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.