Marian Gordon

Executive Director

When Marian moved to St Louis in 2007, she was asked to "help out in the office at Traditional for a couple of months."  A couple of months and 12 years later, she is the Executive Director and chief cheerleader for the congregation, and puts to good use the skills from her previous careers in magazine publishing, staff development training, and real estate sales. Marian is active with JPro St Louis, an organization dedicated to supporting all those who work in the St Louis Jewish community.   She and her husband, Rabbi Seth Gordon, have five wonderful children, four terrific daughters-in-law and one terrific son-in-law, and the six most brilliant and beautiful grandchildren in the world.

Angela Tannenbaum

Administrative Assistant

Angela has felt a connection to Traditional Congregation ever since 1999, when she and her husband Zvi were married at the synagogue. She moved to St. Louis with her family in 2006. She has a 16 year old daughter Shira, a 13 year old son Shmuel, and 4 other adult children making her a grandmother of 9.  Angela has served on the executive committee of Tomchei Shabbos for 11 years. She can be contacted at angelatradcong@yahoo.com.

Julia Axelbaum

Social Media Assistant

Originally from New York, Julia moved to St. Louis in 2015 with her husband Ari, after receiving her undergraduate degree in Nutrition from New York University. When not at Traditional, Julia can be found working as a Registered Dietitian at a weight loss clinic. As Traditional's social media assistant, Julia helps create and publicize events for the synagogue, manage the facebook page, and most excitingly, build our website.