Rabbi Amy Grossblatt Pessah

Director of Studies

Rabbi Amy (she/her) was ordained by Aleph: Alliance for Jewish Renewal and is a graduate of the Rhea Hirsch School of Jewish Education at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion where she received a Master of Arts in Jewish Education. Her undergraduate work was completed at Washington University in St. Louis where she graduated magna cum laude with a double bachelor’s degree in history and Jewish Near-Eastern Studies.

Rabbi Amy is nationally certified in Jewish Family Education and has consulted and worked in synagogues and Jewish institutions across the country, serving various demographics and settings. She was trained and practices as a Jewish Spiritual Director and has recorded a CD of mussar related chants entitled, With a Full Heart. Rabbi Pessah’s writings can be found online and in various anthologies; her first book, Parenting on a Prayer: Ancient Jewish Secrets for Raising Modern Children was published in 2020.

Currently, she serves as a community rabbi in South Florida where she works in Reform, Conservative, Renewal, and non-denominational communities. In 2022, Rabbi Amy was elected for a three-year term as a rabbi for the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County’s Board of Directors.