A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Rabbi Lydia Medwin attended the University of Texas in Austin (hook 'em) and Hebrew University for undergraduate studies, earning degrees in Middle Eastern Studies and Honors Humanities. Rabbi Lydia was ordained on the Los Angeles campus of HUC in May of 2010. While there, she received a Masters of Hebrew Letters and a Masters in Jewish Education from the Rhea Hirsch School. She currently serves at The Temple in Atlanta, GA, and enjoys teaching a weekly Jewish mindfulness class as well as directing many aspects of The Temple's Rothschild Social Justice Institute.
Lydia is a co-author with Dr. Ron Wolfson and Rabbi Nicole Auerbach of The Relational Judaism Handbook: How to Create a Relational Engagement Campaign to Build and Deepen Relationships in Your Community (Kripke Institute). She is a co-founder of the National Multi-faith Initiative to End Mass Incarceration. She is also a proud graduate of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality's Clergy Program and Jewish Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training Program.
