By Barbara Shuman

I can't believe only 24 hours have passed since my last post - it seems like 3 days! Yesterday was so full - an amazing workshop on "taking the ik out of Mikveh", spotlighting various models (mikveh in a reform temple, in a community educational center, in nature). I heard powerful stories of personal and communal transformation ; it really made me wonder how I might bring this practice into my own life.

Hi - my name is Barbara Shuman and I live in Pittsburgh. PA, where I am a member of Temple Sinai. I am also a member of the Union's National Board, a past president of the Pennsylvania Council (one of Union's 14 Regions) and from 1988 - 2005 I was the coordinator of the Kallah program. I am now a member of the Joint Commission on Worship, Music and Religious Living and for the past 9 years have coordinated the Jewish Meditation Kallah (sponsored by Lev Shalom, in association with the Union). In Pittsburgh, I am a VP of the Agency for Jewish Learning and co-chair of its Adult Learning committee.