Meet the Director: Rabbi Jan Katzew, Ph.D.

rabbi-jan-d-katzew-phd_0 croppedRabbi Jan Katzew, Ph.D. returned to Cincinnati in 2012 to direct a groundbreaking project in service-learning for rabbinical students, after having been ordained there nearly thirty years earlier. In the interim, he served as a congregational rabbi and educator, earned a doctorate  from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in Education and Jewish Thought, headed a Jewish Day school, and led the Reform Movement’s efforts in lifelong Jewish learning. His publications range from the popular to the scholarly and from Jewish ethics to interfaith dialogue. Jan consults with a wide spectrum of Jewish educational agencies throughout the world.

 

 

 

 

Articles by Jan Katzew:

Dear God, An Invitation

The Gift of Being Cared For

Introducing the Journal

Is Sacred Service-Learning a Means or an End?

A Jewish Common Core: A Jewish Common Corps

Service Learning Builds Character