Rabbi Miller sees TBY growing stronger, deeper, and wider, deeply touching the lives of the families of TBY. Welcoming searchers and seekers, TBY will continue to grow as more and more find TBY as their Jewish Spiritual Home.

Rabbi Mark S. Miller has been the spiritual leader of Temple Bat Yahm for 32 years, leading the congregation from its small and humble beginnings to its position as one of the premier Reform Jewish synagogues in Orange County.

A distinguished scholar, author and educator, Rabbi Miller has been selected by the Daily Pilot newspaper as one of the most influential leaders in Orange County. He received his B.A. in Political Science from American University in Washington, D.C., his M.A. in Hebrew Letters, Rabbinic Ordination and Doctor of Divinity Degree from the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati.

Currently, Rabbi Miller is a faculty member in Comparative Religion at Chapman University. His weekly newspaper column appears in the Daily Pilot newspapers. Among the many world leaders he has attracted to address the congregation are Yitzchak Rabin, Henry Kissinger, Elie Wiesel, Shimon Peres, Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak.

Rabbi Miller has a long and illustrious history of contributions to the community, servicing in such positions as National Rabbinic Advisor to the Young Leadership Cabinet of the United Jewish Appeal; member of the Board of Governs of the College of Judea and Samaria; and President of the Orange County chapter of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. In addition, he has served as President of the Orange County Board of Rabbis and has led numerous leadership missions to Israel.

An avid fan of the Chicago Cubs, Rabbi Miller delivered the invocation at the major League Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y. in 2003. He is also a devotee of Bob Dylan and challenges members of the congregation to stump him with questions about Rock and Roll! Rabbi Miller lives in Irvine, California with his wife Wendy, and they are blessed with five children.

“Over these decades, I have given my heart to this congregation and my heart has been touched on so many occasions, through so many experiences, and by so many people. From the vantage of such longevity with one congregation and community, I am now reaping the rewards of inter-generational sharing in the lives of families. I am naming the children of parents at whose naming ceremonies I once officiated; celebrating the B’nai Mitzvah of young people whose mothers and fathers felt my blessing when they were long ago called to the Torah; and yes, joining in times of sorrow for members I have long known, in joy and sadness, on the summit and in the valley, and in all the times and situations in between, we are one in our pursuit of holiness and culture, belief and learning.”