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Rabbi Pam Mandel has served as an associate rabbi at Am Shalom since 2012. Rabbi Mandel is involved in all aspects of congregational life, though she works closely with our families with young children. She coordinates the Tot Shabbat and Young Families programs. Rabbi Mandel is passionate about finding creative ways to bring these families closer to Torah and each another. She is also excited about spiritually engaging those further along in their Jewish journeys. She developed the Am Shalom Young Adults group (ASYA), which helps young adults stay connected to Judaism and their temple family.  

Rabbi Mandel was born and raised in the birthplace of Reform Judaism, Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a graduate of Cornell University where she received a degree in Near Eastern Studies. She then attended the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and was ordained as a rabbi in 2007. She did her chaplaincy training at New York Presbyterian Hospital and has had the opportunity to teach in many dynamic congregations, including the Hebrew Association of the Deaf in New York City. Following ordination, she served for five years in Boca Raton, Florida. She is happy that her path has led her back to the Midwest. Being in the Chicago area has allowed her to reconnect with many childhood friends that she made at Chippewa Ranch Camp in Eagle River, Wisconsin. The Northwoods is still one of her favorite destinations. 

Rabbi Mandel and her husband, Brad, are the proud parents of Sadie and Naomi. 

Email Rabbi Mandel or call her at 847.835.4800 ext. 305