Rabbi Without Borders
The Entrepreneurial Rabbi
For more than 20 years, Rabbi Jason Miller has been building something radically different — a rabbinate that isn’t bound by denominations, geographies, or synagogue walls. A rabbi, a business owner, a futurist, and a tech evangelist redefining what Jewish leadership looks like in the 21st century.
“Rabbis who see this as a chance to reinvent their rabbinate will ultimately be the most successful in the new era of Jewish life.”— Rabbi Jason Miller, “Role of the 21st Century Rabbi” (2013)
A Visionary Rabbinate
Judaism Beyond Walls
Bricks and mortar Judaism is a 20th century construct. Rabbi Jason envisions a vibrant, passionate, and expressive 21st century Judaism — one that goes wherever Jewish people are, not where institutions dictate they must gather.
Post-Denominational Judaism
Rabbi Jason serves families across the Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist, secular, and interfaith spectrum without the constraints of institutional affiliation. He believes Jewish life flourishes when it is freed from the politics of denomination and opened to the full breadth of what it means to be Jewish today.
Rabbi Without Borders
Among the first cohort of Clal’s Rabbis Without Borders fellowship, Rabbi Jason has built a model that others now follow — a rabbinate that travels to families, connects via technology, and meets people exactly where they are in their Jewish journey, without judgment.
The Entrepreneurial Spirit
As Rabbi Jason has written: “Today’s rabbi, like any successful business leader, must be organizing, operating and assuming the risk of his venture.” His rabbinate is proof of concept — built from the ground up, continuously innovated, and deeply rooted in service to the Jewish people.
Sacred Spaces Everywhere
Holiness is not confined to a sanctuary. It lives in the backyard where a family gathers for a bar mitzvah, the hotel ballroom where two people stand under a chuppah, and the Zoom call where a student halfway across the world chants Torah for the very first time.
Technology Leadership
A Lifelong Tech Innovator
Technology isn’t something Rabbi Jason adopted — it’s something he was born into. His story is one of continuous innovation, from a six-year-old at a keyboard to leading one of Metro Detroit’s most trusted managed service providers.
Rabbi Jason’s relationship with technology began at age six when he first sat down at a computer. It was formative — and prophetic. His late father, Gary Miller of blessed memory, founded Miller Systems in 1994, building a computer consulting firm that grew steadily through the earliest years of the digital age.
When Rabbi Jason took over the company in 2010, he rebranded it as Access Technology and set about transforming it for a new era. Under his leadership, the company experienced year-over-year growth, expanding its footprint across Metro Detroit as a fully trusted managed service provider (MSP) with a comprehensive suite of services.
Access Technology today serves for-profit businesses, synagogues, and Jewish nonprofits alike — offering IT services, web design and development, social media marketing, and search engine optimization. In recent years, Rabbi Jason has expanded the practice into AI consulting, helping small and midsize businesses understand and implement artificial intelligence solutions to drive efficiency and growth.
Beyond his own company, Rabbi Jason consults other rabbis and Jewish educators on how to leverage technology for the betterment of their synagogues and organizations — sharing hard-won lessons so that the next generation of Jewish leaders can confidently embrace the digital age.
First Computer at Age 6
Rabbi Jason’s lifelong fascination with technology begins — years before most families owned a personal computer.
Miller Systems Founded
Rabbi Jason’s father Gary Miller launches a computer consulting firm in Metro Detroit, planting the seed of a family tech legacy.
Ordained & Blogging Early
Following ordination at JTS, Rabbi Jason becomes an early adopter of blogging and social media — a recognized voice on the intersection of Judaism and digital life.
National Technology Columnist
Rabbi Jason begins writing a technology column for The Jewish Week in New York — a national newspaper — as well as the monthly Jews in the Digital Age column for The Detroit Jewish News, establishing him as a leading voice on Judaism and technology.
Access Technology Launched
Rabbi Jason takes over his father’s company, rebrands it as Access Technology, and begins a period of year-over-year growth.
AI Consulting Expansion
Access Technology adds AI consulting services, helping small and midsize businesses harness artificial intelligence as a practical, accessible tool for growth.
B’nai Mitzvah Revolution
Torah Without Borders
Rabbi Jason is transforming the bar and bat mitzvah experience for Jewish families around the world — meeting them where they are, not where a synagogue requires them to be.
For families who feel alienated from traditional Jewish life — who moved away from their childhood communities, who are unaffiliated, interfaith, or simply looking for something more personal — Rabbi Jason has become a lifeline. Using Zoom, he reaches Jewish children all over the world to prepare them for a meaningful, memorable lifecycle event.
He prepares approximately 75 students per year through a personalized tutoring process, offering one-on-one instruction that meets each student exactly where they are academically, emotionally, and spiritually. No student is a number. No ceremony is a template.
Rabbi Jason also travels with a Torah scroll — literally bringing the most sacred symbol of Jewish life to families who might never otherwise have one present at their celebration. Whether the ceremony is in a backyard, a beachside resort, or a family living room, that Torah transforms the space into sacred ground.
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 stand before their family and community and be seen, celebrated, and affirmed as a full member of the Jewish people.
As Rabbi Jason sees it, the bar or bat mitzvah is not a performance. It is a doorway into Jewish identity — and he is committed to making sure that door is open to everyone.
Global Reach via Zoom
Tutoring Jewish children across the United States and around the world — wherever they are, not where a synagogue requires them to be.
Torah in Hand, Anywhere
Rabbi Jason travels with a Torah scroll to bring a sacred, authentic Jewish experience to families in any venue — backyard, resort, or home.
Special Needs Specialization
Every Jewish child deserves their moment. Rabbi Jason customizes each ceremony to honor the student’s individual abilities and the family’s unique expectations.
Families Beyond Affiliation
Serving Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist, secular, and interfaith families — without judgment, without walls, with full heart.
Rabbinic Consulting
Teaching the Next Generation
Rabbi Jason doesn’t just blaze trails — he teaches others how to blaze their own. For over a decade, he has consulted rabbis and Jewish educators on building entrepreneurial careers within the rabbinate.
The American rabbinate has changed profoundly. As Rabbi Jason observed in his widely-read 2013 essay, rabbis who see today’s shifting landscape as an opportunity rather than a crisis will be the ones who shape the Jewish future. The question is no longer “which congregation do you lead?” — it’s “what are you building?”
Drawing on more than 20 years of trailblazing, Rabbi Jason consults other rabbis on the practical realities of building an entrepreneurial rabbinate: how to market their skills, how to use technology effectively, how to create meaningful revenue streams outside the traditional synagogue model, and how to find spiritual fulfillment in a non-congregational career.
He also works directly with synagogues and Jewish nonprofits on technology strategy — helping them communicate more effectively, reach younger audiences, modernize their operations, and thrive in a digital-first world. As Rabbi Jason has long argued, if rabbis don’t begin exploring the power of 21st century technology until after ordination, it’s far too late.
“Today’s seminaries do not adequately train rabbis for a career of entrepreneurship. From the financial responsibilities to the marketing and communication, today’s rabbi must be trained in the critical skills of the successful entrepreneur.”
— Rabbi Jason Miller, 2014Kosher Certification Innovation
Disrupting the Kosher Industry
Rabbi Jason has brought entrepreneurial thinking and modern technology to one of Judaism’s oldest traditions — kosher certification — through the founding of Kosher Michigan.
Tech-Driven Supervision
Rabbi Jason pioneered the use of technology to supervise kosher kitchens — a breath of fresh air in an industry long defined by in-person oversight alone. Remote monitoring capabilities allow for rigorous, continuous supervision that was previously impossible.
Michigan’s Premier Agency
Kosher Michigan has grown into the world’s largest non-Orthodox owned kosher certification agency. Rabbi Jason built it from the ground up, serving restaurants, caterers, and food producers throughout Michigan with trusted, personal service and the highest standards of integrity.
Accessible Certification
Traditional kosher certification has often felt inaccessible — bureaucratic, expensive, and distant. Kosher Michigan brings the same warmth and approachability to certification that Rabbi Jason brings to all of his work: rigorous in its standards, welcoming in its spirit.
Work With Rabbi Jason
Whether you’re planning a bar or bat mitzvah, seeking kosher certification, looking for technology consulting, or a rabbi ready to think entrepreneurially — Rabbi Jason is ready to help you build something meaningful.
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