Credentials

EDUCATION

  • Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, OH
    • Doctor of Divinity, (h.c.)
    • Ordination
      • Thesis: Of Love, Hate, and Necessity: The Relationship between Saul and Samuel with Specific Emphasis on Issac ben Judah Abravanel
      • Israel Bettan Memorial Prize for most creative and imaginative sermon, “I Am Rebecca
      • Ferdinand M. Isserman Prize for contribution toward development of community relations
    • Master of Hebrew Letters
  • Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
    • Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, Anthropology/Sociology/World Religion
      • Honors & Awards: Departmental Honors
      • Alpha Kappa Delta (national sociology honor society)
      • Dean’s List
      • Mildred Liss Award for outstanding service in inter-religious affairs
      • Mortar Board (national honor society)
      • Theta Alpha Kappa (national religion honor society), Wesleyan Winner Award for outstanding community service.
      • Namesake for baccalaureate award created in 2017: “The Rabbi Andi Fisher Berlin Award for Outstanding Jewish Leadership.”
  • The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    • Visiting Student

QUALIFICATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

• CCAR Interim Training for Rabbis: Fundamentals of Transitional Rabbinic Work

• Understanding in Conflict: Mediation Certification

• Bridges Transition: Train the Trainer

• Communities at Work: Consensus Based Facilitation and Organizational Diagnostics

• Clinical Pastoral Education: One Unit

• Prepare and Enrich: Marital and Premarital Counseling

• “The Generations of Isaac” published in The American Rabbi

• “A Colleague’s Report from the Field: the Broken Shards That Drive Us” published in CCAR Journal: The Reform Jewish Quarterly

• “Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.” Review published in CCAR Journal: The Reform Jewish Quarterly

• “Fanny” and “Hotflash” preformed in traveling production “The Menopause Monologues”

• CCAR, L’chol Z’man v’Eit: For Sacred Moments – New Rabbi’s Manual, Member Editorial Committee

• Member and Chair, CCAR Ethics Committee

• Member, CCAR Ethics Process Review Committee

• President, Executive Committee of Pacific Area of Reform Rabbis

• President, The East Bay Council of Rabbis

• Member, CCAR Israel Committee

• Madrich, Taglit Birthright Israel