Rabbi Alexandria Shuval-Weiner
Rabbi Alexandria Shuval-Weiner is a dynamic spiritual leader, passionate teacher, and trailblazing voice within
modern Jewish life. Since 2015, she has served as the Senior Rabbi of Temple Beth Tikvah in Roswell, Georgia,
guiding the community with wisdom, joy, and deep compassion. A native of Los Angeles, Rabbi Shuval-Weiner
brings a bold and visionary energy to her rabbinate—one rooted in Jewish tradition and fueled by a profound
commitment to justice, sacred connection, and lifelong learning.
Rabbi Shuval-Weiner made Atlanta history as the first woman to rise to the presidency of the Atlanta Rabbinical
Association, and the third woman to serve as senior rabbi of a synagogue in the Georgia State history. Currently she
plays an active leadership role within both the local Jewish community and the broader Reform movement, sitting
on multiple regional and national boards. She served on the Central Conference of American Rabbis convention
committee for 5 years, culminating in chairing the 2020 national conference, which surprisingly became the first
ever virtual convention of the CCAR due to the 2020 Worldwide Corona Virus Pandemic. Presently, she is a member
of the CCAR’s Annual Giving Campaign committee.
Her advocacy for the dignity and uplifting of all of God’s creation is visible through her participation and leadership
in organizations like Rotary International, American Jewish Committee, Adamah, T’ruah, the Institute for Jewish
Spirituality, Shamayim and Center for Jewish Food Ethics.
Before her tenure at Temple Beth Tikvah, she served as Associate Rabbi at the historic Temple, Congregation B’nai
Jehudah in Kansas City. Prior to entering the rabbinate, her background includes years of experience as a Reform
Jewish Educator (RJE), and her creative leadership helped shape groundbreaking initiatives like the Inter-
Congregational Sunday School in Oklahoma City and family-centered worship experiences in Portland, Oregon and
Los Angeles, California’s South Bay.
Ordained in 2008 at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles, Rabbi Shuval-Weiner also
holds a Master of Hebrew Letters and a Master of Jewish Studies. She earned an M.Ed in School Administration
from the University of Central Oklahoma and holds her B.A. in Education and Humanities from Bar-Ilan University
in Ramat Aviv, Israel.
A scholar with a soulful lens, Rabbi Shuval-Weiner contributes regularly to published works, including The Mussar
Torah Commentary and the forthcoming book on Ethical Living in the 21st Century. In an unexpected turn into pop
culture, she served as Jewish content consultant and on-screen actor in Marvel's Agatha All Along, training actor Joe
Locke for a Bar Mitzvah scene and appearing as “Rabbi Levin.”
When she’s not leading services, counseling or teaching her beloved Torah, Rabbi Shuval-Weiner finds sacred
beauty in photography, gardening, hiking, and family life. She and her husband, and fellow Jewish professional, Jay
Weiner are the proud parents of five adult children, joyful grandparents to six grandchildren (and several beloved
"fur-grands"), and devoted members of the vibrant TBT family. Rabbi Shuval-Weiner can be reached at
rabbi@bethtikvah.com.
