
Keeper of the Flame
Back row (l-r): Rabbi H. David Werb, Temple Beth Emunah, Brockton, MA; Peter Kolbe, Temple Shaare Tefilah, Norwood, MA; Michael Getz, Temple Israel, Sharon, MA; Rich Traiger, Congregation Beth Israel, Worcester, MA; David Kaplan, Congregation Mishkan Tefila, Chestnut Hill, MA; Fred Mermelstein, Temple Reyim, Newton, MA
Middle row (l-r): Floyd Aaron, Temple Beth Am, Randolph, MA; Steven Markman, Temple Aliyah, Needham, MA; Joshua Rudin, Temple B'nai Abraham, Beverly, MA; Joel Pravda, Temple Israel, Natick, MA; David Goldberg, Temple Emunah, Lexington, MA; Stephen Golden, Temple Beth Sholom, Framingham, MA
Front row (l-r): Rabbi Charles Simon, FJMC Executive Director; Melvin Babner, Temple Ner Tamid, Peabody, MA; Phillip Cohen, Temple Emeth, Chestnut Hill, MA; Kenneth Turkewitz, New England Region FJMC President; David Beckman, Temple Emanuel, Newton, MA; Harvey Wolf, Keeper of the Flame MC
KOF 2014
view the pictures in a KOF 2014 picassa slideshow
Thanks to Larry Strumpf and Carol Turkewitz for sharing their photos.
Honoree | Temple | Location |
Richard Traiger | Congregation Beth Israel | Worcester, MA |
David Kaplan | Congregation Mishkan Tefila | Chestnut Hill, MA |
Steven Markman | Temple Aliyah | Needham, MA |
Floyd Aaron | Temple Beth Am | Randolph, MA |
Rabbi H. David Werb | Temple Beth Emunah | Brockton, MA |
Stephen Golden | Temple Beth Sholom | Framingham, MA |
Josh Rudin | Temple B'nai Abraham | Beverly, MA |
David Beckman | Temple Emanuel | Newton, MA |
Phillip P. Cohen | Temple Emeth | Chestnut Hill, MA |
David Goldberg | Temple Emunah | Lexington, MA |
Joel Pravda | Temple Israel of Natick | Natick, MA |
Michael Getz | Temple Israel Sharon | Sharon, MA |
Melvin Babner | Temple Ner Tamid | Peabody, MA |
Fred Mermelstein | Temple Reyim | Newton, MA |
Peter Kolbe | Temple Shaare Tefilah | Norwood, MA |
KOF 2013
Honoree | Synagogue | Location |
Norman J. Gould, MD | Congregation Agudat Achim | Leominster, MA |
Barry Z. Aframe | Congregation Beth Israel | Worcester, MA |
David Dembling | Congregation Mishkan Tefila | Chestnut Hill, MA |
Bruce Patz | Temple Aliyah | Needham, MA |
Douglas Lurie | Temple Beth Am | Randolph, MA |
Stanley Marcus | Temple Beth Emunah | Brockton, MA |
Elliot Pozmanter | Temple Beth Sholom | Framingham, MA |
David Greenfield | Temple Emanuel | Newton, MA |
Joseph H. Schwartz, MD | Temple Emeth | Chestnut Hill, MA |
Howard Reubenstein | Temple Emunah | Lexington, MA |
Mark Needleman | Temple Israel of Natick | Natick, MA |
Cantor Alan Kritz | Temple Israel Sharon | Sharon, MA |
Todd Levine | Temple Ner Tamid | Peabody, MA |
Stuart Horowitz | Temple Reyim | Newton, MA |
Chazzan Joshua Grossman | Temple Shaare Tefilah | Norwood, MA |
Congratulations to the 2012 Keeper of the Flame honorees! KOF 2012Watch the video presentation on youtube. Thank you to Temple Emanuel for doing a exceptional job hosting and coordinating this year's Keeper of the Flame event
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Honoree | Synagogue | Location |
Joseph H. Miller | Congregation Mishkan Tefila | Chestnut Hill, MA |
David S. Lintz | Temple Aliyah | Needham, MA |
Stanley L. Jacobs | Temple Beth Am | Randolph, MA |
Melvin H. Spivack | Temple Beth Emunah | Brockton, MA |
Gerald H. Brody | Temple Beth Sholom | Framingham, MA |
Robert A. Finkel | Temple Emanuel | Newton, MA |
Alan Barron | Temple Emeth | Chestnut Hill, MA |
Edward Willins | Temple Emunah | Lexington, MA |
Kurt J. Linden | Temple Israel of Natick | Natick, MA |
Paul Davidson | Temple Israel Sharon | Sharon, MA |
Sumner Feinstein | Temple Ner Tamid | Peabody, MA |
Stuart M. Perlmutter | Temple Reyim | Newton, MA |

Honoree | Synagogue | Location |
Alan L. Bernstein | Congregation Agudat Achim | Leominster, MA |
Murray M. Gorelick | Congregation Mishkan Tefila | Chestnut Hill, MA |
Howard Hirsh | Temple Aliyah | Needham, MA |
Barry David Caplan | Temple Beth Am | Randolph, MA |
Gary S. Rabinovitz | Temple Beth Emunah | Brockton, MA |
Herbert H. Itzkowitz | Temple Beth Sholom | Framingham, MA |
Bruce A. Gold | Temple Emanuel | Newton, MA |
Yefim A. Kogan | Temple Emeth | Chestnut Hill, MA |
Mark Bobrow | Temple Emunah | Lexington, MA |
Norm Shufrin | Temple Israel of Natick | Natick, MA |
Irving Kempner | Temple Israel Sharon | Sharon, MA |
Alan S. Titelbaum | Temple Ner Tamid | Peabody, MA |
David Carlen | Temple Reyim | Newton, MA |
Marvin Wolfert | Temple Shaare Tefilah | Norwood, MA |