Rabbi Howard I. Bogot is the former UAHC (now URJ) Director of Curriculum, Special Projects and the Department of Religious Education. He currently serves as the Lecturer in Jewish Studies for Penn State University's Abington campus. He is the co-editor of A Children's Haggadah, Gates of Awe: Holy Day Prayers for Young Children, and Gates of Wonder: A Prayerbook for Very Young Children, published by CCAR Press.
Joyce Orkand taught Special Education, pre-school, kindergarten, and first grade in a number of settings, both Jewish and public, for more than 30 years. She co-authored, with Rabbis Robert Orkand and Howard Bogot, two prayerbooks for children, Gates of Wonder and Gates of Awe, both published by CCAR Press. She holds a BA degree in education and a MS degree in special education. Ms. Orkand has been a volunteer and political activist. She is married to Rabbi Robert Orkand and is the proud mother of Seth Orkand, mother-in-law of Kate Halloran, and grandmother of Noa and Sarah Orkand.
