Born and raised in Baltimore, Rabbi Heyn received his musical training at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin and his master's degree and rabbinic ordination from the Hebrew Union College.

Many know "Rabbi Tom" from his nearly ubiquitous presence throughout the Greater Cincinnati area from 1995 through June 2010.  In addition to creating and overseeing the Jewish Spirituality Network of Southwestern Ohio, Rabbi Heyn served as rabbi , music director, educator & chaplain for numerous institutions including Cedar Village, Rockwern Academy, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Congregation Ohav Shalom.  He was awarded by the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati for outstanding community service and is widely-known and regarded as a thoughtful teacher, life-cycle officiant, musician and spiritual activist.

On June 6th 2010, Rabbi Heyn will be moving to New England to prepare for his new role as Rabbi of Congregation Shir Heharim (Song of the Mountains) in Brattleboro, Vermont.  He will also be working as an Interfaith Chaplain for for Beacon Hospice.  He returns to Cincinnati frequently to officiate at all pre-arranged weddings and funerals.

Rabbi Heyn has been a popular lecturer & scholar-in-residence at synagogues, churches, and retreat centers.  As a musician, he has performed around the country as a soloist, with his band MAMASH, and as one of Cincinnati's Three Jewish Tenors.

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 Eastern approaches to spirituality in the San Francisco Bay Area.  He then spent two decades studying and practicing Kabbalah and Jewish approaches to spirituality under the guidance of rabbis and scholars such as Professor Moshe Idel, Professor Arthur Green and Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi.

Rabbi Heyn brings to those he serves "breadth of learning and depth of experience," the qualities one should look for in a rabbi.

Rabbi Tom is the officiant of choice for people of all backgrounds and faith traditions, both religious and secular .  His congregation without walls includes the largest and fastest growing segment of the community - unaffiliated and intermarried families.  Rabbi Tom works with:

Jewish, Non-Jewish & Interfaith Couples: for all types of weddings and commitment ceremonies

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

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

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

The American Israelite, Cincinnati, OH (05/27/10)  Announcements - Goodbye
David's Voice, CIncinnati, OH (05/06/09)  Shavuot Presents Time for Spiritual Reflection
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

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