Merle Weiner

For more information, contact Merle Weiner at sharweiner@aol.com.

Temple Solel Executive Director Patti Evans says that it was Merle Weiner, a Temple Solel member who is president of the Pacific Southwest Council for the URJ, who "stepped up for Arizona" as the URJ was developing the Jacobs' Ladder project and "volunteered to make it all happen."

We try not to look at ( programming ) in terms of age , says Merle Weiner , volunteer and chavurah coordinator at Temple Solel in Paradise Valley.All of it is Temple Solel - one big community family..

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They create their own programming , and we act as consultants , says Weiner.Many such activities are social in nature or built around studying.

Merle Weiner Volunteer Coordinator

Trustees Merle Weiner (far left) and Linda Tyler (far right), Secretary Beth Hirshenson and former Vice President Stan Tierney
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Merle Weiner

Merle Weiner moved to Arizona from Los Angeles 31 years ago and joined Temple Gan Elohim in 2006, where she serves both on the board and as the temple's volunteer coordinator. Merle has been involved in volunteer service management for 28 years, first at Temple Solel in Scottsdale and now at TGE. Merle and her husband of 35 years, Arnie, have one daughter, Sharon, who leads TGE's NFTY program. Merle currently serves as the President of the Pacific Southwest Council of the Union for Reform Judaism.
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Merle Weiner

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After many discussions between Cantor Tabaknek and Cheri, Cantor Tabaknek introduced Cheri to Merle Weiner.
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Merle was the representative of the Union for Reform Judaism (“URJâ€), formerly the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (“UAHCâ€), in the Phoenix area who helped new congregations in any way that she could.
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It was also at that meeting that Merle introduced herself to those in attendance and offered assistance if we were interested in founding a Reform synagogue. Based upon the guidelines established by the URJ, Merle offered an outline of what would be necessary to become a member of the URJ.