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Meet Rabbi Steve
Rabbi Stephen Robbins
Rabbi Steve is a wise,
sensitive, kind person, a master of both the mystical and
intellectual traditions of Jewish thought. He began his Rabbinic
studies at age 16 at Hebrew Union College in 1960, following in the
tradition of a long line of Rabbis in the Luria family that goes all
the way back to the middle fourteenth century in the Kabbalist
community of Southern France and Northern Spain. He was ordained in
1972 and has spent his combined 45 years of Rabbinic professional
life serving in a variety settings including Hillel at University of
Cincinnati and at University of California Berkeley, followed by 16
years as Rabbi of Temple Emanuel in Beverly Hills, California before
he and Hazzan Eva created N’vay shalom. In addition he has been in
private practice as a Clinical Psychologist and Naturopathic
practitioner and min /body healer. All of this has led to his unique
multi-disciplinary approach to Judaism with an emphasis on his
Kabbalistic roots and their expression in his Rabbinate. This
heritage of mystic study and experience has shaped his unique
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As a Rabbi, Kabbalist, and
psychologist with extensive study in medicine, neuroscience, physics
and psychobiology, he provides a multidisciplinary approach that is
unique. Rabbi Steve is recognized throughout the world for his
breadth of knowledge and ability to synthesize all of these
disciplines to open our hearts and minds to God in a unique way. He
has served as a consultant for other Rabbis, physicians and
congregants from all over the world. He is the co-founder of the
Academy for Jewish Religion/California, which is the first
Transdenominational seminary on the West Coast. Rabbi also is on the
faculty teaching liturgy, mysticism and professional skills. As
past-President he helped establish the primary philosophy and
curriculum of the Academy and has set it on a path toward Academy
accreditation. In addition he has been actively teaching the ancient
technique of Kabbalist meditation for the ten years at the
University of Judaism, N’vay shalom and Shabbatons around the
country.
Rabbi Steve’s warm and accepting nature makes him accessible to all.
He is an empath and has been able to bring important moments
of healing into the life of our congregation. Whether in communal
settings or individual meetings with congregants, he provides a
profoundly healing touch to the bodies, minds and spirits of all who
come in contact with his gentle presence. Rabbi Steve has developed
modern applications to the ancient mystic traditions and is sought
out by many people throughout the world.
Rabbi Steve and Hazzan Eva have been married for 33 years and
together they have carved a unique partnership that reflects the
mystic notion of the male and female union and its impact in the
spiritual expression of Jewish life. Husband and wife, male and female, words and music, together they hold our community in love and joy.
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