Contact Us

Congregation Schaarai Zedek
3303 W. Swann Avenue
Tampa, FL 33609

Office Phone: (813) 876-2377
Office Fax: (813) 873-1401
Office Email: office@zedek.org

Preschool Phone: (813) 876-4867

Clergy

Rabbi Joel Simon Senior Rabbi ext. 224 jsimon@zedek.org
Cantor Deborrah Cannizzaro Cantor ext. 216 dcannizzaro@zedek.org
Rabbi Michael Weiss Associate Rabbi ext. 229 mweiss@zedek.org
Rabbi Richard Birnholz Rabbi Emeritus ext. 205 rbirnholz@zedek.org

Temple Officers

Carla Markowitz President
David Glickman Vice-President – Membership & Programming
Ellie Probasco Vice-President – Religion, Education, and Youth
Don Weinbren Vice-President – Administration & Building
Charles Weissman Vice-President – Fundraising
Dan Singer Treasurer
Melinda Sheer Financial Secretary
Allison Polender Secretary

Administration

Marc LeVine Executive Director ext. 206 mlevine@zedek.org
Rosie Grimes Bookkeeper ext. 201 rgrimes@zedek.org
Sarah Guerra Communications Coordinator ext. 203 salexander@zedek.org
Traci Klein Director of Finance ext. 217 tklein@zedek.org
Amanda Marks Event Coordinator ext. 250 amarks@zedek.org
Khan Whiteside Clergy Executive Assistant ext. 202 kwhiteside@zedek.org
Marty Wittek Administration ext. 200 mwittek@zedek.org
Debra Zepeda Director of Operations & Membership ext. 234 dzepeda@zedek.org

Programming

Lindsey Dewey Director of Engagement & Outreach ext. 221 ldewey@zedek.org
Naomi Litwak Director of Youth Programming ext. 249 nlitwak@zedek.org
Sarah Smith Program Coordinator ext. 247 ssmith@zedek.org

Religious School

Debbie Steinfeld Religious School Director ext. 246 dsteinfeld@zedek.org
Heather Baker Religious School Assistant ext. 215 hbaker@zedek.org

Amy Gail Buchman Preschool (813) 876-4867

Lauren Kiernan Preschool Director ext. 218 lkiernan@zedek.org
Aida Rozenblum Assistant Preschool Director ext. 238 arozenblum@zedek.org
Linda Chekanow Toddler and 2s Classroom Manager ext. 211 lchekanow@zedek.org
Melanie Harmon Admissions ext. 242 mharmon@zedek.org
Linda Howard SEL Specialist ext. 236 lhoward@zedek.org
Lynn Mendelsohn 3s Classroom Manager ext. 239 lmendelsohn@zedek.org
Teresa Monahan Preschool Office Manager ext. 240 tmonahan@zedek.org
Sari Romberg Judaic Specialist / Classroom Manager ext. 241 sromberg@zedek.org
Cindy Sershen PPA Liason ext. 209 csershen@zedek.org
Sherri Tustison Registrar ext. 237 stustison@zedek.org
Lauren Yadley Preschool Receptionist ext. 233 lyadley@zedek.org