Ventura County Interfaith Community will present an introduction to Judaism led by Rabbi Michael Lotker.

Rabbi Michael Lotker is the author of "A Christian’s Guide to Judaism." He' a sought after speaker at synagogues, churches and campuses and in June, 2014, he offered the opening prayer at the United States House of Representatives. He's a second career rabbi having been ordained at age 55 from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) in 2003. Prior to his ordination from HUC-JIR (the Reform movement’s rabbinic seminary), he received his Master of Hebrew Letters degree. He's presently Rabbi Emeritus at Temple Ner Ami in Camarillo, California, the Scholar in Residence at Temple Adat Elohim in Thousand Oaks, CA and the Community Rabbi for the Jewish Federation of Ventura County. He is a member of the Central Conference of America Rabbis and the Board of Rabbis of Southern California. His interest and participation in interfaith dialogue stimulated his rabbinic thesis entitled “Ezer Knegdo: Toward a Theology of Jewish-Christian Partnership.”