Rabbi Dr. Joshua Brumbach
Rabbi Joshua Brumbach is the Senior Rabbi of Simchat Yisrael in West Haven, CT and serves as adjunct faculty at Messianic Jewish Theological Institute (MJTI) and The King’s University.
Member Profiles
The rabbis and associated leaders of the Messianic Jewish Rabbinical Council. Select a member to read their full profile, or see the Member List for council roles and locations.
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Rabbi Jamie Cowen
Jamie Cowen was formerly the Rabbi of Tikvat Israel Congregation beginning in 1990. Also president of Hope for Israel Relief Fund, a humanitarian outreach to Israel, and president of Russian Immigration Services,…
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Rabbi Dr. Stuart Dauermann
Born into a Conservative Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, Stuart Dauermann attended Manhattan School of Music (MSM), earning degrees in Music Theory (1966) and Music Education (1971). In 1962, while at…
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Thomas Esposito
Thomas Esposito is an Elder and Youth Leader at Congregation Simchat Yisrael Messianic Jewish Synagogue located in West Haven, CT. Tom has authored several web articles for online magazines and promotional material…
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Rabbi Dr. John Fischer
Born in Budapest, Hungary, John Fischer is part of a family who miraculously survived the Holocaust. Married to Dr. Patrice Fischer, and a father of two grown children (Eve and Seth) and…
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Rabbi Jason Forbes
Jason Forbes is the rabbi of Beit HaShofar Synagogue in Seattle, WA. Born and raised in upstate NY, he graduated from SUNY Oswego with a double major in computer science and physics.…
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Rabbi Dr. Vered Hillel
Rabbi Dr. Vered Hillel is a Prof. of Second Temple Judaism and Early Christianity. She currently serves as the Academic Dean of Messianic Jewish Theological Institute. Her areas of interest are Messianic…
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Rabbi Nathan Joiner
Rabbi Nathan Joiner has served as Senior Rabbi of Congregation Ruach Israel since 2020. Prior to this he served as Associate Rabbi for eight years. In addition to being a member of…
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Rabbi Dr. Carl Kinbar
I live in Orlando, FL, a happily married man with three adult children and five grandchildren. My educational background is in philosophy (Queens College), Jewish Studies (Spertus College), and Early Rabbinic Judaism…
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Rabbi Dr. Mark S. Kinzer
Dr. Mark Kinzer is the Rabbi of Congregation Zera Avraham in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Born in Detroit in 1952, Mark was raised in a Conservative Jewish home and became an adherent of…
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Rabbi Yahnatan Lasko
Rabbi Yahnatan Lasko is a second-generation Messianic Jew from the Washington, D.C. area. He grew up at Beth Messiah Congregation and attended Ets Chaiyim, a Messianic Jewish day school, from preschool through…
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Scott Moore
I was born and raised in Virginia and never left. In 1972, I married my high school sweetheart, who eventually gave me two sons (five grandsons and one granddaughter as of 2017).…
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Rabbi Dr. Richard C. Nichol
Rabbi Dr. Richard C. Nichol has served as Senior Rabbi of Congregation Ruach Israel since 1981. He is currently the president of the Messianic Jewish Theological Institute (MJTI) and formerly has served…
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Rabbi Russ Resnik
Russ Resnik is a veteran rabbi, teacher, counselor, and writer, currently serving as Rabbinic Counsel of the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations (UMJC). In this role, Russ speaks regularly within the UMJC…
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Hannah Roussel
Hannah Roussel (born in 1990) is an active member of Congregation Zera Avraham in Ann Arbor, MI. She is currently a doctoral candidate in the History Department at the University of Michigan,…
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Rabbi Isaac Roussel
Rabbi Isaac Roussel is the Congregational Leader of Congregation Zera Avraham. He was ordained to the rabbinate in 2014 by the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations, after completing his studies at Messianic…
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Rabbi Paul L. Saal
Rabbi Paul L. Saal (MA, Theological Studies) is the founding spiritual leader of Congregation Shuvah Yisrael. He received smicha (ordination) through the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations and served over a decade…
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Allen Singer
Allen Singer, semi-retired, formerly the Assistant Congregational Leader of Congregation Zera Avraham in Ann Arbor, MI. currently serves as Vice-President and member of the Governing Board of the synagogue.
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Robin Van Riper
Robin Van Riper has been an active participant in the Messianic Jewish world for more than three decades. Originally from Washington, D.C., she grew up in a Reform Jewish home and synagogue…
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Ben Volman
Ben Volman is the Canadian Regional Director of the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations and Secretary of the Messianic Jewish Alliance of Canada. He is a virtual member of Shuvah Yisrael Congregation…