Hebrew College Spring 2026 Celebration Recap

Joshua Meyer

For his beautiful and evocative body of work,
his efforts as an art educator, and his contribution
to the world of Jewish art.

Joshua Meyer is a painter whose artistic practice is deeply intertwined with Jewish tradition and communal life. “Judaism and art have this thing in common where they’re all-encompassing,” says Meyer. Based in Cambridge, Meyer has spent decades exploring how art-making, like Judaism, rejects fixed answers in favor of process, debate, and transformation. He is a valuable member of the Hebrew College Arts Committee, and his first major exhibition at Hebrew College, Tohu vaVohu, drew on the opening verses of Bereishit, taking the biblical image of primordial chaos resolving into creation as a metaphor for the artistic process across a cycle of 40 paintings. Meyer’s work is not always explicitly Jewish in imagery, yet it is structured by themes that emanate from Jewish life, including pluralism, argument, attention to time, and the belief that meaning emerges through encounter and relationship. He is represented by Rice Polak Gallery in Provincetown and Dolby Chadwick Gallery in San Francisco and has exhibited widely, including at Yale, NYU, UCLA, the BYU Museum of Art, the Worcester Art Museum and Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts.

Helene, Seth, and Benjamin Gelber

For their multigenerational commitment
to advancing the work of tikkun olam through
their labor, volunteering, and generosity.

For more than two decades, the Gelber family has helped shape and strengthen the Jewish community of Greater Boston. Arriving as a young couple without local ties, Helene and Seth found their foothold in Jewish Boston through Helene’s employment at Combined Jewish Philanthropies. From congregational life to volunteer service and board leadership, their involvement grew into a sustained commitment to Jewish life. Enrolling their son, Ben, at The Rashi School deepened their connection to Jewish culture, tradition and the State of Israel. In high school Ben served as a youth trustee on the board of Jewish Family Service of Metrowest. Last year, he authored and self-published a children’s picture book set during Passover that raises food allergy awareness, turning its sales into a fundraiser for FASI: The Food Allergy Science Initiative. For the Gelbers, Jewish education is both a personal and philanthropic priority. They invest not only financially, but also through leadership, volunteering, and advocacy to strengthen Boston’s Jewish community.

Terry Rosenberg 

For her long record contributing to the health and
thriving of Jewish institutions as a consultant, trustee,
and change agent.

Terry Rosenberg has dedicated her career to learning, growth, and nurturing the values of Torah in individuals and communities. As a consultant and coach, she has guided senior executives, Jewish communal leaders, and rabbis. In Boston, she has been a devoted volunteer and community leader, helping to seed Hebrew College’s Me’ah adult learning program at her synagogue, and serving on the boards of local and national organizations close to her heart. Her focus has long been adult Jewish learning and contemplative practice, fostered through her work with CJP, Synagogue 2000, Hebrew College, and the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. In 2017, Terry became a certified spiritual director through HUC-JIR, blending her professional experience with her personal commitment to spiritual growth. She serves on the board of the Jewish Women’s Archive, the Institute for Jewish Spirituality’s Wisdom Council, the Jewish Grandparents Network Advisory Council, and Hebrew College’s Strategic Planning Committee.

Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld
Nancy Kaplan Belsky
Jesse Friedlander
Laure Garnick
Rabbi Dan Judson
Diana Lloyd
Rabbi Jessica Lowenthal `19
Tim Motz
Rabbi Or Rose
Susan Schechter
Susan Snider
Myra Snyder

Susan and Andrew Abraham
Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine and Gabriel Sunshine
Rabbi Sharon and Shimon Cohen Anisfeld
Nancy Antonacci
Mark Atkins and Miho Sato
Rabbi Marc and Jill Baker
Beverly Bavly
Nancy Kaplan Belsky and Mark Belsky
Wendy and Seth Berger
Diane and Chester Black
Michelle and Darren Black
Harvey and Marsha Chasen
Danielle and Gregg Darish
Rachel and Peter Dixon
Rabbi Jevin and Dr. Janine Eagle
Ann and Dr. Myron Falchuk
Rabbi Josh Feigelson and Natalie Blitt
Deborah and Ron Feinstein
Zoe Jick Fertik
Rabbi Aaron and Emily Fine
Renée and Steven Finn
Rabbi Nancy Flam
Tracey and David Frankel
Jesse Friedlander
Linda and Michael Frieze
Laure and Hal Garnick
Rachel Glazer and Michael Gustat
Jill and Michael Goldberg
Dorian Goldman and Marvin Israelow
JulieSue and Matthew Goldwasser
Amy and Norm Gorin
Lillian and Richard Gray
Dara and David Grossman
Louis Grossman and Amy Gerson
Rabbi Maury Hoberman, MD
Rabbi Larry Hoffman
Jackie and Rob Hughes
Rabbi Dan Judson and Dr. Sandy Falk
Jen Kaplan and Dr. Susie Tanchel
Drs. Trudy and Barry Karger
Rabbi Avi and Robert Killip
Aliza Kline and Rabbi Bradley Solmsen
Ronni Sachs Kotler
Alison Kur
Alice and Rabbi Van Lanckton
Rabbi Stephen Landau
Sara S. Lee
Marcia and Alan Leifer
Rabbi Marion and Prof. Steven Lev Cohen
Shelley Levine and Larry Schwartz
Rabbi Steven Lewis
Diana Lloyd and Jordan Hershman
Rabbi Jessica Lowenthal and Philip Weber
Laura Mandel
Judith and Harold Meyer
Amy Mitman and Andy Goloboy
Gila Belsky Modell and Alex Modell
Beth and Michael Moskowitz
Meredith Moss and Donald Berman
Myra Musicant and Howard Cohen
Jessica and Chuck Myers
Elizabeth and Daniel Navisky
Lauren Neill and Michael Carpanzano
Pamela and Andrew Norden
Rabbi Suzanne and Andy Offit
Lauren and Jonathan Paris
Suzanne Priebatsch
Fran and Dr. Donald Putnoi
Dena and Michael Rashes
Erica and Marc Recht
Firkins Reed and Dennis Barr
Drs. Shulamit and Jehuda Reinharz
Dr. Judith Rosenbaum and Rabbi Or Rose
Vannessa and Michael Rosenberg
Brooke and Dan Roth
Shirah Rubin and Bret Ancowitz
Rabbi Ma’ayan and Richard Sands
Susan and Bob Schechter
Elliot Schildkrout
Barbara and Andrew Schultz
Rosalie and Jim Shane
Susan Shevitz and Lawrence Bailis
Ellie and Barry Shrage
Dr. Michal Skarf
Diana Smith and Barry Cohen
Sara Smolover and Larry Kraus
Susan and James Snider
Myra and Robert Snyder
Priscilla and Geoffrey Stein
Jen and Seth Stier
Cantor Jodi Sufrin and Cantor Roy Einhorn
Jane and Jay Swilky
James Taber
Carol and Steven Targum
Rachel Teplow
Suzy and Rabbi Herb Tobin
Diane Troderman and Harold Grinspoon
Rabbi Sheila Weinberg
Bea and Sam Wilderman
Arnee R. and Walter A. Winshall
Candace and Howard Wolk
Rose Zoltek-Jick

Haverim/Friends

Tomchim/Supporters

Shocharim/Well Wishers

our cup runneth over