Stephen Jan Einstein

Background

Einstein, Stephen Jan was born on November 15, 1945 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Syd C. and Selma (Rothenberg) Einstein.

Education

AB, University of California at Los Angeles, 1967. Biodiversity Heritage Library, Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles, 1968. Doctor of Humane Letters, Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles, 1995.

Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles, 1996. MAHL, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, 1971.

Career

Rabbi Temple Beth Am, Parsippany, New Jersey, 1971-1974, Temple Beth David, Westminster, California, 1974-1976, Congregation B'nai Tzedek, Fountain Valley, since 1976. Lecturer California State University, Fullerton. Member board Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, since 2009.

Achievements

• Stephen January Einstein has been listed as a noteworthy rabbi by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Introduction to Judaism: A Course Outline

  • Every Person's Guide to Judaism

Membership

President, trustee Fountain Valley (California) School Board, 1984—1990. Chairman personnel commission Fountain Valley School District, since 1991. President Retinoblatoma International, 2000—2001.

Chaplain Fountain Valley Police Department. President Greater Huntington Beach Inter-Faith Council, 2001—2002, since 2010. Active Anti Defamation League, American Jewish Committee.

Co-chairman Commission on Outreach and Membership, since 1999. Regional board directors National Conference Community and Justice, 2001—2006. Co-chair, community advisory board KOCE-television.

Member of Clergy and Laity United Economic Justice, Institute for Character Education (executive advisory board), Clergy for Choice, Orange County Bureau Jewish Education (vice president 1982-1984, 1992-1994, president 1994-1997, honored for Major Contributions to Jewish Learning 1986), Jewish Educators Association Orange County 1979-1981, Orange County Board Rabbis 1976-1979, 1997-1998, Pacific Association Reform Rabbis (executive board 1987-1991, 1998—2002, president 2002-2003), Central Conference American Rabbis (executive board 1989-1991, ethics committee 1993-1998, 2006, chair since 2007), Alzheimers Association (religious advisory committee), American Cancer Society (vice president West Orange County district 1994-1998), Phi Beta Kappa.

Personality

He is Rabbi, a member of Congress B'nai Tzedek(The B’nai Tzedek program encourages teens to become involved in tzedakah by establishing a fund for Jewish charitable giving. ), Fountain Valley, Certification Authority;

Also he had executive Board: Cent. C'tee of Am. Rabbis, Pacific Assn of Reform Rabbis and Heritage Pointe Jew, Home for the Aging, College of Jew. Studies Orange County.

Connections

Married Robin Susan Kessler, September 9, 1967. Children: Rebecca Yael, Jennifer Melissa, Heath Isaac, Zachary Shane.

Father:

Syd C. Einstein

Mother:

Selma (Rothenberg) Einstein

Spouse:

Robin Susan Kessler

child:

Heath Isaac Einstein

child:

Jennifer Melissa Einstein

child:

Zachary Shane Einstein

child:

Rebecca Yael Einstein