IFR Rabbis are diverse - both in their practices and their geography.

As a service to the Jewish community we help match our member rabbis with congregations looking to fill positions, as well as unaffiliated families looking for a rabbi to perform a life cycle service in their locale. If your congregation or organization would like to be listed, or if you are looking for a rabbi in your area, please send an email including the job description /life cycle inquiry and contact information to: scarter@intfedrabbis.org

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Rabbi Marc Ben-Meir  was ordained a Rabbi after studies in Israel as well as here in the USA and graduated from the Rabbinical Seminary, International. Conservative in his approach, Rabbi Ben-Meir follows somewhat of an independent concept. Rabbi Ben-Meir has a Ph.D in psychology specializing in adult addictions manifested due to adolescent trauma and abuse. Having served our country in Vietnam, Now retired from the Army, Rabbi Ben-Meir is the staff Jewish Chaplain for the Tarrant County Sheriff's Department (Fort Worth, Texas) and is a licensed peace officer recently promoted to Captain. Rabbi Ben-Meir was the rabbi of Congregation Beth Tikvah in Granbury, Texas until it folded last year. He is also married with 5 sons, the eldest born in Afula, Israel.

 Rabbi Dr. R. Zev Wellins offers over 35 years of professional rabbinic experience, with extensive knowledge and expertise in the areas of Jewish spirituality, chaplaincy, adult education, and life cycle ceremonies.  Rabbi Zev received his Doctor of Divinity from The Rabbinical Academy in New York.  He studied Rabbinics at the Academy for Jewish Religion and Tifereth Israel Rabbinical Academy of America in New York.  He received his Teacher’s and Principal’s Certification from Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in New York.  Studied in Hebrew, Arabic, and Yiddish literature, he graduated The City College of New York, Department of Classical Languages and Literature and attended New York University Graduate School of Mid-Eastern Studies.

The Rabbi is on the faculty of The Rabbinical Academy in New York, is a member of the National Association of Jewish Chaplains, and is Vice-President of the International Federation of Rabbis. Rabbi R. Zev Wellins, D.D.  is Executive Director of The Center for Spiritual Judaism, a non-profit community foundation dedicated to providing rabbinic services, including: outreach chaplaincy, adult education, spiritual counseling, and life cycle ceremonies in the Houston, Texas area.