'CEO Unplugged' to feature Rabbi Frisch Klein
Find out how Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein of Congregation Kneseth Israel in Elgin defines her leadership style by attending the next Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce popular series, "CEO Unplugged," sponsored by the Grand Victoria Casino.
The luncheon will be held Tuesday, June 20, at the Grand Victoria Casino pavilion, 250 S. Grove in the Fox River Room on the second floor. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. with buffet luncheon at 11:45 a.m. Questions and networking to follow.
Tickets are $20 in advance ($25 at the door) for chamber members and $30 for guests ($35 at the door).
The "CEO Unplugged" luncheon gives attendees the opportunity to learn what made this CEO successful and adapt his/her leadership tips into your own business. The format includes an informal interview followed by a quick fire-round of questions and an opportunity to ask questions. Guests will walk away with tidbits of advice from Rabbi Frisch Klein to implement in their own business.
For Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein, the dream of becoming a rabbi, according to a note that her eighth-grade teacher wrote, began with her bat mitzvah. A college Simchat Torah celebration was so full of joy and life that she called her parents and told them she wanted to be a rabbi to bring that kind of joy to other people.
Her dream of being a rabbi took a back seat as life intervened. Although always active in the Jewish and wider community, she worked as the educational director in four Hebrew schools and as a marketing consultant for high technology companies. Eventually she enrolled in The Academy for Jewish Religion, with its commitment to pluralism and second-career students, provided a viable path to the rabbinate.
The reason to pursue this dream was to continue her work on social justice issues. She sees her role in the rabbinate as being a bridge builder and peacemaker, explaining Judaism to the outside world.
She brings to the rabbinate her commitment of building a community that is warm and welcoming, nonjudgmental and a safe place for everyone to explore their Judaism, engaging people where they are and helping them find meaning in our modern world. In addition to the rabbinate, she has owned her own consulting business and blogs as the "Energizer Rabbi," for the joy of Judaism that keeps going and going and going. She welcomes all questions and is accessible by email, cellphone, in the office, or somewhere else.
She and her husband, Simon, and daughter Sarah enjoy cooking, reading, interfaith dialogue, Habitat for Humanity and theater.
The "CEO Unplugged" luncheon series has focused on introducing the business community to local CEOs since 2012. The series is led by members of the Elgin Area Chamber special events committee: chairwoman Pat Szpekowski, PR Strategies & Communications/PmS advertising, inc.; Jennifer Boyle, Manpower; Toni Diones, Winergy; Yvonne Irving, KCT Credit Union; Cate Osterholz, Presence St. Joseph Hospital-Elgin; Tena Robotham, Judson University, and Michael Storey, Beckatt Solutions.