Rabbi Jacob Herber joined HNT as Senior Rabbi in August 2020, and loves being a pulpit rabbi. He began his rabbinate as the Assistant and then Senior Rabbi of Har Zion Temple in Philadelphia. Rabbi Herber was then blessed to serve as the spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid, Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s only USCJ affiliated congregation, for 15 years. In 2018 he was invited to join the staff of The Shalom Hartman Institute, North America, where he works on the Institute’s national rabbinical programs and teaches rabbis of all denominations how to teach “Hartman’s Torah,” most especially its iEngage video lecture series. He is now excited by the prospect of returning to synagogue life where he feels most professionally fulfilled. Rabbi Herber is passionate about building a vibrant and welcoming congregational community, leading worship services that are engaging and inspiring, teaching people of all ages and backgrounds, being there for people when they are celebrating life’s joys, facing challenges, and experiencing loss, preaching, officiating at weddings, baby namings, britot, b’nei and b’not mitzvah, funerals, guiding people on their journeys to Judaism, supporting the State of Israel, tikkun olam, and engaging in interfaith work.

A big believer in giving back to his community, Rabbi Herber has served on the Nominations Committee of The Rabbinical Assembly and the Boards of Directors of the National Rabbinic Cabinet of State of Israel Bonds, Masorti Olami, the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, and as a member of the Clergy Auxiliary Board of the Milwaukee Jewish Free Loan Association. He served two non-consecutive terms as the President of the Wisconsin Council of Rabbis. While living and working in Philadelphia, Rabbi Herber was the Chaplain of the Shomrim Society of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley, and Jewish Chaplain for the Philadelphia Police Department. Currently he serves as a member of The Rabbinical Assembly’s Executive Council, Strategic Plan Implementation Leadership Team, and Chair of the Commission for a Vital and Connected Rabbinate, overseeing 10 committees charged with transforming the RA into a relationship-based international organization.

In July 2008 Rabbi Herber travelled to Uganda with other leading Conservative rabbis to supervise the conversion of over 200 members of the Abayudaya community. He also participated in the installation of Rabbi Gershom Sizomu, Africa’s first Black, Sub Saharan rabbi, as the spiritual leader of the Abayudaya community. Rabbi Herber’s work in promoting interfaith dialogue has taken him from the United States to Mexico, Germany and Poland.

Rabbi Herber is a recipient of the Jewish National Fund’s Service Award and Masorti Olami’s “Rabbi Mordecai Waxman Rabbinic Leadership Award.” He is also a contributing author of the book, Walking With Life published by the American Jewish University. Rabbi Herber received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History, cum laude, from the University of California, Davis, and his Master of Arts degree in Jewish Studies and his rabbinic ordination from The Jewish Theological Seminary. He is also a recipient of the Seminary’s “Joseph Zubow Memorial Prize in Codes,” awarded annually to a rabbinical student for outstanding work in codes. In 2010 Rabbi Herber was admitted to The Shalom Hartman Institute’s highly selective and rigorous Religious Leadership Initiative (RLI) rabbinical fellowship program. He graduated in 2013 and was named a Senior Rabbinic Fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute.

Rabbi Herber is blessed with two children. Mychal is a recent graduate of Dickinson College and lives in Washington, D.C. where she works as a press officer at the Embassy of the State of Israel. Adin is currently a freshman at UNLV.

He is a former competitive cyclist and raced for the Endeavour and ISCorp cycling teams. Today, he simply enjoys riding his bike, cross country (skate) skiing in Winter, reading books, playing his Fender Strat, and sharing his spare time with his loving dog, Reggie. A native New Yorker, Rabbi Herber is passionate about his New York Yankees, New York Rangers and is also an enormous supporter of the English Premier League’s Chelsea Football Club.

Reach Rabbi Herber at extension 210.

Rabbi Rosenbaum became HNT’s Rabbi Emeritus in July 2019 after serving as HNT’s spiritual leader since 2002. He has been connected to the Seattle-area for a very long time. His wife, Janine was born and raised in Seward Park. He’s also an unabashed fan of the Seattle Mariners who frequently uses baseball analogies in his sermons.

Rabbi’s vision for Herzl-Ner Tamid is a congregation that is vibrant, warm, welcoming and that has the ability to convey excitement about Jewish living to Jews of all ages. His innovative programming over the years has included our Rhythm & Jews musical Shabbat service, Torahthon, rock-musical Purim Shpiels from Game of Cohens to Blazing Shrudels, Sukkah Building at Home Depot, The Iron Mensch, Men Cooking for Shabbat, Lag B’Omer Bonfire, Make a Lulav Shake, and Sneak into Shul on Yom Kippur. He has led 3 HNT Israel trips and created a Muslim/Jewish dialogue group that has been going strong since 2012.

With degrees from NYU (1972), Rutgers University (1974) and Jewish Theological Seminary (1980), Rabbi Rosenbaum has more than thirty-six years of rabbinical experience. He has distinguished himself as a man of creativity, passion and compassion with innovative programming that both engages and educates.

This wonderful congregation has been Cantor’s home since July 1984. During that time, he’s seen us grow in size, diversity and spirit. Because we freely practice the Jewish custom of hachnasat orchim (welcoming guests), our synagogue is seen as a center for Jews throughout the Seattle area. He is pleased to be your Shaliach Tzibur, (messenger of the congregation), and proud that we have become a congregation that cultivates the idea of Klal Yisrael (the unity of the Jewish People). In his book, that is what a shul should be – our “other home” – a place that welcomes us from birth through old age. “Worship God in gladness and with joyous song.”
Cantor is married to Sandy Samuel and has three grown children, Akiva, Talya and Noam. In his spare time, you can find him walking his dog Yofi around Mercer Island.

Reach Cantor Kurland at extension 214.

Merav was born in Haifa, and is a fourth generation Israeli. She graduated from Hebrew University with a teaching degree in science. Merav and her husband came to the United States in 1998 where her two youngest children of four were born. She became a US Citizen in 2016. She has worked at a Jewish Community Center and comes to HNT from Congregation Mishkan Israel in Connecticut. She oversees most administrative areas of the synagogue as well as supporting on-going development and planning.

Reach Merav at extension 203.

Dr. Eliyahu Krigel joined the HNT community in 2015. HNT is the fourth Conservative Synagogue community he has been honored to serve over the past two decades. He grew up in Kansas City, MO and along with a BA from Naropa University in Religious Studies, Dr. Krigel holds a Masters of Education from the Jewish Theological Seminary and a Doctorate in Jewish Education from Gratz College. He is a graduate of the Mandel Teacher Educator Institute and he is on the board of directors of the Jewish Educators Assembly, the Conservative movement’s professional network for Jewish educators. In addition, Dr. Krigel is a certified Soulful Educator through Ayeka and a Conservative Jewish Educator through the Jewish Educators Assembly. Dr. Krigel instills Jewish life with meaning and opportunities for self-identification, community enhancement, and relationship development. He is enthusiastic and passionate about transforming the teacher and student learning process into a dynamic collaboration. Dr. Krigel is a second year Rabbinical school student at the Academy of Jewish Religion in California. He is a nature enthusiast, marathon runner, and an experienced percussionist who is married to Shanti Krigel with two children. Please contact Dr. Krigel early and often with anything related to education and learning at HNT for all ages.

Reach Dr. Krigel at extension 220.

Arianne is a CPA with a Master of Science in Accounting and a Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting from the University of Washington, Bothell. She worked for HNT while completing her undergraduate studies and has returned to leverage her broad financial and accounting experience. Arianne is a Seattle native who enjoys travel and water sports, but whose personal time revolves around her small daughter Alice.

Reach Arianne at extension 201.

Melanie Miller has been active in the local Jewish community since childhood. She grew up in Bellevue and graduated from Western Washington University in 2008 with a BA in Business Administration – International Business. After a stint in the tech industry, Melanie was excited to move her talents to the synagogue spectrum. She plays an evolving role at HNT including lifecycle celebrations, facility and project management, and finding new and creative ways to increase productivity. In her spare time she is an avid sports fan, enjoys weekend adventures, travelling and enjoying time with her friends and family.

Reach Melanie at extension 200.

Glin began part-time at HNT in August 2020, getting to know our team while working remotely. He is a graphic designer and musician with over 10 years of experience in art direction, graphic design, UX design, photo art direction and production design, and with a BA in Fine Art from WWU. As Communications Manager, he designs and produces HNT’s marketing materials, including the HaKol newsletter, invitations, postcards, flyers, website graphics, and more. He is also glad to bring his passion for photography and videography to HNT’s promotional materials.

Ashley Rowland hails from the Bay Area California where she was born and raised. She came to the Northwest several years ago and has enjoyed exploring the beautiful scenery and building a life here with her Fiancé Johnny. In her spare time, you can find Ashley spending time with family & friends, reading, cooking, and playing board games. She looks forward to meeting everyone and assisting everyone in their lifecycle events.

Reach Ashley at extension 208.

Rei is a Washington native who was born in Denver and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and Huntington Beach, California.  He graduated from Evergreen State with a BA in Business.  He worked in various fields until he discovered a forgotten love of numbers and accounting. The fastest way to his heart is definitely through his stomach as he is always hungry.  In his spare time you can find him hiking, playing sports, swimming, cooking and enjoying time with friends and family.

Reach Rei at extension 222.

Jessica started with us as a streamer, to help us bring Shabbat and our holiday services to everyone virtually. She then adapted her role to support meaningful events and gatherings. We are now so happy that she has joined us in an administrative position, where she is able to assist with diverse needs here at HNT. She is always eager to help others and enjoys spending time with her family, reading and going on walks.

Reach Jessica at extension 221.