To Life, To Family, To Me: 6 Keys to a Good Family Life (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781490305608)

Rabbi Brian Strauss joined Congregation Beth Yeshurun in July 2001. With a congregation of over 2,100 families, Beth Yeshurun's clergy share many responsibilities. Rabbi Strauss's main responsibility is to oversee the synagogue's large Family Life Department, where his primary work involves developing programs for families and offering opportunities to promote positive Jewish memories for parents and children alike. He often counsels families and helps them to meet the challenge of raising children in this ever-changing world. He speaks throughout the Houston community and is often called upon to lead workshops, teaching sessions, and programs on modern-day family life. Rabbi Strauss is a graduate of the University of Judaism in Los Angeles and the University of Texas at Austin. A member of the United Jewish Communities Rabbinic Cabinet and the United Jewish Communities National Young Leadership Cabinet, he was the recipient of the annual Jewish Federation of Greater Houston Mae & Edmund Hecht Rabbinic Presentation in 2005. He served on the 2005 Rabbinical Assembly Convention Committee, was the Rabbinical Assembly 2005 Convention Rabbi, and has served on both the Rabbinical Assembly Resolutions and Rabbinical Assembly Social Action committees. Rabbi Strauss has also served as a spiritual advisor to the Governor of the State of Texas and has been a guest at the Texas State House. He was selected as the winner in the men's spiritual leader category in Houston's city-wide "Gen Next" contest, which recognizes Jewish professionals in their twenties and thirties. He was also a member of the prestigious program Rabbis Without Borders, sponsored by the National Jewish Center for Learning & Leadership (CLAL). He has served on the boards of the Holocaust Museum Houston and the University of Texas Hillel, as well as serving as the president of the Houston Rabbinical Association. He has served on the Young Adults Division of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston and as the scholar in residence at the International Kallah of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization in Starlight, Pennsylvania. He is a frequent guest speaker at several local schools and has been published in national and local publications. Rabbi Strauss is married to Lisa Shapiro Strauss, a practicing attorney and a previous fellow in the Wexner Heritage Program. They have three children.