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Spirituality as a Powerful Force of Change
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Being
As One –
A Jewish News article
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Prosperity
and Spirituality – An interview with Rabbi Shoni
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Rabbi Shoni’s Sculptures
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TAO was founded in 1992 by Rabbi Shoni Labowitz. Rabbi Shoni authored God, Sex,
and Women of the Bible, Miraculous Living: A Guided Journey in Kabbalah through
the Ten Gates of the Tree of Life and co-authored An Invitation to Prayer.
Rabbi Shoni is a nationally known lecturer, spiritual guide, and creator of
healing rituals in the Jewish Mystical traditions.
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After receiving a solid foundation in Traditional Judaism, her studies in
Buddhism and other Eastern philosophies began at Barry University and continued
with the study of Kabbalah. That led to an MA in Religious Studies at Vermont
College, and ordination with Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, of the Jewish
Renewal Movement. A woman of deep spirituality, Shoni drew from the various
mystical traditions in her work as a Chaplain for Hospice.
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Rabbi Shoni is founder of TAO
in Ft. Lauderdale and LivingWaters, a spiritual health spa
based in Mystical Judaism.
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Rabbi Shoni Labowitz is the first woman in her family of a long lineage of
Rabbinic scholars - traceable to the 18th century - to carry on the Rabbinic
tradition. She was spoon-fed with the love of Torah by her highly respected and
beloved parents and grandparents.
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Under the tutelage of Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, she learned how to
integrate her respect of Eastern traditions with her own Judaic beliefs. This
cross-pollination of ideas has given Rabbi Shoni "insider views" to a "larger
outside" story of humanity.
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Upon her ordination, Rabbi Shoni founded
TAO and was subsequently
joined by her husband Rabbi Phillip to create and build a dynamic Jewish
Renewal community together.
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In her unique style, Rabbi Shoni projects life's experiences through a canvas
of colors and sounds which resonate with the souls of others. This has
manifested in her ability to inspire and transform the lives of others through
her highly acclaimed books, Torah classes, the creation of LivingWaters, and
collaboration for a unique egalitarian and artistic prayer book.
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Her passionate search is to seek the Divine in every aspect of life. Thus
programmed, Rabbi Shoni has developed the ability to raise ordinary moments to
extraordinary heights.
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Having served the Jewish Community of Fort Lauderdale since 1973, Rabbi Phillip
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.
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Rabbi Phillip 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.
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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
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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 Phillip 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.
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Creating Peace
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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 Labowitz does this by:
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Creating a vibrant, caring community for people of all ages and backgrounds
based on the joys of Judaism
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Enhancing meaning in our lives by sharing the sweetness of Torah and Kabbalah
through teachings of our sages
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Leading congregants in exploring their spirituality in a manner that brings
balance to their lives and freedom to their spirits, and
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Teaching children and their parents ways of celebrating Judaism to ensures
healthy relationships
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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.
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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
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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.
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Our current spiritual leaders are
and his son,
You will thrive in the wisdom, sharing and charisma of both of them. Join us
and experience what you can’t read!
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