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To inquire about the Rabbinical Program, contact Rabbi Melissa Heller, Director of Admissions and Recruitment, at MHeller@RRC.edu or 215.576.0800 ext. 123. Main Number: 215.576.0800 Address: 1299 Church Road, Wyncote, PA 19095 To hire a rabbinical student to serve your community or organization, or to support your life-cycle needs, please email Rabbi Linda Holtzman. To obtain your transcript, please contact the Director of Academic Administration. The transcript fee is a $25.

Faculty and Staff Directory

Mary Buhring, M.B.A. Director of Academic Administration 215.576.0800 ext. 138 MBuhring@RRC.edu
Robert Chavez Director of Operations 215.576.0800 ext. 111 RChavez@ReconstructingJudaism.org
Reena Sigman Friedman, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Modern Jewish History 215.576.0800 ext. 251 RFriedman@RRC.edu
Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer, Ph.D. Former Director, Department of Multifaith Studies and Initiatives; Associate Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies NFuchs-Kreimer@RRC.edu
Rabbi Rayna Grossman Director of Field Education 215.576.0800 ext. 102 RGrossman@RRC.edu
Joel Hecker, Ph.D. Professor of Jewish Mysticism 215.576.5210 ext. 217 JHecker@RRC.edu
Rabbi Melissa Heller Director of Admissions and Recruitment 215.576.0800 ext. 123 MHeller@RRC.edu
Rabbi Linda Holtzman Director of Student Life 215.576.0800 ext. 149 LHoltzman@RRC.edu
Tamar Kamionkowski, Ph.D. Professor of Biblical Studies 215.576.0800 ext. 220 TKamionkowski@RRC.edu
Rabbi Alan LaPayover Director of the Goldyne Savad Library Center 215.576.0800 ext. 234 ALapayover@RRC.edu
Rabbi Sandra Lawson Director of Racial Diversity, Equity and Inclusion SLawson@ReconstructingJudaism.org
Sarra Lev, Ph.D. Chair, Department of Rabbinic Civilization; Professor of Rabbinics 215.576.0800 ext. 256 SLev@RRC.edu
Rabbi Mordechai Liebling Former Director, Social Justice Organizing Program; Instructor of Practical Rabbinics MLiebling@RRC.edu
Amanda Beckenstein Mbuvi, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs 215.576.0800 ext. 310 AMbuvi@RRC.edu
Rabbi William Plevan, Ph.D. Visiting Assistant Professor of Contemporary Thought 215.576.0800 ext. 105 WPlevan@RRC.edu
Rabbi Amber Powers Executive Vice President 215.576.0800 ext. 150 APowers@ReconstructingJudaism.org
Micah Schriftman IT Specialist 215.576.0800 ext. 108 MSchriftman@ReconstructingJudaism.org
Katherine Sepulveda Executive Assistant for Academic Affairs 215.576.0800 ext. 310 KSepulveda@RRC.edu
Rabbi Jacob Staub, Ph.D. Director of Evolve: Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations; Professor Emeritus of Jewish Philosophy and Spirituality; Director, Jewish Spiritual Direction Program 215.576.0800 ext. 119 JStaub@RRC.edu
Elsie R. Stern, Ph.D. Professor of Bible 215.576.0800 ext. 310 ERStern@RRC.edu
Rabbi David A. Teutsch, Ph.D. The Louis and Myra Wiener Professor Emeritus of Contemporary Jewish Civilization and Senior Consultant to Thriving Communities 215.576.0800 ext. 253 DTeutsch@RRC.edu
Cheryl Tyson Director of Human Resources and Administration/Title IX Coordinator 215.576.0800 ext. 130 CTyson@ReconstructingJudaism.org
Rabbi Mira Beth Wasserman, Ph.D. Director of the Center for Jewish Ethics; Associate Professor of Rabbinic Literature 215.576.0800 ext. 252 MWasserman@RRC.edu
Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D. President and CEO 215.576.0800 ext. 129 OfficeOfThePresident@ReconstructingJudaism.org
Alex Weissman Director of Mekhinah and Cultural and Spiritual Life 215.576.0800 ext. 103 AWeissman@RRC.edu
Cyd Weissman Vice President for Engagement and Innovation 215.576.0800 ext. 257 CWeissman@ReconstructingJudaism.org
Em Wilson Administrative Assistant for Admissions,  Recruitment and Student Life 215.576.0800 ext. 110 EWilson@RRC.edu

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