Temple Har Zion Lay Leadership
Har Zion could not function without their dedication and support.
The Temple Har Zion lay leadership works closely with Rabbi Glick, Cantor Figa, and the temple staff. We solicit nominations in December for open lay leadership offices in for the following year. The lay leadership for each secular year is installed during the Har Zion Annual Congregational Meeting in January.
Please note: Our current by-laws require elected officers and board members to be Jewish members in good standing. Any Har Zion member, Jewish or not, can serve on volunteer committees (with the exception of the chair of committees concerned with religious practice.) See Volunteer Committees for more information.
Are you interested in getting more involved in the Temple? We hope so, and we need you!
We are looking for Har Zion members who have the passion, drive, and vision to help strengthen and grow our community. There is always a need for new ideas, perspectives, expertise. The board also works best when it is a full and representative sampling of our temple community: new members, long-time members, members with children, empty nesters, members who have served in Temple leadership in the past and those who are interested in getting involved for the first time. Contact the temple office (office@wsthz.org and 708.366.9000) if you are interested.
Please consider getting involved!
Har Zion Lay Leadership
The temple officers and Board of Directors for the 2026 secular calendar year are the following (members new to leadership roles are marked with a *):
Executive Committee
Joey Gartner, President
Claudia Freed, Vice President of Administration *
Open, Vice President of Fundraising
Mike Bass, Vice President of Programming
Deborah Soriano, Vice President of Membership & Engagement
Octavio Urbina, Vice President of Building & Maintenance *
Jessica Henry, Vice President of Education
Ben Newman, Treasurer
Sarah Ruman, Secretary
Gabbaim, Ed Sachs and Alan Peres
Board of Directors
Rachel Arnoldt
Norma Berlin
Leslie Blacksberg *
Brian Brothman
Matt Callone *
Kay Greenfield
Jon Henry
Larry Katzovitz
Ted Lawrence
Jake Lessem
Carol Solomon
Vafa Shayani, Representing the Board of Governors
Mike Weinstein, Past President