Chef Doug Katz

This week, we are talking to B'nai Jeshurun Congregation's newest rabbis, who also happen to be married. Rabbi Joshua Jacobs and Rabbi Alex Rosenbaum tell us the story of how they met, their paths to becoming rabbis and how they both landed in Cleveland. We recorded this conversation with Rabbi Jacobs and Rabbi Rosenbaum at Bnai Jeshurun Congregation in Pepper Pike.

This week, we are talking to Dr. Bob Katz, who worked for over half-a-century as an ear, nose and throat doctor. He spoke to us about the history of the Cleveland medical community, as well as his own medical journey.  We recorded this conversation with Dr. Bob Katz at Bnai Jeshurun Congregation in Pepper Pike.  

This week, we are talking to Daniel Horowitz, a genealogy expert at My Heritage.  He lives in Israel but was recently in town as a speaker for the Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland's 40th anniversary kick-off event.  We recorded this conversation with Daniel Horowitz at the Orange Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library. We'll also be taking our summer break. See you in the fall!

This week, we are talking to Jill Zimon, the executive director of the Ohio Debate Commission. Jill tells us about her Jewish upbringing and her decades of work in public service. We recorded this conversation with Jill Zimon at B'nai Jeshurun Congregation.

This week, we are talking to Lauren Freiman about her Jewish upbringing and how she landed in Cleveland.  Lauren also shares her life as a writer, parent, and volunteer at B’nai Jeshurun congregation and Mandel JDS.  We recorded this conversation with Lauren Freiman at the Beachwood Library. 

This week, we are talking to Nina and Larry Rosner about their Jewish upbringings and how they both arrived in Cleveland. Nina talks about her evolving relationship to her Jewish faith, and Larry tells us about his parents, who were Holocaust survivors, and his experience serving in the Israeli army. We recorded this conversation with the Rosners at B'nai Jeshurun Congregation in Pepper Pike.

This week, we are talking to Dr. Laura Shefner and her husband, Max Warren, about their Jewish upbringings and their careers. Laura is a pediatrician at MetroHealth, and Max is a Software Developer. We also asked them what it was like getting married and having their first child in the middle of a pandemic. We recorded this conversation with Laura and Max at their home in Shaker Heights.

This week we are talking to Dr. Rebekah Dorman, the president of B'nai Jeshurun Congregation, and Director of the Cuyahoga County Office of Early Childhood as well as Invest in Children. We talked to Rebekah about her path to becoming a more observant Jew, as well her working helping young families in the community. We recorded this conversation with Rebekah Dorman over Zoom.

This week we are talking to Dr. Rafi Simon, the librarian at B'nai Jeshurun Congregation, and a longtime public school educator. We asked Rafi about what brought him to library science, and about his mission to deliver Jewish books around the world. We recorded this conversation with Rafi Simon over Zoom. And we'd like to note that this is the final episode of the season, but we'll be back in the fall to schmooze some more. Have a happy summer! 

This week we are talking to Bart Bookatz, who has been a funeral director for over 50 years. Bart is a principle of Berkowitz-Kumin-Bookatz Memorial Chapel. We talk to him about what got him started in the funeral business, some of the traditions surrounding Jewish mourning and what the last year has been like, dealing with the uncertainty of the pandemic. We recorded this conversation with Bart Bookatz over Zoom.