(2014 - )

Sam Godfrey became the Vice President of Congregational Emanu-El in 2018, after serving four years as a Director, including two as Chair of the Fiscal Programming Committee.

He has a deep love for the Jewish faith and history, and a connection to the סhul dating back to the 1980s and Rabbi Victor Reinstein. After his bar-mitzvah and completing high school he moved to the far cold reaches of Toronto throughout the '90s, where he gained an undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto and a Law Degree from Osgoode Hall, York University.

In Toronto he worked for the Law Insurance Corporation of Ontario, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, and Parkdale Community Legal Services.Sam returned to our kehillah in 2000, and was married to his partner by Rabbi Harry in 2003. Sam's son had his Bar Mitzvah at our shul last year, and his daughter is in our Hebrew school.

Sam currently works as a Senior Ministerial Assistant in the BC government.As President, Sam wants to help Congregation Emanu-el continue to thrive: he cherishes the tradition, spirit and energy of the community and believes that he can best contribute by using his experience and skills to advance our good governance.