| Rabbi Michael Datz received his law degree from the University of Houston,
and then attended Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion in
Jerusalem and Cincinnati. Ordained as a Reform Rabbi in 1987, he has served
congregations in Johannesburg, South Africa, and Curacao, Netherlands
Antilles. He is currently the spiritual leader for Temple B'rith Shalom
in Springfield, Illinois. He writes a regular column for his local newspaper
as well as annual Chanukah plays for children. His story The
Three Wishes of Nathan the Wise appears in Jewish
Humor Stories for Kids. |