SHIFRAH TOBACMAN is a rabbinic student with the Aleph Alliance for Jewish Renewal. She has thirty years of experience helping people address health and well-being through body, mind, spirit, community and environment. Ms. Tobacman is certified as a Compassionate Listening facilitator through the Compassionate Listening Project. She is the author, producer and performer of Rooftop Poems, a 40-minute multi-media presentation of poetically told stories from trips to Israel and Palestine that she took in 2001 and 2002. Ms. Tobacman is a trained bodyworker and movement specialist in the tradition of Moshe Feldenkrais. She is currently a public health and health education professional working primarily in the arenas of chronic disease management, prevention and environmental policy.