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.
Steven Philp
Rabbinic Fellow sphilp@pasyn.orgRabbi Steven Philp joined Park Avenue Synagogue as Rabbinic Fellow in July 2019, after being ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary. He was a recipient of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship.
Viktoria Bedo
Rabbinic Intern vbedo@pasyn.orgViktoria Bedo joined the Park Avenue Synagogue team as rabbinic intern in July 2019. Now in her fourth year of rabbinical school at JTS, Viki is a Wexner Graduate Fellow. She looks forward to being part of the PAS community until she is ordained in May 2021, when she will also receive an MA in Jewish Law.
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.
Rachel Brook
Cantor rbrook@pasyn.orgCantor Rachel Brook joined the Park Avenue Synagogue community in July 2015. Prior to her arrival at PAS, Rachel worked as the Music Educator for Youth and Family at B’nai Jeshurun; she is featured, along with several of her compositions, on their Young Family album, Bim Bam at BJ.
Joshua Rosenberg
Cantorial Fellow jrosenberg@pasyn.orgJoshua Rosenberg grew up in Bethesda, MD and attended the Eastman School of Music and earned a Master’s degree from Boston University in Music Education. While working as an elementary general music teacher in Montgomery County Public Schools (MD), he also served as cantorial soloist for Congregation Or Chadash (Damascus, MD), songleader for the DCJCC, and music specialist for Temple Rodef Shalom (Falls Church, VA).
Mira Davis
Cantorial Intern mdavis@pasyn.orgMira Davis joined the Park Avenue Synagogue community as cantorial intern in July 2020. A student in the H. L. Miller cantorial school at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Mira is thrilled to be part of the team in such a vibrant community.
