Rabbi James Greene

Rabbi James is a 2008 graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and is the president of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association. Over his two-decade career in the Jewish community, he has served organizations in Massachusetts, Connecticut, California, Oregon and Pennsylvania. Rabbi James was part of Hadar’s 2022 JJGI Fellowship for Rabbis and Senior Educators, and was a member of the inaugural cohort of the Mandel Foundation’s Executive Leadership Program, designed to support rising leaders of Jewish institutions in sharpening their vision for their communities and organizations. Rabbi James has held executive leadership positions at Jewish Community Centers and Jewish camps, and in January of 2023 will begin his new role as chief executive officer at Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts.

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