Who to Call in the Office

The synagogue staff is here to support you, answer your questions, and address concerns. Please review the list below to contact the staff person best equipped to assist you.

Classes, clubs, events, appointments

• Make an appointment to see the Rabbi, Hazzan or Education Director: Harriet Cohen
• Set up a tutoring schedule with the Hazzan for a bar/bat mitzvah student: Harriet Cohen
• Set up meetings with Rabbi and Education Director for a bar/bat mitzvah student to write a d'var Torah: Harriet Cohen
• RSVP to a class or event: Glenn Mays
• Pay for a class or event over the phone: Glenn Mays
• Questions about Religious School enrollment and schedule: Harriet Cohen
• Sign up for a class taught by Rabbi or Hazzan: Harriet Cohen
• Discuss food for an event: Diana Weil
• Contact Judaica Shop: Susan Ravitz and Michelle Shwimer

communications

• Request publicity for an event: Barry Nove
• Questions regarding weekly enews, Bulletin, Shabbat announcements, Facebook: Barry Nove
• Report a change of address, phone, email: Glenn Mays
• Request labels for a mailing - Barry Nove

Community commitment (formerly Dues) and billing

• Questions about Community Commitment (formerly dues), tuition or account balance: Glenn Mays
• Pay a bill with a credit card: Glenn Mays
• Set up a payment plan: Glenn Mays
• Assist with Community Commitment: Barry Nove or Glenn Mays
• Pay for a class or event over the phone:  Glenn Mays, 703-998-6460

donations

• Donation acknowledgement question: Harriet Cohen
• Make a donation over the phone with a credit card: Glenn Mays and staff
• Make a contribution using stocks/bonds, etc.: Barry Nove
• Set up an endowment or large contribution: Barry Nove
• Fundraising questions: Barry Nove

Facilities

Please note that because of COVID-19, many gatherings, programs, events and services are being held virtually. Contact  Barry Nove to set up a virtual event or program. 

• Schedule an event, meeting, class, program or simcha celebration and request a space: Barry Nove
  • Submit the Facilities Request Form at least two weeks in advance of the event: Diana Weil
  • Buildings and grounds: KB
  • Security-related issues: Barry Nove and KB   

LIfecycle events

• Report a death, birth, illness, engagement, graduation or other life cycle event: Rabbi Steven Rein
• Add a name to the Mishaberakh list (prayer for the sick): Harriet Cohen
• Questions about yahrzeit dates and notices: Harriet Cohen
• Order a memorial plaque, simcha tree leaf or dedicate a chair in the Flax Family Chapel: Harriet Cohen
• Request an aliyah or honor on Shabbat: Harriet Cohen
• Sponsor an oneg or kiddush: Diana Weil
• Honors for a bar/bat mitzvah: Harriet Cohen
• Inquiries regarding the AAC cemetery and cemetery plots: Barry Nove
• Concerns regarding cemetery repairs and headstones: KB

Membership

• General questions about members and community commitment: Barry Nove
• Questions about joining or resigning from AAC: Member Engagement VPs (Ilana Rothberg, Melissa Weinstock)