SPEAKERS GUIDE

Rabbi Howard Cohen

Rabbi
Congregation Beth El

225 North Street
Bennington, VT 05201
Tel: (802) 442-9645
Bethelvt@sover.net

Working to bridge the worlds of outdoor experiences, environmental awareness and Judaism, Rabbi Howard Cohen has developed a program called “Burning Bush Adventures”, which enables people to grow personally and communally through Jewish outdoor wilderness trips. Rabbi Cohen has ten years of experience as an experiential/outdoor educator with Outward Bound. He was ordained at Reconstructionist Rabbinical College .

Topics on which qualified to speak:

• Theological / Philosophical Perspectives
• Ethical / Halakhic Perspective
• The Jewish Festival Cycle and Ecology
• Experiential Jewish Environmental Education

Types of Presentations available for:

• Scholar-in-residence for congregations
• Scholar-in-residence for campus
• Jewish outdoor education programs for youth
• Jewish outdoor education programs for adults
• In-service training program for educators
• Synagogue speaker / sermon
• Campus speaker
• Conference speaker
• Day school / religious school speaker
• Specialized Wilderness Programs