Meet Our Rabbi & Staff
Rabbi Toba Spitzer
Senior Rabbi
t.spitzer@dorsheitzedek.org
Rabbi Toba Spitzer has been the spiritual leader of Congregation Dorshei Tzedek since graduating from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 1997. Rabbi Spitzer has long been active in peace and justice work both in the U.S. and in Israel/Palestine. She has served on the Board of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, and as President of the Massachusetts Board of Rabbis. She brings her love of music and her guitar-playing to CDT services, and her passion for teachings to adults and children both at CDT and throughout the greater Boston area.
You can find more information about Rabbi Toba and links to her writings here.
Rabbi Toba is available to talk about any spiritual, religious, or personal issues that you might want to discuss. To schedule an appointment, please contact Rabbi Toba (confidentially) at t.spitzer@dorsheitzedek.org. Rabbi Toba does not check email on Shabbat (Friday evening through Saturday evening) or on Mondays (her day off). For congregants experiencing financial difficulties, help is available through the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund. This fund is completely confidential. For pastoral support while Rabbi Toba is away, please contact chesed@dorsheitzedek.org to get in touch with “on call” rabbis.
Margaret Farmer
Executive Director of POOperations
m.farmer@dorsheitzedek.org
Margaret Farmer (she/her/hers) joined the Congregation Dorshei Tzedek team in 2022 after years in non-profit management and fundraising. Prior to CDT Margaret had roles working with mission driven nonprofits in the homelessness, mental health and antisemitism and extremism spaces. Margaret has two god-children and enjoys board games, travel, and camping.
Rabbi Beck Epstein (they/them)
Director of Congregational Learning
b.epstein@dorsheitzedek.org
Rabbi Beck is excited to join Congregation Dorshei Tzedek as the Director of Congregational Learning after a year of serving as CDT's rabbinic intern. They graduated from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in May 2025. Rabbi Beck grew up in Lincoln, MA between the Reform & Conservative movements, and their Judaism bears the unmistakable marks of their east coast Transcendentalist upbringing, as well as an Irish Celtic sense of magic and mischief that they get from their mother's side. Beck loves davening, song, and all things Torah. Prior to rabbinical school, Beck worked for 10+ years in community mental health, focusing on a range of issues in the LGBTQ community, from domestic violence and sexual assault, to primary care medicine and aging and older adult community. When Beck is not working, they love to do crosswords, read aloud, and spend time in the woods with their sweet and boisterous Bernese mountain dog named Me'od (Hebrew for "much" or "a lot").
Becca Schuchat
Program and Communications Associate
b.schuchat@dorsheitzedek.org
Becca Schuchat (she/her) is thrilled to join Congregation Dorshei Tzedek as the Program and Communications Associate. Before coming to CDT, she lived and worked in Vermont where she was deeply engaged in community and political organizing focused on the fight for universal healthcare. Originally from Oakland, California, Becca holds an MFA from the Center for Cartoon Studies. Outside fo work, she loves writing and drawing nonfiction comics and zines, illustrating ketubot and haggadot and is always exploring creative ways to blend art, storytelling, and community!
Jess Green
Inclusion Director
j.green@dorsheitzedek.org
Jess Green (she/her/hers) is thrilled to be joining Congregation Dorshei Tzedek as the Inclusion Director. She will also be teaching first graders in her eighth year at Temple Beth Shalom and leading the Family Learning Circle at Nehar Shalom for the second year. Jess earned her Master's degree on Jewish education with a focus on special education from Hebrew College. She has a strong focus on Jewish spaces that are inclusive for her and believes that everyone can and should learn and live Jewishly and in community. Jess loves to teach about social justice, Jewish food, holidays, and ways to make ritual our own. Originally from New Jersey, Jess has lived in Boston for 16 years and is a member of several different local Jewish communities. She loves to cook for her chosen families, hang out with the kiddos in her life, and be at the beach.