What can I tell you about Joe Rosenstein?

He and his wife Judy have five daughters, two sons-in-law, two grandsons, one granddaughter, and two dogs. They have lived in Highland Park, New Jersey for the past 38 years.

Joe is the older person in the photograph. His grandson survived circumcision and is now a rambunctious five year old.

Joe has been involved in Jewish learning and teaching all of his life, is a founder and former chair of both the National Havurah Committee and its annual summer institute, and has been leading guided meditations on Jewish prayer for the past fifteen years. He is a founder of the Highland Park Minyan, still going strong after over 30 years.

It may not be apparent from the Siddur, but Joe is a professor of mathematics at Rutgers University. For the past twenty years he has focused his attention on K-12 mathematics education.

One of the reasons Joe created this Siddur was to try to answer his own questions about prayer. Perhaps the Siddur will help you answer some of your questions as well.

If you want to know more about Joe Rosenstein's education activities or Jewish activities, check his Rutgers website.

If you want to invite Joe Rosenstein to speak at your congregation, please email him directly.

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