Rabbi Michael Sommer Rabbi Michael Sommer is originally from Cheshire, Connecticut, and attended the University of Florida -- a proud Gator! After Gainesville, Michael moved to Lexington, Kentucky and pursued a Master's Degree in Drama. While a student at the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, Michael served as a student rabbi in Texarkana, Texas and Fayetteville, Georgia. He also worked as an intern at the Davis Academy of Atlanta and taught religious school and tutored B'nai Mitzvah students through many synaogues in Cincinnati. Michael was the Ohio Valley Regional NFTY Advisor for 2002-2003. In addition, he completed 400 hours of Clinical Pastoral Education at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. He earned his Masters in Hebrew Letters in 2004 and was ordained in Cincinnati in 2005. Currently, Michael works as the Youth Director at Am Shalom in Glencoe, Illinois, and also teaches religious and Hebrew school classes. Michael is available to perform lifecycle events throughout the Chicagoland area. | Rabbi Phyllis Sommer Rabbi Phyllis Sommer was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She attended the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and is a proud Badger. Phyllis' roots to the region are strong, as she was a camper at Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute for six years.
While a student at the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, Phyllis served as a student rabbi in New Iberia, Louisiana and Billings, Montana, and as the rabbinic intern at the University of Cincinnati Hillel Jewish Student Center. She has also served as the Program Director at Congregation Ohav Shalom in Cincinnati, as well as taught religious school and tutored B'nai Mitzvah students through many synagogues in Cincinnati. In addition, she completed 400 hours of Clinical Pastoral Education at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. She earned her Masters in Hebrew Letters in 2001 and was ordained in Cincinnati in May, 2003. Phyllis is currently the Associate Rabbi at Am Shalom in Glencoe, Illinois. |