Shomrei welcomes Lana Schreier as the new Office Service Administrator. (more…)

Join us in welcoming Rabbi Uri Allen (he/him) as Rabbi Educator. In that role, Rabbi Uri will continue to serve as our preschool music teacher and will also be teaching our Exploring Judaism class.

Rabbi Uri is a guitar playing, abba [father] of three who loves cooking, traveling around the country to see his favorite band Phish, and learning Torah. His passions in the rabbinate are in educating and teaching learners of all ages, and using music to add contour and depth to Jewish rituals and life.

He is also the spiritual leader of Temple Sha’arey Shalom in Springfield NJ, and has served congregations in Philadelphia PA, Roslyn NY, and Perth Amboy NJ. He has over 20 years of experience in Jewish camping and school environments, and has a private Rabbinic practice which gives him more flexibility to do the things he loves. Rabbi Allen received Rabbinic ordination from the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies along with an MA in Rabbinic Studies from American Jewish University, an MA from Tel Aviv University in Jewish Thought in partnership with The Melamdim Teacher Training Program of the Hartman Institute, and he is a graduate of the University of Maryland with a BA in Jewish Studies. He lives in New Jersey with his wife Sari and three children Doron, Aderet and Yedidyah.

Contact:  Rabbi Uri Allen,

Join us in welcoming Melissa Mehl! Melissa will serve as Shomrei’s Operations Manager. After a week of on-boarding with Ehud, she starts full time on May 19th and will be in charge of all day-to-day operations and administration. (more…)