Rabbi Jeremy Barras is a native of Wilkes-Barre, PA. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations with a Religious Studies Minor at Connecticut College, where he also competed on the men’s tennis team.

Rabbi Barras spent one semester of his junior year studying at Tel Aviv University, where he developed his love for the State of Israel. Rabbi Barras began his studies at the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) in 1998. He then spent one year in Jerusalem, and four years in Cincinnati, OH, where he was ordained as a Rabbi.

In 2002, he was awarded the Ferdinand Isserman Prize awarded to the senior rabbinical student who, in the judgment of the faculty, contributes the most toward the development of community relations.

Rabbi Barras also earned a Masters Degree in Administrative Education and Jewish Education at Xavier University in conjunction with HUC-JIR.

Before being ordained, Rabbi Barras served as a student rabbi for congregations in Grand Forks, ND, Valparaiso, IN, and Cincinnati, OH.

In his spare time, he enjoys golf, tennis, fantasy football, reading, and spending time with his puppy, Tango. Rabbi Barras is married to Jodi Gant Barras.