After 25 wonderful years serving a vibrant congregation, Rabbi Jonathan Bernhard decided to step away from the pulpit to explore new and meaningful ways of contributing to the Jewish community. This journey has led him to become the Director of Clergy Engagement at the Center for Jewish Food Ethics, co-found the Valley Chevra Kadisha, and work toward bringing green burial practices to the Jewish community, and he is currently the rabbi of Temple Shalom of the South Bay. He and his wife Laurie live in the San Fernando Valley, are parents to three grown sons, and share their home with three bed-sharing dogs and four noisy chickens.