A 21st Century Rabbi.
No Synagogue Walls Required.
Rabbi Jason Miller has spent more than two decades redefining what it means to be a rabbi in the modern world. Based in Detroit, Michigan, he has built a rabbinate that reaches far beyond the walls of any single synagogue, serving families and communities wherever Jewish life happens. As a Rabbi Without Borders, Jason officiates meaningful bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies, weddings, funerals, and life cycle events for families across the United States and around the world. He is also an educator, entrepreneur, author, and technology leader who believes that sacred moments are created by people, not buildings.
Beyond Bricks and Mortar
Rabbi Jason Miller isn’t your typical rabbi. He doesn’t lead a congregation from a pulpit, and he doesn’t measure his rabbinate by the size of a sanctuary. Instead, he has spent over 20 years building something far more expansive — a rabbinate that lives wherever Jewish families gather, celebrate, mourn, and grow.
He believes in a fundamental truth: humans create sacred spaces. Holiness is not confined to bricks and mortar. It lives in the backyard where a family gathers for a bar mitzvah. It lives in the hotel ballroom where two people stand beneath a chuppah. It lives in the Zoom call where a student halfway across the world chants Torah for the first time. Wherever people come together with intention and heart, that place becomes holy.
This is the philosophy that drives everything Rabbi Jason does — from officiating bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies to running a managed IT company, from certifying kosher establishments to consulting with fellow rabbis on how to build entrepreneurial careers within the rabbinate.
“Do not follow where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
— Muriel Strode
This quote has guided Rabbi Jason’s rabbinate from the very beginning. He was among the first cohort of Clal’s Rabbis Without Borders program — and the name has never felt more fitting.
A Rabbi for Every Chapter of Jewish Life
Rabbi Jason’s work spans ceremony, technology, education, and community — each area an expression of the same core belief that Jewish life should be accessible, meaningful, and without boundaries.
Bar & Bat Mitzvah Ceremonies
At the heart of Rabbi Jason’s rabbinate are bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies. He guides approximately 75 students per year through their mitzvah journey, offering personalized tutoring via Zoom and officiating ceremonies in person, anywhere in the world, or virtually.
Rabbi Jason creates fully customized bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies that are both meaningful and memorable. He works with families of all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive approach. Over the past 25 years, he has prepared students for b’nai mitzvah celebrations in Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist, secular, and interfaith families. He has a particular specialization in Special Needs Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremonies, ensuring that every Jewish child, regardless of learning differences, has the opportunity to celebrate this milestone in a way that honors who they are.
Unlike a synagogue setting where every student receives the same service, Rabbi Jason tailors each ceremony to the ability of the teen and the expectations of the family. The result is a bar or bat mitzvah that feels genuinely theirs.
Rabbi Jason’s relationship with a family does not necessarily end when the bar or bat mitzvah celebration is over. Former students remain in touch throughout high school, college, and adulthood, often turning to him for guidance and support during difficult or transitional moments.
Wedding Officiant
Rabbi Jason is a sought-after wedding officiant with more than 25 years of experience creating meaningful, memorable, and deeply personal Jewish wedding ceremonies. He works with couples from a wide range of Jewish backgrounds, thoughtfully blending tradition with warmth, humor, and a modern, engaging approach.
Rabbi Jason takes the time to get to know each couple and understand their relationship, families, traditions, and vision for their wedding. Every ceremony is written specifically for the couple, with personal stories and meaningful moments that reflect who they are and the life they are beginning together. He officiates weddings locally and at destination celebrations throughout the United States and around the world.
Technology Consulting
Technology is in Rabbi Jason’s DNA. His father Gary (of blessed memory) launched a computer consulting firm in 1994, and Rabbi Jason took the reins 15 years ago, relaunching it as Access Technology — a leading managed IT service provider specializing in solutions for for-profit businesses, synagogues, and Jewish nonprofits.
An early adopter of blogging and social media, Rabbi Jason is a recognized expert on the intersection of Judaism and digital innovation. He currently writes the monthly column Jews in the Digital Age for the Detroit Jewish News and previously wrote a similar column for The New York Jewish Week for many years.
Kosher Certification
A trained kosher supervisor, Rabbi Jason is the founder and director of Kosher Michigan, a kosher certification agency serving restaurants, caterers, and food producers throughout Michigan.
Kosher Michigan provides rigorous, trusted supervision with a personal touch — bringing the same warmth and accessibility to kosher certification that Rabbi Jason brings to every aspect of his work.
The Story Behind Rabbi Jason
Rabbi Jason Miller grew up in Metro Detroit, Michigan. Following his undergraduate studies at James Madison College of Michigan State University, he was ordained in 2004 at the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) in New York, where he also earned a master’s degree in education from the William Davidson School. He was awarded the Seminary’s first Gladstein Fellowship and served as the president of the Rabbinical School. Following leadership roles early in his career at The University of Michigan Hillel Foundation and Tamarack Camps (Fresh Air Society of Michigan), Rabbi Jason began charting a course that would challenge every convention of what a rabbi could be.
From the beginning, Rabbi Jason was a builder and an entrepreneur. He built companies, programs, and connections. He founded The Mitzvah Rabbi, took over and relaunched his father’s technology company as Access Technology, and established Kosher Michigan as the world’s largest non-Orthodox owned kosher certification agency.
Rabbi Jason was in the first cohort of Clal’s Rabbis Without Borders program, an experience that shaped his vision of a rabbinate unbound by geography, denomination, or institution. He is also an alumnus of the STAR Foundation’s PEER (Professional Education for Excellence in Rabbis) fellowship. Today, Rabbi Jason consults other rabbis on how to build entrepreneurial careers within the rabbinate — sharing the lessons of over 20 years of trailblazing so that the next generation of Jewish leaders can forge their own paths and leave their own trails.
Rabbi Jason lives in Metro Detroit with his wife of 27 years and their three adult children: a Michigan State graduate, a Broad Business College at MSU student, and a social work major at Miami University.
A Rabbi in the World
Rabbi Jason has had the privilege of meeting and interviewing notable figures from across public life, including celebrities, athletes, business leaders, and politicians. Each photo captures a meaningful moment, yet his most treasured memories are those shared with family and close friends.
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