Michael Shevack is the founder and rabbi of the Bucks County Free Synagogue as well as its parent organization, the Alliance for Universal Judaism (visit: www.universaljudaism.info )

“Hi. I’m Michael Shevack. After my bar mitzvah, I left Judaism because I found it empty and a sham. For years, I wandered in the spiritual wilderness with different philosophies and religions. I really didn’t know what I was searching for, or even that I was searching. I hated Judaism because it was a lot of rules and regulations and guilt, but, inwardly, I was deeply-connected emotionally, though I didn’t want to ‘be religious’; I’m still not ‘religious’.

I’ve found over the years, that I’m not alone. I meet many people that want a place that’s a breath-of-fresh-air. A place where they can explore the Truth, being totally themselves, without rules! They want to try to figure out the meaning of Life for themselves, in a spirit of freedom and individuality. They want a place where they can bring their personal spiritual-experiences and knowledge. If that’s what you’re looking for, I hope The Bucks County Free Synagogue can be that place. Thanks for taking the time to look over the website.”

Since his ordination by a Reform bet din in 1995, Michael Shevack has been heavily involved in inter-religious work around the world. He’s been a guest lecturer at Boston University, New York University, the University of Madrid, the University of Milan, Padova and Venice. He’s appeared on PBS and numerous coast-to-coast radio shows. He was appointed Director of Communications at the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding at Sacred Heart University, in Bridgeport Connecticut. Recently, he was appointed adjunct professor in the School of Social Welfare at Stony Brook University (S.U.N.Y.) where he taught spirituality and comparative religion on the graduate level.

Rabbi Shevack has been active in the “new age” community as well, an invited speaker at the Whole Life Expo, as well as Dean of All-Faiths Seminary in New York, an experiment in inter-religious training and ordination.

Rabbi Shevack is the author/co-author of 5 books. Stupid Ways, Smart Ways to Think about God (Liguori); Our Age. The Historic New Era of Christian-Jewish Understanding (Triumph), honored with a forward by the late John Cardinal O’Connor of the Archdiocese of New York; Adam and Eve, Marriage Secrets from the Garden of Eden (Paulist), just released in Italy (Marietti, Milan); Dialogo Fraterno (Marietti, Milan). His articles have appeared in numerous magazines. See: www.rabbimike.com  www.adamandeveinstitute.com 

Rabbi Shevack has been the Jewish chaplain at Neshaminy Nursing Home in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, for over 6 years, where he conducts many services and holiday events.

Prior to ordination, Rabbi Shevack was a Madison Avenue Creative Director. He wrote and created the campaign “Gillette. The Best a Man Can Get”, still running in 120 countries around the world. His work for Apple Computers won him a silver Lion at Cannes. See, www.intheimage.net

Combining his advertising and marketing, with his passion for religions and worthy non-profits, Rabbi Shevack has worked with AARP, Gateways (Orthodox Jewish), Communion and Liberation (Catholic), United Religions Initiative, the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), United Church of Christ, and many other groups, helping them find their true voice.

Shevack lives in Holicong, Pennsylvania, with the rebbetzin, artist Teddy Frank www.teddyfrank.com, and three children,
Christian Gabriel, Adam and Zoe.