2025-2026 Board of Directors
OFFICERS
President: Ian Rubin, Wayland
Vice President: Jodi Bring, Natick
Vice President: Chase Carpenter, Cambridge
Vice President: Jay Gainsboro, Framingham
Vice President: Barbara Schultz, Sharon
Treasurer: Meyer Levy, Cambridge
Secretary: Dena Kowaloff, Framingham
DIRECTORS
Michelle Bearak, Wellesley
Ann Budner, Acton
Rabbi Danny Burkeman, Natick
Cheryl Carner, Natick
Fernando Castro, Ashland
Stephanie Elkind, Newton
Shirley Nigri Farber, Stoughton
Ari Freisinger, San Francisco, CA
Michael Gilman, Wayland
Deborah Gotbetter, Hampton, NH
Jacki Hart, Dover
Sophie Hearne, West Roxbury
John Herrera, Westport, CT
Michael Katzman, Natick
Anita Lavakumar, Framingham
Elana Margolis, Sharon
David Podell, Natick
Julian Rich, Framingham
Denise Rosenblum, Natick
Neil Ross, Wayland
Jessica Rubinstein, Boston
Cesar Stewart-Morales, Framingham
Philip Strauss, Southborough
Andrew Troop, Sudbury
Antonio Massa Viana, Sudbury
Susan Wilk, Newton
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Allison Kates, Wayland
YOUTH DIRECTORS
Jacob Darish, Needham
Talia Frieze, Chestnut Hill
ACTIVE PAST PRESIDENTS
Aron Ain, West Newton
Robert Band, Holden
Alan Bernstein, Waltham
Judith Bernstein, Waltham
Carol Chudnofsky, Chestnut Hill
Kathy Anbinder Covarrubias, Framingham
James Gordon, Framingham
Louis Kates, Framingham
David Milowe, Westwood
Judi Raphael, Hopkinton
Marcia Rosenberg, Needham and Sarasota, FL
Lester Schindel, Framingham
Reva Tankle, Gilford, NH
Josef Volman, Boston
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Design Thinking in Action: Volunteer Services Team Retreat at the JFS Innovation Center
At Jewish Family Service (JFS), innovation is not an add-on — it is a core strategic priority. Our strategic goals explicitly call for new, creative approaches to today’s most complex social challenges, a commitment already demonstrated through initiatives such...
A Call to Action – How You Can Help Immigrants in Our Community – Right Now
DONATE NOW | GET INVOLVED TODAY JFS of Metrowest is committed to standing with the immigrant community across our region. As part of this commitment, JFS convenes the Metrowest Immigrant Support Group — a coalition of local nonprofits, faith organizations, and...
The need has never been greater. You can help.
Clockwise from top: Volunteers from Temple Shir Tikva, Wayland (including former Board member Diane Black, her husband Chester and their grandchildren), sort donations from a community clothing drive; JFS is committed to providing help and support to immigrants in...