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Board of Trustees

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Rabbi Joshua Bittan

Spiritual Leader

  • Born in Ouezzane, Morocco,  Rabbi Joshua Bittan comes from a family well known for its dedication to Torah and the needs of their community. A fluent and personable speaker in four languages, Rabbi Joshua Bittan who was schooled in Morocco, Israel and the US combines a traditional Sephardi viewpoint with a well-versed familiarity with the realities and challenges of modern society. 

  • Rabbi Bittan has served Em Habanim for decades leading our congregation initially as its president before becoming our spiritual leader. With a contagious enthusiasm and a passion for learning and teaching, Rabbi Bittan takes his students on a discovery of inspiration in traditional texts. 

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Shimon Sibony

Hazzan

  • Born in Ouezzane, Morocco,  Rabbi Joshua Bittan comes from a family well known for its dedication to Torah and the needs of their community. A fluent and personable speaker in four languages, Rabbi Joshua Bittan who was schooled in Morocco, Israel and the US combines a traditional Sephardi viewpoint with a well-versed familiarity with the realities and challenges of modern society. 

  • Rabbi Bittan has served Em Habanim for decades leading our congregation initially as its president before becoming our spiritual leader. With a contagious enthusiasm and a passion for learning and teaching, Rabbi Bittan takes his students on a discovery of inspiration in traditional texts. 

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Hanna Oiknine

Office Manager

  • Born in Ouezzane, Morocco,  Rabbi Joshua Bittan comes from a family well known for its dedication to Torah and the needs of their community. A fluent and personable speaker in four languages, Rabbi Joshua Bittan who was schooled in Morocco, Israel and the US combines a traditional Sephardi viewpoint with a well-versed familiarity with the realities and challenges of modern society. 

  • Rabbi Bittan has served Em Habanim for decades leading our congregation initially as its president before becoming our spiritual leader. With a contagious enthusiasm and a passion for learning and teaching, Rabbi Bittan takes his students on a discovery of inspiration in traditional texts. 

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