OTHER EXPERIENCES
A Few examples:
The New Jewish Thinker
Columbia Auto Repair
Mississippi Valley Motor Company
JUJ - Jews United for Justice
Wholly Mackarel
Shaving Israel
Citrin Chiropractic Center
Kol Rinah
Years of experience in developing Synagogue's management and communication between staff, lay leadership and clergy. Currently Board Member at Kol Rinah and co-chair of the Adult Education Committee (now known as Verein) and active in the Communications Committee.
- Initiated, co-chaired and presented the first of over twenty Installments in a Series on Judaism and Science.
Sessions being recorded and here is the link
- Hosted, arranged, educated congregation about, and introduced, Scholar in Residence programs:
- Weekend with Rabbi Neil Gillman, z'l' (written and lectured extensively on Rabbi Gillman’s thoughts). Also, personal friends
- Weekend with Rabbi Brad Artson, VP a the Ziegler School of Rabbinic studies at AJU (American Jewish University, LA, CA)
- Individual (several) programs with History Professor Hillel Kieval, Washington University, St. Louis.
- Program on the CJLS Committee with one of its chairs, Rabbi Pamela Barmash, member of my Synagogue!
- Weekend with Rabbi Pamela Barmash on the topic of Jerusalem.
- Authored and created an educational CD on Shemoneh Esreh
- Taught Shemoneh Esreh as a Kabbalat Shabbat presentation
- Gave Dvrai Torah in Shul in 2003, 2009, 2012 and 2015.
- Written numerous articles on Jewish topics, too many to list. Some are published in magazines and some on-line. CJ: Voices of Conservative/Masorti Judaism
- Through 2006 Chaired the PR Committee
- Gave a Kabbalat Shabbat presentation on the origins of the Torah (with 100+ attendees).
- JEI - Jewish Environmental Initiative an arm of JCRC Active member since 2001.
- JUJ – Jews United for Justice. On the Steering Committee, and responsible for their Web Site
- Former Board Member, MEAAA – Mid-East Area Agency on Aging. Now known as Aging Ahead, Part of the National AAA (Area Agency on Aging) - Serving Seniors since 1973.
- Board Member St. Louis Press Club. Since 2008
- Board Member of Kol Rinah, my Synagogue
For other relevant experiences please see Professional Associations