Rachel grew up in Massachusetts, Peter in Vermont. After
living most recently in Chicago (three blocks from Wrigley Field), Rachel and
Peter have returned to New England and currently live in Hanover with their
seven-year-old daughter Fiona, and their 15-month-old son, JR (Joseph Richard).
Fiona, a second-grader at Hanover’s Center School, is enrolled in
our Hebrew school. She loves art, animals, swimming, playing with friends, and
is looking for a place to do Krav Maga, having earned her yellow belt back in
Chicago. JR has just started walking and, using his new-found talent as an
expert climber, is now a finder of all things dangerous and a master opener of
cabinets and drawers. He likes to help clean house but has a “love-hate
relationship with the vacuum cleaner.”
Peter spent 20+ years working in finance and is now a stay-at-home
dad, while hoping to start a new degree program next fall. Rachel is an
attorney who represents large corporations in matters related to eDiscovery,
information governance, and privacy. She is also studying to be a CPA.
Peter and Rachel enjoy travelling. They have been all over
Europe, Israel, Belize, Chile, and Mexico. Closer to home, their next goals are
the natural wonders of Alaska and the Grand Canyon. They also love live
music concerts; this past summer they enjoyed seeing The Grateful Dead and
James Taylor. In Chicago, they spent many sunny days on the beaches of
Lake Michigan and now look forward to enjoying the same on the beaches of the
South Shore. They enjoy baseball and, in their own words, “while this may
be blasphemy, we are Chicago Cubs fans and got to enjoy a front row seat to the
revelry and celebration when they won the World Series. Two of us are also Red
Sox fans…shhh.”
Rachel and Peter heard about Sha’aray Shalom from congregants
Steve (Rachel’s brother) and Lisa Dehner. A hearty welcome to the Philbin
family!
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