Rabbi Heidi Hoover is the spiritual leader of B ' ShERT : Beth Shalom v ' Emeth Reform Temple in Brooklyn , NY .. She was ordained by the Academy for Jewish Religion ( AJR ) in 2011 , and holds a Master ' s Degree in Jewish Studies from Gratz College .
Rabbi / Cantor Idan Irelander is the founding rabbi of CongregaQon Ahavat Olam in North Andover , MA . He received his Rabbinic OrdinaQon from the Academy for Jewish Religion , a Cantorial OrdinaQon and Master ’ s of Jewish EducaQon ( MJEd ) from Hebrew College , and a Bachelor ’ s of ComposiQon and Film Scoring from Berklee College of Music .
Rabbi Michael G Kohn was ordained at the Academy for Jewish Religion . He is Rabbi Emeritus of the former Temple B ' nai Abraham in Meriden , CT and serves as Trustee Emeritus on the AJR Board of Trustees .
Cantor Katie Kaplan blends tradition with innovation and spirituality to engage sacred communities . She creatively weaves poetry , art , song , chant , meditation , and ritual to create dynamic portals through which to approach the divine . She currently serves as the Cantor at Temple Beth El in Stamford , CT and is a rabbinical student at AJR .
Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein is the rabbi of Congregation Kneseth Israel in Elgin , IL . She is the author of three books including , “ Trip Notes : Love for the Journey ” about prayers for healing . She serves on several non-profit boards including the Association of Rabbi and Cantors ( ARC ) and as a police chaplain . She blogs at The Energizer Rabbi .
Marc ( ChaiMo haLevi ) Landas is a teacher of Visual and Performing Arts in the Riverview School at Bellevue Hospital and a rabbinical student at the Academy for Jewish Religion . He dedicates this piece to the memory of his father , Barry Sander Landas , Binyomin Sender ben Shlomo Zalmen haLevi v ' Chaya z " l .
Larry Lesser is an award-winning Jewish songwriter / recording arQst , Hadar Jewish Wisdom Fellow , coorganizer of a CLAL Sinai and Synapses funded project , and a UTEP DisQnguished Teaching Professor at The University of Texas at El Paso .
Rabbi Cantor Sam Levine is the rabbi and cantor of East Midwood Jewish Center in Brooklyn , NY . He received cantorial invesQture at the Jewish Theological Seminary and rabbinic ordinaQon from the Academy for Jewish Religion . He has served at EMJC since 2004 and has served as adjunct faculty at AJR .
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