Temple Sinai Staff

Rabbi Andrew Vogel has served Temple Sinai as our rabbi since 2004.

Rabbi Vogel was ordained as a rabbi from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York in 1998. He has served as the chair of the Boston Area Reform Rabbis (BARR), a member of the board of trustees of Mayyim Hayyim Community Mikveh, a member of CJP’s Commission on Jewish Life and Learning, and is co-chair of the rabbinic cabinet for Boston’s J Street chapter. He is also an active member of the Brookline Clergy Association.

Before coming to Temple Sinai, Rabbi Vogel also served Temple Kol Emeth in Marietta, GA, and then as associate rabbi at Temple Shir Tikva in Wayland, MA. Rabbi Vogel earned a B.A. from Brandeis University, and studied at other institutions of higher learning, including The Hebrew University in Jerusalem and Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. During his student years, Rabbi Vogel was the Family Educator at Central Synagogue in Manhattan and student rabbi at Temple Israel in Laconia, New Hampshire, and held a rabbinic internship at the Center for Leadership and Learning (CLAL).

Contact Rabbi Vogel by phone 617-277-5888, ext. 2 or by email

Rabbi Talia Stein joined Temple Sinai in July 2019 as our student rabbi and transitioned to Assistant Rabbi in July 2020, after her ordination from Hebrew College Rabbinical School. Now Associate Rabbi, her primary responsibilities focus on building and deepening engagement with current and potential members, supporting and guiding the work of Tzedek@Sinai, community organizing, and our social justice efforts at large, and participating in the leadership of Shabbat and holiday prayer and rituals.

After completing her Master’s in Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Rabbi Stein worked as a community organizer in Chicago. She then served as the Director of Jewish Student Life at the University of Washington in Seattle, and led their highly successful work in building engagement among not only students but faculty and professionals in the Seattle area. As a rabbinic student, she continued to expand and deepen her social justice capabilities, completing fellowships with T’ruah: the Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, both domestically and in Israel. Before joining us at Temple Sinai, she supported the development of a new social justice lay team at Temple Beth Shalom in Needham.

Contact Rabbi Stein by phone at 617-277-5888, ext. 6 or by email.

Caroline is an experienced professional who sees the work of Jewish community through a lens of engagement and relationships. For the past six years, Caroline has led Real Time Strategy Group, supporting synagogues and Jewish organizations across the country in operations, engagement, communications, leadership strategy, and community development. She holds a Certificate in Mediation from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and brings a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach to organizational leadership and synagogue administration. Prior to founding Real Time Strategy Group, Caroline served as Director of Engagement at Temple Shalom of Newton. She cares deeply about hospitality and welcoming and knows that the smallest details can have the highest impact on the way people feel about their communities.

Caroline serves as a member of the Board at Combined Jewish Philanthropies and is a frequent presenter at national conferences and gatherings, including National Association for Temple Administration (NATA), Program and Engagement Professionals of Reform Judaism (PEPRJ), and Union for Reform Judaism Biennial. 

Contact Caroline at 617-277-5888 ext. 5 or by email.

Nessa Goldhirsch Brown serves as Temple Sinai’s Operations Coordinator, overseeing communications, building and event management, finance and strategic support, community engagement, and coordination with various committees. Nessa holds an undergraduate degree from Skidmore College where she studied Gender Studies, Political Science, and French.

Contact Nessa at 617-597-4961 or by email.

Paul Kelly is the Temple’s Administrative Assistant. He provides support for Rabbi Vogel, the Board, and Temple members.

Contact Paul Kelly in the Temple office by phone at 617-277-5888, ext 3, or by email.

José Gonzáles Rosario, together with his company Clear Vision Cleaners, provides professional management of cleaning, setup, and facilities maintenance at Temple Sinai.

Rabbi Emeritus Frank M. Waldorf started at Temple Sinai in 1974, teaching Torah in synagogue services, in adult education, and in the religious school. He was ordained on the Cincinnati Campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1964. For four years he was an Army Chaplain including three years in Frankfurt, Germany. He came to Temple Sinai, looking for a smaller congregation where he could really get to know the congregants on an individual basis; and it would be very hard to find one member or even the occasional visitor to the synagogue who could honestly say that Rabbi Waldorf didn’t make the effort to get to know them. Rabbi Waldorf retired in 2004, but he is still engaged in the Sinai community as Rabbi Emeritus.

Contact Rabbi Waldorf by email.