewish Center with a background of experience working in the Jewish community. Her career in education has included various leadership positions, most recently as Director of Student Events at Yeshiva University where she worked for 15 years. Serving an undergraduate enrollment of 2300 students, her team facilitated student government operations, holiday observances and celebrations, club activities and service-learning programs. Among these programs were collaborations with Habitat for Humanity, and Midnight Run, where students collected and distributed clothing and meals to homeless New Yorkers. Linda led service missions to Thailand to educate students about social inequity, and to Houston, Texas to aid victims of the 2017 hurricane. Prior to her work at YU, she led a grant funded program at Mercy College that supported the educational goals of first-generation college students.Born and raised in Brooklyn, Linda earned a BA in Psychology from Brooklyn College of The City University of New York, and an MS in Organizational Leadership from Mercy College.
Linda lives in Mahwah with her husband, Andy, and their dog Vermont. They are blessed to have two daughters and three rambunctious grandchildren.
FACILITIES
Jorge Dager, Maintenance Supervisor
Jorge, who is originally from Ecuador, has been working at the Glen Rock Jewish Center since 2014, overseeing the maintenance of our Sunday School, and in August of 2020 took over as maintenance supervisor. Jorge is married to Nita, and together they share three daughters and two grandchildren. He is very happy to be part of the GRJC community.
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