About Adina

Rabbi Adina Allen is a distinguished spiritual leader, writer, and educator who harnesses the transformative power of creativity to revitalize Jewish tradition and foster personal growth. As the co-founder and creative director of the Jewish Studio Project (JSP), she is pioneering a future where creativity serves as a catalyst for healing, liberation, and social transformation.

Integrating a lifetime of experience in the expressive arts with her rabbinic training, Adina developed the Jewish Studio Process, a unique methodology that unlocks creativity through the fusion of art and Jewish learning that has been embraced by thousands of organizational and community leaders, educators, artists, and clergy across the United States.

In her acclaimed book, The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom (Ayin, 2024), Adina reframes the Torah as a contemporary guidebook for creativity. Drawing from Jewish sacred texts and the interpretive strategies of ancient rabbis, the book provides teachings and tools for employing creativity as a force for transformation and has been praised for its unique and invigorating lens on Judaism.

A sought-after speaker and workshop leader, Adina has taught and facilitated workshops and trainings for thousands of Jewish leaders nationwide, bringing her innovative methodologies to a wide array of communal institutions across the denominational spectrum. Her writings have been featured in both scholarly and mainstream publications, reflecting her commitment to making spiritual wisdom accessible to diverse audiences.

Rabbi Allen was ordained in 2014 through Hebrew College's pluralistic training program in Boston, where she was a Wexner Graduate Fellow. She is a recipient of the Covenant Foundation’s 2018 Pomegranate Prize for emerging Jewish educators.

Through her leadership at JSP Adina continues to inspire individuals and communities to embrace creativity as a vital component of spiritual growth, and personal development, and social change.