JWI’s Clergy Task Force works to end domestic abuse in our community through the creation and sharing of rabbinic resources (Jewish texts, lifecycle prayers, pastoral guides, and liturgical/musical offerings), training webinars, and advocacy work.
Please explore our current resources below. In particular, we invite you to download a Misheberach for those Suffering from Domestic Abuse, as featured in EJewish Philanthropy.
Interested in joining the Clergy Task Force? Apply here.
The CTF invites rabbis, cantors, and chaplains to join our work.
Resources
Clergy Guide on Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence Tipsheet for Clergy
The National Center on Domestic & Sexual Violence in the Jewish Community
Unboxed: Opening Deep Conversations
Prayers & Sermons
Resources for Lifecycle Events
Webinars & Articles
Healthy Relationship Holiday Guides
• You can also watch JWI’s training webinar on new resources developed by the Clergy Task Force and how clergy can best support victims and survivors of intimate partner violence.
Current Members
(* denotes co-chair)
Cantor Dr. Melissa Adleman
Jewish Family Chavurah, Brunswick, Maine
Rabbi Joe Black
Temple Emanuel, Denver, CO
Rabbi Ari Hart
Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Syn, Skokie, IL
Rabbi Marla R. Hornsten *former co-chair
Temple Israel, West Bloomfield, MI
Rabbi Donna Kirshbaum
Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation, New Hampshire
Rabbi Ari Lorge
Central Synagogue, New York, NY
Rabbi Mike Moskowitz
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, New York, NY
Rabbi Joshua Rabin
Astoria Center of Israel, Queens, NY
Rabbi David M. Rosenberg *former co-chair
Jewish Child and Family Services, Chicago, IL
Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick
Jewish Family Services, Overland Park, KS
Rabbi Susan Shankman
Washington Hebrew Congregation, Washington, DC
Rabbi Andrea Steinberger
Hillel at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Rabbi Uri Topolosky *
Kehilat Pardes, Rockville, MD
Rabbi Mikey Hess Webber *
Columbia Jewish Center, Columbia, MD
Former Members Include:
Rabbi Richard Address
Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi Rachel Ain
New York, NY
Rabbi Amy Ruth Bolton
New York, NY
Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin
Baltimore, MD
Rabbi Leah Citrin
Raleigh, NC
Rabbi Howard Cohen
Marshfield, MA
Rabbi Mychal Copeland
Stanford, CA
Rabbi Elliot Dorff
Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Mark Dratch
West Hempstead, NY
Rabbi Aderet Okon Drucker
The Den Collective, Bethesda, MD
Rabbi Sean Gorman
Toronto, ON, Canada
Rabbi Ben Greenberg
New York, NY
Rabbi Susan Grossman
Columbia, MD
Rabbi Richard Hirsh
Wynnewood, PA
Cantor Deborah Jacobson
Palm Harbor, FL
Cantor Deborah Katchko-Gray
Ridgefield, CT
Rabbi Esther Lederman
Washington, DC
Rabbi Diana Monheit
New York, NY
Rabbi Edythe Mencher, LCSW
New York, NY
Rabbi Ron Muroff
Chisuk Emuna Congregation, Harrisburg, PA
Rabbi Steven Reuben, Ph.D.
Kehillat Israel, Pacific Palisades, CA
Rabbi Nicole K. Roberts
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Rabbi H. David Rose
Potomac, MD
Rabbi Elissa Sachs-Kohen
Baltimore, MD
Rabbi Rebecca Sirbu
New York, NY
Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
Baltimore, MD
Rabbi Seth Winberg
Brandeis Hillel, Waltham, MA
Rabbi Irvin Wise
Cincinnati, OH