Rabbi Mike Uram

Rabbi Mike Uram serves as the ninth Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.

Prior to JTS, Mike was the inaugural Chief Jewish Learning Officer for Jewish Federations of North America, where he created deep Jewish learning opportunities for 78,000 Jewish leaders across North America. Previously, he served as the head of Pardes North America. Before that, he led Penn Hillel as the Executive Director for 16 years. He is the author of the best-selling book Next Generation Judaism, which won a National Jewish Book Award.

Mike has worked with dozens of Jewish organizations, including the Wexner Foundation, the Schusterman Foundation, Hillel International, the JCC Association, the Conservative and Reform movements, as well as many local federations and synagogues. Recently, Mike co-authored a new educational framework for Birthright Israel. Mike holds a B.A. from Washington University and Rabbinic Ordination from JTS.