12166 Conway Road
St Louis, Missouri 63141
314.432.5877
ASSISTANT RABBI & DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
Rocki Schy-Brunson
Rabbi Rocki Schy-Brunson joined Temple Emanuel on July 1, 2025.
Rabbi Rocki Schy-Brunson was ordained in May 2025 from the Cincinnati campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. She received her undergraduate degree from Temple University, where she studied secondary education with a social studies focus. Rabbi Schy-Brunson is originally from Hatboro, Pennsylvania, where she grew up greatly valuing her own Jewish education. She has taught many age groups in several religious schools since then, and has loved every minute! While a student at HUC, Rabbi Schy-Brunson was a Student Rabbi in congregations throughout the Midwest, including placements in Michigan, Indiana, and Missouri. She spent two years as the Rabbinic Intern at Valley Temple.
Rabbi Schy-Brunson moved to St. Louis with her wife, MK, and their two cats, Molly and Pippin. Rabbi Schy-Brunson and MK are thrilled and proud to join the Temple Emanuel community.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Andrew Goldfeder
Andrew Goldfeder is Temple Emanuel's Executive Director. Andrew spent over nine years with the St. Louis Holocaust Museum & Learning Center, where he served as their Manager of Programs and Logistics. In this senior role, Andrew organized and managed tours, coordinated community outreach and donor programs, managed scheduling, and built relationships and partnerships with volunteers, donors, and guests.
He is currently a community volunteer for the St. Louis Senior Olympics and "NORC” (Naturally Occurring Retirement Community).
Andrew grew up in Creve Coeur and graduated from Parkway North High School. He earned his undergraduate degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, and his Masters degree in non-profit organizational leadership & management from Webster University.