Rabbi Seymour Rossel is best known throughout the Jewish world as the author of more than thirty books, including Bible Dreams: The Spiritual Quest, A Child’s Bible, When a Jew Prays, When a Jew Seeks Wisdom, A Thousand and One Chickens, Managing the Jewish Classroom, and A Congregation of Learners. In addition, he has edited nearly 300 books, having worked with nearly every distinguished Jewish author of our times.

Before coming to CJCN, Rabbi Rossel was Director of Pathways Foundation, an advocacy program for Jewish teens and Jewish dreams. Prior to moving to Houston with his wife, Sharon L. Wechter, he served the American Reform movement on the national scene: as Director of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) Press, Director of the URJ Department of Education, Director of the Joint Commission on Reform Jewish Education, and Academic Coordinator of the School of Education of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, NY. He is the former Executive Vice-President of Behrman House Publishers, Inc., and the former President of Rossel Books. He also has a strong background in organizational work, having served as an officer and board member for the Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE) and the National Association of Temple Educators (NATE); and on the board of the Jewish Book Council. Rabbi Rossel is a founding member of CAJE and served as Chairperson for its two international conferences, CAJE 13 and CAJE 21, both held at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

As speaker, author, and editor, Rabbi Rossel is listed in Who's Who in the Eastern States, Contemporary Authors, The International Authors and Writers Who's Who, as well as Who's Who in World Jewry. He holds the Bonei HaNegev award for excellence in Jewish Education and served as an ex-officio member of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. He lectures widely on dreams, Bible, Jewish history, education, and values; and conducts teacher, board, and congregational workshops and retreats in communities throughout North America. Rabbi Rossel maintain his own web site, which includes essays and two full-length books, at www.Rossel.net.  Read his words to the congregation here.  To send him an EMail, click here.