Rabbi M. Finley, Ph.D.
Wisdom Works
Rabbi Mordecai Finley, Ph.D. RabbiFinley@OhrHaTorah.org C.V. - rev. Dec 2015 Personal Background Born in December, 1954, and raised southern California, grew up with Conservative Jewish affiliation at the Compton Jewish Community Center and Temple Beth Shalom, Long Beach, California. Married to Meirav Shevah Finley 1989. Four children, Levi Yitzchak (b. 1980), Kayitz (b. 1982), Shulamit (b. 1994), Avigayil (b. 1997) Counseling: Pastoral/Spiritual Counseling; Wisdom Work; Mindfulness Practice; Spiritual Psychology Employment/Teaching Experience. A. Congregational Experience Founding Rabbi Ohr HaTorah Synagogue, Mar Vista, A Traditional-Progressive Congregation. December 1993-present Co-Rabbi Makom Ohr Shalom, A Synagogue Celebrating the Jewish Traditions of Spirituality and Meditation. June 1994-June 2002 Assistant Rabbi Stephen S. Wise Temple, Los Angeles, California. Full range of clergy duties, including pulpit, adult education, bikkur cholim program, young adult programs, confirmation, pastoral counseling, creating and implementing programs (e.g., family Bar/Bat Mitzvah education, regular Shabbat Morning Minyan, etc.