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The Very Rev Sam Candler became Dean of the Cathedral of St. Philip in October 1998. He was raised on a farm in Coweta County and received his B.A. degree, cum laude, from Occidental College, in Los Angeles. In 1982, he graduated magna cum laude from Yale Univ. Divinity School (and Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, its Episcopal component). He was awarded an honorary Dr. of Divinity degree by the Univ. of the South in 2021 for his “exemplary willingness to take on the hard soul work of Christian responsibility and carry on that work faithfully and lovingly,” particularly in his lifelong devotion to faithful parish ministry.  Sam loves the lively community and diversity of parish life. An amateur pianist, he had intended to become a jazz musician before he was called into the priesthood. Thus, he values the role of music in prayer, and has served on Liturgy and Music Committees in several dioceses. Besides his love of scripture and bible study, he also loves the outdoors; he continues to fish, hunt, hike, and observe the stars as much as possible.

Rabbi Lydia Medwin joined the clergy team at The Temple in 2014 and currently serves as Associate Rabbi. A native of Memphis, Lydia attended the Univ of Texas and Hebrew University for undergraduate studies, earning degrees in Middle Eastern Studies and Honors Humanities. She was ordained on the Los Angeles campus of Hebrew Union College in May of 2010.  While there, she received a Masters of Hebrew Letters and a Masters in Jewish Education from the Rhea Hirsch School. Lydia has served synagogue Beth Israel in Jackson, MS, B’nai David in Visalia, CA, Or Ami in Calabasas, CA, the Hillel at UCLA, and as a teacher’s assistant at USC in Jewish history.  She later served for four years as a pulpit rabbi at Stephen S. Wise Temple in Los Angeles.  Rabbi Medwin is a certified Jewish Meditation Teacher. She co-author of The Relational Judaism Handbook: How to Create a Relational Engagement Campaign to Build and Deepen Relationships in Your Community.  While in rabbinic school, Lydia met her husband, Dan Medwin, and they and their three children are thrilled to be a part of The Temple community.