Rabbi Michael Adam Latz is originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he worked at the Hillel Foundation at Stanford University. He also spent a year backpacking through Southeast Asia, East Africa, and the Middle East.

After completing his studies at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City, Michael was ordained as a rabbi on May 21, 2000. As a student, he served congregations in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

Rabbi Latz was a contributing writer to social action.com and had his sermon, “The Unbinding of Isaac,” selected by Sh’ma magazine as one of the 18 best sermons of 1999. During rabbinic school, he was designated as a prestigious Wexner Fellow.

Rabbi Latz has a passion for building Jewish community, politics, social justice, Jewish liturgy and ritual, and teaching students of all ages. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling, reading, theater, and visiting with friends and family.

For three years (2000-2003), Rabbi Latz served as the first Assistant Rabbi at Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue, Washington. He is the founding rabbi of Kol HaNeshamah in West Seattle, where he resides with his daughters.

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