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Born | Jason Gary Klein May 14, 1975 |
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Occupation | Rabbi |
Rabbi Jason Gary 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.[2][3] He was also the first Hillel director to hold the presidency, the chief volunteer position of the organization.[4] 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.[5] He served as president of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association for two years—until 2015.[4] As of July 2013 he became the Director of the Center for Jewish Life at JCP Downtown, the Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan,[6] where he served until 2018.
Since 2018, Klein has served on the clergy and executive team of Temple Israel, Minneapolis, as the Director of Lifelong Learning at Temple Israel, Minneapolis.[7]
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.[5][4] He lives in the East Isles neighborhood of Minneapolis.
Writing
- "Hanukkah" in A Guide to Jewish Practice: Volume 2 -- Shabbat and Holidays (Teutsch), 2014[8]
- "Parashat Bo" in Torah Queeries (Drinkwater et al.), 2009[9]
- "Queer Ritual on Campus" with Rabbi Mychal Copeland in The Hillel LGBTQ Resource Guide, 2007[10]
Teaching, media, and public appearances
- Greetings, Inauguration of Rabbi Deborah Waxman, 2014[11]
- Contributor, My Fellow American (is Muslim) Project,[12]
- "Beshalach," Torah Talk, Jewish Journal[13]
- Park Avenue Podcast, "How We Talk About Judaism" pilot[14]
- Selected Podcasts, Temple Talks
References
- ^ "An Open Letter To Columbia/Barnard Hillel". Jewschool.com. November 22, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ "Gay Man Chosen to Lead U.S. Reconstructionist Rabbis". Haaretz.com. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ "Jason Klein Tapped To Lead Group of Reconstructionist Rabbis". Forward.com. 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. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 2, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Guide to Jewish Practice: Shabbat and Holidays". Archive.rrc.edu. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ Klein, Jason Gary (February 8, 2009). Torah Queeries. NYU Press. doi:10.18574/nyu/9780814720127.001.0001/upso-9780814720127-chapter-15. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via University Press Scholarship.
- ^ "The Hillel LGBTQ Resource guide" (PDF). Hillel.org. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ "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.