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About Rabbi Goldwasser

Rabbi Jeffrey Wolfson Goldwasser was ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR, the seminary and yeshiva of Judaism's Reform Movement) in New York City. He has served Congregation Beth Israel of North Adams, Massachusetts, since 2000. He is a member of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (Reform).

As the rabbi of a small, rural community, Rabbi Goldwasser works with a highly diverse community that includes Jews from all backgrounds and types of Jewish observance. Prayer and spirituality are chief among Rabbi Goldwasser's special interests. His rabbinic thesis is on the historical development of Jewish attitudes toward intermarriage and he continues to work to articulate a new vision for the acceptance of interfaith families in the Jewish community.

Rabbi Goldwasser is married to Jonquil B. Wolfson. Together, they are the parents of two daughters, Talia and Eliana, and reside in Williamstown, Massachusetts.