American Friends of Leket Israel
Rabbinic Circle
Who are we?
We are pleased to announce the formation of a leadership cohort of American rabbis who support Leket Israel, with over 100 American rabbis joining in the first five months across all denominations. We are honored that over 1,000 American rabbis have trusted Leket with their support. Today, we invite all rabbis to join us by making a special commitment to feeding Israelis in need. Every gift rescues food that would otherwise be wasted and distributes it to 340 organizations that feed over 470,000 hungry people in Israel every
week. Leket Israel hosts 100,000 volunteers per year.
How to Join
To join the Rabbinic Circle for the year, a rabbi must do one or more of the following:
1: Donate $180 or more
2: Host a fundraiser for Leket
3: Lead an organization that gives $180 or more
4: Volunteer with Leket in Israel
How to Join the Leadership Circle
Annual donations of $1,800 or more qualify for the Rabbinic Leadership Circle.
Benefits
Members of the Rabbinic Circle will receive special briefings with Leket
leaders in Israel, enjoy concierge booking when volunteering in Israel, and be honored
with a listing on our soon-to-be-launched new website. Members will enjoy the personal
satisfaction of being part of an organization that feeds all Israelis, young and old,
religious and secular, Jewish and Arab.
Our 2026 Rabbinic Circle Members
Rabbinic Circle Chairs
Rabbi Jill Borodin, WA, Conservative
Rabbi Michael Fel, RI, Conservative
Rabbi Brenner Glickman, FL, Reform
Rabbi Yosef Weinstock, FL, Orthodox
Rabbinic Leadership Circle
Rabbi Avi Billet, FL, Orthodox
Rabbi Jonathan E. Blake, NY, Reform
Rabbi Scott Bolton, NY, Conservative
Rabbi Nasanayl Braun, NJ, Orthodox
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, NY, Reform
Rabbi Ira Ebbin, NY, Orthodox
Rabbi Pam Ehrenkranz, CT, Non-Denominational
Rabbi Elaine Glickman, FL, Reform
Rabbi Daniel Gropper, NY, Reform
Rabbi Jan Katzew, MA, Reform
Rabbi Rena H. Kieval, NY, Non-Denominational
Rabbi Barry Kornblau, NY, Orthodox
Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz, PhD, CA, Conservative
Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern, NY, Orthodox
Rabbi Elazar Muskin, CA, Orthodox
Rabbi Suzanne Offit, MA, Non-Denominational
Rabbi Richard Perlman, MA, Conservative
Rabbi Richard Plavin, CT, Conservative
Rabbi Moshe Saks, NY, Conservative
Rabbi Benjamin J. Samuels, PhD, MA, Orthodox
Rabbi David Schuck, NY, Conservative
Rabbi Allen Schwartz, NY, Orthodox
Rabbi Dr Henry “Ari” Soussan, MD, Sephardic
Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, NY, Orthodox
Rabbi Ethan Tucker, NY, Orthodox
Rabbi Nicole Wilson-Spiro, CT, Conservative
Rabbi Ethan Witkovsky, PA, Conservative
Rabbinic Council
Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham, MO, Conservative
Rabbi Yitzchok Adler, CT, Orthodox
Rabbi Morris Allen, OH, Conservative
Rabbi Elyssa Austerklein, TX, Independent
Rabbi Ari Averbach, CA, Conservative
Rabbi Adam Baldachin, NY, Conservative
Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum, NY, Reform
Rabbi Joshua Beraha, Washington DC, Reform
Rabbi Peter S Berg, GA, Non-Denominational
Rabbi Shmuel Bergman, NJ, Orthodox
Rabbi Mitchell Berkowitz, MD, Conservative
Rabbi Donald Bixon, FL, Orthodox
Rabbi Sam Blumberg, MA, Reform
Rabbi Bruce Bromberg Seltzer, MA, Conservative
Rabbi Danny Burkeman, MA, Reform
Rabbi John Bush, IL, Reform
Rabbi Ken Chasen, CA, Reform
Rabbi Noah Cheses, MA, Orthodox
Rabbi Sharon Clevenger, MA, Reform
Rabbi Jeffrey Clopper, NY, Reform
Rabbi Mitch Cohen, NY, Conservative
Rabbi Yonatan Cohen, CA, Orthodox
Rabbi Mark Cohn, MA, Reform
Rabbi Stephen Einstein, CA, Reform
Rabbi Serena Eisenberg, PA, Reconstructionist
Rabbi Hannah Estrin, ME, Conservative
Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom, CA, Orthodox
Rabbi Michael Farbman, CT, Reform
Rabbi Edward Feld, Massachusetts, Conservative
Rabbi Marla J. Feldman, NY, Reform
Rabbi Sue Fendrick, MA, Conservative
Rabbi Michelle Fisher, MA, Conservative
Rabbi Yechezkel Freundlich, NY, Orthodox
Rabbi Michael Friedman, CT, Reform
Rabbi Michael Friedland, IN, Conservative
Rabbi Jason Fruithandler, NY, Conservative
Rabbi Neal Gold, MA, Reform
Rabbi Edward Goldman, OH, Non-Denominational
Rabbi Mark Golub, FL, Reform
Rabbi Julie Gordon, VA, Conservative
Rabbi Sarah Graff, CA, Conservative
Rabbi Joshua Greenbaum, NJ, Reform
Rabbi Jeffrey Greenberg, MD, Orthodox
Rabbi Fred Greene, CO, Reform
Rav Naomi Gurt Lind, MA, Non-Denominational
Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot, NJ, Orthodox
Rabbi Susie Heneson Moskowitz, NY, Reform
Rabbi Linda Henry Goodman, NY, Reform
Rabbi David Joslin, NY, Reform
Rabbi David Kalender, VA, Conservative
Rabbi Peter Kasdan, NJ, Reform
Rabbi Jan Katz, NY, Reform
Rabbi Neal Katz, TX, Reform
Rabbi Alan Katz, NY, Reform
Rabbi Barry Kenter, NY, Conservative
Rabbi Reuven Kimelman, MA, Orthodox
Rabbi Eliahu Klein, RI, Non-Denominational
Rabbi Mike Klein, FL, Conservative
Rabbah Riqi Kosovske, MA, Reform
Rabbi Cary Kozberg, OH, Reform
Rabbi Claudio Kupchik, NY, Conservative
Rabbi Vernon Kurtz, MA, Conservative
Rabbie Elie Lehmann, MA, Non-Denominational
Rabbi Yosie Levine, NY, Orthodox
Rabbi Dennis Linson, CA, Conservative
Rabbi Norman S. Lipson, FL, Reform
Rabbi David Locketz, MN, Reform
Rabbi Sara Lonstein Gilbert, CO, Non-Denominational
Rabbi Tamar Magill-Grimm, MN, Conservative
Rabbi Howard Mandell, MA, Conservative
Rabbi Alex Matthews, MA, Unaffiliated
Rabbi David Mersky, MA, Reform
Rabbi Aaron C. Meyer, PA, Reform
Rabbi Andrew Paley, TX, Reform
Rabbi H. Jonathan Perlman, PA, Conservative
Rabbi Michael Pincus, CT, Reform
Rabbi Louis Polisson, NJ, Conservative
Rabbi Ethan Prosnit, NJ, Reform
Rabbi Michael Ragozin, MA, Conservative
Rabbi Steven Rau, GA, Reform
Rabbi Steven Rein, VA, Conservative
Rabbi Mario Rojzman, FL, Conservative
Rabbi Steven Rubenstein, MI, Conservative
Rabbi Rachel Salston, VA, Conservative
Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter, NJ, Orthodox
Rabbi Jennifer Schlosberg, NJ, Conservative
Rabbi Gershon Segal, MA, Orthodox
Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller, LA, Non-Denominational
Rabbi Hyim Shafner, Washington DC, Orthodox
Rabbi Bonnie Sharfman, AZ, Reform
Rabbi Michael Shefrin, FL, Reform
Rabbi Moshe Simkovich, IL, Orthodox
Rabbi Jennifer Singer, FL, Reform
Rabbi Marc Soloway, CO, Conservative
Rabbi Rafi Spitzer, NY, Conservative
Rabbi Peter W. Stein, NY, Reform
Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, NY, Orthodox
Rabbi Sharon Stiefel, MN, Reconstructionist
Rabbi Adam Stock Spilker, MN, Reform
Rabbi Karen Thomashow, MA, Reform
Rabbi Howard Tilman, NJ, Conservative
Rabbi Herb Tobin, MA, Reform
Rabbi Amy Wallk, MA, Conservative
Rabbi Alana Wasserman, MA, Reform
Rabbi Elie Weinstock, NY, Orthodox
Rabbi Mimi Weisel, FL, Conservative
Rabbi Ari Weiss, PA, Orthodox
Rabbi Raysh Weiss, MA, Conservative
Rabbi David Wilfond, MA, Reform
Rabbi David Wise, NY, Egalitarian Conservative
Rabbi Shmuli Zema, FL, Orthodox
Rabbi Lina Zerbarini, NY, Reconstructionist