Jamie Cowen is rabbi of Tikvat Israel Messianic Jewish Congregation in Richmond, Virginia and former president of the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations (UMJC). After college he went to law school and then on to Capitol Hill where he took a position in the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. During his Washington tenure Jamie became Chief Counsel for a U.S. Senate subcommittee. In 1988, he enrolled in a Messianic Jewish seminary which eventually led to his current position as rabbi of Tikvat Israel Congregation.