Panitz was succeeded by Paula Reimers . Reimers had converted from Christianity to Conservative Judaism in 1981 , became one of the Jewish Theological Seminary 's earliest female graduates in 1990 , and subsequently served as rabbi for 13 years at congregations in Los Angeles , Connecticut and Arizona before coming to Beth Israel . In Los Angeles she was the rabbi of Burbank Temple Emanu-El in Burbank , California for seven years , but in 2001 , shortly after the September 11 attacks , she became embroiled in controversy there . She had invited several Muslims to join temple members in the temple 's '' sukkah '' , and in order not to offend the guests , had Israeli flags removed from among the sukkah decorations , which in turn offended some of her congregants . Though neither she nor the synagogue 's board attributed it to this incident , it , along with her " extremely dovish politics " , contributed to her contract not being renewed
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Congregation Beth Israel (Lebanon, Pennsylvania)