Zach Teutsch

Zach Teutsch is the founder and managing partner at Values Added Financial, a comprehensive, fiduciary financial firm helping progressives to live financial lives they feel good about. Prior to his work as a financial advisor, Zach was at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), providing financial education to the public. Before that, he built the first national financial-skills education programs for union members. He has taught investment and financial planning topics to groups all around the country, and he has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, Barron’s, Investment News, Architectural Digest, Recode and more.He grew up attending Reconstructionist Minyan Dorshei Derekh in Philadelphia. He now lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Becca, and their two kids (Shula and Sender), where he belongs to the New Synagogue Project. When he isn’t working or parenting, he is often frustrated by Philadelphia sports teams.  

Essays

The Reconstructionist Network

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Serving as central organization of the Reconstructionist movement

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Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis

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Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues

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Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives

Read & Rite

One-stop shop for progressive Jewish books and ritual objects

Havaya Summer Programs

Overnight summer camp and teen Israel experience

Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association

Professional association of Reconstructionist rabbis

Placement Office

Placement resources for rabbis and congregations

Reconstructionist Educators of North America

Professional group for people leading schools in Reconstructionist congregations

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The Reconstructionist Network

A blank white square with no visible content.
A pure white, blank image with no distinguishable features or content.
A blank white square image.

Read & Rite

One-stop shop for progressive Jewish books and ritual objects

Placement Office

Placement resources for rabbis and congregations

Havaya Summer Programs

Overnight summer camp and teen Israel experience

Reconstructionist Educators of North America

Professional group for people leading schools in Reconstructionist congregations

Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association

Professional association of Reconstructionist rabbis