Adam Chalom
International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism Dean - North America
Highland Park, Illinois
Rabbi Adam Chalom (pronounced “shalom” à la français) is Dean for North America of the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism and Rabbi of Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation in suburban Chicago. He has led conferences on young adult children of intermarriage, Jews and the Muslim World, the futureof Jewish peoplehood, and more. Rabbi Chalom has edited or contributed to several published volumes, most recently “Humanistic Judaism and Secular Spirituality” in Religion: Beyond Religion (MacMillan, 2016) and “Humanistic Judaism” in The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception. He was previously a featured presenter at Limmud UK (2017), has also presented at Limmudim in Chicago and Boston, and was to have been a featured presenter at Limmud Oz Melbourne 2020.