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Professional Staff
Amanda Finn - Senior Administrator
Amanda is in charge of running the Shul Office. She works closely with the Rabbi and other members of staff to ensure the smooth functioning of all synagogue activities.
Amanda lives in Borehamwood with her husband and family who are all actively involved in the community as well.
Barry Winterman - Finance Administrator
Barry is BES's longest serving staff member and our ultimate encyclopaedia in knowledge and expertise in the running of the synagogue.
He is responsible for all aspects of financial administration including billing and payments, and deals with all new membership queries.
If you have any financial query relating to the synagogue, Barry is always happy to advise, and is always on hand to comment on his beloved Fulham Football Club too!!
Michelle Lassman - Youth Administrator
Michelle works alongside BES's Youth Directors planning and organising a variety of weekly youth activities and events centred around the Chagim. Highlights include the annual Simchat Torah dinner, Purim celebrations, weekends away etc. She also provides assistance to the community care co-ordinator.
She is the point of contact for booking and organising many of the wider communal activities such as Simchat Beit Hashoeva, and Communal Seders etc, supporting and assisting the team with the co-ordination of several exciting and varied programmes and activities.
Michelle lives in Borehamwood with her husband and little girl.
Estelle Talberg - Administrator
Estelle works in general administration in the office - she is the person to contact if you wish to make a hall booking, book a simcha (bar/batmitzvahs, aufrufs etc) and is responsible for editing the weekly newsletter.
Rebecca Brummer - Community Care Co-ordinator
Rebecca Brummer is the Community Care Co-ordinator for Borehamwood and Elstree Synagogue, dealing with all welfare issues in strict confidence.
Whatever your concern - be it about a relative being poorly, dealing with a bereavement, feeling lonely, having a child with special needs, or are experiencing financial worries - you can contact Rebecca for support and advice.
You can reach her via the confidential Community Care Line 020 8207 5741, or by emailing her.
Rebecca also supervises a dedicated team of Community Care volunteers without whom the service would not operate! If you have any time to spare and would like to join this team, please contact Rebecca on the above number.
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Joseph Machta And Dovid Benmayer - Youth Directors
Find out more Joseph and Dovid, our new Youth Directors, here.
Bernie Bray - Caretaker
Bernie undertakes all aspects of the synagogue's maintenance and caretaking. This includes ordering supplies, setting up the shul and other rooms for services, doing security and meeting suppliers. Additionally, he sets up Gilah Nursery every morning.
He's a bit of an expert on Shabbat and the Jewish festivals and is always extremely accommodating to the community's needs (including setting up a Limmud minyan in the early hours after a communal Shabbat dinner). Without Bernie, the synagogue wouldn't function!
