Back to Our Leadership   Director of Education Rabbi Richard M. Prass Before joining Beth Am in the summer of 2007, Rabbi Prass served as Director of Education at Temple Israel in New Rochelle, New York, and has experience in administration, teacher recruitment, teacher development, curriculum development and instruction. A native Midwesterner, Rabbi Prass heralds from Minneapolis, received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was ordained by Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in May 2000. In addition to his experience in leading Temple Israel's education program, Rabbi Prass was instrumental in energizing and enlarging the Temple's youth groups. As an Associate Rabbi at Temple Israel, prior to his acceptance as the Temple's education lead, he maintained a full pulpit, with preaching and lifecycle responsibilities. Rabbi Prass also spent several summers working at Olin Sang Ruby Union Institute in Wisconsin. Rabbi Prass currently lives in Deerfield with his wife, Cantor Jennifer Frost, and their daughters, Lyla Ann and Ruth Adina. Click on mailbox to email Rabbi Prass