Rabbi Moshe 'Tom' Heyn
Rabbinic Advisor, Jewish Family Service, Cincinnati, Ohio (in Blue Ash)
Music Director, Congregation B'nai Tzedek, Cincinnati, Ohio (in Kenwood)

Born and raised in Baltimore, Rabbi Heyn received his musical training at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin and his graduate degree and rabbinic ordination from the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati.  Many know "Rabbi Tom" through his involvement with Cedar Village, where he served as rabbi from 2000 to 2006.  He was recognized by the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati for outstanding community service as a Jewish professional and is co-founder of the Jewish Spirituality Network of Southwestern Ohio.

As a musician, Rabbi Heyn performs solo and with his band MAMASH.  He also sings cantorial music as one of Cincinnati's Three Jewish Tenors.

Rabbi Heyn is a member of the GCBOR (Greater Cincinnati Board of Rabbis), the CCAR (Central Conference of American Rabbis), and the AHR (Association of Humanistic Rabbis).

Over the years, Rabbi Heyn has met and been influenced by teachers as diverse and renowned as the Dalai Lama and the Lubavitcher Rebbe.  He spent a decade studying and practicing meditation in a San Francisco spiritual community.  He then spent another decade studying and practicing the Kabbalah under the guidance of respected rabbis and scholars, including Professor Moshe Idel, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, and Professor Arthur Green. His outlook has been profoundly shaped by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel as well as by controversial thinkers such as Rabbi Sherwin Wine and Ken Wilber.  He lives in Cincinnati with Sheri, Ari & Baila, Esther, and his three boys.

For a list of upcoming events, click here.

As a life-cycle ceremony officiant, Rabbi Heyn is the rabbi of choice among both religious and secular Jews.  His "congregation-without-walls" includes the largest and fastest growing segment of the Jewish community -- unaffiliated Jews and intermarried families.  Rabbi Heyn works with:

Individuals: Bar/Bat Mitzvah and conversion preparation, pastoral care visits, spiritual direction

Jewish & Interfaith Couples: wedding and commitment ceremonies

Families: brises & babynamings, bar/bat miztvah ceremonies, funerals & memorial services

Congregations: concerts, programs, Divrei Torah, weekend programs, and retreats

Rabbi Heyn hosts 'Integral Salons' twice a month in which participants examine and discover ways in which Integral theory is being successfully implemented in diverse fields, ranging from business and politics to spirituality and the arts.

Cincinnati's Integral Salon meets at Jewish Family Service from 7-9 pm on the first and third Wednesday of every month.

For more information, click here.

The American Israelite, Cincinnati, OH (10/04/07)  Selichot Services at Congregation B'nai Tzedek - pages 1, 2, 3
David's Voice, Cincinnati, OH (08/09/07)  Ask the Rabbi: Should My Fiance Convert?
The American Israelite, Cincinnati, OH (04/26/07)   Rabbi Heyn broadens commitment...
The Enquirer, Cincinnati, OH (02/15/07)   Rabbi Sledding...
The Enquirer, Cincinnati, OH (12/16/06)   Rabbi Spreading...
The Jewish Week, Westchester County, NY (12/14/06)   A Great Miracle is Happening Here
The American Israelite, Cincinnati, OH (12/14/06)  Humanistic Rabbi Shines a New Light on Hanukkah