Please join us Wednesday March 26at 12:10 in Bishops Hall at Christ Church Cathedral for free yoga. The yoga program is free (donations welcome) and will be led by Alex Cleveland.

Then join us Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral for a program on "Rabbis for Human Rights" featuring Israeli Rabbi Paul Feinberg (See details below).

Alex will lead us in exploring ways that the practice of yoga brings peace. Alex is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher, who has taught for the past 10 years.

For more information about the yoga program, e-mail Alex at clevelandalex@yahoo.com,.

Join us at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26th at Christ Church Cathedral for a presentation by Israeli Rabbi Paul Feinberg who will speak about his involvement in "Rabbis for Human Rights" in the light of ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

This event is free and open to the public.

Here is more information about Rabbi Feinberg

RESUME

Rabbi Paul (Shaul) R. Feinberg, Ph.D.

POSITIONS HELD:

1981 –2008: Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, Jerusalem – Rabbi
2000 - Assistant Adjunct Professor of Jewish Religious Education; Liturgy
2008-Associate Adjunct Professor of Jewish Religious Education; Liturgy
1981-2008 - Associate Dean
2008-Associate Dean Emeritus
2008 –Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
1971 –1974- Assistant Rabbi, Temple Emanu-El, Birmingham, Ala.
1974 – 1981: Associate Rabbi, Temple Sholom, Chicago
1975 – 1980: Faculty, Olin Sang Ruby Union Institute
1978 – 1980: Rabbinic Advisor, Chicago Federation of Temple Youth
1971 – 1974: Assistant Rabbi, Temple Emanu-El, Birmingham Alabama

EDUCATION:

1974 - 1981: Loyola Chicago - Degree Granted: PhD, honors
1965 – 1971: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion - Degree Granted: Rabbinic Ordination, MAHL
1961 – 1965: Rutgers University - Degree Granted: BA; Deans List

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Central Conference of American Rabbis;
Jewish Education Services of North America;
International Association for the Advancement of Curricular Studies; Israel Delegate, International Council; Committee In Support of Affiliate Chapters
International Assoication for the Advancement of Curricular Studies, Israel Chapter(Chairperson 2006)
Israeli Council of Progressive Rabbis

LANGUAGES:
Mother tongue-English; Hebrew fluent; Spanish, conversational

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:
1989: Foreign Ministry Emissary to FSU,
1988-2006-: Founding Board Member Rabbis for Human Rights
1987-2003-: Chairman, Hillel Foundation, Hebrew University and Board Member-2003-present
1981-1987: Board Member Interns for Peace, 1981-1987.

PUBLICATIONS: 50 Ways of Being Jewish, David Forman, - Review, CCAR Journal, 200“What An Educated Jew Needs To Know: A Reform Perspective”, Tel Aviv University, Kelman Center For Jewish Education, 2002
“Response, Soul Searching”,------
Beyond Security and Philanthropy, Hebrew Union College, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 2000;
“Did God Really Say What Is In the Torah”,
When Your Child Asks Why: Answers to Tough Questions, UAHC, 1997;
“The Progressive Movement”,
Streams in Judaism (Hebrew)” Ed. Rabbi Stanley Ringler, 1987
“Four Curriculum Theorists: A Critique in Light of Martin Buber’s Theory of Education”, Journal of Curriculum Theory 1985;
“Chalutzim in Oconomowoc,” The Pedagogic Reporter, 1982;
“What About Sin,” The Jewish Spectator, 1979;
“Some Thoughts On The Rabbi As a Role Model,” Journal of Reform Judaism, 1979
Book Review Section, Birmingham (Ala) News, Book Review Section 1972-1974

CONFERENCES AND PRESENATIONS
Academic Planning Committee Member(under auspices of the Israel Chapter of IAACS) “Research Directions In Curriculum Studies Inquiry & Application” October 2008, Haifa University
Co-Chairperson: Conference(under the auspices of the Israel Chapter, IAACS),"Curriculum Studies In An Era of Standardization," July 2006 BeitBerl Academic Teacher College, Israel
Inivited Lecture: Second International Conference: The International Assocation For the Advancement of Curriculum Studies, May 2006, Tampere Finland, "Educating Towards Transcendence: Exploring Select Relgious Themes In Curriculum
February 2005, Chairman; Welcome : Curriculum Studies Research in Israel, Prospects and Perspectives," Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem
November 2004: Dr. Franz Auerbach Memorial Lecture, Johannesburg, S.A. "Seeking The Face of the Other"
October 2004- Academic visit to Witts University, School of Education, Johannesburg S.A, "Education As a Spritual Quest For Goodness,"
October 2004: 25th Anniversary/Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, Bergano Center, Dayton Ohio, "The Test of a Teacher's Integrity"
October 2003: International Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies, East China Normal University, Shanghai: Keynote Presentation: "Beyond Competence: The Integrity of the Integrity"
June 2003: Research Network in Jewish Education, Cincinnati, "Beyond Competence The Teacher as Text Person"—(Poster Presentation)
June, 2002: Research Network in Jewish Education, Hebrew University, Haifa University; : “And You Shall Choose Life-“Values of Human Life In Israeli Society” - A Study in Curriculum and the Teaching of Three Jerusalem Educators"
June, 1996: Tel Aviv University, Department of Education International
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem, “Beyond Security and Philanthropy,”(Co-ordinator)

Visiting Rabbi: Congregation Beijing, Holy Days, 2003
Visiting Rabbi, Congregation Emanuel,--Scholar, Jubilee Anniversary
November 2004,Johannesburg, S.A
Consultation, “What A Jew Needs To Know”,Visiting Rabbi, Scholar In Residence-Congregation Emanuel, 2005, J'burg
Visiting Rabbi,(The Holy Days) & Guest Speaker, 2004 Jubilee Annual Congretation Meeting, The Unitited Progressive Congregations, Capetown, S.A,
Visiting Rabbi, The Holy Days, 2005, The Unitied Progressive Congregations, Capetown,S.A
Visiting Rabbi, The Holy Days, 2006, Temple David, Johannesburg, S.A
Visiting Rabbi, The Holy Days, 2007, Congregation Beit David, Johannesburg