Elman, Rabbi Anthony (AJRCA 2007)
After careers in law, social work and psychotherapy (all in England) and two years of study at Yakar in Jerusalem, I entered AJR,Ca in 2003.
Elliot, Rabbi Diane (AJRCA 2006)
Rabbi Diane Elliot serves as a ritual leader, wisdom teacher, and spiritual director in San Francisco’s East Bay. Before studying for the rabbinate, she enjoyed a 25-year career as a dancer, choreographer, and somatic therapist.
Dance, Chaplain Muriel (AJRCA 2011)
Muriel Dance currently serves as Executive Director of the Sandra Caplan Community Bet Din. She graduated as a Jewish Chaplain from the Academy for Jewish Religion, California in May 2011.
Copnick, Rabbi Corinne (AJRCA 2015)
What an incredible journey! Born in Montreal, Canada, and living in Los Angeles near her children and grandchildren, Rabbi Corinne Heather Copnick entered AJR-CA’s rabbinic program at the age of 73, with a richly developed background.
Leon, Shana Chandler
I was ordained in 2012 after commuting from the San Francisco Bay Are for five years.
Canter, Chaplain Marlene (AJRCA 2015)
My background before Chaplaincy was in education. I worked as a teacher, a trainer of teachers, CEO and owner of a teacher training company, and a policy maker as a LAUSD School Board member and president.
Cahn, Rabbi Meredith (AJRCA 2011)
Rabbi Meredith Cahn came to the rabbinate through a career in public health, looking at health as comprising all aspects of one’s humanity, including spirituality.
Burgess, Cantor Fran (AJRCA 2012)
I was ordained in 2012 after commuting from the San Francisco Bay Are for five years. I am currently the Cantor at Temple Beth Hillel, a small shul in Richmond California
Buch, Cantor Paul (AJRCA 2005)
Position: Cantor
Brody-Slome, Rabbi Lynn (AJRCA 2005)
After working as an associate rabbi at Temple of the Arts and as a rabbi at Sun City Jewish Congregation, I became Associate Dean of Placement and Internships at AJRCA.