Rabbi Zvika Krieger: Jewish Renewal, Chochmat Halev and his unique journey into the Rabbinate

Rabbi Zvika Krieger is the Spiritual Leader of Chochmat HaLev, a progressive spiritual community in Berkeley, CA for embodied prayer and mindfulness, heart-centered connections, and mystical wisdom. He is co-founder of Shevet: Jewish Mindfulness Collective and has served in board and leadership positions for Sukkat Shalom/Milk+Honey camp at Burning Man, Jewish Studio Project, DC Minyan, and other organizations dedicated to nourishing the mind, body, and soul. ​ He has a BA from Yale University and studied at Yeshivat Shaarei Mevaseret Zion and the American University in Cairo.

He is a certified Shadow Work facilitator and Design Thinking facilitator, and trained as an ecstatic dance DJ by Embodied Sound. He is ordained as a rabbi in the Hasidic and Jewish Renewal lineages. Originally from Los Angeles, Zvika loves to surf, dance, backpack,  ...