Rabbi Jacob Benzaquen
Rabbi Jacob Benzaquen, Temple Beth Tikvah, was born in England. He grew up in a traditionally Orthodox home, influenced by his Sephardic roots. He attended the Kol Yaakov Torah Center and received a First Degree in Talmudic Law and then Semiha Yoreh Yoreh,Y’Yadin, a high Orthodox Ordination. Academic scholarships enabled him to enroll at Yeshiva University, continue to graduate studies at New York University. He completed postgraduate study with an M.A. in Rabbinic Studies and Conservative Ordination at the University of Judaism’s Zeigler Rabbinical School in Los Angeles. He has been a visiting lecturer and adjunct professor at three universities.
Rabbi Michael Klein
Rabbi Michael Klein, Temple Torat Emet, is a native Miamian. He received a BS in Biology and Chemistry from the University of Miami in 1975 and an MS in Biochemistry from Florida University in 1983. He completed a successful 37 year career in education serving as a teacher, Department Chairman and Assistant Principal. He attended Yeshiva College of South Florida and has served as Torah Reader and Spiritual Leader of various synagogues throughout South Florida. He joined Torat Emet in 2015 as Ritual Director and B’Nei Mitzvah instructor. Rabbi Klein completed his Rabbinic studies at Yeshiva/Mesifta Adas Wolkowisk in July 2020.
Rabbi Daniel Krimsky
Rabbi Daniel Krimsky is the Rabbi and Educational Direction at Temple Bnai Jacob of Wellington. A native of New York, he is Yeshiva educated, receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Talmudic Studies and his Masters and Rabbinic Ordination from The College of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, Israel. He received a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Bellevue University. Rabbi Dan considers himself “flexidoxy”, having formal studies in the Orthodox Movement, but coming to realize that each situation must be considered on its own merits and believing that the Conservative Movement has an appropriate balance.
Rabbi Michael Simon
Rabbi Michael Simon, Temple Beth Kodesh, is a graduate of the Yeshiva of Flatbush, NY and obtained Rabbinic ordination from the Mesifta Adas Wolkowisk. He received a BA in Political Science from Pace University, a JD from Fordham University, and an MA in Jewish Studies from Gratz College. Rabbi Simon also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Rabbinics at Gratz College, and Adjunct Instructor of Jewish History at FAU, and has previously served as a faculty member of the Frances Melton Adult Mini-School.