Baltimore resident Rabbi Miriam Cotzin Burg was recently selected among six Jewish clergy members from around the country for the Center for Rabbinic Innovation’s new Fellowship for Rabbinic Innovation program.
Joining Rabbi Burg in the inaugural cohort will be Rabbis Susan Goldberg, Jen Gubitz, Joshua Lesser, Dani Passow and Ezra Weinberg.
The objective of the New York-based CRI, according to its website, is to transform and elevate “the quality, impact and reach of rabbinic leadership through pluralistic, cohort-based training and support for contemporary spiritual leaders as they serve in the field.”
The CRI fellows will engage members of the Jewish community in new or expanded initiatives that do not employ traditional synagogue membership models.
The fellowship consists of a yearlong course of seminars, combined with work on the clergy member’s individual projects. Fellows will receive a $10,000 stipend and be eligible to apply for modest seed funding, as well as receive guidance on how to seek external funding.
“I’m grateful for the confidence the Center for Rabbinic Innovation has placed in me and, more importantly, for their belief that this work can make a powerful impact on the lives of people in our community and beyond,” said Rabbi Burg, who lives in Reservoir Hill with her husband, Beth Am Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg, and their two children, Eliyah and Shamir.
A veteran Jewish educator and communal professional who grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Rabbi Burg — who was ordained by Hebrew Union College in 2002 — is the creator and developer of Hava NaBaby, which will hold its next class in January/February.
According to its mission statement, “Through cohort-based classes and experiences, Hava NaBaby builds community amongst expectant parents while guiding them through the processes of pregnancy, childbirth and starting a family. Integrating childbirth education with Jewish wisdom, we enable participants to experience the relevance of our tradition and the power of community at this liminal moment in their lives.”
Said Rabbi Burg: “I’m looking forward to creating more opportunities for expectant parents in Baltimore to connect with one another and travel the path to and through parenthood together.”
To request more information about Hava NaBaby, click here.
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