Illness & Wellness Partners

Name Position Organization
Abarbanel, Jay, PhD  Staff Consultant  Kalsman Institute 
Abarbanel, Jean, BA  Co-Chair  URJ, Jewish Family Concerns 
Ackerman, Naomi  Theater Artist   
Address, Richard F., Rabbi, DMin  Director  URJ, Jewish Family Concerns 
Andiman, Ronald, MD  Neurologist  Southern California Neurological Medical Group, Inc. 
Angel, Camille Shira, Rabbi    Congregation Sha'ar Zahav 
Aron, Bill  Photographer  Bill Aron Photography 
Axonovitz, Judy, LCSW  Director, Skirball Cultural Center Program   USC School of Social Work 
Berg, Alan, Rabbi    Peninsula Temple Beth El 
Berk, Bill, Rabbi    Temple Chai 
Berk, Aliza, Rabbi     
Bernstein, Seth L., Rabbi    Temple Sinai 
Bocarsky, Wendy, RN  R.N.  Congregation Kol Haneshama 
Braun, Peter  Executive Director  Alzheimer's Association 
Brener, Anne, LCSW  Psychotherapist, author and rabbinic student  Yedidiya 
Burnam, Marcia     
Cardin, Nina Beth, Rabbi    JCC of Greater Baltimore 
Chasen, Kenneth M., Rabbi    Leo Baeck Temple 
Chernow, Mari, Rabbi    Temple Chai 
Citrin, Paul J., Rabbi    Congregation Beth Israel 
Cole, Thomas, PhD  Professor and Director of the McGovern Center for Health, Humanities, and the Human Spirit  University of Texas Health Science Center 
Cowan, Rachel, Rabbi  Executive Director  Institute for Jewish Spirituality 
Cushman, Philip, PhD  Psychologist   
Cutter, Georgianne, LCSW  Director of Student Support Services  Milken Community School 
Dafni, Na'ama  Director  IRAC 
Diamond, Mark, Rabbi  Executive Vice President  Board of Rabbis of Southern California 
Dickstein, Stephanie, Rabbi, LMSW  Spiritual Care Coordinator  Shira Ruskay Center/ JBFCS 
Dorff, Elliot, Rabbi  Rector, Sol & Anne Dorff Distinguished Service Prof. In Philosophy, Co-Chair Bioethics Dept.  Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, University of Judaism 
Eber, Leslie M.  Professor Emeritus  UCLA 
Edwards, Lisa Ann, Rabbi    Beth Chayim Chadashim 
Eilberg, Amy, Rabbi  Rabbi, Educator, Spiritual Director  Yedidiya 
Engelman, Barbie, MFT  Director of Programs  Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters 
Ettun, Rachel  Therapist  HUC-Jerusalem 
Feinstein, Ed, Rabbi    Valley Beth Shalom 
Feinstein, Barney, MD  Physician   
Fenner, Natan, Rabbi    Bay Area Jewish Healing Center 
Flam, Nancy, Rabbi  Director   Institute for Jewish Spirituality 
Fox, Karen L., Rabbi, MFT, DDiv    Wilshire Blvd. Temple 
Frank, Karen, RN  Project SHIN Nurse  MetroWest Jewish Health & Healing Center 
Freedman, Anne  Associate Director  Jewish Family Service 
Freeman, David L., MD  Physician and Author   
Friedman, Dayle, Rabbi, MAJCS, MSW  Director, Hiddur: The Center for Aging & Judaism   Reconstructionist Rabbinical College 
Glicksman, Gail Gaisin, Rabbi, PhD  Dean of Students and Assistant Professor of the Social Sciences  Reconstructionist Rabbinical College 
Goldstein, H. Rafael, Rabbi, BCC    Dynamics of Hope Consulting 
Goldstein, Michael, PhD  Professor  UCLA School of Public Health, , UCLA Department of Sociology and School of Public Health - Department of Community Health Sciences 
Goor, Donald, Rabbi    Temple Judea 
Gordon, Harvey, MD  Clinical Professor  Baylor College of Medicine 
Gotlieb, Michael, Rabbi    Kehillat Ma'arav 
Hausman, Carol, PhD  Coordinator  Washington Jewish Healing Network 
Henkin, Alan, Rabbi, PhD  Director   URJ-PSW 
Herzlinger, Jaclyn M., RN    Temple Sha-arey Shalom 
Hoffman, Lawrence, Rabbi  Professor of Liturgy, Worship, and Ritual   HUC-JIR, NY 
Hornstein, Jim, MD  Family Medicine   
Howard, Carla, Rabbi  Founder and Executive Director  Jewish Hospice Center of Los Angeles 
Kaplan, Sally  Planning Executive for End of Life Care  UJA Federation, New York 
Karff, Samuel, Rabbi  Rabbi Emeritus  Congregation Beth Israel 
Kelman, Stuart, Rabbi    Congregation Netivot Shalom 
Kessler, Susie  Makom Program Director  Jewish Community Center in Manhattan 
Kipnes, Paul, Rabbi    Congregation Or Ami 
Kodmur, Lisa, MPH  Program Manager  L.A. Care Health Plan 
Koransky, Carol  Executive Director  The Jewish Federation - Valley Alliance 
Kupetz, Jonathan, Rabbi    Temple Beth Israel 
Lazar, David, Rabbi    RIKMA 
Leibovich, Maya, Rabbi    Kehilat Mevasseret Zion 
Leveen, Adriane, MSW, PhD    HUC-JIR-NY 
Levin, Daniel E., Rabbi    Temple Beth El of Boca Raton  
Levine, Alexandra, MD  Medical Director  USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital 
Levy, Carol  Vice President, United Jewish Fund Community Divisions  The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles 
Litvak, Richard, Rabbi    Temple Beth El 
Marder, Sheldon, Rabbi  Chaplain  Jewish Home 
Margolis, Judith  Artist  http://www.JudithMargolis.com 
Matlins, Stuart M.  Publisher and Founder  Jewish Lights Publishing 
McCullough, Nan  Volunteer Coordinator  Wilshire Boulevard Temple 
Mencher, Edythe, Rabbi, LCSW  Associate Director  URJ Dept. of Jewish Family Concerns 
Mintz, Dale, MPA, CHES  Director, National Dept. Women's Health  Hadassah 
Moskowitz, Steven, Rabbi    Temple Israel of Long Beach 
Offel, Janet I., Rabbi     
Olitzky, Kerry, PhD  Executive Director  Jewish Outreach Institute 
Ozarowski, Joseph, Rabbi, D Min  Rabbinic Chaplain  Jewish Child and Family Services, Jewish Healing Network of Chicago 
Pearce, Stephen S., Rabbi, PhD    Congregation Emanu-El 
Remen, Rachel Naomi, MD  Physician and Author  UCSF School of Medicine; Commonweal Cancer Help Program 
Rosen, Gil  Steering Committee Member  Kalsman Institute 
Rosen, Harriet  Steering Committee Member  Kalsman Institute 
Rosenthal, Susan J., LCSW  Coordinator  National Center for Jewish Healing, JBFCS 
Schimmel, Selma  CEO, Founder  Vital Options International 
Schindler, Judy, Rabbi  Rabbi  Temple Beth El 
Schulman, David I., JD  Supervising Attorney  City Attorney's Office/ AIDS/HIV Discrimination Unit 
Servi, Devorah, MAJCS, MSW  Western Regional Director  Jewish Reconstructionist Federation, West Coast Region 
Silverman, Gila, MPH    Doctoral Student, Kalsman Partner 
Silverman, Sharona  Director  Deutsch Family Shalom Center, Temple Chai 
Silverman, Howard, MD, MS  Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine  University of Arizona College of Medicine 
Sirbu, Rebecca, Rabbi    Metro West Jewish Health & Healing Center 
Smith, Eleanor, Rabbi     
Sokoll, Marjorie, BSW, MEd  Director  Jewish Healing Connections, Jewish Family & Children's Service 
Spiegel, Marcia Cohn, LCSW  Author and Jewish Communal Professional  Faith Trust Institute, The 
Stein, Regina  Director of Jewish Education   Hadassah 
Sunderland, Ronald, Reverend, EdD  Executive Director  Interfaith Care Partners 
Tal, Liliana S.  Directora de Limud, Nucleo de Healing e Bikur Cholim  Comunidade Shalom 
Tobin, Allan J., PhD  Managing Director  MRSSI: Advisor to High Q and CHDI Inc. 
Troster, Lawrence, Rabbi  Director  GreenFaith Fellowship Program 
Warshaw, Susan     
Wax, Pamela, Rabbi  Spiritual Care Coordinator  New York-Westchester Jewish Communal Services 
Weber, Sally, LCSW  Director of Jewish Community Programs and Volunteer Services  Jewish Family Service 
Weintraub, Simkha Y., Rabbi, LCSW  Rabbinic Director  National Center for Jewish Healing  
Weisel, Mimi, Rabbi  Rabbi-in-Residence  Jewish Community High School of the Bay 
Weiss, Kenneth, Rabbi  Rabbi Emeritus  Temple Mount Sinai 
Weiss, Eric, Rabbi  Executive Director  Bay Area Jewish Healing Center 
Weiss, Ruchama    Artist, Author, Educator 
Wiener, Nancy, Rabbi, DMin  Clinical Director of the Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Center for Pastoral Counseling   HUC-JIR/NY 
Winn, Albert, MFA  Photographer  Albert J. Winn Photography 
Wolf, Michelle, MAJCS, MPA  Assistant Director, Planning & Allocations  Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles 
Yoskowitz, Herbert A., Rabbi    Adat Shalom Synagogue 
Yoskowitz, Rachel, BSN, MPH  Director, Health & Healing Initiatives  Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit 
Zecher, Elaine, Rabbi    Temple Israel 
Zendle, Les J., MD    Southern California Permanente Medical Group 
Zinner, David  Executive Director  Kavod v'Nichum