Rabbi Marc
Labowitz

Rabbi Marc Labowitz brings his passionate expression of Judaism and his strong sense of social justice to the community. His deepest spiritual practice is to foster a world in which freedom, acceptance, and love are the essence of all paths. Rabbi Marc does this by...

• Creating a vibrant, caring community for people of all ages and backgrounds based on the joys of Judaism
• Enhancing meaning in our lives by sharing the sweetness of Torah and Kabbalah through teachings of our sages
• Leading congregants in exploring their spirituality in a manner that brings balance to their lives and freedom to their spirits, and
• Teaching children and their parents ways of celebrating Judaism to ensures healthy relationships

Rabbi Marc's Mission
Rabbi Marc Labowitz's deepest spiritual practice is to foster a world in which Freedom, Acceptance and Love are the essence of all paths. He endeavors to do this by creating a warm, vibrant, caring community, based on the Joys of Judaism and sharing the sweetness of Torah, Kabbalah and the teachings of our Sages. Rabbi Labowitz brings his passionate expression of Judaism, his strong sense of social justice, and his warm and caring approach to the pulpit, to the community and with the Holy One's Help, even further still.

Rabbinic Positions

• Rabbi of TAO - The South Florida Center for Jewish Renewal - 2002-Current
• Faculty Member of Melton AMS and CAJE - 2006-Current
• Rabbinic Assistant at Scottsdale Torah Institute, Scottsdale AZ - 1997-2002

Rabbinic Education

• Ateret Tzvi Academy - Reb J. H. Worch. 2000 - 2004 - Rabbinic Ordination: 2004.
• Aleph Alliance for Jewish Renewal - Reb Zalman Schacter Shalomi. Rabbinic Pastorate: 2002; Rabbinic Ordination: 2004.
• Scottsdale Torah Institute - Reb Michael Shapiro. 1992 - 2002 - Rabbinic Ordination: 2004.

Keynote, Lecturer, and Invocations
As a keynote speaker and lecturer, Rabbi Marc finds himself in front of many audiences in South Florida including: Jewish Federation, Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education, Jewish Community Centers, Temples, Federal Bar Association, Universities and Colleges, Local Organizations, and other Interfaith Events.

• Federal Bar Association - Induction of New President 2005
• Women's Majority - Honoring Janet Reno
• Jewish Federation Miami - Birth Rite Reunion
• Melton AMS - Miami Beach and North Miami Beach
• Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE) - Broward and Dade counties, Florida
• Florida Atlantic University - Fort Lauderdale
• David Posnack Jewish Community Center - Cooper City, FL
• Scottsdale Torah Institute - Scottsdale, AZ
• Temple Beth El - Hollywood FL
• Jewish Institute of Learning - Hallandale, FL
• Beit Chaverim - Ft Lauderdale, FL
• Kolot - Women Against Domestic Violence - Ft Lauderdale, FL
• Unity of Hollywood - Hollywood, FL
• Broward Community College - Davie. FL
• Bahai Interfaith Events - Davie, FL
• Interfaith Event at Bailey Hall - Davie, FL
• JAM an Organization to Unite Jews and People of all faiths - Miami, FL

Rabbinic Associations
Member OHALAH: Association of Rabbis for Jewish Renewal

Born into a lineage of rabbis that include his great grandfather and namesake Rabbi Mordechai Rabinovitch of Baltimore Z'l, his grandfather Rabbi Herschel Leibowitz Z'l, This parents Rabbis Shoni Phillip Labowitz, Rabbi Marc has been blessed with a joyful, spiritual and loving upbringing. Rabbi Marc Labowitz is married to Paulina and is the proud father their daughter, Galia Nechama Labowitz, and son, Ocean Ayden Labowitz.

More about Rabbi Marc

Rabbi Phillip
Labowitz

Having served the Jewish Community of Fort Lauderdale since 1973, Rabbi Phil has one of the longest tenures of Rabbinic Leadership in Broward county. Some of his many community involvements include having served on the Boards for Overseers of Broward Community College, Jewish Family Service, and the Jewish Federation.

Rabbi Labowitz, who began his distinguished career in 1962 with his ordination as an orthodox rabbi, led congregations in the Northeast and in South Florida. He has been a personal mentor to all who have come into his warm and wonderful embrace, teaching them the joy of Judaism. Valuing the need for intensive Jewish education, he was instrumental as one of the founders of the David Posnack Hebrew Day School.

Rabbi Phillip finds great joy in discovering at the weddings he performs today. He has officiated Bar/Bat Mitzvahs and Bris/Namings of today's brides and grooms as well as having married their parents! As Chaplain of Hospice, he has found great fulfillment in his role as a healer, comforting the dying and counseling their loved ones

In 1992, he and his wife and soul mate Rabbi Shoni embarked upon a new path, spreading the joyful spirit of Jewish Renewal with the co-founding of Temple Adath Or. This labor of love has helped the Jewish community of South Florida discover that Judaism can provide the spiritual sustenance we crave. From impromptu Shabbat services in their living room, TAO has grown to a 250 member congregation. At TAO's Shabbat services members of South Florida's Jewish"family"find themselves"coming home."

Today, Rabbi Phil continues to be the same loving, gracious and approachable soul he was when he began his rabbinical journey in 1962. He counts among his many blessings his sons, Pierre, Rabbi Marc and Rabbi Arik, who, inspired by their special parents, have chosen to emulate their pathways in life. We, the community of TAO, are blessed to have him as well as one of our two current spiritual guides.