Rabbi Daniel M. Bronstein has over 20 years of experience in Jewish education, literacy, and congregational leadership. He has served as an adjunct professor, teacher, educational consultant, program officer, and congregational rabbi. His skills include communications, programming, teaching, and developing curricula. He has a PhD in Jewish History and experience working in synagogues, schools, and foundations across the United States.

1. Rabbi Daniel M. Bronstein PhD
104 Underhill Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11238
(M) 917-620-7321 / dmbronstein@mac.com
Over twenty years ofexperience in Jewish education and literacy, expert programmer, team player and
synergizer for diverse communities, cultivating young leadership, serving as congregational rabbi, teacher,
foundation program officer, professor; skilled leader with inclusive approach to Jewish education,
including traditional text study, Jewish history, Holocaust Studies, Jewish popular culture and other topics
for audiences broad in background and age; successful in a variety of settings ranging from synagogues to
the academic world.
SKILLS
Communications
 Exceptional listener
 Proficient conveyer of information verbally and in writing
 Expert public speaker
Programing
 Practiced professional in expanding established programs and creating new ones.
 Experienced convener of diverse populations within and across communal lines
 Extensive experience at program administration and promotion
Teacher
 Seasoned classroom teacher
 Skilled developer of curricula
 Practiced team leader of teachers
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Independent Scholar Brooklyn, NY September 2012 – present
Teacher:
 Adjunct Professor,Hunter College Department of Sociology, 2015 –
 Adjunct Professor,Hunter College Department of History, 2014 –
 Manhattan JCC, 2013 -
 92nd
St. Y, 2013 –
Additional functions:
 Original writing and research
 Educational Consultant
 Lifecycle events
 Design and implement original programing

2. Congregation Beth Elohim Brooklyn, NY August 2002-September 2012
Rabbi/Congregational Scholar
 Director ofadult learning program. Recruited teachers,scholars and artists for programs including
classes,lectures and conferences. Carried out administrative functions. Enhanced participation, scope
and quality of offerings in learning program.
 Congregational Historian. Preserved and organized archives of 150 year-old synagogue, curated
ongoing public exhibits on congregational history, and prepared written history for congregation.
 Teacher. Taught grade school through high school students and adults, in subjects ranging from Jewish
history to classical texts.
 Senior Faculty, Jewish High School program. Coordinated courses,created curricula and recruited
students. Innovated new teaching methodologies via
multi-media and non-traditional learning sources. Also co-directed community-wide program for Jewish
high school students. Supervised teachers.
 Prayer leader. Shabbat and holidays.
 Counselor. Counseled and mentored on private spiritual and emotional matters.
Congregation Brit Shalom State College, PA 2001-2002
Interim Rabbi.
 Oversaw religious school and adult learning, conducted worship, ritual matters and pastoral
responsibilities during transition year between rabbis.
Solomon Schechter High School ofNassau County Glen Cove, New York 2000-2001
 Instructor in Medieval and Modern Jewish history.
Jewish Life Network/Steinhardt Foundation New York,NY 1998-2000
 Program Officer for Jewish Education
Additional Teaching 1998-present
 Adjunct Lecturer in Jewish history at Jewish, Theological Seminary of America,(JTSA), 2005-6, 2007-8,
2015-
 Melton at Central Synagogue (NYC),2014-2015
 Skirball Center for Jewish learning
 Teachers College, Columbia University
 Tenement Museum of New York City
 Multiple synagogues and community centers.
 Context (JTSA)

3. EDUCATION
PhD. Jewish History, 2009
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY
Dissertation: Torah in the Trenches: The Rabbi Chaplainsof World War II, 1940-1946.
Rabbinical Ordination, 1996,
Master of Arts in Hebrew Letters,1995
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR),New York, NY
Master of Arts, Jewish History 1992
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Visiting Student in (Rabbinic Literature),
Midreshet Yerushaliyim- JTSA,Jerusalem, Israel
Bachelor of Arts,History/Political Science 1988
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Visiting Student, 1986-1987
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Contributor, Jewish Comics: Visualizing Jewish Narrative,Purdue University Press,(forthcoming)
Author, Our Journey: Congregation Beth Elohimat 150 Years,May 2013
Contributor, Cambridge Dictionary of Jewish History, Religion and Culture,Cambridge, 2011
Contributor, Jewish Theology in our Time,Jewish Lights, 2010
Contributor, Jews and American PopularCulture,Praeger,2007
Contributor, Duties of the Soul,Knobel and Goldstein, Eds. UAHC Press,1998
Journals
CCAR Journal
Contact
Forward
Websites
Faithology
Jewcy
Jewniverse
MyJewishLearning.com
Urj.org

4. Conference Papers at Association for Jewish Studies
2014: “The Ambivalent American Jew and the Lotus”
2011: “From Schmaltz to Chicken Fat: Will Elder and the Digestion of Jewish Humor into Mainstream American
Culture.”
2008: “The Cult of Synthesis’ Embellished: Jewish GIs and Their Art in WW II.
2006: “From Prophets to Patriots: Rabbis, the ‘Cult of Synthesis,’ and the Second World War.”
2004:“From Soup to Nuts: Keeping Kosher in the United States Military.”
Film Consultant
“The Calling,” Public Broadcasting Service “Independent Lens” Documentary Series, 2010.Advised on multi-
year documentary project chronicling the spiritual journeys of Christian, Jewish and Moslem seminary students.
“The S. Word: A History of Socialism in America.” Documentary in pre-production 2015-. Historical Advisor.
Educational Consultant
See 3 Productions/AVI CHAI,2013 -
Manuscript ReviewReader
Jewish Publication Society of America. 2011-.
Review and assess manuscripts for possible publication in Jewish history and Jewish thought.
Professional Associations
Member Center for Jewish History Scholars Working Group on Jews and New York City, 2010-,
Advisor Brooklyn Jewish Historical Initiative, 2008-
AWARDS-HONORS
Professional
 AVI CHAI ELI Talks,Participant, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjIA1beQByA
 Union of Reform Judaism Congregation of Learners Award,2007
Academic
 Sidney Grossbard Memorial Award in Jewish History, JTSA,2009
 American Jewish Archives Fellowship, 2006
 Robert Lee Kohen Fellowship, JTSA,1997-1998
 Jacob Schatzky Memorial Fellowship in Jewish History, JTSA, 1996-1997
 CLAL Student Rabbi Fellowship, 1995-1996
 Lawrence A. Hoffman Award in Jewish Liturgy, HUC-JR,1993-1994
 Martin A. Cohen Award in Jewish History, HUC-JIR,1992-1993
 Dr. Michael and Jennie Cannick Award in Hebrew Language and Literature, HUC-JIR,1992-1993
 Franzblau Graduate Fellowship Brandeis University, 1990-1992.
(References furnished upon request)