Congregation Beth Elohim
Lila Cohen is an experienced educator and organizational leader with a background in early childhood education and public health. Currently serving as an Assistant Preschool Teacher at Congregation Beth Elohim since August 2023, Lila has previously held multiple leadership roles at Kappa Delta Sorority, including Vice President of Membership and Membership Assistant Appointed Officer. Lila also has experience as a Senior House Manager at Elon University and served as House Manager at Kappa Delta Sorority. Lila completed a degree in Public Health Studies with a focus on the Biological Aspects, alongside minors in Biology and Early Childhood Public Health, from Elon University in 2022.
Congregation Beth Elohim
Congregation Beth Elohim, founded in 1861, is one of the fastest growing and most vibrant synagogues in New York City. CBE, also known as Garfield Temple, was recently named “one of America’s 25 most vibrant congregations” by Newsweek, which hailed CBE for “quickly adapting to Brooklyn’s exciting, young population.” Open to people from a variety of backgrounds who honor our traditions and values, CBE serves as a hub for members and for the surrounding community as well. It is a place of worship, dedicated to honoring Jewish traditions, and also a place of learning, a place to socialize, to celebrate and to actively engage with the world, a synagogue center energizing and enriching our Jewish community through study, ritual and acts of loving-kindness.