Rabbi Richard Block, recognized by Newsweek as "one of the top 25 pulpit rabbis in America" is a Past President and chairs the Past Presidents Council of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the rabbinic leadership organization of Reform Judaism, Senior Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Mishkan Or, Cleveland, OH and Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Beth Am, Los Altos Hills, CA. He is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Israel and maintains homes in both countries.