Community organization including: food pantry and support for homeless as well as political action involving Wage theft, payday loans and public transportation
Birmingham Southside Clergy Association
Keynote speaker at annual Thanksgiving Interfaith Program
Palm Beach County Sheriff Office – Volunteer Chaplain
Ride along with deputies to offer support and advice when officers are under stress
Participate in workshops dedicated to helping officers and citizens in crisis
Delray Beach Interfaith Clergy Association – President
Palm Beach County Board of Rabbis – Board Secretary
Mercaz USA – Member of National Board
Zionist Organization of Conservative Judaism representing our movement in the World Zionist Congress
St. Paul Interfaith Network Community
Advocated on issues of homelessness and issues of separation of church and state
Jewish Community Action
Rabbinic Advisor to this advocacy group for Political Action on Religious Issues in the Twin Cities
Joint Religious Legislative Council
Honed lobbying skills as rabbinic representative of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas, lobbying state congress on issues important to the three major faith communities: Jewish, Moslem and Christian.
March of The Living Teen Tour of Poland and Israel
Rabbinic Advisor and Educator helping teens understand the meaning and message of the Holocaust
Ramah Darom, Clayton, GA and Camp Ramah, Palmer, MA
Exercised pastoral skills, communication skills and education skills as teacher, advisor and parent liaison; helping the Director ensure that all campers and their families have a good camping experience
“Torah Sparks” – a weekly publication of USCJ
Authored commentary and study questions distributed to Conservative congregations worldwide for three years.
Simon Greenberg Award for Rabbinic Excellence – Recipient
Awarded annually by the Jewish Theological Seminary in recognition of work for Synagogue and for the Seminary
SE Region Rabbinical Assembly – President
Covering Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Tennesee, Louisiana and Pureto Rico. Represented all Rabbis to synagouge leadership and to the larger community
Broward Board of Rabbis – President
Provided rabbinic advice to Federation, JCC and CAJE and represented non-orthodox Rabbis in the press
David Keating Award for Inter-Faith work in South Broward County – Recipient
Selected by clergy and lay people in recognition of service to the entire religious community.
Inter-Faith Council of Greater Hollywood – President
Elected by local clergy and lay leaders to work on behalf of communal issues for the Religious community at large
Jewish AIDS Network of Broward County, Board of Directors
Helped found this organization in South Florida
Planned and organized World AIDS Day commemoration in the community.
Golden Shofar Award by State of Israel Bonds – Recipeint
Awarded for service to Israel and the community and for support of State of Israel Bonds
