Rabbi Adam Chalom is the Dean for North America of the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism (IISHJ) and the rabbi of Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation in suburban Chicago, Illinois. He was raised in Humanistic Judaism, ordained by the IISHJ and earned a Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in Near Eastern Studies (Hebrew and Jewish Studies concentration) – his dissertation title was “Modern Midrash: Jewish Identity and Literary Creativity.” In addition to numerous articles, Rabbi Chalom is the author of the 50-session adult education curriculum Introduction to Secular Humanistic Judaism.
Did you know that featured Convention speaker Jeremy Ben-Ami served under Bill Clinton as the President's Deputy Domestic Policy Advisor for two years?