Doctor of Ministry. New York Theological Seminary, New York City, granted May 2003.

Rabbi. Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, Wyncote, PA. Ordination conferred June 1993 and additional private, lineage smichah of Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi conferred 2000.

Masters in Hebrew Letters. Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, Granted 1993.

Masters in Social Work. Yeshiva University, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Granted 1979. Board Certified, Academy of Certified Social Workers, 1979

Bachelor of Arts. University of Pennsylvania. Granted 1975.

Individualized major in the “Administration of Jewish Communal Health, Welfare, Religion and Culture,” a joint program of studies in the Wharton School of Business and summer studies at Hebrew University in Jerusalem

Bibliodrama Facilitator, certificate awarded 1996, trained by Dr. Peter Pitzele.

Focusing Facilitator, trained by Dr. Gene Gendlin.

Author (Works from 2004-present, full list of publications available upon request)

Meaning and Mitzvah: Daily Practices for Reclaiming Judaism through God, Prayer, Torah, Mitzvot, Hebrew and Peoplehood. Jewish Lights Publishing, Woodstock, VT. August 2005.

Reclaiming Judaism as a Spiritual Practice: Holy Days and Shabbat, Jewish Lights Publishing, Woodstock, VT. August 2004.

Make Your Own Bar/Bat Mitzvah: A Personal Guide to a Meaningful Rite of Passage. Jossey-Bass Publishing, San Francisco, CA. August 2004.

”Introduction to Jewish Meditation,” in The Hadassah Jewish Family Book of Health and Wellness, Dr. Robin E. Berman, Arthur Kurzweil, Dale L. Mintz, Jossey-Bass, (March 2006.)

"Repenting for Those Who Cannot," and ”Teshuvah Walks,” in Yom Kippur Readings: Inspiration, Information and Contemplation, Dov Peretz Elkins (Ed.), Jewish Lights Publishing, Fall 2005.

”Water as a Portal to Sacred Consciousness,” The Living Pulpit, Volume 14, No. 1, 3-2005.

"Burnt to a Crisp? A Cautionary Mystical Optimism”. Elixir Magazine, Vol. 1, Issue 1, 9- 2005.

"The Druze Man and My Father," in A Dream of Zion: AmericansTalk about Why Israel Matter to Them, Jeffrey Salkin (Ed), Jewish Lights, Publication anticipated Fall 2007.

Professional and Academic Positions

Executive Vice-President, P’nai Yachadut- Reclaiming Judaism,12/15-00-present
Founded and direct this non-profit research, training and outreach institute focusing upon the development of educational programs and resources that help individuals, communities and professionals experience Judaism as spiritual, joyful, meaningful, and relevant.

Travel to offer workshops for and consultations to agencies and communities throughout the world under auspices such as the American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association, NICABM, Project Kesher, UJC, JDC, 92nd Street Y, Esalen, Rancho La Puerta, Bet Devora, CAJE, and Hadassah. Have served in over 86 cities and 27 countries in the past 6 years throughout North America, and also Ukraine, Russia, South Africa, France, Belgium, Canada, Venezuela, England, Germany and the Netherlands. Cited in Time Magazine, Beliefnet and many publications.

Presently engaged in formation of a National Bar/Bat Mitzvah Teacher/Tutor/Family training institute (BMI) with an eye toward revisiting the meaning, purpose and focus of Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation so that it becomes a period of meaning-making mentoring supporting physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual developmental for adolescents and their families.

Dean of Admissions and Professional Development
The Academy for Jewish Religion (seminary), 9/94-1/02, Manhattan, New York

Innovated (I) and/or taught (T) or commissioned (IN) the following courses to be added to the program.
1. Response to Modernity: History, Development and study of the Responsa Literature (I,T)
2. History and Function of Major Jewish Organizations – From 1914-present (T)
3. Bioethics, Jewish Law and Modern Judaism (3 semesters, 20 topics) (I,T)
4. Jewish Meditation (History and Practices) (I,T)
5. Modern Biblical Midrash (Hermeneutics, text criticism, and students created their own too.(IN, I,T)
6. Spiritual Guidance (“Spiritual Direction”, 2 semesters, introduction and advanced) (IN,I,T)
7. Congregational Dynamics within Modern Judaism (I,T)
8. Teaching Talmud (i.e., dynamic pedagogy emphasizing meaning-making and skills (IN)
9. Pastoral Counseling (3 semesters: Introduction, Family, Unique Populations) (I,T)
10. Life Cycle Rituals (3 semesters: History, development, methods and issues) (I,T)
11. Tefillah and Seminar (Meaning and methods) (I, T)

Created the Department of Professional Development dedicated to a comprehensive redesign of methods for the effective training of rabbis and cantors:

◦ Raised admissions standards and expanded strength and size of candidate pool.
◦ Envisioned and helped staff the process to establish a west coast campus.
◦ Developed liaison process for collaborative policy-making of administration with students.
◦ Supervised school-wide system of student advising.
◦ Offered in-service training in methods of experiential and dynamic education to faculty.
◦ Founded and supervised Institute for Jewish Spiritual Practice.

Aleph Ordination Program, faculty member, 2005-present. Courses taught: “Bioethics, Jewish Law and the Role of Clergy” and “Pastoral Counseling Intensive”.

Auburn Seminary, Multi-Faith Institute, NYC, 2005, adjunct, “From Trauma to Recovery: A Training Program for Clergy” (Funded in part by the NYC 9/11 Commission) with Barry Bub, M.D.

Princeton University 1993: Adjunct. "Medicine, Law and Ethics: Philosophical and Religious Dimensions.” In student evaluations ranked in the top 1% of Princeton professors for "ability to teach," "knows her subject" and "outside-the-box methods."

Gettysburg College 1991-12/93: Adjunct. Developed and taught two courses in this interim position, “Judaism as a Civilization” and “Judaism as a Spiritual Practice.” Also served as Director of Jewish Student Activities.

Congregational Rabbi, Temple Beth El, 6/89-6/98, Hammonton, NJ
Created a joyful, welcoming, tuneful, dedicated and supportive congregational culture and religious school with, in those days, a rare philosophy of inclusiveness and respect for both singles, elders, intermarried and single-parent families.

Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University. Approx. 1989, adjunct for outreach undergraduate accredited course held at Akiba Academy (Phila.): “The Organization of Modern Jewish Life.”

Executive Director, Jewish Federation of Cumberland County, 3/82-8/87, NJ
Developed one of the nation’s earliest Holocaust video-archive and interview format and debriefing processes, later incorporated into the New Jersey State Holocaust Archive and then folded into the Yad Vashem and National Holocaust Museum archives. This community was once the second largest population of Holocaust survivors and their children per capita in North America. Staffed and established a community relations commission, youth and senior adult outreach and support programs. Edited the Jewish Federation newspaper, upgrading it to the unique status of being given the freedom to review Federation programs and highlight new ideas. Participated in Project Renewal, a highly successful inner-city urban renewal program based in Israel and also assisted with Beta Yisrael Ethiopian refugee rescue efforts under the auspices of Operation Exodus.

Director of Allocations and Planning. Director, Board of Jewish Education,
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlantic County, 1979-1982, New Jersey
Established and presided over planning and allocations process, co-led the initiative to found the local Hillel, as well as Federation Day Care services, the Federation Foundation, initiated and presided over a merger with the community to the south, organized a dynamic, innovative and well-attended Hebrew High School, established a highly successful upscale Young Leadership Training program and managed the oversight committees and vision for creation of a Day School High School.

Planning Associate, Federation of Jewish Agencies of Greater Philadelphia, 1978-1980.
Innovated the "Jewish Family Life Education” concept and implemented it through the Jewish agency system under the supervision of Charlie Miller, Samuel Sorin and Ben Sprafkin. Co-staffed the committee to found a Jewish hospice in Philadelphia and represented Federation to the American Red Cross Emergency Plan creation group for the city. Partnered Catholic Social Services efforts by administering $1.7 million CETA grant for Jewish Federation agencies to give job-training for the structurally unemployed; supervised placement and follow-up of 120 CETA grantees in 27 Jewish agency settings. These CETA participants had the nation’s highest job placement and retention rate.

Assistant Director, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, 1974-8.
Federal program awarded to Jewish Y’s and Centers of Greater Philadelphia. Organized new sites, interviewed, placed and trained volunteers; supervised site coordinators and developed and tested a model retirement counseling program.

Group Worker, Jewish Y’s and Centers of Greater Philadelphia, 1974-8.
Created outreach programs to work with young professional single and married members via experiential Jewish programming. Lobbied for and then staffed Jewish Family Life Education Programming on Shabbat to inspire Jewish connection and support family system health.

Research Assistant 1972-74. Preventive medicine, leadership and justice. Assorted schools and departments at the University of Pennsylvania under grants from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Anheuser Busch Foundation, NIH, NIMH, at the schools of Urban Planning, Dentistry, Medicine and the Wharton Entrepreneurial Center.

Religious School Teacher, Jewish Summer Camp Counselor, USY Advisor 1972-79. Various congregations and summer camps along the Northeastern seaboard.

Major Volunteer Accomplishments

Limmud New York, Chevruta Program chair, 2008 conference.

Rabbinic Mentor, Project Kesher , 1994-present.
Spiritual advisor to top leaders of 126 Jewish women’s professional support and health education groups throughout the Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union.

Founding Committee, Ohalah.
The first trans-denominational and world-wide rabbinic and cantorial association dedicated to the on-going spiritual vitality of Judaism. Chair of 05 and 06 international conferences.

Religion Editor, Philadelphia Jewish Voice, 2005 and 2006.
New Philadelphia Jewish newspaper with the goal of respectful political and religious pluralism in its text and readership.

Television Producer/Anchor. NBC for South Jersey and Journalist, 1984-1992.
Innovated the now popular preventive medicine public television concept "Health Watch" for NBC. Co-hosted, produced and directed this weekly half-hour television program and syndicated column.

Founding Chairperson. Jewish Women’s Studies Project, 1989-1993
Today known as Kolot at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Guided the process, fund-raising and supervision needed to secure institutional buy-in and development of the first department of Jewish Women’s and Gender Studies at any program of Jewish higher education in the world.

Public and Professional Education Chairperson, American Cancer Society, 1980-1990
Designed and co-hosted media-based public education campaigns and a series of fourteen professional educations seminars on cutting edge issues related to patient well-being.

ATID Co-Chair
Now known as Koach, Conservative Movement’s College Division, in 1971 spearheaded a national drive involving Project Ezra to increase available non-profit funding to serve inner-city elderly.

Awards and Grants
2006 Covenant Foundation Award Finalist for Educator Excellence
American Cancer Society Public Education Award 1990, Most Distinguished Citizen Award 1989
Best Small City Jewish Newspaper Award - Council of Jewish Federations 1990
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Practical Rabbinics Award, 1993
2001-2 Hadassah Foundation Planning Grant Recipient
2000-2 Nathan Cummings Foundation Grant; 1998-9 Dorot Foundation Grant
Federation Executive Recruitment and Placement Award, Council of Jewish Federations 1975-79

Professional Affiliations:

Ohalah: Agudat HaRabbanim L'Hithadshut HaYahadut
Focusing Institute

Personal

Born January 6, 1955, Philadelphia, Pa. Married to South African-born Barry Bub, MD, medical author/educator/innovator. We have five grown children from previous marriages and Reb Goldie also delights in six step-grandchildren. Interests include travel and world cultures, justice and healthcare volunteerism, piano, guitar and recorder; oil, watercolor and silk painting, Abulaffian meditation, travel, nature walks and given to occasional bursts of stand-up comedy.