Marsha Shlefstein was born and raised in Brooklyn. Marsha graduated from Brooklyn College where she majored in Psychology. She received her Masters Degree in Mathematics and another Masters in Guidance from Long Island University. Her career in a high school dropout program lasted 31 years, culminating in the position of Assistant Principal.

 

Marsha started her Jewish Journey at East Midwood Jewish Center (EMJC). The family soon became regular shul goers. Marsha was then asked to be Sisterhood president. She served for two years, at the same time being a trustee on the Synagogue Board of Directors. In 2000, after becoming the first woman president of EMJC, Marsha became the first woman as president of the Metropolitan Region of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. After the death of her husband, she moved to Great Neck, and joined the Shelter Rock Jewish Center, where she shared the Sisterhood presidency in 2014. She is still an integral member of Sisterhood, and has, in conjunction with the Sid Jacobson JCC, introduced Knitzvah to their regular programming. She is the proud mother of Steven and Andrea, Debbie and Steven, and Jeffrey and Julie, and the proud grandparent of Erika, Jakob, Joshua, Rachel, and Sarah. She would like to thank Shelter Rock Jewish Center Sisterhood for choosing her for this honor.