Clergy
Rabbi Caroline Sim
Rabbi Sim joins Temple Am Echad effective July 1, 2023 as our spiritual leader. She was previous the Director of Rabbinic Services at the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life, where she served as the rabbi for congregations without a full-time clergy presence across thirteen states.
Rabbi Sim is committed to fostering and nurturing connections, and expanding Jewish knowledge and understanding.
Rabbi Sim has degrees from Ohio State, University of Cincinnati, and was ordained at HUC-JIR in Cincinnati.
Cantorial Soloist Elana Bell
Elana Bell is a freelance mezzo-soprano and teacher based in Brooklyn. She previously served as a cantorial soloist at Isaac M. Wise Temple in Cincinnati, where she also taught Hebrew reading and tutored B’nai Mitzvah students.
As a classical singer, she has performed with the American Modern Opera Company, Cincinnati Song Initiative, Aspen Music Festival, Sarasota Opera, Tanglewood Music Center, and Des Moines Metro Opera, among others. She completed her musical training at the Yale School of Music, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and Oberlin Conservatory, and she also holds a B.A. in Art History from Oberlin College.
Outside of music, she is an avid birder and enjoys arts and crafts of all sorts.
Elana looks forward to getting to know the congregation, developing strong connections and contributing to the life of the Temple.