Characteristics of a Healthy Covenantal Community
May 11, 2025
It is a moment of tectonic shift in the ever-evolving expression and experience of Jewish life.
Rabbi Shawn Zevit is a dynamic and widely known liturgist, teacher, singer, author and consultant to Jewish communities.
He is a 1998 graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and worked for the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation for 14 years as the director of congregational services, outreach and tikkun olam. In 2023, Rabbi Shawn celebrated 25 years as a rabbi and 10 years at Mishkan Shalom.
Rabbi Shawn has been a sought-after teacher and leader of spiritual practice programs, including co-director of the award-winning Davennen Leader’s Training Institute, where he coaches rabbis, cantors and lay leaders of all denominations. He is also a spiritual director for the ALEPH Hashpa’ah program. He has consulted with myriad congregations, organizations and social justice initiatives in the Jewish and secular world.
An accomplished singer and guitarist, Rabbi Shawn is a founding member of the popular Jewish musical group Shabbat Unplugged. He has led Shabbaton programs, and has been guest artist and scholar-in-residence in more than 100 congregations and “havurot.” Among his many publications is his most recent book, “Brotherkeepers: New Explorations in Jewish Masculinity” and “Offerings of the Heart: Money and Values in Faith Community.”
Rabbi Shawn and his wife, Rabbi Simcha Zevit, make their home in Mt. Airy. Their children/stepchildren and granddaughters live in Cleveland, Ohio.
It is a moment of tectonic shift in the ever-evolving expression and experience of Jewish life.
This PowerPoint presentation created by Rabbi Shawn Zevit for his Spirituality and Activism Reconstructionist Learning Network covers everything from “finding a spiritual home” to understanding the deeper roots of tikkun olam, as well as the intersection between internal and external transformation.
Serving as central organization of the Reconstructionist movement
Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis
Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues
Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives
