This Friday, Rabbi Nico Socolovsky will add melodies from Israel to our service in honor of Yom Haatzmaut, Israeli Independence Day. A friend and colleague of Rabbi David, the two kindred spirits met while Rabbi David was studying in Haifa. They are now both fourth cohort fellows of the Clergy Leadership Incubator. Read about Rabbi Nico here. 

Join us at 5:30pm to schmooze before services begin at 6pm. 

Nico Socolovsky is the Senior Rabbi of Temple Beth Tikvah in Fullerton California. Nico grew up in Buenos Aires and immigrated to Israel in 2002. He has worked in many different social frameworks, with teenagers, immigrants, ex-prisoners, underprivileged families, and others. In 2010 Nico initiated the Shchuniya, a home for Jewish renaissance in Haifa. He also worked for RHR – Rabbis for Human Rights – directing the Center for Economic Rights in Hadera, Israel.Nico graduated from Haifa University with a BA in Educational Management and Jewish Thought and an MA in Jewish Thought. Following his studies in the Israeli Rabbinical program of the HUC, both in Israel and in New York, in 2013 Nico was ordained as Rabbi in Jerusalem. Nico came to California after spending two years in Singapore, where he offered rabbinical accompaniment and services within Singapore and in South East Asia, as well as worked on his own scholastic and musical projects. He continues to share his ideas on his website www.povesham.org. Nico is a Brickner Fellow for social justice leadership in the RAC-Religious Action Center of the Union for Reform Judaism. He lives with his wife Noga, children Amitai, Nitzan and Guilad, and their dog Sancho.

Join via zoom here: https://zoom.us/j/98120687974.