Rabbi
Rabbi Emeritus Ethan Seidel
Contact Rabbi Seidel by clicking here.
Ethan Seidel began as rabbi at Tifereth Israel in 1992. He is a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary, and holds both a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Oberlin College*. He is married to Rachel Breslow Seidel, and they are the parents of three adult children.
After 28 years serving Tifereth Israel, Rabbi Seidel decided to retire as of August 1, 2020. In retirement, he hopes to enjoy his many hobbies - gardening, juggling, practicing piano, baking, bicycling, Torah study (especially hasidut) - and maybe start a new one: learning classical guitar! If the pandemic permits, he plans to look for work as a hospice chaplain, and perhaps to serve as an artist-in-residence performing his plays in different venues around the country.
From August 2020 until the end of July 2021, Rabbi Seidel will not attend congregational events, so as to further the bonding process between the community and Rabbi Michael Werbow. Starting in August 2021, Rabbi Seidel hopes to return to TI as one of the loyal minyan of Rabbis who are part of our community.
The congregation honored Rabbi Seidel during "TI Day" on June 7, 2020 and you can get a flavor of that joyous day here. We are grateful for his many years of leadership and are now proud to call him Rabbi Emeritus.
*You can hear Rabbi Seidel chanting and singing here.
Thu, January 28 2021
15 Shevat 5781
Upcoming Events
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Thursday ,
JanJanuary 28 , 2021Intermediate Hebrew-Beg. Tanach
Thursday, Jan 28th 10:30a
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Thursday ,
JanJanuary 28 , 2021Rosh Chodesh Group
Thursday, Jan 28th 7:00p
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Friday ,
JanJanuary 29 , 2021Joyous Movement & Dance / Adena Galinsky
Friday, Jan 29th 8:30a
This dance workshop for gratitude and joy is open to people of all ages (who like to move and/or laugh). -
Friday ,
JanJanuary 29 , 2021Early Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Friday, Jan 29th 4:15p
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Friday ,
JanJanuary 29 , 2021Tot Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday, Jan 29th 4:30p
Upcoming Holidays
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Beshalach
Shabbat, Jan 30 |
Candle Lighting
Friday, Jan 29, 5:08p |
Havdalah
Motzei Shabbat, Jan 30, 6:09p |
Tu B'Shvat
Thursday, Jan 28 |