Rabbi Spitz is a caring mentor to his congregants at Congregation B’nai Israel (CBI), a scholar, and a member of the Rabbinical Assembly Committee of Law and Standards. A graduate of The Jewish Theological Seminary and Boston University School of Law, Rabbi Spitz is the author of three books and many articles dealing with spirituality and Jewish law, and has taught the philosophy of Jewish law at the American Jewish University. He lives in Tustin, California with his wife, Linda; they are the parents of Joseph, Jonathan and Anna Rose.