liturgy. Bachman and his wife, Rachel Altstein, have been instrumental in bringing 20- and 30-year-olds into the synagogue, and in December 2007, Bachman was named one of The Forwards "Forward 50". In 2008 he was a regular contributor to the Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive website. Epstein, born in the Bronx and raised in New Milford, Connecticut, attended Wesleyan University and Hebrew Union College, and served as the coordinator of the Institute for Reform Zionism. In 2008 she was a member of "Rabbis for Obama", a cross-denominational group of more than 300 American rabbis supporting Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. Barrington Rhode Island native Marc Katz graduated from Tufts University and studied at Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem before becoming Beth Elohim's rabbinic intern in 2009. He served as the congregation's Associate Rabbi until 2018 and is now the Rabbi at Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, NJ. On September 22, 2013, Beth Elohim celebrated its 150th anniversary and dedicated a new Sefer Torah. Members of Beth Elohim stated it was "the first Torah in New York City to be completed by a woman". In June 2015, Andy Bachman departed to join the 92nd Street Y as the Director of Jewish Content and Community Ritual, and in addition, he founded "Water Over Rocks," a non-profit dedicated to memory and civic responsibility. In July 2015, Rachel Timoner became the Senior Rabbi. Notes ReferencesBrooklyn Eagle, no bylineNew York Times, no bylineCongregation Beth Elohim websiteOther''' External links Congregation Beth Elohim website Rabbi Rachel Timoner's website Rabbi Andy Bachman's website Rabbi Marc Katz's Website , summary of a sermon given by Rabbi William Sparger of Congregation Beth Elohim, in The New York Times, May 31, 1886, p. 2. , summary of a sermon given by Rabbi G. Taubenhaus of Congregation Beth Elohim, in The New York Times, October 7, 1897, p. 7. , letter to the editor by Rabbi Alexander Lyons of Congregation Beth Elohim, in The New York Times'', October 12, 1902, p. 6. 1861 establishments in New York (state) 1910 establishments in New York (state) 1929 establishments in New York City Art Deco architecture in Brooklyn Art Deco synagogues Czech-American culture in New York City Czech-Jewish culture in the United States German-Jewish culture in New York City Historic district contributing properties in New York City National Register of Historic Places in Brooklyn Neoclassical synagogues Park Slope Reform synagogues in New York City Religious organizations established in