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Leslie Valas

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Board Member

Phone: (510) ***-**** HQ Phone

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Kevah
748A Gilman Street
Berkeley, California 94710
United States

Company Description: We create learning environments that respect the high level of secular learning and professional accomplishments of our participants and that enable them to bring... more

Background

Employment History

President

Congregation Beth Israel
President

Beth Israel

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Leslie Valas has been involved in the East Bay Jewish community for over 30 years. She and her family have been an active part of Jewish day schools, Jewish camping, Israel programs, and their synagogue community. After completing her tenure as president of Congregation Beth Israel, she remained passionately involved with her community. Her interest in Kevah was inspired by watching her adult daughter and son-in-law's enthusiasm for their Kevah group. Leslie decided she wanted to create a Kevah group for women in her demographic, and thus Cool Women, one of Kevah's first groups, was born.

Leslie's Berkeley life involves family,friends and community, visits to the bay area art museums and walking the beautiful bay area outdoor trails. Professionally, she is a marriage and family therapist in private practice.

"It's like basketball," said Leslie ...
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"It's like basketball," said Leslie Valas, who served as Beth Israel's president from 2006 to 2008. "Women have control of the ball. Women have access to the physical experience of being with the Torah. That does not happen at every Orthodox congregation."

Some Orthodox congregations forbid women from taking high leadership roles such as the presidency. Valas recalled a recent visit to Philadelphia where she toured an Orthodox synagogue. When she mentioned to her guide that she was a past president of a shul, the guide told her "That wouldn't happen here."

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In addition to Valas, the other past presidents are Katy Tornheim (1973-1974), Joan Sopher (1975-1978), Maxine Winer (1986-1988 and 1992-1993), Barbara Budnitz (1988-2000), Denise Resnikoff (2002-2004) and Rebecca Landes (2010-2012).

President: Leslie Valas ...
www.cbiberkeley.org, 14 Jan 2008 [cached]

President: Leslie Valas

Berkeley Daily Planet
www.berkeleydailyplanet.com, 22 Aug 2006 [cached]

Leslie Valas, President, Congregation Beth Israel, Berkeley

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