Faculty and Supervisory Resumes

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Faculty and Supervisory Resumes

Rabbi Bonita E. Taylor

Professional Experience

2004 - Present
Associate Director, Center for Clinical Pastoral Education
HealthCare Chaplaincy

2003 - 2004
Adjunct Faculty
Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School, New York, NY

1999-2004
ACPE Supervisor, Staff Educator
Center for Studies in Jewish Pastoral Care (formerly: JIPC)
HealthCare Chaplaincy

1998-2004
Rabbi, Chaplain
Payne-Whitney Psychiatric Clinic, New York, NY

2001-2002
Rabbinic Member of Pastoral Care Team
St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY

1998- 1999
ACPE Associate Supervisor, Rabbi
Episcopal Health Services, Inc., New York, NY

1995-1998
Supervisory Resident
HealthCare Chaplaincy: New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Medical College, Payne-Whitney Psychiatric Clinic, Florence Nightingale Health Center, NYU Downtown Hospital, NYU Medical Center, DeWitt Nursing Home, Hospital for Special Surgery

1994- 1995
Pastoral Care Resident
HealthCare Chaplaincy: Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY

1991- 1994
Chaplain Intern
HealthCare Chaplaincy: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, NYU Medical Center

1993- Present
Year-Round Spiritual Advisor, High Holy Day Rabbi
Congregation Gan Eden, Maui, Hawaii

1992- Present
Adjunct Faculty
Academy for Jewish Religion, New York, NY
2005/5765 Faculty of the Year Award

1992- Present
Rabbi
Havurah. New York, NY

1985- Present
Vice President
Software Communications, New York, NY

1983- 1984
Editor
Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, New York, NY

1977-1983
Director of Communications, Editor
Intersoft Corporation
Lifeboat Associates and Lifelines Magazine, New York, NY

1978-1979
Crisis Intervention Counselor
Teachers’ Hot Line, New York, NY

1975-1979
Teacher, Crisis Intervention Counselor
The Livingston School, New York, NY

1975
Teacher, Crisis Intervention Counselor
High School Equivalency Consortium, NYC Board of Education. New York, NY

Ordination

1994 Academy for Jewish Religion, New York, NY
Peretz Groesberg Award for Community Service

Education

Master of Arts, Education of the Emotionally Disturbed
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY

Master of Arts, Teaching English as a Second Language
Hunter College, CUNY, New York, NY

Bachelor of Arts, Cultural Anthropology and Education
Hunter College, CUNY, New York, NY

Publications

Taylor, Rabbi Bonita E. and Rabbi Dr. David J. Zucker. “Finding New Meanings in Old Traditions.” The Orchard Spring 2004. United Jewish Communities Rabbinic Cabinet. .

Taylor, Rabbi Bonita E. “El Na R’Fa Na – Please, Divine One, Please Heal.” PlainViews 1:11. 7 July 2004. .0/2005 Vol. 2, No. 6 4/20/2005 Vol.
Taylor, Rabbi Bonita E. and Rabbi Dr. David J. Zucker. “May It Be a Good Year.” PlainViews 1:16. 15 September 2004.

Taylor, Rabbi Bonita E. “Holy Collaborations.” PlainViews 2:4. 16 March 2005. .4/20/2005 Vol. 2, No. 6 4/20/2005 Vol. 2,
Taylor, Rabbi Bonita E. and Rabbi Dr. David J. Zucker. “Experiencing the Message of Freedom and Dignity.” PlainViews 2:6. 20 April 2005. . 4ol. 2, No. 6 4/20/2005 Vol. 2, No. 6
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Taylor, Rabbi Bonita E. and Rabbi Dr. David J. Zucker. “The Power of Custom-Made Prayer.” Jewish Pastoral Care. Ed. Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman. Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights, 2005.

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Presentations

“Pastoral Care from a Jewish Perspective.” JAEC (Jewish Arts and Education Council). Maui, HI. 1994-1997.

“Survivors of Prostate Cancer.” Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. New York, NY. 1995.

“Pastoral Care from a Jewish Perspective.” Wexner Foundation, Hebrew Union College. New York, NY. 1995-1998.

“Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About CPE but Didn’t Know Who to Ask,” “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About ACPE Supervisory Training (SIT) but Didn’t Know Who to Ask,” and “Spontaneous Custom-Made Prayer.” NAJC Annual National Chaplains’ Conference. 1996-2005.

“Pastoral Care from a Jewish Perspective.” Jewish Theological Seminary of America. New York, NY. 1995, 1996.

“Pastoral Care from a Jewish Perspective.” ACPE Eastern Region Conference. 1996, 1997.

“Pastoral Care from a Jewish Perspective.” Auburn Theological Seminary Conference. New York, NY. 1997.

Graduation Invocation. Fordham University Graduate School of Business Administration. New York, NY. 1997, 1999-2006.

“A Jewish Dialogue About Passover .” WPLJ Live-Talk Radio. New York, NY. 1999.

“Spontaneous Custom-Made Prayer.” EPIC International Chaplains’ Conference. 2003.

“ Pastoral Care from a Jewish Perspective.” APC National Conference. 2004.

“Spiritual Dynamics and Assessment.” Staff Conference. Hospital for Special Surgery. New York, NY. 2004.

“Spontaneous Custom-Made Prayer.” Joint Chaplaincy of Jewish Federation of Greater Monmouth County, NJ. 2004.

“Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About CPE but Didn’t Know Who to Ask,” “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About ACPE Supervisory Training (SIT) but Didn’t Know Who to Ask,” and “Spontaneous Custom-Made Prayer.” NAJC Local Conferences. 2004.

“Spontaneous Custom-Made Prayer.” APC National Conference. 2006.

“Spontaneous Custom-Made Prayer.” Women Cantors Network. Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. 2006.

Rabbi Bonita E. Taylor is Associate Director of the Center for Clinical Pastoral Education and staff educator in Department of Studies in Jewish Pastoral Care at HealthCare Chaplaincy. She is also High Holy Day Rabbi for Congregation Gan Eden in Maui, Hawaii, and Adjunct Faculty at The Academy for Jewish Religion. Recently, she has been published in The Journal of Pastoral Care, the Jewish Spectator, The Journal of Supervision and Training in Ministry, and Lilith. Rabbi Taylor is a Board-Certified Chaplain by the National Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC) and she serves on their Board as CPE Chair and Conference Commission Co-Chair; she is also a member of its National Certification Commission. She also serves on the Eastern Region ACPE Standards Commission.