Who Was That Person Sitting Next to Me at Synagogue?

Presenter Donald Baum.

Donald Baum grew up in Sacramento, CA. He received his BA in Economics from the University of California at Davis and his PhD in Economics from Claremont Graduate School. He taught economics at universities for 40 years and served as the chair of the Economics Department at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He has authored numerous journal articles primarily in the area of public economics or public finance. Public economics uses the concepts of economics to explain and evaluate government taxes and expenditures.

He was Bar Mitsvahed and conformed in a classic reformed temple. As an adult he and his family first belonged to reformed congregations, but later joined a conservative congregation. However, he has derived the most joy from and feels the strongest connection to Kol HaNeshama.

Donald joined the KH Board in 2020 and was elected president in 2021