Staff at Temple Chai

Rabbi Mari Chernow

Rabbi Evon
Yakar

Cantor Peter Halpern

Rabbi Emeritus
William C. Berk

Bio

Temple Chai Rabbis Active Nationally
Our clergy does more than just lead services – they are involved in all aspects of Temple Chai and they are involved in the broader Jewish community. Here are a few recent events in which our clergy and professional staff participated.

Rabbi Mari Chernow attended the conference Models of Cooperation: Reflections on the Jewish Healing Movement, put on by the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center, The Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health and UCSF. Howard and Sharona Silverman also attended.

Temple Chai - Mission Statement
“The mission of Temple Chai is to inspire the development of spiritual growth through study and communal worship and to support individuals and families to help ensure the continuity for the Jewish people and the healing of the world. We at Temple Chai are dedicated to living by the enduring principles of Judaism, developing relationships with God, and caring for each other and our community."