SPEAKERS GUIDE

Rabbi Andrea Cohen-Kiener

Director
Interreligious Eco-Justice Network

126 Dover Road
West Hartford, CT 06119
Tel: (860) 231-8554
Tel 2: (860) 523-8999
andrea@irejn.org

Andrea Cohen-Kiener is the director of the InterReligious Eco-Justice Network, a faith based initiative in environmental theology and practice. She is the spiritual leader of Congregation Pnai Or of Central Connecticut. She has degrees in Hebrew Literature, Secondary Education and Pastoral Counseling. Andrea was ordained as a rabbi in July of 2000 by The Alliance for Jewish Renewal. She lectures frequently on issues in congregational worship, Jewish feminism. ecology, communication and spirituality. She is a well-respected teen and family educator and a frequent guest at congregations and retreat centers in New England and throughout the US.

Topics on which qualified to speak:

• Theological / Philosophical Perspectives
• The Jewish Festival Cycle and Ecology
• Jewish Environmental Action
• Environmental Health and Justice
• Green Building / Sustainability
• Interfaith Coalition Building
• Faith Based Perspectives on Eco-Action

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