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Rabbi Miriam Van Raalte

ByRabbi SteveDecember 25, 2020

Rabbi Miriam Van Raalte was ordained from the Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute in June 2020. She serves as a rabbinic fellow at Temple Beth Tikvah in Fullerton, California, where her work focuses on engagement with emphasis on the senior population. She is a welcome

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Rabbi Jordania Goldberg

ByUJUCOctober 29, 2019

Rabbi Jordania Goldberg was ordained at JSLI. Her work as a rabbi is interwoven into her work as a counselor and writer. She is a guest rabbi internationally and is available for online counseling, teaching and life-cycle events in 2020, after her sabbatical. Website:

ByUJUCAugust 29, 2018

Rabbi Paul Schreiber, aka Reb Tuviah, is the rabbi and spiritual leader of Temple Beth David in Spring Hill, Florida. The soulful, spiritual journey of Reb Tuviah has taken him on many paths. Throughout the years, he has immersed himself in Jewish education and has created,

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Rabbi Cantor Robbi Sherwin

ByUJUCAugust 29, 2018

Robbi is thrilled to be Rabbi Cantor of the Wood River Jewish Community in Ketchum/Sun Valley, Idaho, commuting from Austin, Texas. Sherwin was raised in the Air Force in small towns all over the US, where she and her 3 siblings were often the only Jewish kids in their

ByUJUCMay 12, 2018

Rabbi Jennifer Rudin is the founder of Simcha Services and Congregation Derech HaShalom. She is a Liberal Rabbi and experienced Jewish educator who believes that Judaism is relevant, meaningful and inspirational. Rabbi Rudin supports families in uniquely celebrating Jewish

ByUJUCSeptember 5, 2017

Rabbi Deborah McKenzie has served as a Jewish spiritual leader and counselor for more than 20 years. She works interfaith and people of faith who seek to enhance or add a Jewish spiritual perspective to their understanding and experiences. As lifelong learner,

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Rabbi Karen Becker-Marcelo

ByUJUCSeptember 5, 2017

Rabbi Karen Becker-Marcelo took her passion of Judaism, working with people and teaching, to it’s culmination, by receiving smicha from the Jewish Spiritual Leadership Institute in January 2017. As a member of Union of Jewish Universalist Communities (UJUC), she

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Rabbi Daniel Betzel

ByUJUCSeptember 5, 2017

Rabbi Betzel serves the Greater Columbus metro area where he officiates life-cycle events for Jewish and interfaith families. Rabbi Betzel also serves as an Ohio Ambassador for Sar El–The National Project for the Volunteers for Israel. Rabbi Betzel spends several

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Rabbi Linda Goldberg

ByUJUCJanuary 18, 2017

Rabbi Linda’s passion is helping Jews and interfaith families of all backgrounds and interests enhance their lives with Judaism. She is an independent rabbi, serving individuals as opposed to a congregation; and she did her research project on Jews who are not members of

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Rabbi Jon Nelson

ByUJUCApril 15, 2016

Rabbi, Cantorial Soloist, Educator with an M.Ed, and nationally known recording artist and entertainer, Rabbi Jon Nelson comfortably wears many hats. As the founder of the groundbreaking, Jewish Rock Band, “Yom Hadash”, he’s had the privilege

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Rabbi Kenneth Hahn

ByUJUCApril 13, 2016

I would imagine my upbringing within Judaism was not so different from that of a great many people. My parents forced me to go to Hebrew School at the Reform synagogue where our family belonged. I resisted tooth and nail, had a Bar Mitzvah and only set foot in the building

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Rabbi Judy Ginsburgh

ByUJUCFebruary 2, 2016

Rabbi Judy is perhaps best known for her music and work as a cantorial soloist for over 30 years. She has produced a number of award-winning recordings of Jewish music for families and was commissioned by the URJ (Union for Reform Judaism) to write a preschool music

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Rabbi Galit Levy-Slater

ByUJUCMarch 17, 2015

In 1994, Galit accepted the cantorial position at Congregation Sholom of Leisure World in Seal Beach, California, eventually moving into Leisure World, a gated retirement community of 9,000. It became increasingly clear that the Jewish community of Leisure World needed a

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Rabbi Deborah Reichmann

ByUJUCMarch 17, 2015

Rabbi Deborah Reichmann serves the Washington DC metro area where she officiates life-cycle events for Jewish and interfaith families. She was ordained from the Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute in 2012 and is a member in good standing of the International Federation of

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Rabbi/Cantor Diane Rose

ByUJUCDecember 1, 2013

Growing up, we called my synagogue the “ice palace” because it was large, had marble walls, and because the people were cold. Yikes. As you can imagine, after becoming a Bat-Mitzvah, I said I was done with Judaism. So, how did I end up deeply involved in Jewish thought and

Category: affiliated rabbis

Rabbi Miriam Van Raalte

Rabbi Jordania Goldberg

Rabbi Paul “Tuviah” Schreiber

Rabbi Cantor Robbi Sherwin

Rabbi Jennifer Rudin

Rabbi Deborah McKenzie

Rabbi Karen Becker-Marcelo

Rabbi Daniel Betzel

Rabbi Linda Goldberg

Rabbi Jon Nelson

Rabbi Kenneth Hahn

Rabbi Judy Ginsburgh

Rabbi Galit Levy-Slater

Rabbi Deborah Reichmann

Rabbi/Cantor Diane Rose

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