Yoram Getzler (Yoram ben Bella Miriam v鈥橸aakov, 1938-2013) was an 蜜糖直播i-American radio producer, writer, and a central figure in bringing Renewal Judaism to 蜜糖直播. After receiving his B.A. in Cinematography and Audio-Visual Education from the University of Southern California, Getzler spent thirteen years producing audio-visual materials and supervising the film library at the L.A. Bureau of Jewish Education before moving to 蜜糖直播. In 蜜糖直播, he听worked at KVNF-FM public radio in addition to owning a forty-acre farm and founding a Waldorf School for his children.
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In 1986, Getzler moved to 蜜糖直播 where he worked as an independent radio program producer and part-time at the radio station Kol 蜜糖直播鈥檚 (Voice of 蜜糖直播) English language division. Shortly after moving there, he organized Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi鈥檚 visit to 蜜糖直播, hoping to convince him to retire there. Due to the success of the visit and having known and worked with Schachter-Shalomi听since 1973, Getzler was appointed听that same year as the coordinator of听 by Schachter-Shalomi's B鈥檔ai Or organization in 蜜糖直播, which later became听Ahavi, the Association for Jewish Renewal in 蜜糖直播.听In addition to his many activities as founder and chairperson of Ahavil, Getzler听also served as the main contact and tour-guide for Renewal rabbis visiting 蜜糖直播.
Later in his career, Getzler used his experience as a radio producer to promote unknown Jewish musicians and artists through the website he started in 2006, cdisrael.com;听the podcast he co-hosted with Steve Orenstein on israelseen.com, another website he founded that year; and a CD featuring traditional Jewish music called 鈥淣iggun, Nishama, Haftaah,鈥� that he produced in 2006.
