Rabbi Micah Caplan
Spiritual Leader at Congregation Or Chadash
Rabbi Caplan joined Congregation Or Chadash on July 1, 2010. He has long-standing ties to Phoenix having grown up here where his father served as Cantor of Har Zion Congregation. Rabbi Caplan has led large congregations in Florida and California where he introduced exciting adult learning, religious school, and youth programming, resulting in significant membership growth for each congregation. Under Rabbi Caplan’s leadership our community has grown from 110 to 350 families. His vision is creating a place of learning, sharing and celebrating Jewish living together as a Kehillah Kedosha – a holy community. He is known for his warm, personal outreach.
Rabbi Caplan and his wife Michelle have three children: Brianah – age 12, Julia - age 8, and Avi - age 4.
Please click the links below for Rabbi Caplan’s High Holiday sermons:
Cantor Melissa Berman
Cantor Berman brings passion, warmth and a deep-seated love of Judiasm and music to Or Chadash. Hailing from Long Island (with roots in Arizona), she graduated from Duke University with a B.A. in Music, specializing in classical voice. Cantor Berman served three years as student Hazzan at Temple Beth Ahm in Aberdeen, New Jersey. She completed her cantorial studies at the H.L. Miller Cantorial School and was invested in May 2010. The Cantor earned an additional M.A. in Jewish Education at the Davidson School. Following a passion for chaplaincy work, she is also pursuing certification as a professional chaplain. In her free time, Cantor Berman enjoys travel, photography, languages and literature. She is excited to serve Congregation Or Chadash as its first full-time Cantor.
