Jason Klein
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| Born | Jason Gary Klein May 14, 1975 |
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| Occupation | Rabbi |
Rabbi Jason Klein is the Senior Rabbi of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah.[2]
Klein became the first openly gay man chosen to head a national rabbinical association of one of the major Jewish denominations in the United States in 2013, when he was chosen as president of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association.[3][4] He was also the first Hillel director to hold the presidency, the chief volunteer position of the organization.[5] As of his election as president, Klein was the executive director of Hillel at UMBC, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, a post he held from 2006 until 2013.[6] He served as president of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association for two years—until 2015.[5] As of July 2013 he became the Director of the Center for Jewish Life at JCP Downtown, the Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan,[7] where he served until 2018.
Beginning in 2018, Klein served on the clergy and executive team of Temple Israel, Minneapolis, as the Director of Lifelong Learning at Temple Israel, Minneapolis.[8]
Klein served for one year as the campus rabbi and Associate Chaplain of the University for the Jewish Community at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.[9]
Klein became the Senior Rabbi of Congregation Beth Simchat Torah in July 2024, succeeding Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum.
Klein grew up in East Brunswick and Montclair, both in New Jersey, graduated from Columbia University in 1997, and was ordained by the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2002.[6][5] He lives in Manhattan.
Writing
- "Hanukkah" in A Guide to Jewish Practice: Volume 2 -- Shabbat and Holidays (Teutsch), 2014[10]
- "Parashat Bo" in Torah Queeries (Drinkwater et al.), 2009[11]
- "Queer Ritual on Campus" with Rabbi Mychal Copeland in The Hillel LGBTQ Resource Guide, 2007[12]
- "How I’m thinking about Hanukkah when Israel is at war — and campus tensions are high" for "Jewish Telegraphic Agency", 2023[13]
Teaching, media, and public appearances
- Greetings, Inauguration of Rabbi Deborah Waxman, 2014[14]
- Contributor, My Fellow American (is Muslim) Project,[15]
- "Beshalach," Torah Talk, Jewish Journal[16]
- Park Avenue Podcast, "How We Talk About Judaism" pilot[17]
- Selected Podcasts, Temple Talks
References
- ^ "An Open Letter To Columbia/Barnard Hillel". Jewschool.com. November 22, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ https://cbst.org/rabbinic-transition/
- ^ "Gay Man Chosen to Lead U.S. Reconstructionist Rabbis". Haaretz. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ "Jason Klein Tapped To Lead Group of Reconstructionist Rabbis". Forward.com. March 12, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ a b c Ginsberg, Johanna R. "NJ native to lead rabbinical association". Njjewishnews.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ a b "Major US Jewish group elects 1st openly gay rabbi". JPost.com. March 16, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ "Meet Rabbi Jason | JCP Downtown: Jewish Community Project". Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ "Temple Israel | Minneapolis, MN". Archived from the original on September 2, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
- ^ "Chaplains and Religious Life". Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Guide to Jewish Practice: Shabbat and Holidays". Archive.rrc.edu. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ Klein, Jason Gary (February 8, 2009). Drinkwater, Gregg; Lesser, Joshua (eds.). Torah Queeries. NYU Press. doi:10.18574/nyu/9780814720127.001.0001. ISBN 9780814785249 – via University Press Scholarship.
- ^ "The Hillel LGBTQ Resource guide" (PDF). Hillel.org. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ "How I'm thinking about Hanukkah when Israel is at war — and campus tensions are high". jta.org. December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ "Rabbi Jason Klein--RRA Greetings". Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ "My Fellow American: Friendship Before Facebook". Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Torah Talk: Parshat Beshalach, with rabbi Jason Klein". Jewish Journal. January 28, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ "Park Avenue Podcast: Dialogue - Jennifer Stern Granowitz and Erin Beser: How We Talk About Judaism - December 17, 2020 on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved February 8, 2022.