I have created a place for myself in Essex and Union Counties teaching, counseling- combining Judaism and life coaching- working with special needs students toward Bar/ Bat Mitzvah, and officiating at weddings, baby namings and funerals. Most often the wedding couples are my former students from my time as Associate Rabbi at Temple Emanu-El of Westfield. Other wedding couples find me through interfaith family.com or through references from other clergy. I will do interfaith marriages with the knowledge that the couple will be raising Jewish children and creating a Jewish home. Most often, I am able to find a congregation for the couple to join and accompany them to a Friday Night Shabbat Experience. I am honored to say that most of my wedding couples become my friends and I often officiate at other larger family lifecycle events. I worked with a team putting together an anthology or 40 years as Reform Woman Rabbis, which will be published, in late 2014. I am also working on an inspirational volume and a work of fiction that occurs in the walls of Jewish history. I am the author of the blog, chaffingthewheat@wordpress.com.

Freelance weddings, funerals, babynamings. Teach at local synagogues, perform Shabbat Services, speak on a variety of topics.

Second Rabbi with fun range of Rabbinic duties. Officiating at Bar/Bat Mitzvah, funerals, weddings and babynaming. Taught teens about modern issues as seen through the eye of the Talmud, and made quick connections with Teens. Worked on yearly Confirmation service and oversaw rehearsals. Put new healing system in place. Oversaw educator. Created communal services for Yom HaShoah, and interfaith programs. Worked with a great team who turned the synagogue into place of joy, healing and holiness.

Served as one of three Rabbis at Temple Emanu-El of Westfield,NJ. Was responsible for rabbinic duties: teaching adult ed, teaching in the religious school, taught confirmation class and created services for each Confirmation Year. Also created new modes of services for Yom Kippur Afternoon and a special liturgy for Rabbi Chuck Kroloff upon his retirement which followed the path of his life. Created way that we could follow those who were ill and have a Clergy member check on them weekly. Wrote short booklet for congregation about: What to do When a Loved One Dies, as well as a new member booklet and forms in order to assure that those joining the 1200 family congregation could have a mentor family and a clergy member who they were connected to. Very involved with connecting our youth with Christian youth in town and had classes on religion together.