New student rabbi at SOJC

A new student rabbi is coming to Southwest Orlando Jewish Congregation. Rabbi Michael Fraade is a fifth-year rabbinical student at Hebrew College, a pluralistic, nondenominational institution in Newton, Mass.

He brings with him a rich variety of experiences, serving as a hospital chaplain at Massachusetts General Hospital; studying Torah at several progressive yeshivas, including Hadar in New York and Pardes in Jerusalem; working as a farmer and Jewish outdoor educator; and volunteering with nonprofits focused on food justice, reproductive rights and Jewish communal life. He has a passion for...