Keynote
Ancient wisdom made urgently practical. For conferences, corporates, universities, and leadership forums.
Rabbi Daniel Bortz
The Millennial
Rabbi
Ancient wisdom for modern living.
The bridge between two worlds — a big, modern life and the depth that makes it mean something.
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The Big Idea
Two worlds.
One rabbi.
Most people think you have to choose. Live a big, modern, joyful life — or go deep into faith and meaning. Daniel's whole message is that the choice is a lie.
Shabbat at Coachella. Kabbalah that reads like a manual for the mind. A sound bowl and a Torah scroll in the same room. This is Judaism that doesn't ask you to shrink your life. It asks you to go deeper into it.
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Find you a rabbi that can do both.
Torah & turntables — same room, same night.
Speaking
Bring the Millennial Rabbi
to your room.
Dynamic yet grounded. Daniel weaves storytelling, ancient wisdom, music, and humor into an experience that lands with the mind and the heart — tailored for every audience, from Fortune 500 stages to candlelit Shabbat tables.
Experiential Shabbat & Meditation
Tradition you don't just hear — you feel. Sound, stillness, and ritual brought to life for communities and retreats.
Fireside & Stump the Rabbi
The hardest questions about faith, meaning, and modern life — answered like a real person. Built for campuses, clubs, and podcasts.
Signature talks
- The Matrix Is Real — Kabbalah for a distracted world
- Finding Light When It's Dark — resilience, faith & the inner switch
- The Soul's Operating System — your seven traits, decoded
- Why Ancient Rituals Beat Modern Anxiety
Words from the rooms
"His message resonated deeply, guiding us through sessions on tradition and mindfulness for emotional well-being."
Alanna SachsHR, Meta
"A rare ability to bridge generations — blending ancient wisdom with contemporary culture in dynamic, engaging ways."
Rachel LucineSpotify
"An engaging speaker who skillfully integrates deep tradition with relatable, down-to-earth storytelling."
Dr. Kate DeConinckTheology Dept, University of San Diego
"He seamlessly integrated meditation into traditional services, giving them crucial meaning and relevance today."
David BramzonJewish Federation of San Diego
"His Shabbat experience brings ritual to life with soulfulness — intentional weekly renewal and presence."
Marisa PolinCo-Chair, NYLC
"This approach to Judaism really works for people of our generation."
Mike S.SOUL X community
Watch & Listen
The Millennial
Rabbi Take.
Take anything that looks dry, hard, or off-putting — a commandment, a holiday, a hard question about God — and find the deeper meaning, the spiritual takeaway, and how to actually use it. New every week.
Get one idea worth more than your morning scroll — weekly.
About Daniel
From Jew Jitsu to
Shabbat at Coachella.
Daniel Bortz has spent his life proving one thing: you don't have to choose between a full life and a deep one.
Known the world over as the Millennial Rabbi, Daniel makes 3,000 years of Jewish wisdom feel like it was written for right now. He's taught at Meta and Spotify, on university stages and at Federation services, and built soulful communities from San Diego to downtown Manhattan — always with the same goal: make the ancient feel alive, relatable, and usable.
More light. Less noise.
In a world drowning in argument and division, Daniel's answer isn't to fight the darkness. It's to add light. Relatable wisdom, shared with warmth, so the caricature of the out-of-touch rabbi simply falls away on contact.
Community & Learning
Go deeper than a talk.
Beyond the stage, Daniel builds spaces where this generation actually connects to its soul.
SOUL X
The community for this generation. Curated Shabbat dinners, salons, and experiences for young Jews — from NYC to Tel Aviv.
Explore SOUL X →SOUL Academy
A gym for your soul. Live Kabbalah and Hebrew-letter classes — in person and streamed — for growth seekers worldwide.
Join the Academy →SOUL Living
Six weeks to take back your happiness. A guided journey through stress, limiting beliefs, and the mystical secrets of meaningful living.
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Tell me about
your room.
A stage, a screen, a Shabbat table — tell me who's in the room and what you want them to feel. I'll take it from there.
- Keynotes & conference talks
- Experiential Shabbat, meditation & sound
- Fireside chats & "Stump the Rabbi"
- Retreats, campuses & private gatherings