Rabbi Neil Weinberg

Rabbi Neil Weinberg provides Congregation Beit Shalom with a variety of Holiday and Shabbat services, sermons, and classes throughout the year.   The rabbi has a Master’s Degree in the study of Religion from Temple University in Philadelphia, has studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the University of Judaism in Bel Air, and Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles. He was ordained a Rabbi at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, but affiliated with Conservative Judaism’s Rabbinical Assembly in 1988.

Rabbi Weinberg now teaches at the Conservative American Jewish University in Bel Air, California in the Outreach Department.  He is the Director and instructor of the Introduction to Judaism program and estimates to have taught over 8,000 students. He is a master educator, has a beautiful voice, and a Bachelor’s  Degree in Music from the University of Southern California School of Music.  He is committed to reaching out to involve adults and children with Judaism and the synagogue community.

Rabbi Weinberg received Honorary Doctorates from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2003, and from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2006.  The rabbi has served as a pulpit  rabbi at various synagogues in the Los Angeles area for over 25 years.

Rabbi Weinberg is married, has two grown sons, and lives in Beverly Hills, California.

Rabbi Weinberg will be available for rabbinic counseling at Beit Shalom by appointment.

Rabbi Bill Berk

Rabbi Bill Berk is Director of Shalom Hartman Institute’s Center for Rabbinic Enrichment and a member of the Institute’s faculty. Winner of the Covenant Award in 2003 for his work in adult education, Bill served as the rabbi of Temple Chai in Phoenix for 23 years and directed its growth from 80 to 1,100 families.Rabbi Bill Berk, Director, Center for Rabbinic Enrichment, Shalom Hartman Institute, Jerusalem, Israel

Bill was also instrumental in the founding of Temple Chai’s Shalom Center, a resource center that provides people with educational programs, support groups and spiritual development.

He is a past president of the Board of Rabbis of Greater Phoenix and has been active in the movement for synagogue involvement for Jews with special needs. Bill holds degrees from the University of California and Hebrew Union College.