Our High Holiday Service Leaders

Rabbi Tzvi Graetz
Rabbi Tzvi Graetz is Head Rabbi at Congregation Ner Tamid. Before that He served as the Rabbi of Kehilat Hod Ve-Hadar in Kfar Saba in Israel. He also served as the Executive Director of Masorti Olami and MERCAZ Olami, which are international organizations of Conservative Judaism. Rabbi Graetz graduated from Hebrew University of Jerusalem with a B.A.in both Talmud and Political Science, and he also earned an M.A. in Nonprofit Administration. He was ordained in 2003 by the Schechter Rabbinical School. He is the proud father of Uriah, Ayelet and Talya.

Gilat Rapaport
Gilat Rapaport was born and raised in Israel. Since the age of 12 years old, Gilat has been performing professionally on stages in Israel and around the world. Gilat's career began with classical training at the Tel Aviv Conservatorium and continued in Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music branched in Boston. When she arrived to the U.S, in 1998, she studied acting and music at the Theatre of Arts and MI in Hollywood, founded her live band called InJoy, and toured places like South America, South Africa, Australia, Europe, and the U.S.

Adam Kormondy (Accompanist)