Music • Stage • Film • Direction • Producing & Arranging • Design Consulting • Writing & Editing • Speaking, Teaching & Diplomacy

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THEATER:

• writing of plays, screenplays, scripted events
• directing for stage: plays, concerts, scripted events
• directing for film/tv/video
• editing for film/tv/video
• acting
• set design
• costume design
• music composition for stage
• music performance for stage (piano, guitar, bass)
• touring coordination (domestics & internationa)
• technical booth direction for stadium and large theaters

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:

• Reads & speaks fluent to conversant: English, French, German, Sign Language Of the Deaf (Ameslan), Hebrew.
• Reads & speaks additional lesser levels of Russian, Japanese, Arabic, Aramaic, Greek, Chinese, Italian, and Latin.
• Expert in reading, writing, and analyzing texts from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds: additional years of distinguished recognized teaching and publishing on such topics.
• experienced classroom and conference-podium teacher of above and related subjects

             Scholarly Editing and Writing:

• essays: (i.e. – Voices of Messianic Judaism essay anthology & The Voice Of The Lord anthology)
• dictionary definitions (i.e. – American Heritage Dictionary 2nd College Edition)
• journal articles and panels (i.e. – Kesher, Mishkan, etc.)
• magazine & newspaper articles, interviews, columns, and opinion pieices (i.e. New York Times, Concordiensis, Messianic Jewish Life Magazine, The Messianic Times, First Fruits of Zion Magazine, Lifestyles Magazine)
• newsletter authorship, editing, and desktop publishing (i.e. – for MJA of America & Congregation Beth El of Manhattan)

EDUCATION

Certified by State of Pennsylvania: (Secondary &  Elementary)

• classroom teaching
• creation, implementation, & supervision of curriculum
• supervision of faculty
• onsite chief administration of physical plant
• negotiation for, and creation of cooperative programs with other institutions
• student/faculty travel organization and execution
• teen event scripting and teaching/leadership
• counseling of children daily and in crisis
• fund-raising & new-student recruitment
• representation of the school in deputation events
• logistics for meetings and school operations
• parent/teacher conferencing logistics & meetings
• PTA Meeting logistics and conduct

MUSIC

• composition for theater, contemporary & classical arenas, television theme songs, film scores
• conducting (from podium and as participating instrumentalist)
• piano, guitar, bass performance
• choral and instrumental arranging
• choral and band rehearsal, direction/conducting, and performance
• dance accompaniment and direction
• engraving (Finale™ & Logic™)
• studio production (as directing producer, and with Logic™ “at the board”)

 

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

• Non-Profit Operations & Fund-Raising: multiple organizations, institutions, schools
• Certified to conduct weddings in the City of New York
• Rabbinic Ordination (IAMCS, CBY, CBEOM, &  Semikhah P’ratit (multiple)
• Yeshiva Instructor • IAMCS Yeshiva • Talmudic Literature
• Keynote Speaker: South Africa MJA “Millennium” Conference • University of Cape Town (invited)
• Senior Rabbi in Manhattan synagogue 20+ years
• Worship Music Director in Manhattan synagogue 20+ years
• Speaker & Teacher (requested/invited) at International, National, and Regional Conferences USA, Russia, Israel, Caribbean, Canada by invitation from multiple organizations
• Musical Worship Team Instructor (requested/invited: USA, Israel, Russia
• Dispute Mediation/Adjudication (requested/invited: USA, Israel, Russia)

 

TECH PROFICIENCIES

Macintosh platform programs:

• Apple OSX and IOS
• Mellel Multi-Lingual Word Processor (bi-directional Hebrew/English)
• Touch-type in English and Hebrew
• Microsoft™ Office Suite
• Apple iWork™ Office Suite
• Logic™ Digital Studio
• Garageband™ Digital Studio
• Finale™ Music Engraving Program
• Final Draft™ Script Write
• Adobe Photoshop™ & Acrobat Professional™
• Online Bible™
• Soncino™ Talmud Library
• Ages™ Library of Western Faith Literature

PC-literate op sys and comparable programs: also literate.