Rabbi Emeritus Clifford Kulwin was the Senior Rabbi at Temple B’nai Abraham in Livingston from 1999 to 2019, and was formerly a congregational rabbi in Rio de Janeiro. Aided by his knowledge of several languages, for fifteen years, he oversaw international development for the World Union for Progressive Judaism. Rabbi Kulwin graduated from Macalester College, was ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and was a Doctoral Fellow in Jewish history at Columbia University. Rabbi Kulwin continues to work extensively with Spanish and Portuguese-speaking Jewish communities. His commentaries frequently appear in The Star-Ledger and the Los Angeles Times. He and his wife reside in Montclair.