Curriculum Vitae
Education
Columbia University in the City of New York
B.A. Philosophy, 2011
Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York City
B.A. Talmud & Rabbinic Literature, 2011
M.A. Midrash & Scriptural Interpretation, 2016
Rabbinic Ordination, 2016
The Conservative Yeshiva at the Fuchsberg Center, Jerusalem
Studies in philosophy, religion, and Talmud, 2009
Hadassah Academic College, Jerusalem
Studies in semiotics in film & photography, 2009
Schechter Institute of Rabbinic Studies, Jerusalem
Studies in rabbinic literature and Israeli/Palestinian history, 2013
Jewish Organizing Institute & Network (JOIN) for Justice
Rabbinic and Cantorial Leadership for Public Life Fellowship Course, 2014
Beckley Academy (Beckley Foundation, London)
Certificate of Foundations of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, 2023
SOLO
Certificate of Wilderness First Responder (WFR), 2024
Programs & Creations
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an improvised, participatory theatrical event that explores the art of confession, in which performers from around the world sit at a table and confess, facilitating honest conversations and meaningful catharsis
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a film about a marooned astronaut in a hopeless and desperate situation who must venture across a harsh planet in the hopes of escape, while grappling with his restless past
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an immersive presentation of oceanic research that bridged the scientific process with the spiritual and emotional dimensions of wonderment and awe of nature (published in French, English, and Japanese)
Service
MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care (New York, NY), 2013-2014
Maryland State Governor’s Youth Camp Safety Advisory Council (Annapolis, MD), 2018-2020 (Co-chair, 2019-2020)
NECHAMA: Jewish Response to Disaster - Hurricane Helene (Western North Carolina), 2024-2025
Consulting, Residencies, Guest Teaching & Community Engagements
Washington, DC / Maryland / Virginia
Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County (Bethesda, MD) — 2016-2024
Congregation B’nai Israel (Rockville, MD) — 2016-2020
Adas Israel Congregation (Washington, DC) — 2023
Agudas Achim of Northern Virginia (Alexandria, VA) — 2018, 2023
Chizuk Amuno Congregation (Baltimore, MD) — 2020
Dayspring Church (Germantown, MD) — 2019
Congregation Etz Hayim (Arlington, VA) — 2018
Congregation Adat Reyim (Springfield, VA) — 2018
St. John's Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish (Bethesda, MD) — 2017
Beth Sholom Congregation (Frederick, MD) — 2015
New York / New Jersey
Beth El Congregation (South Orange Village, NJ) – 2023
Temple Israel Center (White Plains, NY) — 2014–2016
Pelham Jewish Center (Pelham, NY) — 2009–2010
Beth El Synagogue Center (New Rochelle, NY) — 2011
Tribeca Hebrew (New York, NY) — 2006–2009
Temple Beth Ohr (Old Bridge, NJ) — 2011
Connecticut
Beth El Temple (West Hartford, CT) — 2005-2017
The Conservative Synagogue (Westport, CT) — 2019
Beth El-Keser Israel (New Haven, CT) — 2007
Texas
Congregation Shalom Cypress (Cypress, TX) — 2014–2016
Bellville Methodist Church (Bellville, TX) — 2015
California
The Kitchen (San Francisco, CA) — 2022
Manna Festival (New Cuyama, CA) — 2023
South Carolina
Synagogue Emanu-El (Charleston, SC) — 2012
Israel
Kehilat Sinai (Tel Aviv) — 2016
Kehilat Eshel Avraham (Beersheva) — 2013
Kehilat Moresehet Israel (Jerusalem) — 2009
Publications
Life Cycles and Brain Cycles
Agler, Richard, and Rifat Soncino, editors. A God We Can Believe In. Wipf & Stock, 2022.
Placing Autism in Early Rabbinic Law
Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 2010
Fellowships & Leadership Initiatives
Gladstein Fellowship in Entrepreneurial Rabbinic Leadership, 2012-2019
Myers Foundation Rabbinic Leadership Initiative, 2014
AIPAC Leffell Israel Fellowship, 2013-2015
Kenissa: Communities of Meaning Network, 2017
Open Dor Project Fellowship, 2018-2020