About Rabbi Jamie Korngold
Rabbi Jamie Korngold is the author of the best-selling book God in the Wilderness (Doubleday 2008), which is now in its third printing.
Her books include:
The God Upgrade: Finding Your 21st-Century Spirituality in Judaism’s 5,000-Year-Old Tradition
(Jewish Lights, April 2011)
Sadie and the Sukkah Breakfast (Kar-Ben, July 2011)
Sadie and the Big Mountain (Kar-Ben, 2012)
Sadie and the Super Shamus (Kar-Ben, 2012)
Sadie and the Desert Passover (Kar-Ben, 2013)
Rabbi Korngold is an ordained Reform rabbi and the founder and executive director
of the Adventure Rabbi Program, based in Boulder, Colorado. She is nationally
recognized for her innovative work combining religion and nature, as well as
for her cutting-edge use of technology.
A favorite of the media, she has been featured by Good Morning America,
National Geographic, NPR, the New York Times, Wall Street
Journal, Ski as well as many other outlets.
Rabbi Korngold is an athlete and a scholar. She completed the Leadville Trail
100, a hundred-mile running race, in less than thirty hours and was ranked fourth
in the nation for telemark mogul skiing. She is a graduate of Cornell University’s
natural resources program and received her masters and ordination from Hebrew
Union College.
Rabbi Korngold is best known for her ability to make Judaism relevant, meaningful,
and accessible and therefore opening the doors back to Judaism for thousands
of disenfranchised Jews. Through her nature-based approach to religion, she
is able to bridge the gap between scientific thought and religion, healing a
fissure that often disrupts spiritual paths.
She lives in Boulder, Colorado, with her husband and two daughters.
Find her at:
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Adventure Rabbi: http://www.AdventureRabbi.org/
Facebook: http://www.AdventureRabbi.org/facebook/
Blog: http://blog.AdventureRabbi.org/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/adventurerabbi
God Upgrade Updates
- My Prediction for CNN.com for 2012: 24×6 – Take a Day Off
- New Review of The God Upgrade
- Book Signing Photos: Aspen, Colorado
- Adventure Rabbi Featured in Wall Street Journal – 7-5-2011
- Fox News Interview About The God Upgrade
- Scarsdale Inquirer Article about Rabbi Korngold coming to New York for her Book Talk
- Review of The God Upgrade from the Shabbat Lady (Texas Jewish Post)
- Photos from Adventure Rabbi May 2011 Hike
- CNN Interview with Rabbi Korngold about The God Upgrade
- God Upgrade #1 Bestseller at Boulder Bookstore (photo)
Adventure Rabbi Blog
- Friday, June 12, 2013: Friday Night Shabbat Services on Flagstaff Mountain - 6 pm June 19, 2013Please join us for Friday night Shabbat Services on the summit of Flagstaff Mountain, led by: Rabbi Jamie Korngold, Adventure Rabbi. No Hiking! Great for friends, families, kids and singles. 6:00 pm - Service 7:00 pm - Picnic (bring your own) More information - Visit Here >> Hope to see you there, Rabbi Jamie Korngold Adventure RabbiP.S. We still have […]Adventure Rabbi Blog
- Next Year in Israel (2013): Passover in the Desert December 13, 2012Join us for an Adventure Rabbi Passover Trip to Israel March 18-27, 2013. What a unique way to celebrate Passover! What a unique way to visit Israel! We've put together an amazing itinerary for a 10-day desert adventure trip, March 18-27, 2013 culminating with a Passover seder in a remote desert eco-lodge. We will hike the spectacular mountains and ca […]Adventure Rabbi Blog
- Safe Return for Jessica Ridgeway - My Remarks from a Vigil Last Night October 10, 2012I was asked to speak last night at vigil last night for the safe return of Jessica Ridgeway. Here are my remarks: Those of you who have read my books or heard me speak, know that I cannot stand before you today and offer a prayer to God to please bring Jessica home. Nor can I stand before you tonight and offer a prayer to God to please keep her safe. How I […]Adventure Rabbi Blog
- New Jewish Women International Magazine Article Featuring Me April 3, 2012I'm featured in a really nice Jewish Women International Magazine article (that also uses one of Jeff's photos): http://www.jwmag.org/page.aspx?pid=3241 […]Adventure Rabbi Blog
- Rabbi Korngold Discusses Link Between Purim and Passover Stories March 23, 2012Rabbi Jamie Korngold, the Adventure Rabbi, discusses the differences and similarities between the Jewish holidays of Purim and Passover that occur only one full moon apart. In the story of Purim, the Jewish people are oppressed, but write a story where the hero is a woman, and God is not present. During Passover, the Jews are freed from Israel by the outstre […]Adventure Rabbi Blog






