Rabbi Alexandria Shuval-Weiner Becomes Senior Rabbi at Temple Beth Tikvah

Temple Beth Tikvah is is pleased to welcome Rabbi Alexandria Shuval-Weiner, our congregation’s new senior rabbi. Rabbi Shuval-Weiner, who has served at Congregation B’nai Jehudah in Overland Park, Kan., since 2008, was selected by Temple Beth Tikvah after a thorough search process that included interviews, a preliminary site visit, and an “immersion weekend,” during which congregants and Rabbi Shuval-Weiner studied and worshipped together.

“From the moment I stepped into the beautiful Temple Beth Tikvah sanctuary and was warmly welcomed by so many committed congregants, I knew this was a dynamic congregation,” said Rabbi Shuval-Weiner. “I look forward to worshiping and learning alongside Temple Beth Tikvah congregants as we strengthen the bonds to our Jewish faith.”

 “We are thrilled to welcome Rabbi Shuval-Weiner as Temple Beth Tikvah’s new spiritual leader,” said Ron Swichkow, president of the congregation’s board of trustees. “Rabbi Shuval-Weiner is uniquely prepared to support individuals of all ages along their Jewish journeys through meaningful worship, innovative education, and relationship building within the congregation and the broader community.”

Rabbi Shuval-Weiner earned a Bachelor of Arts in Education and Humanities from Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel. She holds a Master’s in Education from the University of Central Oklahoma, and a Master’s of Arts in Jewish Studies and a Master of Arts in Hebrew Letters, both from Hebrew Union College. Prior to becoming a rabbi, Rabbi Shuval-Weiner served as a Jewish educator for 10 years in Portland, Ore.  She was ordained as a rabbi in 2008 by Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles.

A mother of five grown children, Rabbi Shuval-Weiner is married to Jay Weiner, a consultant with The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.