Rabbi Howard A. Simon has joined the staff of Toale Brothers Funeral Home as a liaison to the Jewish community. In this newly created, multi-faceted position, Simon will provide counseling and outreach with a focus on serving the needs of Jewish families. Simon was ordained as a rabbi at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, OH. Prior to assuming leadership of Sarasota’s Temple Emanu-El Congregation, he had served congregations in Baltimore, MD; Atlantic City, NJ; Cincinnati, OH and Knoxville, TN. Simon is vice president of the Sarasota Ministerial Association, and writes a monthly column for The Jewish News sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Sarasota/Manatee.  He was a founder and president of Knoxville’s Interfaith Health Clinic, served a number of years on the board of the Jewish Federation, led three Interfaith Missions to Israel sponsored by the Jewish Federation and was the founding Chairman of the Esther and Robert Heller Israel Advisory Initiative of the Jewish Federation.

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