Rabbi Arthur Abrams 
Rabbi Abrams, is a Bronx, N.Y., native. He received a doctorate of law from Kansas Newman College in 1986, a doctorate of divinity from Hebrew Union College in 1985, and a master's degree in counseling from Nova University in Florida in 1976. He was ordained with a master's degree in Hebrew letters from Hebrew Union College in 1961 and was previously with Temple Beth Shalom of Sun City.
Interfaith relations have been a substantial part of his efforts; he has served on many interfaith boards and committees and worked toward improving civil rights problems, especially in the 1960s, and throughout his career.
Among his awards and professional honors is "A Distinguished Merit Citation" from the National Conference of Christians and Jews in 1988. In recognition of his leadership, that same year, the mayor of Wichita, Kan., proclaimed June 8, 1988, "Rabbi Arthur J. Abrams Day."
When Abrams retires, someday, he hopes to travel, perhaps to Scandinavia, England and Israel, with his wife Claire, to whom he will be married 51 years this Dec. 25. He and Claire have two grown daughters who live in Marin County, Calif.
We are thrilled to have Rabbi Art and Claire as a part of our Beth Ami family!