Beth-El’s Annual Meeting, Installation of Rabbi Rachel Salston followed by Champagne Brunch is set for Sunday, May 18 at 3330 Grove Ave.
There will be an 8:30 a.m. Minyan (chapel) • 9:30 a.m. Coffee & Nosh (atrium) • Meeting starting at 10 a.m. SHARP (sanctuary)!
All are invited to the Installation at around 10:45 a.m., and then a festive Champagne Brunch (free, donations welcome).
Please register for the brunch online at bethelrichmond.org/event/am25 or call the office at 804-355-3564.
About the Rabbi
A native of central New Jersey, Rabbi Salston holds a BA in Neuroscience from Brandeis University, where she also minored in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies.
She has studied at the Conservative Yeshiva, Yeshivat Hadar, SVARA, and Drisha.
In 2018, she graduated from the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles.
Before coming to Temple Beth-El., Rabbi Salston served as Rabbi of Fair Lawn Jewish Center in Northern New Jersey for 4 years.
In her role at FLJC, she transitioned the synagogue through the pandemic and their synagogue merger, revitalized youth Shabbat programming and the Hebrew School, supported congregants through the joys and pains of life, read and taught others to read Torah and lead davening, and built relationships throughout the greater community.
Prior to her work in Fair Lawn, Rabbi Salston served as a hospital chaplain at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and was the Ritual Director at Park Avenue Synagogue. As a Rabbi, educator, and Soferet STaM,
Rabbi Salston loves teaching people of all ages how to find their personal connection to Jewish life and community.
