Rabbi Paul Arberman
Rabbi Paul Arberman is originally
a New Yorker who graduated from
Wesleyan University in
1993, with a BA in Government. After university he worked in
politics, first in Washington DC as an aide to Senator Charles
Schumer, then in Brooklyn as press secretary to Rep. Anthony
Weiner. Returning to full time studies in the rabbinical
programme of the
Jewish Theological Seminary,
he received his MA in Judaic Studies in 1998. He then made
aliyah and transferred to the
Schechter Institute in Jerusalem
where he gained semicha in 2002.
Rabbi Arberman spends one shabbat
per month at
Hatch End Masorti Synagogue (HEMS)
and he is also present for the High Holydays. When in Israel
Rabbi Arberman maintains contact with HEMS using the internet
(emails and Skype).
In addition to liasing with the
synagogue council, Rabbi Arberman uses the internet for pastoral
work in the HEMS community and has conducted an educational
course via Skype.
Currently Rabbi Arberman combines
his post at HEMS with working in education In Israel. Previously
he served as rabbi of two Israeli congregations, in Modiin and
Netanya. He has also held several positions within the Masorti
Movement including music director of
Camp Ramah-NOAM (Summer
2001). He is a member of
Rabbis for Human Rights.
Rabbi Arberman is married to Riki
and they are the proud parents of three children, Ziv, and
twins, Noa and Gilad.
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