President and CEO, Rabbi Elliott Tepperman
Rabbi Tepperman comes to this role with decades of service to the Reconstructionist movement. He is a rabbi, teacher, community builder and passionate advocate for the kind of Judaism we are all striving to create: one rooted in tradition, open to question and relentlessly committed to a more just world.
Rabbi Tepperman was selected by Reconstructing Judaism’s Board of Governors following a comprehensive national search. He succeeds Rabbi Deborah Waxman, who has served as President/CEO for 13 years and whose trailblazing leadership transformed how the Reconstructionist movement is seen and heard across the Jewish communal landscape.
I am humbled and energized by this opportunity. Reconstructing Judaism has always been a home for serious, courageous Jewish thinking and living. I look forward to listening deeply to our congregations, our students, our clergy and our broader community — and to working together to build the bold, joyful and justice-centered Jewish future that our tradition calls us toward. I have dedicated my adult life to serving this movement that has so deeply shaped me as a Jew and as a rabbi. It is an honor to follow in the footsteps of my strong predecessors, and it will be a privilege to work with extraordinary communities of our movement and exceptional staff, faculty, students and leaders at Reconstructing Judaism.
