Faculty Directory & Bios

Rabbi Jason Holtz
 

Rabbi Holtz has many different roles in our congregation. He is a passionate teacher of both adults and youth, a pastoral caregiver, a worship leader, and an organizer. His courses frequently reflect his strong interest in Jewish philosophy, Jewish ethics, and early rabbinic literature. As a pastoral caregiver, he is committed to supporting all members of the community during their times of need. As such, he has assumed the task of assisting the Caring Community, a group of lay congregants, to provide assistance and support to ill and bereaved congregants. As an organizer, Rabbi Holtz has started and leads the Temple's Young Adult Group (YAD), which has seen participating from dozens of individuals in their twenties and thirties. Furthermore, he is also known as "Coach", as he started and manages the Temple Softball team.

Rabbi Holtz is orginally from Ormond Beach, FL. He graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in philosophy and international relation and was ordained a rabbi by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion at Cincinnati in 2010. He is married to Jodi Brinn Holtz, a teacher at Mesa Verde Elementary School.