Our Leadership

To contact the board of Mekor Habracha with any questions, please email mekorboard@gmail.com.

Dr. Bruce Taubman

President
Dr. Bruce Taubman is a pediatrician with a practice in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He has lived in Center City since 1972 and is the synagogue’s president.

Yoella Epstein, Esq.

Board Member​
Yoella Epstein is a litigation associate at Blank Rome LLP. She was born and raised in the Philadelphia area. After graduating from University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, she moved to Center City in 2008 with her husband, Jeremy Kriger. Yoella and Jeremy are the proud parents of four girls: Neli, Neima, Adel and Kassia.

Ellen B. Geller

Treasurer
​Ellen Geller retired in 2020 from her positions as the Director of the Executive Office of The College on Problems of Drug Dependence, and Scientific Coordinator for the Center on Substance Abuse Research at Temple Medical School. Ellen has lived in Center City since 1972 and is the synagogue’s treasurer.

Dr. Claire Raab

Board Member​
Dr. Claire Raab is Associate Chief Medical Officer at Temple University Hospital. Originally from Cherry Hill, NJ, Claire has lived in Center City since attending Jefferson Medical School in 2004. Claire and her husband Dr. Jordan Goldhammer have four children: Simone, Joel, Dean and Esther.

Harry Schley

Board Member
Harry Schley has a Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in Japanese art. A fifth generation Philadelphian, Harry and his wife, Courtney, have been members of Mekor since 2013 (with a few stints in Japan during that span). They have four children: Basya, Raizel, Yossele and Aharon Ber.

Miriam Zemon

Secretary ​
Miriam Zemon is a teacher for the School District of Philadelphia. Miriam and her husband, Jacob, moved to Philadelphia in 2017 and fell in love with the Mekor community. They live in Graduate Hospital with their children Anne and Adir.