Pamela Jay Gottfried (she/her) is honored to serve as the rabbi at Congregation Beth Tikvah in Marlton, NJ. Believing the essential meaning of rabbi is "my teacher," she strives in her rabbinate to help individual students of all ages reach their potential.

Since receiving rabbinic ordination and earning an M.A. in Jewish Education from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, Rabbi Gottfried has taught in churches, colleges, community centers, mosques, retreat centers, schools, summer camps, and synagogues. A lifelong learner, she became a student of ceramics as an adult, and taught both ceramics and Judaics at Camp Ramah Darom. As an artist, she often incorporates creative expression and message-driven art in her teaching of teens and adults.

Rabbi Gottfried is deeply committed to community engagement. In her first year as CBT’s rabbi, she participated in the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey’s Combinator program and worked in partnership with the Tri-County Board of Jewish Clergy, the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) and the Medford Fellowship of Religious Leaders to strengthen relationships among local faith communities. She is an active member of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association (RRA) and the Interim Ministry Network (IMN), and a regular participant in their professional development courses.

A strong proponent of pluralism and innovation, Rabbi Gottfried is a board member and member of the Publishing Team of Bayit, a collaborative community of liturgists, artists, game designers, and educators creating tools for Jewish life in the 21st century. She is also an alumna of Clal's Rabbis Without Borders and LEAP fellowships, and a blogger for The Wisdom Daily, their online outlet for political, cultural, and spiritual commentary.

Rabbi Gottfried is the author of Found in Translation: Common Words of Uncommon Wisdom, and is currently working on a collection of creative nonfiction, My Manicure & Other Musings, about her experiences as a parent and rabbi. In addition to participating in Daf Yomi and attending Spiritual Poetry Writing classes, she spends her free time solving The New York Times crossword puzzles, playing Scrabble with her spouse, David, and taking walks with their faithful canine companion, Henry.

Rabbi Gottfried is the author of Found in Translation: Common Words of Uncommon Wisdom, and is currently working on a collection of creative nonfiction, My Manicure & Other Musings, which includes stories and poems about her experiences as a parent and rabbi. In addition to participating in Daf Yomi and attending Spiritual Poetry Writing classes, she spends her free time reading novels, solving The New York Times crossword puzzles, playing Scrabble with her spouse, David, and taking walks with their faithful canine companion, Henry.