CLERGY&STAFF | Kol Dorot A Reform Jewish Community

CLERGY & STAFF

Rabbi Noah Fabricant, PhD

“I am proud to be part of the Kol Dorot community. I am proud that our synagogue is welcoming and accessible to all people and all families. I am proud that our Religious School is joyful. I am proud of the transformative learning, meaningful social justice work, and uplifting worship that happen here. I am sincerely honored that so many have allowed me to be with them and support them through the ordinary and extraordinary challenges of life.”

Rabbi Noah Fabricant is a founding rabbi of Kol Dorot and is involved in every aspect of the congregation's life. From early childhood programs, to our Religious School and teens, to adult learning and relationship building, Rabbi Noah continues to bring excitement and new ideas. He is a dynamic and engaging teacher and prayer leader, as well as a trusted and caring pastor. He has placed particular emphasis on outreach and accessibility, especially to interfaith families.

Prior to the founding of Kol Dorot, Rabbi Noah served as rabbi of one of its predecessor congregations, Temple Beth Or in Washington Township. Earlier he was an associate rabbi at Washington Hebrew Congregation in Washington, D.C., one of the largest synagogues in the country. He was ordained at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati. During his time in rabbinical school, Rabbi Noah served congregations in La Salle, Illinois and Terre Haute, Indiana, as well as Rockdale Temple in Cincinnati.

Originally from West Orange, New Jersey, Rabbi Noah grew up in a Reform congregation, was active in youth group, and attended Jewish summer camp. A lifelong student of Hebrew language and literature, Rabbi Noah holds a bachelor's degree in Literature from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature (Hebrew and Yiddish) from the University of Maryland. His area of expertise is nineteenth-century Hebrew periodicals. (It's more exciting than it sounds!) As a former camp and youth group songleader, Rabbi Noah also enjoys playing guitar and learning new Jewish music.

Rabbi Noah lives in Ridgewood with his wife, Alexandra (Ali) Harwin, and their three daughters, Lorry, Franny and Nikki.

Rabbi Noah can be contacted at rabbinoah@koldorot.org.

Rabbi Jim Stoloff

Beloved for his warmth and humor, people of all backgrounds have been inspired by Rabbi Jim Stoloff as a teacher of Jewish values and tradition, as a spiritual counselor and leader, and as a Rabbi whose door is always open. He is profoundly and passionately committed to teaching Torah in the broadest sense, and to helping people strive to “be Torah” in their daily lives.Rabbi Stoloff's goals are shaped by seeing the rabbinate as a Helping Profession and include creating opportunities for Jewish memory making, tikkun olam (social justice / social action), and creating kehilah kedosha, a sacred and inclusive community. Essential to his view of Judaism is that all people are welcome as an integral part of the community, including LGBTQ Jews, Jews of color, and people from all types of Jewish and non-Jewish backgrounds.

Rabbi Stoloff has a highly collaborative work style in and out of the synagogue. He has developed professional and personal relationships with American, Israeli, and international organizations, both Jewish and non-Jewish, that cover a range of educational and social justice causes. He performs all rabbinical duties including education, worship, life-cycle events, pastoral care, tikkun olam, and social interactions with people of all ages. Born and raised in Chattanooga, TN, Rabbi Stoloff graduated with a Bachelor of Music History from the University of Memphis and was ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati. Previously he served as Assistant/Associate Rabbi of Temple Israel of the City of New York from 2013-19, and at Temple Avodat Shalom from 2019 through its merger with Kol Dorot in 2024. Rabbi Stoloff, his wife Charlotte Rocker, and their son Hudson, have settled into their New Jersey home with their cats, Albus and Minerva. An avid reader in his spare time, Jim also enjoys the outdoors, traveling, and anything pertaining to his past life as a musician.
Rabbi Jim can be reached at RabbiJim@koldorot.org

Cantor Sarah Silverberg

Cantor Sarah Silverberg joined the Temple Beth Or community on July 29, 2014. Cantor Sarah loves serving the community in many capacities. From singing on the floor with our youngest tots to engaging with adults of all ages, Cantor Sarah brings music, passion, and warmth to the whole community.

Cantor Sarah was ordained in 2013 from the Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religious in New York City. During her five years as a cantorial student, she proudly served congregations as a cantorial intern in South Bend, Indiana and in Garden City, New York. During her time at HUC, she received several awards for her academic performance and for cultivating community relationships. Cantor Sarah found a passion for pastoral work and spent two summers as chaplaincy intern as well at NYU Langone Medical Center. In the year following cantorial ordination, Cantor Silverberg continued her studies as a chaplaincy resident at the VA Hospital in Manhattan and Queens where she provided spiritual and emotional care to veterans of all faiths throughout the hospital system, particularly focusing on issues of PTSD, substance abuse, intensive care, and palliative care.

Cantor Sarah was born and raised in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia. She was active in her synagogue’s youth choir and later joined the prestigious choir Hazamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir. She

received her bachelor’s degree in Near Eastern & Judaic Studies and Music from Brandeis University in 2008.
Cantor Sarah married her husband Marc in November 2013. They live in Waldwick with their daughters Maya and Emma.
Cantor Silverberg can be contacted at cantorsarah@koldorot.org.

Cantor Dubinsky is very excited to join the Kol Dorot congregational family. In her cantorate, Maria is seeking to share her deep passion for Jewish Music, Judaism, and Torah. She is eager to engage the community in music and prayer, as she greatly enjoys her roles as a teacher, musician, spiritual leader, community builder and friend. Cantor Dubinsky is looking to establish and foster meaningful relationships with community members of different generations and backgrounds. Along with her cantorial and performing career, Maria is searching for creative outlets in different forms of arts, such as jewelry design, book illustrating, and writing. Cantor Dubinsky is married to Arcady Litmanovich and has two daughters – Maya and Noa.

Cantor Dubinsky can be reached at cantormaria@koldorot.org

Cantor Maria Dubinsky

Cantor Maria Dubinsky was born in Moscow, Former Soviet Union. In 1990, she and her family made an Aliyah to Israel, where she completed her high school education, served in the Israeli Defense Force and earned her bachelor degree in Vocal performance from the Rubin Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem. After pursuing a career of a classical performer and an opera singer, Maria relocated to the United States in 2006, where she was ordained as a Cantor by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 2010. Following her ordination from HUC-JIR, Cantor Dubinsky served in North Shore Synagogue in Syosset, NY and in Temple Shaaray Tefila in New York, NY. She was also a student Cantor at Union Temple of Brooklyn, NY and in Garden City Jewish Center, NY.

Rabbi Anat Katzir

Rabbi Anat is the Director of the Kol Dorot Religious School. Under her guidance, Kol Dorot has developed an experiential curriculum teaching each child about their Jewish identity and being proud to lead a Jewish life. She has been our Religious School Director since the founding of Kol Dorot. Before that she was Religious School Director at Temple Beth Or, working with parents and students to provide quality education.

Rabbi Anat graduated from TAU Law School, HUC School of Jewish Education. She was ordained by the pluralistic seminary Academy for Jewish Religion. Rabbi Anat’s work at the Jewish Agency for Israel, with Jewish communities all over the world, inspired her to move here and be part of the Jewish community and Jewish education in the US while embracing the connection with both the Israeli American and Liberal Jewish communities.
Rabbi Anat and her spouse Ophir are proud and loving parents to Yoel, Yinon, and Yannai.

Rabbi Anat can be contacted at rabbianat@koldorot.org