Associate Rabbi Phyllis Sommer
Rabbi Phyllis Sommer was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She attended the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and is a proud Badger. Phyllis' roots to the region are strong, as she was a camper at Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute for six years.
While a student at the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, Phyllis served as a student rabbi in New Iberia, Louisiana and Billings, Montana, and as the rabbinic intern at the University of Cincinnati Hillel Jewish Student Center. She has also served as the Program Director at Congregation Ohav Shalom in Cincinnati, as well as taught religious school and tutored B'nai Mitzvah students through many synagogues in Cincinnati. In addition, she completed 400 hours of Clinical Pastoral Education at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. She earned her Masters in Hebrew Letters in 2001 and was ordained in Cincinnati in May, 2003.
Phyllis is married to Rabbi Michael Sommer, and they are blessed with two wonderful boys and a wonderful girl.
Check out Rabbi Sommer’s virtual homes at http://rabbiphyllis.blogspot.com and http://imabima.blogspot.com, where she muses about parenting, life, and Judaism. Email Rabbi Phyllis
