Rabbi Etan Mintz is an American

rabbi A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as ''semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of ...

, activist, writer, and the spiritual leader of the historic

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. Rabbi Mintz is leading the revitalization of the oldest continually active synagogue in

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and one of the oldest standing synagogues in America. Mintz is an active proponent of Jewish inclusivity. He is a nationally sought speaker, writer, and educator. In response to the

2015 Baltimore protests On April 12, 2015, Baltimore Police Department officers arrested Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African American resident of Baltimore, Maryland. Gray's neck and spine were injured while he was in a police vehicle and he went into a coma. On Ap ...

after the shooting of Freddie Gray, Rabbi Mintz led a multiracial, interfaith group of clergy to increase community cooperation in Baltimore. Rabbi Mintz has advocated for strengthening racial relations and has advocated for a more welcoming and inclusive vision of

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. Rabbi Mintz has led spiritual disaster response teams in the aftermaths of crisis situations, as well as efforts countering anti-semitism, and preserving Holocaust memory. Rabbi Mintz received his rabbinical ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanon Rabbinical School at Yeshiva University. He also holds an M.P.A. degree from the

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at Harvard University and a master's degree in Jewish Philosophy and Mysticism from the

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. Rabbi Mintz lives in Baltimore with his wife, Dr. Tammy Mintz, and their five children.

References

Amid Baltimore strife, one rabbi finds hopeSynagogue looks to create eruv downtown
*http://jewishtimes.com/events/the-hasidic-masters-part-one-with-rabbi-etan-mintz-2016-11-22/ *http://www.jns.org/latest-articles/2016/1/12/wedding-traditions-across-the-abrahamic-faiths
Hopkins business students put their skills to work in one of Baltimore 's oldest neighborhoods
*http://forward.com/opinion/311584/why-i-said-kaddish-for-churchgoers-in-charleston/
Baltimore Jews join Freddie Gray protests – but it's complicated
*http://jewishtimes.com/31760/downtown-tribe/news/ *https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/05/05/why-a-bunch-of-rabbis-went-to-baltimore-to-protest-and-pray/ *http://www.yctorah.org/about/jewish-leadership-advisory-board/ *https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/07/travel/glimmers-of-jewish-glory-days-in-baltimore.html *https://www.cjebaltimore.org/board {{DEFAULTSORT:Mintz, Etan American Orthodox rabbis Living people Harvard Kennedy School alumni Modern Orthodox rabbis Yeshiva University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American Jews