Rabbi Jonathan P. Slater is a Senior Program Director of The Institute for Jewish Spirituality. He was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and received a Doctor of Ministry degree from the Pacific School of Religion. He is the author of A Partner In Holiness: Deepening Mindfulness, Practicing Compassion and Enriching our Lives through the Wisdom of R. Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev's Kedushat Levi, and, Mindful Jewish Living: Compassionate Practice, as well as many articles and book chapters.