B'nai Mitzvah Program

Introducing this year's B'nai Mitzvah Officiant & Rabbinical Consultant:

AvirLev Waxman

Hi there, I'm AvirLev. I grew up on Long Island, but fled as soon as I could to the west coast. I grew up in a Conservative household, and, after going completely off the derech after college, have found my way back to Judaism and am a first year rabbinical student. I now consider my Judaism to be traditionally-informed, justice-oriented, and mystically-inclined; but it's always a work in progress. I place great value on constructing gateways into the Tradition, knowing that there are many ways to be Jewish and not everyone will find their connection in the same way, and trying to find a balance between being deeply rooted in the past and creation of individual meaning.