Leadership

OUR TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS!

Rabbi Dr. Mark Goldfarb

Rabbi Dr. Mark Goldfarb brings with him a contagious enthusiasm, sense of humor, and passion for teaching Judaism.

During his 25 years in the rabbinate, Rabbi Mark Goldfarb has served congregations in Texas, Michigan, Ohio and California. Rabbi Goldfarb responds to the needs of the congregation and its members through innovative programming, the creation of meaningful, moving worship experiences and life-cycle events, and opportunities for enrichment that expand the horizons of our knowledge and deepen our connection to the spiritual. Rabbi Goldfarb explores Judaism with our youth through creative Judaic and Hebrew learning, creates stimulating, lifelong learning opportunities for adults, and responds to the needs of those in interfaith relationships with sensitivity, openness and support.

Rabbi Goldfarb received ordination from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1991. He received advanced training in chaplaincy and was a chaplain for hospice, senior care centers, prisons and hospitals, most recently with St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, CA. In 2016, Rabbi Goldfarb was honored by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion for his 25 years of service to the Jewish community. He has also received his Doctorate of Divinity Degree (h.c.).

rabbimark@tbolm.org

Cantorial Soloist Stacey Morse

About Cantorial Soloist Stacey Morse

Born from a brilliant hippie Democrat and a Republican “McGyver,” our cantorial soloist lives for harmony – in all its forms. Her family drove from New York to California, harmonizing all the way, while she was a toddler. She says that if you‘ve been told you can’t sing, get your neighbor to sing with you, and you‘ll become instant harmony.

Cantor Morse has led services and life-cycle events for all denominations, throughout the country and internationally, as well as on the high seas, and by invitation for our armed forces. (También habla y entiende el español, pero es una historia muy larga!)

Since receiving her graduate degrees, our hazzan has taught children and adults, written, edited, and held perhaps the oddest jobs ever, all to support her cantorial habit.

Like the rest of her family, Cantor Stacey has sailed and ridden motorcycles her whole life. She is a Renaissance Faire actor, member of a Community Emergency Response Team, and keeps care bags in her car to give to the needy. Most of all, she loves to hear the congregation sing and harmonize with her.

Come make a joyful noise with Cantor Stacey Morse!

cantorstacey@tbolm.org

Dr. Ray Urwin

About Dr. Urwin

Dr. Ray Urwin came to us in 2008, after serving at Temple Judea in Laguna Woods. He has also been Organist and Accompanist at temples in Westminster, Santa Monica, San Pedro, Hollywood, and Stony Brook, NY.

He was Director of Music at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Palos Verdes Estates for 25 years and is now Minister of Music at Saint Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church in Corona del Mar. Ray is a published composer and arranger of choral and organ pieces, as well as hymn tunes in the Episcopal, Lutheran, and other hymnals. He has also been a reviewer for various church and music journals and a faculty member at church music conferences. As a performer, Ray has played at the Long Beach Bach Festival, the Bach’s Lunch series in Manhattan Beach, and the Wednesday noon concerts at First Methodist in Santa Monica, and he has been a regular performer at the weekly midday organ concerts at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. Ray is accompanist and a board member of Cantori Domino, one of the finest choirs in the area. He attended Oberlin College, SUNY Stony Brook and Yale University, receiving a Doctor of Music degree.

Rabbi Dr. Goldmark

About Rabbi Goldmark

Rabbi Dr. Lawrence Goldmark is a graduate of UCLA (BA in Psychology), Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles (BHL), and earned his MAHL from the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio. He received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree in 1994 from Hebrew Union College, in honor of his 25 years as a rabbi. He spent a year in Jerusalem at the Hebrew University, served as a chaplain in the U.S. Army, and was also a rabbi at the Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles from 1971 to 1979.

Rabbi Goldmark is very active in the community. He has been President of the La Mirada Clergy Association and has served as President of the Orange County Board of Rabbis. Currently he serves as President of the Board of Rabbis of Southern California and Executive Vice President of the Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis. From 1993-95, Rabbi Goldmark served as the Recording Secretary of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, a worldwide organization of 1700 reform rabbis.

After 29 years as the spiritual leader and principal of Temple Beth Ohr’s religious school, Rabbi Goldmark retired in 2008 and is our Rabbi Emeritus.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2022-2023