It takes many people to keep a synagogue strong and we are fortunate to have talented lay leadership. The lay leadership of Beth Jacob is committed to providing the support and guidance to our professional staff and congregants necessary to nurture the well being of our diverse community. Beth Jacob's lay volunteers are currently led by two co-presidents, John Levy and Wendy Schneider. The synagogue office can help you identify the most appropriate person to answer your questions or provide the necessary assistance. Please call the office at 905-522-1351 for advice on who to call or make a choice from the listing below.

Rabbi Dan Selsberg is the newly appointed spiritual leader of Beth Jacob Synagogue. He recently received ordination from the Conservative Movement's Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at the University of Judaism in Los Angeles. Rabbi Selsberg comes to Beth Jacob with a wealth of teaching experience since completing his undergraduate work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He comes to Hamilton with his wife, Karen, and their twin sons, born while the family was living in Jerusalem.
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Eyal Bitton brings 20 years of experience in synagogue music to his new role at Beth Jacob. As a child he sang in the choir at Montreal’s Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, and from the age of 18, when he was hired as that synagogue’s choir director, was already arranging and composing music. In 2003, Eyal moved to Toronto when he was hired by Beth Tikvah Synagogue to replace the late Srul Irving Glick, as its musical director.
Beth Jacob members can expect to hear a mix of Ashkenazi and Sephardic traditional music and Eyal’s own compositions in his prayers. His goal is to make the synagogue “a singing congregation.” “I don’t see my job as a performance”, says Eyal. “What you’ll see in services is creativity and innovation and what you will see in the school will be creativity and innovation.” Eyal invites parents interested in enrolling their children in Beth Jacob’s Hebrew school to contact him at 905-522-1351, ext 18. Visit Eyal’s website at http://www.eyalbitton.com.

You can contact us by the following e-mail addresses:
office@bethjacobsynagogue.ca
rabbi@bethjacobsynagogue.ca
eyal@bethjacobsynagogue.ca