Rabbi Anthony David Holz
We at Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim warmly greet you. Rooted in a congregational history of more than 250 years (we were founded in 1749), we today speak to issues that all Jews face, and we reach for a better tomorrow for everyone.
Valuing difference, we welcome all Jews. And in community we seek to lighten one another's burdens and heighten the moments of joy. Our aim is to be a living home to which any Jew can turn for acceptance, inner-recharging and spiritual growth. We seek to include, bring greater meaning, provide a sense of ongoing Jewish connection, and make a difference.
Greatly are we blessed. Good is our portion. Pleasant is our lot. Beautiful is our heritage. Together may we create a future that is worthy of our past.
With warmest wishes,
Rabbi Anthony D. Holz, D.D.
Rabbi Anthony David Holz assumed the spiritual leadership of Congregation K.K. Beth Elohim in August, 1992. Rabbi Holz was born and educated in Cape Town, South Africa, where he received a B.A. degree with a major in music. He completed his rabbinic studies at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio and was ordained in 1970. He was presented his Doctor of Divinity degree in 1995.
Before coming to Congregation K.K. Beth Elohim, Rabbi Holz held positions with the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation at Ohio's Miami University, the Pretoria Progressive Jewish Congregation in South Africa, Congregation Beth Tikvah near Columbus, Ohio and Temple Israel in Duluth, Minnesota.
Rabbi Holz is active in numerous Jewish and community organizations. He has special expertise in religious education, youth work, creative liturgy and music.
Rabbi Holz and his wife, Judy, have three adult daughters.
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