Lesley Lewkowicz joins the B’nai Tikvah family with both a personal and professional background in Jewish life. Lesley spent several years as an office manager and administrator for Chabad of East Brunswick and Monmouth Torah Links in Morganville, as well as serving in a similar role at a for-profit business. Her professional background is the perfect blend of business experience along with Jewish organization experience.
Lesley grew up in Colonia, NJ, as a member of Temple Ohev Shalom. It was not only within the walls of Temple Ohev Shalom where Lesley and her three brothers witnessed the commitment her parents had for Judaism, but in the larger Jewish community, as well. Lesley and her brothers have all followed in their parents’ footsteps, each in their own way, as dedicated members of the Jewish community.
Lesley, along with Julian, her husband of 29 years, moved to East Brunswick almost 20 years ago, with their three children, Gillian, Ethan and Jenna, to become part of the Jewish community there. Lesley and Julian have raised their children with the same dedication to Yiddishkeit from which they were raised. Lesley continued to be active in Sisterhood and Hadassah, just as she had been from the time she was growing up in Colonia. All three of their children have been involved in synagogue life while growing up in East Brunswick, as well as in Kadima and USY and various other Jewish organizations.
Lesley volunteered her time in her children’s schools, running the lunch program at Solomon Schechter, PTA Board at Frost School, and many other programs and committees. Lesley cannot wait to bring her own USY experience and background to the CBT family, to further grow and enhance the already thriving programs.
There is nothing more important to Lesley than her family, a value that was instilled by her parents. She, along with her husband and children, are extremely close with their extended family, which means everything to her. They see each other often, spending all holidays together with all the siblings and their families.
It is that closeness with her family and the Jewish traditions she was raised with that bring Lesley full circle, here to CBT. She plans to combine her professional and interpersonal skills to help further the success of CBT’s amazing community, while become an integral part of this “family.”
Please join us in welcoming Lesley to CBT.