Ben Sternman
Rabbi
Biography

Born and raised in Syosset, Long Island, Ben Sternman was active at North Shore Synagogue from Cradle Roll through Hebrew High School. In 1988, he graduated from Cornell University with a degree in History. After working for two years in the insurance industry, he returned to Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School of Management from which he graduated with an MBA in Finance. He then moved to Cleveland, Ohio to work at Eaton Corp. in a variety of financial functions. While in Cleveland, he joined and became active at Fairmount Temple holding a variety of positions in their Young People’s Congregation ranging from board member at large to President of the Board. It was during this period when his rabbi came to him and suggested a career change to become a rabbi. After ordination in 2003 from the New York Campus of Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, Rabbi Sternman moved to Austin, Texas to become the Assistant Rabbi at Congregation Beth Israel. In July 2008, Rabbi Sternman returned to New York to become a rabbi at The Community Synagogue. Rabbi Sternman’s areas of particular interest include teaching of all ages at all levels, Talmud and Rabbinic Literature, and making stained glass panels.
Ben is Robert (z”l) and Marjorie’s son, Jeanne and Bill’s bratty younger brother, Larry and Jean’s brother-in-law, and Flora, Ross, Madeleine, and Sam’s loving Uncle Ben.
July 7, 2008