Rabbi Freirich joins us from Temple Bat Yam, a Reform synagogue in South Lake Tahoe, where he has served for the past eight years. Prior to that, he worked with Hillel for four years in Tucson, Arizona, and Cleveland, Ohio. Those Temple Beth El members who have met Rabbi Freirich describe him as learned, personable, outgoing, funny and a great fit for our congregation. His passions include Jewish learning, combining fun activities with a Jewish flavor, and enthusiastic participation in community life. He loves to bike, ski and read science fiction and fantasy. His wife, Ginny, is a ketubah artist and his four year old son, Jude, cannot wait to play at the Levine JCC's Camp Katan and to learn in our Charlotte Jewish Preschool. Rabbi Jonathan grew up as a Reform Jew at Central Synagogue in Manhattan and was ordained at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Philadelphia. He and Ginny met as undergrads at Middlebury College in Vermont. Rabbi Jonathan has been a longtime member of both the Central Conference of American Rabbis and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association.
