Rabbi Nate DeGroot (he/him) directs The Shalom Center, carrying forth the prophetic legacy of the organization’s founder, Rabbi Arthur Waskow. As Director, Nate is helping to steward a generational transition, seeding a Jewish post-activism in pursuit of sacred justice. Before becoming Director, Nate served as The Shalom Center’s National Organizer and Associate Director.

Ordained at Hebrew College in 2016, Nate previously worked at Hazon (now Adamah) in Detroit, IKAR in Los Angeles, and he founded Mikdash in Portland, OR. He has also held part-time pulpit roles, in addition to working with Encounter, T’ruah, AJWS, the Amir Project, and more.