Jeff Bernhardt

Jeff Bernhardt is a writer, Jewish educator, licensed clinical social worker and a Jewish communal professional. His writing has been published in the short story anthology Mentsh (edited by Angela Brown) and in Rosh Hashanah Readings (edited by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins) as well as in the Los Angeles Times and the Journal of Jewish Communal Service. In addition, a number of his articles have appeared in The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles as well as other Jewish publications. Jeff Bernhardt’s three original dramatic readings have been performed at synagogues throughout the United States. His original theatrical plays Mixed Blessings and Therapy had their world premieres in in Los Angeles in 2010 and 2013 respectively. He is the editor of On Sacred Ground: Jewish and Christian Clergy Reflect on Transformative Passages from the Five Books of Moses and the author of For Every Season: An introspective guide to renewing ourselves during the High Holidays and throughout the Jewish Year (both published by Blackbird Books).