Zac Newman

Program Director

Zac has been practicing mindfulness since 2008 and teaching practice since 2013.
He is a rabbinical student in the ALEPH Ordination Program, and trained to teach mindfulness through the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at Bangor University.

Zac's responsibilities at Or HaLev include teaching, supervising our curriculum, mentoring other teachers and directing our English online program.
Prior to his role at Or HaLev, he was the Community Director of HaMakom, the UK-based Jewish meditation organisation.

Zac is a long-standing student of religious studies and psychotherapy. He is continually interested in how we can wake up to the wisdom of our tradition and the goodness of our lives.