Clergy
Rabbi Laurence Sebert
212.677.8090 ext. 23 / rabbi@tandv.org
Since becoming T&V’s head Rabbi in 1991, Rabbi Sebert has engaged and inspired his congregants to climb the ladder of Jewish commitment. He inspires through his warm personality and non-judgmental style as well as the power of his intellect and his creative approach to the study and practice of modern Conservative Judaism.
A rock and roll drummer, Rabbi Sebert is beloved by the community as someone who never takes himself too seriously, but takes people very seriously. He has the rare capacity to make each person feel special and validated, and to help and inspire them to find their own way to a more committed Jewish life, sometimes in small, yet important steps.
Rabbi Lindsey Healey-Pollack
Rabbi Healey-Pollack is the program coordinator for the CCJ. In addition to her work at the CCJ, she serves as spiritual leader of Congregation Kol HaNeshamah in Englewood, NJ. She received rabbinic ordination and a MA in Talmud from the Jewish Theological Seminary.
She grew up in Houston, Texas and spent five years of her childhood living in Cairo, Egypt. Rabbi Healey-Pollack developed her passion for Jewish life and learning as an undergraduate at Scripps College in Claremont, CA.
Rabbi Lindsey is herself an alumna of the CCJ, having studied with the program’s founder Rabbi Stephen Lerner, z”l. She is excited to share the Jewish tradition’s spirit of curiosity with others, and to serve as a guide for those who seek a connection to Judaism and the Jewish community.
She lives in Bergen County, NJ with her two children.
Rabbi Stephen Lerner, z"l
Center for Conversion to Judaism - Program Founder
Rabbi Stephen C. Lerner, of blessed memory, a Jewish Theological Seminary graduate, and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Columbia College, founded the Center in 1981. Prior to that, Rabbi Lerner had served as Rabbi here at Town & Village Synagogue from 1969-1977. His work with the Center was heralded in the Jewish Week and Newsday where he had been referred to as “the leading maker of new Jews in the New York area if not the country.” The Center for Conversion to Judaism at Town & Village Synagogue is proud to carry on Rabbi Lerner's legacy.
Rabbi Lerner articulated his passion for bringing new Jews into the world in an article he authored for Masoret in Spring 1994. Click here to read the article.
Instructors
Abby Eisenberg
Abby Eisenberg is a community Jewish educator based in NYC. She is the founder of Judaics Tutoring NYC, where she and her team of educators facilitate individualized, text-based Jewish learning for curious learners of all ages and stages, in NYC and around the globe. Abby currently teaches adults at the 92NY, Center for Conversion to Judaism, Melton Adult Learning, My Jewish Learning and the Wexner Field Fellowship. She has a BA in history from Yeshiva University and an MA in Judaic studies from the Jewish Theological Seminary. When Abby is not teaching and learning indoors, she spends as much time outdoors as possible. You can learn more about Abby at www.explorejewish.com.
Staff
Joanna Eisenberg
Synagogue Administrator
212.677.8090 / office@tandv.org