Shomrei Torah is so fortunate to have many volunteers that give their time and energy to our congregation.  January's Volunteer of the Month is Sarah Blecherman. Sarah is a native of Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. Sarah met her husband Barry while at medical school in Philly through mutual friends. They moved to Lincoln Park, NJ in 1996 and then to Wayne in 1999. Sarah and Barry are the proud parents of 4 children. Sarah is a Pediatrician in Butler, NJ and Barry is a professor at Polytechnic Institute of New York University. Sarah loves running, swimming, skiing, cooking, reading and ran her first half marathon this fall.

Sarah grew up watching her mother's involvement in the Sisterhood of their Temple. Her mother was always involved and so Sarah naturally followed her mother's great example by getting involved at Shomrei Torah. Sarah is active in our Sisterhood, she is a Trustee, a member of the Membership Committee, and a member of the Youth Committee.

Sarah has worked very hard on numerous projects for the synagogue. Whatever task Sarah takes on, she always follows through, does it well and with a smile! In addition to all of her committee work, Sarah has the distinction of being our first woman Hagba (lifting the Torah) and the woman we always turn to when we light the Shabbat candles at our Friday Night Live services. Sarah attends Friday Night Services with her family, supports our efforts in building community with her attendance at our Shabbat dinners and is a regular with her family at our monthly Havdalah service.

Some people are daveners and some are doers – Sarah is both. We are truly grateful to Sarah for her devotion and dedication to Shomrei Torah. We thank you, Sarah, for making Shomrei Torah a great place to be!