Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Members statements
Brighton Hebrew Congregation
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Commencement
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- Ella GEORGE
- Jess WILSON
- Anthony CIANFLONE
- Danny O’BRIEN
- Pauline RICHARDS
- David SOUTHWICK
- John LISTER
- Emma KEALY
- Sarah CONNOLLY
- James NEWBURY
- Nina TAYLOR
- Brad BATTIN
- Daniela DE MARTINO
- Matthew GUY
- Josh BULL
- Jade BENHAM
- Tim McCURDY
- Cindy McLEISH
- Brad ROWSWELL
- Bridget VALLENCE
- Nicole WERNER
- James NEWBURY
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Adjournment
Brighton Hebrew Congregation
James NEWBURY (Brighton) (10:18): Our community has warmly welcomed the appointment of Rabbi Gershom Baraza as the new congressional rabbi at the Brighton Hebrew Congregation. We also welcome his wife Rebbetzin Grace and their four children. Rabbi Baraza was born in Barcelona and raised a Christian. He then lived in a number of countries and speaks English, Chinese, Hebrew and Spanish. In Hong Kong a request from his mother led him to Judaism. On his arrival to Brighton, Rabbi Baraza said:
I am very excited to become the Rabbi … I was immediately impressed by the welcome my family received … which already has a reputation as ‘the friendly shule’.
On behalf of the broader Bayside community, we joined Brighton Shule president David Wittenberg and the shule in warmly welcoming Gershom and his family.