Rabbi Ben-Zion Lanxner
Rabbi Ben-Zion Lanxner was born in Tel-Aviv, Israel. He then moved to Antwerp and Brussels, Belgium, where he was reared in a Chassidic Orthodox environment (his family is from the Belz Chassidic lineage).
Board of Directors (2026)
Jeff Levin (President)
Joseph Settle (Vice-President)
Harry Harelik (Treasurer)
Kathleen Keller (Secretary)
Judy Hersh (Past President)
Karen Alpert
Benjy Bauer
Melanie Bauer
Inez Bonneville
Carrie Draher
Paul Farmer
George Keller
Loren Schwartz
Gabbai Rishon: Joseph Settle
Gabbai Sheni: Jeff Levin
Past Presidents (1888-)
The following individuals have served as President of the Board of the congregation. Some individuals have served more than once, several years apart; this list is in the order of their first term as President.
A.L. Lipshitz
I.M. Perlstein
I. Wise
J. Goldberg
H. Freeman
Sam Greenberg
Rev. Samuel Levy
J.M. Freeman
H.B. Cohen
Sam Marks
Ben Novch
L. Fred
Julius Englander
Jake Berkman
B.R. Goldberg
J.A. Hayman
Frank Chazanow
M. Cohen
Nathan Chodorow
Maynard Wizig
B.H. Green
Leon Jacobson
Sidney Golob
Phil Smith
Mark Wolf
Morris Rubinsky
Leslie Hoffman
David Hoppenstei
Nathan Hoffman
Jack Ruttenberg
Dr. Stanley Hersh
J.K. Bauer
Sam Harelik
Elliot Wolpo
Simone Bauer
Dr. Sam Chernoff
Julius T. Jacobson
Harry Harelik
Frank Israel
Jack Shaevitz
Esther Wolf
Archie Hoppenstein
Abbye Silver
Pearl Jacobson
Craig Hoffman
Naman Lipinsky
Dr. Harvey Spark
Susan Silver
Charles Levy
Judy Hersh
Jeff Wolf
Dr. Jeff Levin
Dr. Brent DeMoville
Rabbinic Leadership (1886-)
Congregation Agudath Jacob has been served by rabbinic leadership since 1886. This dates to our origin as an Orthodox shul, through to our current affiliation with the Conservative movement. The following individuals have served the congregation in positions of rabbinic leadership:
Rev. Samuel Levy (1886-1934)
Rabbi Nachman Heller (1902)
Rev. J.M. Rosenberg (1921-1948)
Rabbi I. Siegel (1921-1924)
Rabbi S. Sandberg (1925-1926)
Rabbi Charles B. Blumenthal (1926-1944)
Rabbi Emanuel Rothenberg (1945-1949)
Rabbi Abraham Herson (1950-1953)
Rabbi Norman Goldberg (1954-1960)
Rabbi Benjaimn Shandolov (1960-1962)
Rabbi Morris Shapiro (1962-1964)
Rabbi Daniel Fingerer (1964-1965)
Rabbi Louis Jacobs (1965-1966)
Rabbi Louis Dimpson (1966-1968)
Rabbi Harold Friedman (1971-1977)
Rabbi Abraham Pollack (1977-1983)
Rabbi Norman Kleinman (1983-1984)
Rabbi Shlomo Stauber (1985-1987)
Rabbi Max Zucker (1987-1997)
Rabbi Irwin Halpern (1997)
Rabbi Shaina Bacharach (1999-2003)
Rabbi Gordon Fuller (2004-2015)
Rabbi Ben-Zion Lanxner (2015-)