Rabbi Adam Lavitt

Rabbi Adam Lavitt is a spiritual director, writer, ritual facilitator, and designer of transformative learning experiences. Adam offers an approach to Judaism that promotes spiritual wellness and social justice. He grew up in Northbrook, a small suburb on the north shore of Chicago. Adam graduated from Kenyon College, where he received his B.A., majoring in religious studies and English literature with a concentration in creative writing. He trained as a rabbi at the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College. Over the course of his studies, he also learned at Pardes, BINA's Secular Yeshiva, Alma and the Conservative Yeshiva. He has taught Jewish text through a variety of modalities at institutions including Hillels, synagogues, and other Jewish communal organizations across the country and abroad. As a CLAL-Rabbis without Borders Fellow, Adam offered spiritual leadership for the unaffiliated Jewish community in Providence. He is co-founder of the Movement Minyan, a method that explores Jewish liturgy through embodied practice, and was the 2012 National Havurah Summer Institute Liturgist in Residence. Former Assistant Editor of Zeek magazine, Adam is a contributing writer to the Huffington Post and has been published on MyJewishLearning, The Wisdom Daily, and Jewschool. Adam is an alumnus of the JOIN for Justice Clergy Fellowship, and the Boston Bridges Fellowship. Adam trained as a Jewish Spiritual Director through the Bekhol Levavkha program at Hebrew Union College. He is currently training as a prayer leader through the Davennen Leadership Training Institute while pursuing certification as a chaplain. When he is not working, Rabbi Adam enjoys reading and exploring the outdoors.

Ordination:
Rabbinical School of Hebrew College

Contact:
Email: rabbilavitt@gmail.com
Web: adamlavitt.com
Phone: 401-753-3269

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