call for social justice helped establish the Carrie Simon House, a transitional residence for homeless mothers and their infants. A strong advocate of civil rights and social justice, Rabbi Weinberg had marched with Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, and after King’s death, he created an annual interfaith MLK Shabbat tradition. Rabbi M. Bruce Lustig Rabbi M. Bruce Lustig became senior rabbi in 1999. Rabbi Lustig is a creator of a sense of community, a social activist who pioneered Mitzvah Day (now adopted around the country), and a caring pastor. Rabbi Susan N. Shankman Rabbi Susan N. Shankman became senior rabbi in 2022, becoming the first woman to hold the position. Cantors Roy Garber Cantor Roy Garber came to Washington Hebrew Congregation, the largest Reform congregation in the Washington area, in 1977. He retired in 1989. He was born in Lynn, Mass., and received bachelor's and master's degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music. He trained as a cantor at Hebrew Union College in New York. Before coming to Washington, he had been the first full-time cantor for congregations in Kansas City, Mo., and Milwaukee. His arrival at Washington Hebrew was seen as representing a trend toward bringing cantorial music into the services of the Reform movement. Mikhail Manevich Cantor Mikhail Manevich was appointed Cantor at Washington Hebrew Congregation in 1989. During his tenure with the Congregation, Cantor Manevich has performed at all the major concert halls of Washington, D.C., including the Kennedy Center, Constitution Hall, and the National Cathedral. His voice can be heard on six solo recordings, as well as two albums of duets with Cantor Bortnick. Born in Leningrad, Cantor Manevich attended Glinka’s Choir School and received a degree in choral conducting from Leningrad State Conservatory of Music. After immigrating to the United States in 1976, he studied at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion’s School of Sacred Music, where he conducted the choir. He served Temple Emanu-EI of Livingston, New Jersey as Cantor before joining Washington Hebrew Congregation. Susan R.A. Bortnick Cantor Susan R.A. Bortnick joined Washington Hebrew Congregation as Cantor in 2001 and was appointed Senior Cantor in 2020. The first cantor from Amarillo, Texas, she is a member of the American Conference of Cantors (Reform) and Cantors Assembly (Conservative). A graduate of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion’s Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music, as a student cantor, she served congregations in