Clergy and Staff

Rabbi Ashira Stevens
Spiritual Leader
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Rabbi Ashira Stevens was ordained at Hebrew College in June 2023.

Rabbi Stevens is originally from the Midwest and completed her undergraduate education at Indiana University in marketing and inter-national studies. After moving to Boston, she discovered her passion for learning Hebrew and anything related to Judaism. In 2005, she completed a master of arts in Jewish studies at Hebrew College, where she …

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Elisheva Pripas
Religious School Director
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​Elisheva (or Elli) Pripas is entering her final year of rabbinical school at Hebrew College this year, where she is also pursuing a Master's of Jewish Education. She is excited to return to Temple Emanu-El after serving as the rabbinic intern for the temple from 2021-22. She has also interned at Temple Beth Sholom in Framingham and Temple Beth David in Westwood and taught in the Hebrew School of Temple Israel of Boston. Elli also loves Jewish music and is pursuing a certificate in Jewish sacred music while at Hebrew College. She grew up in the Reform movement in Seattle, where she ... 
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Ira L. Korinow, DD
Rabbi Emeritus
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Rabbi Ira L. Korinow served as spiritual leader of Temple Emanu-El from 1981 to 2017.  A native of Newton Massachusetts, he received his bachelor of arts in religion magna cum laude from Boston University and continued his studies at the Rabbinic School of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York where he received his Master of Arts in Hebrew Literature in 1976 and was ordained a rabbi in 1978. In 2003, Rabbi Korinow was …

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Lisa Anthony
Executive Administrator
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Lisa joined Temple Emanu-El in May 2022 as the executive administrator and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the temple. Lisa has a financial services background as a first-line manager with over thirty years’ experience and was previously employed at the Bank of New York Mellon in Everett, Massachusetts. After a 2019 restructure that affected Lisa’s role within the organization, she spent the next few years exploring career opportunities …

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