Position: Rabbi
PhD Anatomy, UCLA, on faculty for several years
Medical School UCLA
Anesthesiology Residency UCLA
worked 26 years as anesthesiologist
Various administrative positions/committees at
Hospitalcan lead services–shacharit, mincha-Ma’ariv; can incorporate musical instruments into services;
can leyn Torah, regular trope and High Holiday trope
experienced giggling sermons/drashot; can incorporate science and medicine into sermons and drashot; has done costumed sermons: Abraham, Moses, Noah
Experience leading Tot Shabbot can incorporate music and puppets into services
two summers as music director, song leader, and counselor at camp for diabetic children
plays several musical instruments: piano, guitar, banjo, mandolin, ukelele,tuba, accordion, percussion, others;
has recorded two cd’s, one jazz piano, one children’s songs; cd’s are in final stages of editing
has done bar/bat Mitzvah tutoring
has taught adult B’nai Mitzvah classes
Specializations
- Bar/Bat Mitzvah Tutoring
- Conversion Classes
- Funerals, Memorial Services & Unveilings
- Public Speaking
- Teaching/Education
- Visiting the Sick/Bikkur Cholim
- Vocal/Instrumental Performance
- Writing/Editing
Other Specializations:
Board Certified Anesthesiologist
Licensed Physician/Surgeon, State of California
Thesis Title
*ORPHANS, WIDOWS, AND STRANGERS (2016)