Our Leadership

LAUREN D. LAIRD

Student Rabbi/Kol Bo

Welcome to Temple Beth Torah! As TBT’s Spiritual Leader, I strive to meet each congregant where you are in your Jewish journey while building our congregation’s community spirit. In December 2023, I was humbled and honored to be named TBT’s permanent Spiritual Leader following nearly seven years as the Cantorial Soloist. Serving TBT and the Northern Virginia Jewish community has intensified my commitment to grow our values of inclusivity, diversity, and spirituality, by delivering innovative and family-friendly services, meaningful holiday celebrations, and personalized lifecycle events. I am dedicated to understanding and responding to the needs of our members and I work to constantly renew Judaism not only for us, but for the next generation.

IMG_4574RABBI KENNETH B. BLOCK

Rabbi Emeritus

Rabbi Block began serving Temple Beth Torah in September of 1998. Born in Boston, Massachusetts and ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, he is a member of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, Previously Rabbi Block served the Harford Jewish Center in Havre de Grace, MD, was an addiction Chaplain for the VAMHCS, an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Chaplain for the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company. Rabbi Block is proud to be a facilitator of an American Cancer Society support group and honored to receive the Boston College Alumni Association Award of Excellence for Religion in 1978.

JESSICA PIMENTEL

President

SARA POLLACK

Vice President

EMILY RUBEN-BISHOP

Treasurer

Dr. MARCI JEROME

Religious School Director

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