Congregation Har Shalom

Naomi moved to Durango in 2012 with her husband and two young sons. She was born, raised and educated in Los Angeles before moving to Houston, where she lived for 10 years. Her family is so pleased to be living in Durango where her kids attend Park Elementary School. In addition to her full-time job, she is involved in our community by volunteering her time with 9R and Har Shalom. Naomi teaches Hebrew and is working on expanding and improving membership and programs at Congregation Har Shalom.

n.azulai@harshalomdurango.org

Lisa moved to the Durango area in 2006 and has been a member of Congregation Har Shalom since 2016. She has recently retired from a thirty year nursing career. Lisa is now looking forward to devoting more time at Congregation Har Shalom and is excited about becoming a bat mitzvah in 2020, having missed that opportunity at the age of 12.

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​Merv is a long-time member, former President and a founder of Har Shalom. As a board member, he provides spiritual and practical advice to all.

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Jonathon Gabel has been involved with Congregation Har Shalom since he moved to Durango in 2018. He is an artist in residence and some of his work can be seen at Har Shalom. He graduated with a major in art and a minor in religion. He is excited to bring his creative and warm spirit to our congregation.

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Elliot has lived in Durango for six years and is grateful to be on the Board of Directors at Congregation Har Shalom.  He works as a 911 dispatcher at the Durango-La Plata Emergency Communications Center. He also spends time volunteering at the La Plata County Humane Society and is a volunteer EMT with Durango Fire Protection District.

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Elliot grew up in Croton-on-Hudson, New York where he was an active member of his synagogue until he moved to Colorado. 

e.brechner@harshalomdurango.org

Delaney is serving her second year on the board of Har Shalom and first year as Hadassah Four Corners Chapter President. She and her husband, Robert, are both third-generation Durango Natives, but they left home after their marriage when Rob joined the U.S. Navy in 2001. After 10 years serving in the military and living on the East Coast, they returned to the Southwest to Los Alamos, NM, where he worked as a field engineer at Los Alamos National Laboratory for 7 years. In 2017 they happily settled back in Durango to be close to their 4 children’s grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. 

Delaney attended Trident Community College and University of New Mexico. She is the owner of Rieke Consulting where she services Aspen Roof Repair and Heart Safe La Plata as a bookkeeper and program coordinator. She has served on the boards of the Los Alamos Jewish Center and Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe and served as chapter president for Hadassah Los Alamos. She was honored to be invited to participate in the Hadassah Leadership Fellows program where she received intense leadership and advocacy training. 

deerieke@yahoo.com

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shawnscottsmail@gmail.com

I love Judaism and I love being part of Congregation Har Shalom and I want to help all of you enjoy Judaism, too. I hope to provide an opportunity for our congregation to enhance and deepen our relationship with each other, with our heritage and our connection to Adonai

lisa@harshalomdurango.org

Craig is a Colorado native and have lived in Durango for over 50 years after first graduating from Fort Lewis College.  He is a Jew by choice, who studied with Rabbi Eliot Baskin and was accepted by a Beth Din in 2006.  He attended Union of Reformed Judaism training and met Congregational leaders from many states. He has also been President of the Board of Har Shalom and helped with the building and other activities for a number of years and is proud and happy to be a member of the congregation.

larsoncnl@gmail.com

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