Board

TBI Executive Board/Board of Directors

Shalom,

As president of Temple Beth Israel, I am happy to electronically welcome you to the warmest, friendliest shul in Broward County. TBI has served the needs of our members and the community for over 50 years, but we are still the shul where everyone knows your name.

On behalf of our spiritual leader, Rabbi Hector Epelbaum, our professional staff, and Board of Directors, welcome to Temple Beth Israel, and we look forward to meeting you.

Steve Needleman

 Steve Needleman- President

Steve has been a member of TBI for 16 years, and has previously served as Membership Vice President, Ritual Vice President, and Executive Vice President. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, Steve has an undergraduate degree in math from State University of New York at Albany, and an MBA from Northwestern. He moved to Broward county 30 years ago where he met his wife Arlene. They have three children; Joshua, Alison, and Bonnie, and two son-in-laws; Michael and David. Steve owns an insurance company, Needleman Financial Services, located in Davie.

Steve can be reached by calling the synagogue office at 954-851-9999 or by

e-mail at steve.n@tbifl.com.

Dan Herz – Co-Executive VP

Dan, the Executive Vice President at TBI was born and raised in Chicago. After obtaining a degree in finance from Indiana University, Dan was offered a position in banking and relocated to South Florida in 1983. After eight years in banking Dan opened up his own real estate investment and private lending company, DFH Business Consultants, which he still operates today. Dan is married to his wife Barbara, and they have one son, Alexander. Dan became a member of TBI in 2009 and has held various board positions and is most proud of his position as commissioner of TBI’s annual fantasy football league competition.

Dan can be reached by calling the synagogue office at 954-851-9999 or by e-mail at danherz@comcast.net.

Dr. Sharad Mabourakh – Co-Executive VP

My wife Ruth and I arrived in South Florida in 1994. We joined Temple Beth Israel because we wanted to join a Conservative schul and our good friends belonged here. Little did we know, what a warm and inviting, group of people would enter our lives. We have shared times of great joy when our three daughters and son were called to the Torah in this wonderful congregation. We have felt the support of our TBI family when inevitably life brought sadness into our lives. The Morning Minyans have been particularly comforting for me.

As a physician, I have been privileged to witness my patient’s lives in moments of great fragility. At these times a sense of belonging, that comes from caring for and doing for others, seem to make all the difference. Belonging to TBI has given my family and I a chance to deepen our understanding of Judaism and achieve that critical sense of belonging.

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