Rabbi Jonathan Ginsburg

There are also no words to properly convey the depth of my appreciation to Rabbi Jonathan and, yet mere words will have to suffice. Thank you for this gift, for which I can never truly repay you.  I will instead repay it learning, living and loving Jewishly everyday.

Doctor of Divinity citation from Jewish Theological Seminary

Doctor of Divinty Degree citation

Rabbi Jonathan Hillel Ginsburg

Doctor of Divinity,honoris causa

You have shared Jewish knowledge with world.

Currently rabbi of Esynagogue-the online synagogue, you have been a successful pulpit rabbi for twenty-eight years, building and growing congregations.  You have also embarked on a remarkable career as an educator, as an adjunct faculty member at colleges in Minnesota, and as a pioneer in online Jewish learning, developing educational programs that include multiple websites and blogs, hundreds of videos posted, with millions of  views, carrying the fruits of Jewish knowledge to all who seek it, while mentoring over 1000 converts. As a leader in the rabbinate, you have served on the National Rabbinic Cabinet of United Jewish Appeal, Chancellor’s Rabbinic Cabinet of The Jewish Theological Seminary, and State of Israel Bonds Rabbinic Cabinet Executive Committee, as well as on several committees of the Rabbinical Assembly. The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism acknowledged your work in adult Jewish education with a gold medal in 2009. You have chaired the Minnesota Rabbinic Association and Niles Township Clergy Association.

You are truly a teaching rabbi, making an enduring mark on the world by touching countless Jewish lives with wisdom that they will pass on to countless others.