Background
Friedman, John Steven was born on December 11, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Harold Bernard and Beatrice (Mackler) Friedman.
Friedman, John Steven was born on December 11, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Harold Bernard and Beatrice (Mackler) Friedman.
Bachelor cum laude, University Kansas, 1971. Master of Arts in Hebrew Letters, Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem, 1974.
Assistant rabbi, High Holidays Temple B'nai Jehudah, Kansas City, 1973;
intern rabbi, Temple Shomer Emunim, Toledo, 1973-1974;
founding rabbi, Temple Kol Am, St. Louis, 1974-1976;
assistant rabbi, Emanuel Congregation, Chicago, 1976-1980;
rabbi, Judea Reform Congregation, Durham, North Carolina, since 1980. Program director Camp Shwayder of Temple Emanuel, Denver, 1973. Rabbinic advisor Chicago Federation of Temple Youth, Chicago, 1978-1980.
Lecturer National Conference of Christians and Jews, Chicago, 1979-1980.
President student body, Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute Religion, 1974, representative board governors, 1975. President Edgewater Clergy and Rabbi Association, Chicago, 1979-1980. Executive board Urban Ministers Center, Durham, 1984-1985.
President Durham Congregations in Action, 1984-1985. Member Center Conference American Rabbis (chairman interreligious affairs committee), Jewish Community Relations Committee, Roundtable of Blacks and Jews, Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation (chair allocations committee since 1987).
Married Nancy Carol Eisenberg, July 2, 1977. Children: Joshua, Abigail.