Rabbi Ben Kamin holds a Doctor of Divinity degree from Hebrew Union College and is a nationally known clergyman, teacher, counselor, and the award-winning author of eleven books on human values, civil rights, and spirituality. He has a national platform as a scholar on the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and has led congregations in Toronto, New York, Cleveland, San Diego, and Laguna Woods, California. Since his ordination in 1978, Kamen has published hundreds of articles about community life in newspapers around the world, ranging from the New York Times to the International Herald-Tribune. He appears frequently on the radio and television and serves on several national boards dealing with community affairs and multicultural relations. In 2004, Kamen founded Reconciliation: The Synagogue without Walls, a privately operated institute for interfaith relations, pastoral and communal. He's a working advocate for inclusive and post-denominational life services, mentoring, education, and counseling.