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I have always had a relationship with God, even when I was a kid without the language to express it. I remember the summer that I was learning how to read, my father and I would read the Big Book of Children’s Bible Stories. This was a bit odd since we were not a ‘religious’ family, but something about this book drew me in. There was one story, about a boy named Samuel (Kings 2), who was called by God three times before he realized it was God doing the calling. I would lay in bed at night, waiting, listening, asking, “God, are you there?” Although I never heard the answer, the echoes of my seeking continued to call to me from the depths of my being. 

My route to the rabbinate was circuitous, with stretches of time spent in quest, while other periods were marked by stillness. My journey took me to an Orthodox yeshiva in Jerusalem, travels around the globe, and to the early internet days of Silicon Valley. All the while, like a magnet pulled by a lodestone, there was a calling toward something I was truly meant to do. I wanted to be an active part of the Jewish story. I wanted to devote my life’s work to the Jewish people, and I wanted to lead us from a common history, toward a shared destiny. 

Since entering Seminary, I’ve served congregations ranging from 25 families to 2,500 families. My rabbinate is defined by my dedication to pastoral care, personal relationship, and helping people discover their own Jewish soul.

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