Rabbi Dr. Geoffrey J. Haber

Rabbi@mishkantefila.org

Rabbi Dr. Geoffrey J. Haber has recently been selected to serve as Senior Rabbi and spiritual leader of Congregation Mishkan Tefila.

Rabbi Haber was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and attended the Joint Program of Columbia University and The Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York, NY.  At Columbia University, Rabbi Haber was one of several to pioneer the major of Ancient Near Eastern Studies and was graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in 1981.  He simultaneously received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Seminary where his major was Talmud and Rabbinics.

Rabbi Haber continued his studies at The Jewish Theological Seminary’s Rabbinical School where he received a Master of Arts Degree in Jewish Studies in 1985 and was Ordained in 1986.  In 2006 Rabbi Haber earned his Doctor of Ministry Degree in Pastoral Care and Counseling at the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health and HUC-JIR in New York.

Rabbi Geoff also serves on the boards of many Jewish and communal organizations and is affiliated with the Rabbinical Assembly, National Association of Jewish Chaplains and the American Association of Pastoral Counselors among other professional organizations and affiliations.

Learn more about Rabbi Haber at http://geoffreyhaber.tripod.com/.