Position: Rabbi

Rabbi Mindie Snyder embodies over thirty years of experience in arts, health, and human services. She is an award-winning artist, designer, therapist and community organizer. As a program innovator, organizational executive, consultant to corporations, state and national agencies, Rabbi Snyder is a requested media spokesperson for issues of aging, end of life, at-risk youth and families, among other social and public health issues. Throughout her career, she has attended to the creative, psychological, and spiritual needs of people across the lifespan, building bridges between cultural and religious boundaries, in rural and urban environments. Furthermore, she pioneered work integrating the expressive arts and spiritual care. Her research highlights the revitalizing and unifying powers of hospitality in contrast to the public health hazards of hostility and hate.

Email: mjsarts@msn.com

Thesis Title:
*SUBVERSIVE HOSPITALITY: The Jewish Commitment to Care in a Hostile World (2015)