abbi Harley Karz-Wagman has been the spiritual leader of Temple of Israel since July 2007. He has founded the Wilmington Holocaust Commemoration Committee, and works on other Holocaust related activities. He has initiated Friends of Hillel at UNCW and is working to address Jewish poverty in Wilmington. In addition, he works with the Vision Screening Program, is a member of the Ministers Roundtable and other community and political causes.
Rabbi Karz-Wagman was Ordained in 1984 through the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati. Previously he has served as Rabbi of Temple Beth Or in Everett, Washington and Congregation House of Israel in Hot Springs, Arkansas. In Arkansas he also worked for Levi Hospital and Levi Towers (B'nai Brith) Retirement Home. He has been Director of Hillels at Tulane University, University of Arizona and University of Colorado.
His background also includes graduation from UCLA School of Law. He practiced law for five years.
Barbara Karz-Wagman, wife of the Rabbi, has previously worked for non-profit organizations. They have two sons who live on the West Coast.
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Rabbi James L. Apple, is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University, was ordained by the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion in 1965. He earned his Doctorate of Theology in 1969.
He retired with distinction as a United States Navy Chaplain, with the rank of Captain.
He currently teaches at Cape Fear Community College.
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Executive Board
Richard Mandel President
Eric Rosenberg, MD Vice President
Alan Shapiro Treasurer
Dee Sherman Secretary
Murray Seidel,MD Past President
Board of Trustees
Steve Alper, MD
Sandy Apple
Irv Fogler
Joel Frank
Mike Furman
Larry Linett, MD
Gina Policari
Rita Reibman
Alfred Schnog
Josh Vogel, MD
David Weiss
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Charles Woodward, the Temple of Israel Organist, is a graduate of Stetson University. He has been the Organist at Temple of Israel since 1987. He is a former faculty member at University of North Carolina at Wilmington and has also been the Organist at the First Presbyterian Church for the past 34 years.
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The Ritual Practices Committee assists the Rabbi in making our worship service a meaningful experience. The committee members arrange for honors at Shabbat services, assist in the Torah service and generally facilitate the conduct of the service.
To prepare for congregational participation in High Holiday services, the committee members arrange and schedule readings and honors to provide a smooth transition through the services.
At monthly meetings, the committee and the Rabbi discuss Shabbat services, special services and address congregational recommendations and suggestions. All matters of ritual, as practiced by Temple of Israel, undergo review to accommodate the desires of a diverse congregation. Committee membership is open to all members.
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Charlotte Rosenberg has been a cantorial soloist at Temple of Israel since August 2009. She has a BFA in theatre from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and a Juris Doctorate from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. She practiced law until the birth of their twins, Chelsea and Adam. The Rosenbergs moved to Huntington, New York where Charlotte became a teacher's aid at Beth Yeladim preschool in 1996 and later a Kindergarten religious school teacher at Temple Beth El of Huntington.
She employed music as an aid in teaching the children about the Torah and the holidays. She served on the board of Temple Beth El and she also performed in numerous musical productions with the Chutzpah Reperatory Theatre. She and her family moved to Wilmington in the summer of 2007.
Gerry Vance Owen has an extensive music background, which began with early training in piano, dance and voice. She has sung with choirs and glee clubs throughout her high school and college years. Gerry has appeared in theater in both High Point and Wilmington, NC and has sung with choral groups locally including the Wilmington Choral Society and Cape Fear Chorale. She has been a featured soloist at churches and synagogues throughout the area. She is currently a member of the Kavanotes, an ensemble group of B’nai Israel. Gerry considers her voice and musical abilities a gift from God. A favorite quote is “She, who sings, prays, twice.”
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