We can only do what we do because of the support of our talented and dedicated Path With Heart team!
Rabbi Jill
Rabbi Jill is the founding rabbi of Path with Heart, and the Hineni Community. She is a spiritual activist, innovator and writer. Rabbi Jill loves teaching about the personal growth connected to deep wisdom texts. She has a Masters in Education and was ordained from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. She was trained in Jewish mindfulness techniques by the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. In 2011, she founded Path With Heart (formerly the Jewish Mindfulness Network) as well as an online subscription-based community, Hineni: Your Path to Presence.
Today, Rabbi Jill is a popular Rabbi-at-Large and scholar-in-residence who teaches spiritual approaches to Judaism; and provides personalized spiritual guidance and teaching to individuals. Learn more about Rabbi Jill.
Lynae Novominsky
Program Manager & Communications Specialist
Lynae Novominsky has years of experience working with Jewish non-profits to help keep Rabbi Jill as organized as possible. Lynae assists with all communications, planning, and membership. In her downtime, she enjoys spending time with her family, especially her 3 young granddaughters.
Anita Josefa Barzman, M.D
Rabbinic Intern
Anita is a third-year Rabbinical Student at AJRCA. She is a psychiatrist and works for the San Francisco Department of Public Health on a team that serves people experiencing homelessness and also is a Jungian psychoanalyst and a classically trained homeopath. Anita loves to visit with friends, experience solitude, study, pray, sing and play piano, take walks with her dog, and cook vegetarian meals. She is thrilled and honored to be working with Rabbi Jill and looks forward to serving the Path With Heart and Hineni communities.
Jim Nelson
WordPress Guru & IT Miracle Worker
Jim has provided website maintenance and technical support for Rabbi Jill since 2016. He is also the talented graphic designer of all our ebooks and prayerbooks! He and his wife Rene grew their full-service marketing firm Agreda Communications for ten years before hitting the road in 2007 when their dog Jerry lost a leg to cancer. Jim continues to travel full-time, working remotely to build websites and e-commerce solutions for a wide variety of select clients while managing the Tripawds support community for amputee pets and their people.
Lionel Church
Strategy & Project Planning, and All-around Genius
Lionel Church helps Path With Heart plan and implement projects, technology, and other growth initiatives. He also leads Gratis Enterprise, helping entrepreneurs build prosperous and environmentally sustainable companies. Find out more at lionelchurch.com.
Mary Ann Malkoff
Special Projects With A Heart of Gold
Mary Ann Malkoff helps Path With Heart prepare special events and host them live. She is also the founder of L’Chaim Village, working to bring social connection and joy to Jewish seniors.
Ely Zimmerman
Overall Enduring Support Who Makes It All Possible
Ely Zimmerman, M.Ed., M.P.H., and certified life coach, is a “rebbetsir” and concept/first draft consultant to Rabbi Jill. He is Rabbi Jill’s husband of 41 years and the father of their two children. He also makes sure she eats.
Support the Team
Your generous tax-deductible contribution helps support Path With Heart’s continuing efforts to help make the world a better place for all. Thank you for your support!
