Congregation Beth Sholom - Chevra Shas

Rabbi Rachel Ain has been the rabbi at CBS-CS since 2004 after receiving her rabbinic ordination and masters in Jewish education from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. She holds a BA in America History from Barnard College and a BA in Midrash from JTS. During her time in rabbinical school, she worked at a local Jewish day school as well as at United Jewish communities; she completed her pastoral education requirements through work in a local hospital and was commissioned as a Naval Reservist for the US Navy Chaplains Corps.

Since ordination she has continued to develop professionally. She completed a course at the Onondaga Pastoral Counseling Center, where she explored different issues within the areas of mental health; she participated in the PEER program, a component of STAR: Synagogue for Transformation and Renewal, in a leadership training initiative for a select group of rabbis in North America and she was chosen for the inaugural year-long fellowship at CLAL, called Rabbis Without Borders, where she is trained in how to bring the wisdom of Jewish tradition into the larger public sphere.

Rabbi Daniel A. Jezer received his rabbinical ordination and doctor of divinity degree from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and a pastoral counseling certificate from the Onondaga Pastoral Counseling Center.

Rabbi Jezer is committed to promoting the growth of individuals and families in Judaism.  His goal is for the congregation to develop as a "sharing community," implementing concerns of spiritual growth as a guide for a full Jewish life.  He emphasizes tradition with a creative, dynamic, and egalitarian approach within the Conservative movement.

In addition to being "emeritus" (with his own parking space at CBS-CS), he teaches at LeMoyne College, is the Jewish chaplain at the Jewish Health and Rehabilitation Center at Menorah Park of CNY, is president of the Onondaga Pastoral Counseling Center, and a panelist on the WCNY-TV show, "Religion Matters."