Rabbi Joshua Waxman

Rabbi Joshua Waxman graduated from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2003. Before attending RRC, he studied Russian History and Literature at Harvard University, worked with progressive Jewish communities in the former Soviet Union, and lived and studied in Israel. He has served on the faculty of RRC in the Department of Biblical Civilizations and currently serves as a director in the Spiritual Direction program for rabbinical students. He was a featured columnist for the popular Virtual Talmud series on Beliefnet.com and serves on the Executive Committee of the Va’ad Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia.

Rabbi Josh lives in Elkins Park with his wife, Aimée, and their three children, Tzvi, Yael, and Adir. He has served as rabbi of Or Hadash: A Reconstructionist Congregation since 2004.