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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.
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.