With You on Your Jewish Journey
Our clergy help you find your way to where you aspire to be. Our dynamic and enthusiastic rabbis and cantors open the portals to Jewish living and help you build your own Jewish future. Leading prayer, teaching classes, telling stories to preschoolers, encouraging bnei mitzvah, or comforting mourners, our clergy inspire us as individuals and as a community.
Rabbis
Elliot J. Cosgrove, PhD
Rabbi ecosgrove@pasyn.orgRabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove, PhD, began his tenure at Park Avenue Synagogue in 2008. A leading voice in the Conservative Movement, he follows a tradition of distinguished rabbinical predecessors on the pulpit here, including Rabbi Milton Steinberg, Rabbi Judah Nadich, and Rabbi David H. Lincoln.
Neil Zuckerman
Rabbi nzuckerman@pasyn.orgRabbi Neil Zuckerman came to PAS in 2010 as Director of Congregational Education and joined the clergy team as Associate Rabbi in 2014.
Ethan H. Witkovsky
Rabbi ewitkovsky@pasyn.orgRabbi Ethan Witkovsky joined Park Avenue Synagogue’s clergy as Assistant Rabbi in July, 2014, after being ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Gavriella Kornsgold
Rabbinic Intern GKornsgold@pasyn.orgGavriella Kornsgold, from Los Angeles, California, is excited to join PAS as the Rabbinic Intern.
Cantors
Azi Schwartz
Cantor aschwartz@pasyn.orgCantor Azi Schwartz is a world-renowned vocal performer and recording artist whose music reaches both Jewish and interfaith audiences internationally. His craft of Jewish liturgical music has been described as emotionally moving, spiritually uplifting, and artistically dynamic.
Mira Davis
Cantorial Fellow mdavis@pasyn.orgCantor Mira Davis currently serves as the Cantorial Fellow at Park Avenue Synagogue in Manhattan. She recently graduated from the H. L. Miller cantorial school at the Jewish Theological Seminary
Sydney Lazar
Cantorial Intern slazar@pasyn.orgSydney Rose Lazar is a fourth-year cantorial student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Before beginning her cantorial studies, Sydney attended the Hartt School of Music, where she earned a Bachelor of Music with honors, graduating summa cum laude with a major in vocal performance and a minor in music history.
Arielle Reisner
Cantor Arielle Reisner AReisner@pasyn.orgAfter two fabulous years as the cantorial intern at Park Avenue Synagogue, Cantor Arielle Reisner began her career at the Hebrew Educational Alliance in Denver, Colorado. She is excited to be back as a part of the clergy team at PAS.
