Mark Zimmerman Email & Phone Number

Rabbi Zimmerman has served as senior rabbi at Congregation Beth Shalom in Atlanta, GA for over 30 years (www.bethshalom.net), while also taking active leadership roles throughout the Atlanta Jewish and general community. He is past president of the Rabbinical Assembly SE Region, the Atlanta Rabbinical Association, in addition to being a member of AIPAC National Council, and police chaplain in the Dunwoody, GA and Alpharetta, GA police departments. Besides his synagogue and community work, Rabbi Zimmerman produced several widely used websites, including: www.sidduraudio.com and www.haftorahaudio.com to help the Jewish community become more proficient in Hebrew liturgy and haftarot. In 2014 he assumed the role of publisher of "The American Rabbi", an online homiletic resource for rabbis across the Jewish denominational spectrum. With a computer background, he also developed a software application to assist congregational rabbis in keeping track of life-cycle events, hospital visits, counseling notes, etc.Rabbi Zimmerman is a 12th generation rabbi who received rabbinical ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, and earned a BA in sociology at the University of Florida. He also pursued studies in Jerusalem at Hebrew University on Mt Scopus, and Neve Schechter, the Seminary's campus in Israel.To round things out, Rabbi Mark also enjoys singing (Israeli music and classical hazzanut) while playing keyboards and singing in an Atlanta musical group called “Paz”, which performs modern Israeli rock and Jewish folk music.Other leadership / community roles:- Rabbinical Assembly - Past President, Southeast Region- Atlanta Rabbinical Association - Past President- AIPAC - National Council Member- Faculty, Florence Melton Adult Mini School - a project of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem- Chaplain for Alpharetta and Dunwoody Police Departments- Hospice Medical Ethics Committee member- Guest Lecturer- Musical Performer / Vocalist

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