Rabbi Dr. Joseph Novick received his Ordination from Yeshiva University and Doctorate in Educational Psychology from Rutgers University. He was a faculty member of the Jerusalem Academy of Judaic Studies and the Melton Institute. Rabbi Novick was a founding member of Bridges to Understanding, an Inter ethnic Coalition, and The Jewish Identity Project at Rutgers University. Dr. Novick taught Holocaust Studies and Psychology at Kean University. He served as pulpit Rabbi, school psychologist, and Director, Jewish Community Relations Council