Sydney Mintz is a rabbi at Congregation Emanu- El. She was ordained in 1997 by the Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City, at which time she began her rabbinic career at Temple Emanu-El. Rabbi Mintz grew up in Chicago and has been actively involved in the Reform movement all of her life. Rabbi Mintz sits on the Board of the Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis, Brandeis Hillel Day School, and serves on the Reform movementıs Commission on Social Action. She has lectured widely in the areas of Midrash, Jewish humor and women in Judaism. At Congregation Emanu-el Rabbi Mintz helped develop the award-winning Late Shabbat, which serves the Young Adult Community of the Greater Bay Area. Rabbi Mintz directs the social justice programs of the Congregation and leads the family worship services, among her other pulpit responsibilities. In 2004, Rabbi Mintz was chosen as a Fellow in the Center for Rabbinic Education at the Shalom Hartman Institute, Jerusalem, Israel.