Scott Michael Fox

RabbiScottFox.com Facebook.com/ScottMichaelFox LinkedIn.com/in/RabbiScottFox Education Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York Campus
Masters of Arts in Hebrew Literature, May 2012 Rabbinic Ordination Expected, May 2013 Thesis: The Effect of the 2008 Great Recession on Jewish Identity Among the 20s and 30s Population. Advisor: Dr. Jonathan Krasner

596A 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218 760 644-8806 SFox@huc.edu

2013

University of California, Santa Cruz

B.A. Jewish Studies with an Emphasis in Jewish Literature Highest Honors

2007

Rabbinic Experience Rabbinic Intern Fairmount Temple Cleveland, Ohio 2011-2013

Engaged me to lead services, deliver sermons, and conduct Torah studies. Taught adult education courses in modern Jewish literature, led classes for the teachers of religious school, and classes for parents and children together. Nurtured leadership to build Fairmount Young Professionals, the project for 20s-30s that has grown tremendously in the past year. Led programs with CLEFTY, the high school youth group. Staffed retreats with the religious school and led services for the 3rd through 6th grade. Led services for toddlers and their families. Led and taught at the Chevrei Tikvah community services, a GLBTQ community housed witihin Fairmount Temple.

Rabbinic Intern Temple Shaaray Tefila

Fall 2012 New York, New York

Cultivated and crafted a meaningful High Holy Day worship experiences for this diverse congregation: Led services, taught and spoke on issues of Jewish identity, preparing our souls for renewal and holiness in death. Sermons are on the Shaaray Tefila website.

Camp Director Camp Tikvah

Summer 2012 Encinitas, California

Created and directed Camp Tikvah, a summer camp for 7th and 8th graders at Temple Solel centered around social action. Created a safe environment, both physically and emotionally, facilitated deep connections among the campers and staff, taught on Jewish subjects, and led song sessions. Led social action activities including urban gardening, trail restoration, service to the elderly and feeding the hungry. Also supervised overnight camping outing and a trip to Disneyland.

Rabbinic Intern Kolot Chayeinu

2011-2012 Brooklyn, New York

Taught classes to synagogue board and greater community. Led creative Shabbat services with Cantor Lisa Segal. Co-led monthly Locally Grown Shabbat, targeting young adults in their 20s-30s. The Shabbat events drew approximately fifty young adults, guest teachers and service leaders from all over the Brooklyn Jewish scene. Locally Grown Shabbat is now the recipient of seed funding from the UJA-Federation of New York.

Rabbinic Intern Temple Sinai

Summer 2011 Atlanta, Georgia

Temple Sinai serves well over 1000 families in the Atlanta area. As Rabinic Intern, I conducted adult education courses on Isaac Bashevis Singer, Bernard Malamud and other Jewish writers, provided pastoral counseling to congregants, prepared Bnei Mitzvah students to lead services and teach Torah. With other clergy, I helped officiate at funerals and conversions, led weekly Shabbat services for the congregation as well as children's services for toddlers and young families.

Pastoral Care/Rabbinic Intern DOROT New York, New York

2010-2011

Served in the only rabbinical position at DOROT USA, a dynamic center that cares for over 7,000 seniors on the Upper West and Upper East Sides of Manhattan. Provided pastoral counseling for seniors on loss, decline and death. Wrote memorial service for the community that is used every year. Taught adult education classes to staff and seniors.

Head Teacher: Programming Specialist, Student Worship Director and Teacher The Park Slope Jewish Center Brooklyn, New York

2009-2010

Designed special school wide programs for Jewish holidays and social action including a Holocaust rememberance day and a Tzedakah fair. Led the school's prayer services and taught lessons about the history, values and function of Jewish prayer. Rewrote the school curriculum for the sixth grade. Taught on a variety of subjects about Judaism including ethics, history and Hebrew.

Jewish Studies Intern and Teaching Assistant Jewish Studies Department University of California, Santa Cruz

2006-2007

Recruited students for Jewish Studies classes and helped arrange guest lecturers for Jewish Studies sponsored events. Coordinated the activities of the Jewish Studies department with other Jewish student groups, such as Hillel, Chabad, and the Santa Cruz Israel Action Committee. Taught class sections on Modern Jewish Fiction; graded papers and exams. Provided guidance to other students about their academic careers.

Head Counselor Camp Simcha

1999-2006 Encinitas, California

Fostered and maintained strong relationships among staff members, planned activities, and created a safe space both physically and emotionally for children to grow. Supervised the staff for K-2nd and 3rd-6th grade groups. Strove to be a positive Jewish role model for campers and younger staff.

Musical Experience Jazz Guitar Instructor and Music Teacher Woods Charter School Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2008-2009

Taught students, in classes and privately, guitar playing techniques and music theory. Created learning exercises that challenged students' abilities and encouraged them to improve. Worked with students to determine their learning styles and connected them with their musical voices.

Band Leader The Scott Fox Quartet

2003-2004 Los Angeles, California

Provided artistic vision, booked and played venues with this professional Jazz group in the Los Angeles area. Other responsibilities included website promotion and audio recordings. Cultivated valuable skills in business, group building and creative leadership.

Professional Development Rabbinical Students' Delegate American Jewish World Service Ciudad Romero, El Salvador Summer 2012

Worked with Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and Non-Denominational Rabbis and Jewish Leaders on gardening and construction projects for the community of Ciudad Romero. Listened to the voice of pain rendered by international poverty and brought the stories of the people I met to the United States through speaking and teaching.

Chaplain Intern/Clinical Pastoral Education Lutheran Medical Center Brooklyn, New York

Summer 2010

Spent over 300 hours in the emergency room, mental health ward and critical care center of the Lutheran Medical Center counseling hospital patients during times of trauma and loss. Provided emotional and spiritual support to hundreds of suffering men and women.

Participant, Brandeis Collegiate Institute Brandeis-Bardin Institute Simi Valley, California

Summer 2006

Explored the elements that make a strong Jewish community, connected with Jews from around the world, discussed Jewish identity, studied with a number of scholars, took part in many different kinds of Jewish worship and expressed Judaism through art.

Green Apprentice The Creative Center for Ecology at Kibbutz Lotan

Spring 2005 Aravah Desert, Israel

Studied environmental design, mud building, environmental ethics, permaculture and organic gardening. Built structures out of mud and recycled materials. Taught composting and organic gardening techniques to tour groups. Studied Jewish texts on the environment.

Additional Interests Music: Jazz Musician, Guitarist, Song Leader Technology: Web Design, HTML Coding, Windows, Apple/OSX, Linux, iOS Environmentalism: Green Building, Composting, Gardening, Source Reduction Literature: Modern Jewish Fiction, Literary Analysis, Literature Education Philosophy: Contemporary Philosophy, Theology Awards/Honors UJA-Federation of New York Professional Education Network Scholarship for Outstanding Graduate Students 2012, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York Scholarship 2012, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Jeffrey E. Schwarz Scholarship 2009-2012, The Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion The Aaron H. and Rose G. Covel Memorial Prize for Academic Achievement 2011, The Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion The Gerald M. Meyers Memorial Prize in Chaplaincy Service 2011, New York Hebrew Free Loan Society Rose Biller Scholarship 2010 and 2011, Jewish Family Service of San Diego Rubenstein Family Scholarship 2009, United Jewish Federation of San Diego County Student Scholar 2007, Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco Haas/Koshland Award 2007, University of California, Santa Cruz Highest Honors 2007, University of California, Santa Cruz Jewish Studies Award 2007