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Adam
F. Miller, B.A., M.A.H.L.
Welcome
to Temple Beth Am
As
the new Rabbi of Temple Beth Am, I would like to welcome you to
our Temple Beth Am community and take this opportunity to introduce
myself. Ordained by Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of
Religion in 2003, this is my first year at Temple Beth Am.
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I have the privilege of engaging with members in all aspects of Jewish
living: including worship services, officiating at weddings, funerals,
b'nai mitzvah ceremonies and baby namings, and visiting our congregants in the hospital. I also
teach in the Religious
School, the High School
and the Adult
Education programs, and work with all of our B'nai Mitzvah students
for their special day. My interests include a passion for social
justice and Israel. I have worked on projects promoting interfaith
dialogue, advocating against the genocide in Darfur, as well as participating
on the Central Conference of American Rabbi’s Committee on Justice,
Peace, and Religious Liberties.
Prior
to Temple Beth Am, I served for four years as the Associate Rabbi
at Temple Beth El in Chappaqua, New York. In addition to leading
worship services and officiating at lifecycle events, I coordinated
social action programming, organized Israel related activities,
developed the Rabbi’s Seminar program for pre-Bar/Bat Mitzvah families,
advised the high school youth group, supervised all informal youth
programming, taught two classes of adult b’nei
mitzvah students, and participated on the faculty of the URJ Northeast
Camps, Eisner and Crane Lake.
Born
in Watertown, Wisconsin, I spent my youth living in Detroit, Atlanta,
Buffalo, and Tulsa. Following my graduation from the University
of Kansas with a degree in philosophy, I entered Hebrew Union College-Jewish
Institute of Religion. In preparation for the rabbinate, I served
a yearlong rabbinic internship with Rabbi Raymond Zwerin
at Temple Sinai of Denver, spent three years as rabbinic intern
at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, and completed one summer of chaplaincy
work at NYU Medical Center.
I
live in Framingham with my wife, Jennifer Siegal-Miller,
an attorney who specializes in child advocacy law, and our dog Jackson.
I look forward to having the opportunity for us to meet in person.
You may stop by my office at any time or find me after services.
Additionally, feel free to contact me by email or phone, 508-872-8300 x 103.
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