Elie Spitz

Elie Kaplan Spitz served as the spiritual leader of Congregation B’nai Israel of Tustin, CA for over three decades and as a member of the Rabbinical Assembly’s Committee of Jewish Law and Standards for two decades. He has taught courses at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies of American Jewish University and Chapman University. He is the author of five books, addressing the following topics: Jewish beliefs of the afterlife; living with despair; a toolbox for the soul; finding meaning in Psalms; and how to sleep better.