Rabbi/Cantor Mark Perman is honored to be the spiritual leader of Congregation B’nai Abraham having moved here in January, 2022, from Los Angeles with his wife, Elizabeth, to become a part of this special community.
Since that time, Rabbi Mark has helped to grow the congregation by leading dynamic, spiritual, and participatory Shabbat and High Holy Day Services, as well as by teaching engaging adult education classes, such as Introduction to Jewish Mysticism, Intro. to Judaism, Hebrew classes, and a class in Shabbat liturgy. He’s also created well attended programs such as “Broadway to Bima”, featuring the music and lyrics of Jewish composers and lyricists, a Fiddler on the Roof retrospective, Purim Spiels, and a program on Jewish Spirituality.
Mark received his ordination as a cantor from Hebrew Union College in New York City in 1997 and then served congregations as cantor in New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut and Texas.
He was ordained as a rabbi in 2013 from The Rabbinical Academy in Queens, NY and then served Congregation B’er Chayim in Cumberland, Maryland from 2016-2020 as both rabbi and cantor. He was also a chaplain for UPMC in Cumberland for several years as well. Rabbi Mark is also a graduate of NYU and New York City’s “famed” High School of Performing Arts.
Rabbi Mark and his wife, Elizabeth, live in Hagerstown with their fur family consisting of Goldie (a poodle), and their cats Mia, Apollo, Rosie, and Oreo.
Mark also currently serves as president of HARC (The Hagerstown Area Religious Council). Mark’s podcast, The Interfaith Roundtable, can be heard on Spotify, Apple, Libsyn, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.
To set up a time to meet with the rabbi, please email him at: rabbimarkcba@gmail.com