Steve joined EWS in a part-time capacity in 2006 while serving as Education Director of a suburban Houston synagogue. After 20 years of synagogue work, Steve began to teach at Emery/Weiner full-time in the 2010-11 school year. Steve has previously served as the Eighth Grade Counselor at EWS, and presently teaches Eighth Grade. During his gap year following high school, Steve participated on the Young Judaea Year Course, a 10-month work-study program in Israel. Following that life-changing experience, Steve received his undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin where he earned a minor in Hebrew Language. Steve then earned a Master’s Degree in Jewish Education from the American Jewish University, in Los Angeles. Steve serves on the Board of Directors of Hillel at the University of Texas at Austin and also serves on the Camp Committee of the URJ Greene Family Camp, where he spends as much time as camp will allow each summer. Additionally, Steve teaches Haftarah as a member of the B’nai Mitzvah tutoring team and eleventh grade Religious School at Congregation Emanu El, and teaches seventh grade Religious School for Congregation Beth Yeshurun. Steve enjoys sports (watching his Longhorns, Astros and Texans), playing guitar, and spending time with family and friends.  He is married to Suzie Finger Daum and is the father of two Emery/Weiner alumni who are both studying at the University of Texas at Austin.

Hazzan Rimland-Bonn has held positions as Director of Religious School and Family Education in California and Florida. While in Florida, under her administration, Temple Israel of Longwood, became the fourth school in the state of Florida to be accredited by the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism “Framework for Excellence”.

In 1972 she made her debut on CBS National Television.  She has also been interviewed numerous times and has appeared on various talk and radio shows, as well as on the American Jewish Hour, and interviewed the acclaimed Michael Feinstein on the Jewish TV Magazine.  Because of the Hazzan’s versatility as an artist, composer and producer, her published song “Lo Yisa Goy” was released on the album “Carnival Time,” performed by Tommy Tedesco(z”l) on Discovery Records.

Being a Hazzan and Educator,  Hazzan Rimland-Bonn has taken on many responsibilities in her congregations such as Shaliach Tzibor for weekday, Shabbat and Holiday services, Life cycle events, Director of Education, Administration, teaching Bar and Bat Mitzvah for children and adults, teaching future Hazzanin, Choral Conducting, Pastoral Care, Jewish programming and more.