Clergy & Staff
Beth Davidson
Rabbi
A native New Yorker, it was during her years at Swarthmore that the rabbinate beckoned. Raised in an observant Reform family, she found herself increasingly drawn to Judaism. Convinced that the way to attract other young people to organized religion was by taking an active role in shaping its future, she enrolled at Hebrew Union College after she graduated Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania with a degree in religion. The congregations she served as a student rabbi included one for deaf Jews in Flushing, Queens; there she led worship in English, Hebrew and American Sign Language.
Upon ordination in 1987, Rabbi Davidson took a post as Assistant and then Associate Rabbi at The Temple – Congregation Ohabai Sholom in Nashville, Tenn. In addition to her synagogue duties, Rabbi Davidson served as a rabbi in the Tennessee Department of Correction, where she counseled Jewish prisoners and was part of a successful court battle to provide them with kosher and holiday foods. She was also a founding member of an Interfaith AIDS Pastoral Support Group.
In 1993, Rabbi Davidson returned to Long Island to become the rabbi at Port Jewish Center in Port Washington where she was active in interfaith programs.
In 2005 she came to Temple Adath Yeshurun. In addition to her commitments within the Jewish Community, Rabbi Davidson is currently the President of the Greater Manchester Clergy Association.
Stacy Garnick
Director of Education
Stacy Garnick is feeling scintillatingly effervescent about her role as Education Director here at Temple Adath Yeshurun, and is looking forward to meeting everyone.
Stacy is a native of Lexington, MA, where at Temple Isaiah, Stacy became a student in their 3 day a week religious school. Stacy credits Temple Isaiah as one of the most significant influences in the formation of her Jewish being.
Stacy began her career in Jewish Education early, when at 11 years old she tutored B’nai Mitzvah students. Later in life she became a career Jewish educator in both the informal and formal spheres, including religious schools, Jewish summer camp programs, youth groups, adult education, and more.
Stacy owns a pair of 3D hologram glasses that make candle flames and other points of light appear as though they are streaming Stars of David. Those cardboard glasses pretty much sum up her Jewish education philosophy. She wants people to not only think about Judaism on holidays or as they prepare for becoming a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, but wants them to look at the world everyday through Jewish eyes — constantly thinking how Judaism informs life’s daily decisions, to internalize Hillel’s Golden Rule, practice Tikkun Olam, and ponder their relationships with God, the world, with each other, and to know that they are the future of Am Yisrael.
Alana Meyers
Administrator and Engagement Specialist
Alana joined Temple Adath Yeshurun in December 2025.
Alana brings a background in fundraising and development, and was raised Jewish in Massachusetts. She became a Bat Mitzvah at Temple Ohabei Shalom in Brookline, Massachusetts. Outside of work, she is an avid reader, traveler, and she appreciates meditation. Alana is especially passionate about cultural and practical approaches to Jewish life and Jewish womanhood.
Shira Nafshi
Cantor
