Westchester Reform Temple
Darlene Duran is an experienced educator and mental health professional with a diverse background in counseling and market research. Currently serving as a Preschool Teacher at Westchester Reform Temple since January 2018, Darlene focuses on social and emotional development while collaborating with families to enhance children's preschool experiences. Prior to this role, Darlene worked as a Mental Health Counselor at Green Chimneys, providing individual and group therapy to children and teens, and as a Freelance Consumer Insight/Market Researcher, delivering strategic marketing guidance across various sectors. Darlene's earlier career includes leadership as a Research Director at SENSANALYSIS and extensive consulting work with consumer packaged goods companies. Darlene began the professional journey in marketing communications, managing strategies for Fortune 500 clients. Darlene holds a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Pace University, complementing a robust skill set in research and analysis.
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Westchester Reform Temple
Welcome to Westchester Reform Temple. Your home. You’re home. Among the more than 900 Westchester Reform Temple (WRT) member households, you’ll find the embodiment of Reform Jewish diversity in America today. Within our ever-evolving Reform traditions, we aim to satisfy all appetites for Jewish soul food—both spiritual and physical—through meaningful expressions of prayer, song, ritual, study, and community involvement. We strive to realize this through our five pillars: Avodah → Spirituality Chavurah → Community Talmud Torah → Learning Tikkun Olam → Repairing the World Clal Yisrael → The Jewish People Our History Founded in 1953, in 1954 world famous architect Marcel Breuer designed WRT’s original building, with a sanctuary in the shape of the Star of David. Continuing in the tradition of creating meaningful spaces for worship and learning, WRT completed a renovation in 2008 to honor the past and look to the future of our community: creating a new “green” sanctuary and social hall, and transforming the original sanctuary spaces into religious school classrooms and a Beit Midrash—a place of study. Our Synagogue To meet the needs of our diverse, multigenerational community, WRT’s architecture and landscape provide spaces for contemplation, study, and celebration, creating a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere to those with special needs and a congregation with varied expressions of Jewish identity. Designed with warm materials and natural light, the sanctuary creates a worship space that is sacred and intimate for a wide variety of services and life-cycle events. Just outside its doors is the Center for Jewish Life (CJL), an additional space for worship, gatherings, catered events, and educational and social activities.