Rabbi Paul J. Kipnes

RABBI PAUL J. KIPNES holds a master’s degree in Jewish education from Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion and serves as spiritual leader of Congregation Or Ami in Calabasas, California. His books include The Secret Life of the Mourner: A Poetic Journey Through a Year of Grief and Jewish Spiritual Parenting.

Kipnes has earned 14 national awards for excellence in family education, interfaith outreach, disability inclusion, social justice, and use of technology. He also studied with the Institute for Jewish Spirituality and serves as rabbinic dean at URJ Camp Newman in Santa Rosa, California.

When not writing, Kipnes co-founded the Midrashic Monologues and has worked as a camp director and North American Federation of Temple Youth regional advisor. These roles inform his focus on Jewish spiritual life and community education.

Rabbi Paul J. Kipnes’s books are published by Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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