Rabbi Ben H. Spratt

Name: Take a Journey Behind the Scenes of Kugel, the Long-Awaited Shtisel Prequel
Start: 2025-04-28T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-28T21:00:00-04:00
Location: Congregation Rodeph Sholom

Ben Spratt (he/him) serves as Senior Rabbi of Congregation Rodeph Sholom. Since 2001, he has filled various positions within the organization.

Rabbi Spratt’s Jewish journey moved through the Orthodox, Reconstructionist, Renewal, and Reform movements of Judaism before becoming ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary. He centers his rabbinate on the values of connection, collaboration, and belonging. Continuing the long legacy of innovation at Rodeph Sholom, Ben helps spark new initiatives to center on the needs of people, including:

Shireinu, an inclusion platform for Jewish families with special needs that now serves as a spiritual model for synagogues and churches around the world;

Minyan, a Jewish small-group-based approach to human flourishing through connection sparked with Senior Cantor Shayna De Lowe.

Ben is a regular presence in written publications and podcasts, often with his co-author and colleague Rabbi Josh Stanton. Together they wrote Awakenings: American Jewish Transformations in Identity, Leadership, and Belonging and hold a regular column for Religion News Service exploring the changing landscape of American religion.

Rabbi Spratt's Book ›

Awakenings: American Jewish Transformations in Identity, Leadership, and Belonging.
In his book, Rabbi Ben Spratt speaks about the future of American Judaism with optimism. “…Judaism offers a wellspring of tools to help us flourish…to meet modern needs.”