Rabbi Yonatan Arnon
I aspire to instill a sense of meaning, belonging, and hope in your life. Perhaps what we share as seekers is to be nomads. Each one of us follows their own path. Our individual journeys might be different, yet we can walk alongside one another on a shared path. Walk with me?
My Story
Yonatan was ordained as a Rabbi by Hebrew Union College, NYC, in May 2023.
He graduated with an MBA in Social Entrepreneurship and Nonprofit Management from the Morton Mandel Social Leadership Program at Ben Gurion University in 2018.
Yonatan has extensive experience as a mentor, advisor, chaplain, and spiritual director, providing guidance, support, and spiritual care to individuals from diverse backgrounds and groups, such as LGBTQ+ individuals, people in custody (Rikers Jail), those in recovery, men's groups, older adults, nursing home residents, and individuals receiving end-of-life care. Yonatan has also completed a rigorous chaplaincy residency at one of the most prestigious medical-university institutions, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Hospital.
For the past ten years, he has served Jewish communities in New York and Israel, including Columbia/Barnard Hillel, Romemu, Lab/Shul, Navah Tehila, Beth Emeth Albany, JDC Entwine, and Kehilat Zion, with a focus on Jewish and Hebrew education, community building for young adults and alumni, program direction, facilitating rituals, prayer services, and more.
He is a trained dialogue facilitator, working for over 10 years with multicultural groups, including Jews, Muslims, Israelis, Palestinians, Christians, and Zen Buddhists.
In 2017, he founded his signature "MoveMeant - Embodying Sacred Texts" workshops, where he integrates spiritual and movement practices. MoveMeant reimagines what is possible within ritual spaces, regardless of spiritual affiliation. MoveMeant explores the intersection of sacred and ancestral texts, ritual, live music, mindfulness, breath, and vocal exercises, as well as movement techniques.
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