Tema Smith is a diversity advocate, writer and Jewish community builder. She is the incoming Director of Jewish Outreach & Partnerships for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Tema was previously the Director of Professional Development at 18Doors and spent seven years as a synagogue professional, most recently as the Director of Community Engagement at Holy Blossom Temple, Toronto’s oldest synagogue.

Tema speaks and trains frequently on racial equity, diversity and antisemitism for synagogues, Jewish organizations, and community groups across North America. She is a member of the Nexus Task Force examining the issues at the nexus of Israel and Antisemitism in America and of the inaugural cohort of the Shalom Hartman Institute Seminar & Writers Workshop for Journalists.