Education, Credentials, Certifications, and Affiliations

Academic Degrees:

D.Min. (Doctor of Ministry), Trinity School of Apologetics & Theology (currently Trinity Graduate School of Theology, Cochin University), November 15, 2003. Distance study, Kochi, India.
J.D. (Juris Doctor), George Washington University Law Center, February 22, 1968. Resident study, Washington, D.C.
Th.M. (Master of Theology), Messiah Biblical Institute & Graduate School of Theology, May 13, 1989. Resident study, Gaithersburg, Maryland.
D.Min. (Doctor of Ministry), Trinity School of Apologetics & Theology (currently Trinity Graduate School of Theology, Cochin University), November 15, 2003. Distance study, Kochi, India.
B.S. (Bachelor of Science: Applied Mathematics, minors in Chemistry and Physics), Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (currently Polytechnic Institute of New York University), June 14, 1961. Resident study, New York City, N.Y.

Studies in Medicine, Counseling, Psychology, and Ministry

Graduate Studies (Medicine & Bio-science), New York University, 1961-1964.
Graduate Studies (Educational Psychology: Clinical emphasis), Catholic University of America, 1972-1974.
Group Therapy Practicum (Psychology), Psychiatric Institute and Howard University, Washington, D.C., 1972.
Neuropsychology Practicum (Neuropsychology), George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C., 1973.
Psychology Practicum (Neuropsychology), Veterans Administration Hospital, Washington, D.C., 1974.

Certificate Studies (Biblical Counseling), Christian Training Institute, Washington, D.C., 1977-1978.
Summer Institute of Pastoral Studies (Biblical Counseling), Christian Counseling & Education Foundation, Laverock, Pennsylvania, 1978.
Certificate Studies (Biblical Counseling), Biblical Counseling Institute, Washington, D.C., 1999-2000.
Certification Training (Crisis Care Chaplaincy), Virginia Baptist Mission Board, Richmond, Virginia, 2009.
Certification Training (Critical Incident Stress Management: Individual Crisis Intervention & Peer Support), University of Maryland (UMBC), Baltimore, Maryland, 2010.
Certification Training (Pastoral Crisis Intervention), University of Maryland (UMBC), Baltimore, Maryland, 2010.

Counseling Certifications

Certified Biblical Counselor (B.C.C.), Biblical Counseling Institute, 2002 to present.
Certified Pastoral Counselor (C.P.C.), Board of Christian Professional & Pastoral Counselors, 2008 to present.
Crisis Care Chaplain (credentialed), Virginia Baptist Mission Board, 5/1/ 2009.
Certification (Critical Incident Stress Management: Individual Crisis Intervention & Peer Support), International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, 2010.
Certification (Pastoral Crisis Intervention), International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, 2010.

Counseling Practice

Juvenile Intake Counselor, Juvenile Services Administration, State of Maryland, 1974.
Counselor and Attorney at Law, Private Practice, Virginia and Washington, D.C., 1968 to 2007.
Counselor, Word of God Counseling Ministry (Full Gospel Assemblies International), Coatesville, Pennsylvania, 1978.
Biblical Counseling Instructor, Betzel Shaddai, Chicago, Illinois, 1979.
Founder, Director, and Head Counselor, Shalom Biblical Counseling Center, Rockville, Maryland, 1979-1983.
Congregational leadership and Pastoral Counseling practice, Ahavat Yeshua, 1985 to 2006.
Congregational leadership and Pastoral Counseling practice, Ohev Yisrael, 2006 to present.

Founder, Executive Director and Counselor (Certified), Biblical Counseling Institute, Silver Spring, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., 1999 to present.

Pastoral Counselor, Ets Chaiyim Tree of Life School, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 2002 to 2004.

Founder, Director, and Pastoral Counselor, Community Care Clinic, Washington, D.C., 2005 to 2008.

Crisis Care Chaplain, Virginia Baptist Mission Board, Richmond, Virginia, 2009 to 2010.
Jail Chaplain, Prince William Adult Detention Center, Manassas, Virginia, 2010 to 2019.

Chaplain – U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Clergy Support, April 10, 2018 to present.

Chaplain & Executive Director, Messianic Jewish Connection Prison Ministry, 2021 to present.

Life Coaching and Mentoring

Professional Memberships Related to Counseling and Psychology

Published Books

Disputes, Discipline and Reconciliation in the Body of Believers – A Handbook of Procedure and Theology (Montgomery Village, MD: Tikkun International, 2002, rev. 2019), ISBN 978-1-7337112-0-3.
Torah, Covenant, Priesthood and Leadership - A Handbook of Procedure and Theology (Montgomery Village, MD: Tikkun International, 2019), ISBN 978-1-7337112-7-2.
The Law of Messiah – Torah from a New Covenant Perspective, in collaboration with Daniel C. Juster, vols. 1 & 2 (Tikkun International, 2019, rev. 2020), ISBN 978-1-7337112-5-8 and 978-1-7337112-6-5.
Collected Sermons and Writings – On Subjects Useful for Bible Studies and Practical Godly Living, vols. 1 & 2 (Tikkun America, Inc., 2020), ISBN 978-1-7337112-8-9 and 978-1-7337112-9-6.

Selected Papers

(These are a sample of others that are contained within the published books listed above.)

Women Teachers and Preachers in Messianic Jewish Congregations (February 16, 1987).
The Priestly Calling of Messianic Judaism – The Biblical Case for Retaining a New Covenant Distinctive (September 22, 1987).
A Call to Priestly Worship (December 10, 1987, revised February 11, 1988).
Proselytes to Israel in a Messianic Jewish Congregation (October 17, 1986, revised August 6, 1988).
Government and Leadership in a Messianic Jewish Congregation (September 22, 1991).
Whom Do We Worship? To Whom Do We Pray? (March 18, 1992).
Passover & Firstfruits Chronology – Three Views Dating the Events from Yeshua's Last Passover to Pentecost (March 3, 1997).
Messiah Born in the Spring – An Exegetical Argument (May 10, 1997).
Kingdom Government and Spiritual Gifts (December 20, 1997).
Torah and the New Covenant (January 13, 2000).
Intermarriage, Proselytes and the Next Generation in Messianic Jewish Congregations, Part I (Presented at the UMJC conference, Arlington, Virginia, 1999; redacted March 3, 2000).
On Mark Kinzer's "The Nature of Messianic Judaism: Judaism as Genus, Messianic as Species" – A Response by Michael Rudolph and Ralph Finley, Kesher – A Journal of Messianic Judaism, Issue 12, p.120 (Winter 2000).
Are All Believers Jews? (March 17, 2001).
The Pastor and His Wife as Spiritual Parents (March 13, 2005).
Steps in Applying Torah (March 14, 2005).
Of Course, Torah Is for Gentiles! (April 5, 2005).
Outline Explaining Messianic Judaism (February 26, 2011).

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