Clergy

Howard Diamond - Rabbi

Rabbi Diamond was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 1, 1955. On August 15, 2010, Rabbi Diamond became the Rabbi at Temple B'nai Sholom, and will be become the first Rabbi of Congregation B'nai Sholom-Beth David at Temple B'nai Sholom of Rockville Centre. He attended Public School, and Hebrew School at Temple Shalom of Philadelphia. His high school years were spent at Northeast High School in Philadelphia, and beginning in 1969 at the Talmudical Academy of Baltimore. he graduated with honors in 1972 and went on to Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore. At the same time, he attended Johns Hopkins University in that city. in addition, he studied at University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business. He attended from State University at Stony Brook, Long Island where he specialized in comparative studies, encompassing philosophy, biology and religious studies. he received his Rabbinic Ordination from the Orthodox Bet Din of Israel, and Yeshiva Tiferes Yisroel in 1993. During his years as a student, he met and married Francine Marks; they have been married for 28 years and have seven children (six girls and one boy). Rabbi Diamond has had many professional affiliations and has served various temples in Philadelphia and Long Island in different capacities. He has been an adult education instructor, Hebrew School teacher, and has personally tutored scores of students through their Bar and Bat Mitzvah. he has served as the Educational Director of Temple Beth El (North Bellmore), Rabbi of Tiffereth Israel Synagogue (Greenport), Chaplain for the Fire Department (Village of Lynbrook) and Principal of Central Hebrew High School (Oceanside). He was the Rabbi of Congregation Beth David of Lynbrook since 1998, where he has spearheaded the exciting revitalization and rapid growth in membership of the 82 year-old institution. He re-established the Hebrew School, organized and led the first adult Bat Mitzvah class in the history of the synagogue, and created a number of ongoing children's and teen programs, as well as many new educational, spiritual and cultural special events.

Boris Pevsner - Cantor

Cantor Pevsner has been Temple B'nai Sholom's Cantor since 2006. He holds musical and vocal diplomas from musical colleges and institutes in Russia. Cantor Pevsner studied Cantorial Liturgy with Oscar Berry, Leon Berger and at Yeshiva University. His beautiful tenor voice and varied Cantorial, Hebrew and Yiddish repertoire have earned Cantor Pevsner great popularity, especially at Temple B'nai Sholom's social events where he is often asked to perform.

Richard Perlbinder - Ritual Director

Richard is a lifelong student of Jewish culture and religion. Richard grew up in Valley Stream, Long Island, he attended the Hebrew High School of the Five Towns, and the Prozdor School at the Jewish Theological Seminary. Prior to joining B'nai Sholom, Richard was the Baal Koreh at Temple Gates of Zion in Valley Stream for three years. Please join Richard at our daily Shacharit minyan and on Shabbat.

image: Rabbi Barry Dov Schwartz Dr. Barry Dov Schwartz - Rabbi Emeritus

From 1973-2010, Rabbi Schwartz served as our Rabbi. In B'nai's 100+ year history, Rabbi Schwartz set the record for longest tenure as our Rabbi. In August 2010, upon his retirement, he became Rabbi Emeritus. Rabbi Schwartz is an honors graduate of Boston University and The Hebrew Teachers College. In 1965, he was ordained by The Jewish Theological Seminary, where he was named the Cyrus Adler Scholar as the Seminary's outstanding student. In 1980 he earned his Doctoral Degree from the Seminary and was awarded a Doctor of Divinity Honorary degree in 1991. Rabbi Schwartz is the past president of the Rabbinical Assembly of Long Island and currently serves as an executive member of both the Long Island and New York Board of Rabbis. He appears in Who's Who's in World Jewry and Who's Who in American Jewry. He is Chairman of the Rockville Centre Human Rights Commission, Chaplain to both the Rockville Centre Police and Fire Departments, and a member of the Board of Governors at Mercy Hospital. Rabbi Schwartz is also the Chaplain of the Nassau County Police Department. In 2005 he visited the Vatican and met with Pope John Paul II and In July 2008 Rabbi Schwartz visited Cuba.

Dr. Max Routtenberg - Rabbi Emeritus

Ben W. Belfer - Cantor Emeritus