Rabbi Aaron Finkelstein

Rabbi Aaron Finkelstein leads Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel Congregation in Chicago and was the founding rabbi of Prospect Heights Shul in Brooklyn, New York. Originally from California, he graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a BA in Political Science as well as Jewish and Near Eastern Studies, and received semikha from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah in 2011. He served as Assistant Rabbi at Congregation Sherith Israel in Nashville and was a 2015 – 2016 fellow in Yeshiva University’s certificate program in Experiential Jewish Education. Before returning to the pulpit, Rabbi Finkelstein taught Judaic Studies at Hannah Senesh Community Day School in Brooklyn, Akiva School in Nashville and served as the Middle School Rabbi at Milken Community School in Los Angeles. Rabbi Finkelstein is an avid cook and baker, loves to host meals with his wife Julie and play with his daughters Yara and Amalya.