Jonathan Klein
Rabbi Jonathan Klein has served as the Executive Director
at Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice since 2009. Ordained at Hebrew
Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in 1997, Rabbi Klein has served congregations in Flagstaff,
Arizona and Rye, New York, served three years directing Reform Movement’s
College Department, then eight years as the Director of USC Hillel and a year
at Progressive Jewish Alliance before arriving at CLUE. With Civil Disobedience
arrests in support of demilitarization of El Salvador in 1989, in opposition to
New York police brutality in 1999, in support of immigration reform in 2010,
Walmart workers in 2015 and Black security officers in 2017, Rabbi Klein
organizes and mobilizes faith leaders to suspend their privilege in order to
protect and celebrate the marginalized and disenfranchised of Southern
California and beyond. Also an animal rights activist, he recently founded a
multi-faith-based response to animal cruelty, Faith Action For Animals. He
currently serves on the boards of the ACLU of Southern California, Interfaith
Communities United for Justice and Peace, and Chicago-based Interfaith Worker
Justice. He is also an elected delegate to the California Democratic Party,
representing Assembly District 51. Rabbi Klein is the proud father of three
children and is married to Tera Klein.
Sessions in which Jonathan Klein participates
Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon A
Workshop
Rabbi Heather Miller, Keeping It Sacred (Moderator)
Melina Abdullah (Participant)
Kim McGill (Participant)
Pastor Cue Jn-Marie (Participant)
Hamid Khan (Participant)
Jonathan Klein (Participant)
Sessions in which Jonathan Klein attends
Hotel Irvine - Pavilion
Meal
Hotel Irvine - Theater
Workshop
Rabbi Denise Eger, Congregation Kol Ami (Participant)
Walter Jacob, Freehof Institute for Progressive Halakhah (Participant)
Mark Washofsky, HUC-JIR (Participant)
Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon C
Keynote
Gilad Kariv, IMPJ (Participant)
Hotel Irvine - Pavilion
Meal
Hotel Irvine - Oak Creek
Worship
Heidi Cohen, Temple Beth Sholom (Participant)
David Reinwald, Temple Beth Sholom (Participant)
Hotel Irvine - Woodbridge
Workshop
Aaron Panken, Herew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (Participant)
Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon C
Workshop
Elliot Dorff, American Jewish University (Participant)