Rabbi alexis pinsky
Lifecycle Officiant. Prayer Leader. Musician. Educator.
About rabbi pinsky
Rabbi Alexis Pinsky was ordained from the New York campus of the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion. She is a member of the Central Conference of American Rabbis - the rabbinic organization for the Reform Movement.
Rabbi Pinsky is grateful to serve the greater New York Jewish community. She has held Associate Rabbinic positions at Temple Israel of the City of New York and B'ShERT (Beth Shalom v'Emeth Reform Temple) in Brooklyn, NY and has served/taught in numerous NYC congregations and institutions.
Prior to moving back to the NY area, she completed a year as Associate Rabbi at the historic Touro Synagogue where she served as the Musical and Liturgical Clergy in Residence. Before that, Rabbi Pinsky was the Assistant Rabbi at Congregation Gates of Prayer in Metairie, LA where along with pulpit responsibilities, she focused on outreach and engagement to young families and the 20s and 30s community.
Rabbi Pinsky is passionate about connecting others to the richness and beauty of the Jewish tradition, cultivating sacred ritual moments, music, Jewish education, both formal and informal, and working toward a more just world.