Rabbi Charles Simon

RABBI CHARLES SIMON is a Conservative/Masorti rabbi who served as Executive Director of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs from 1981 until his retirement in 2017. He is the author of Building a Successful Volunteer Culture: Finding Meaning in Service in the Jewish Community.

Simon received the Sheirut l'am (Service to our People) award from the World Council of Synagogues in November 2007 and the Yuval Award from the Cantors Assembly in 2011. He has been published in Commentary Magazine, Judaism Magazine, and Reform Judaism, and was instrumental in the creation of the Leadership Council of Conservative Judaism.

Charles lives in New York with his wife, Mary Katzin.

Rabbi Charles Simon’s books are published by Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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