Rabbi Ron Shulman
Warmly welcomed by Congregation Beth El in August 2017, Ron Shulman is delighted to serve as our Senior Rabbi. Rabbi Ron Shulman brings us his warm, sensitive nature, and thoughtful insights. He encourages us to find personal meaning through Jewish celebration, exploration, and participation in our synagogue community.Prior to coming to Congregation Beth El, Rabbi Shulman served as Senior Rabbi of Chizuk Amuno Congregation in Baltimore, MD, and as Rabbi of Congregation Ner Tamid in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.
The Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York ordained Rabbi Shulman and later conferred upon him an honorary Doctor of Divinity. He earned a Master of Arts degree in Teaching from the American Jewish University in Los Angeles where he also taught courses in Homiletics and Bible as a Lecturer in Professional Rabbinic Studies.
Ron Shulman is a graduate of Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He earned certification as a Fellow in the Kellogg School of Management for Jewish Leaders at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and as a Policy Conflict Resolution Fellow at the University of Maryland in Baltimore.
Rabbi Shulman is a member the San Diego Jewish Academy Board of Directors. He is a past president of the Baltimore Jewish Community Relations Council and was a member of the San Diego Union-Tribune Community Advisory Board. He has also served as a member of the JTS Chancellor’s Rabbinic Cabinet. Rabbi Shulman is the author of original prayers and reflections, Jewish educational curricula, newspaper Torah columns, and other writings.
Rabbi Shulman grew up in Encino, California. Ron and his wife, Robin, were members of the educational and religious staff of Camp Ramah in Ojai, California for many years.
Rabbi Shulman invites you to contact him.
Email: rshulman@cbe.org
Get to know Rabbi Shulman: B'Shalom Rav - Rabbi Ron Shulman's Sermons
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