Meet Our Clergy

Rabbi Eric L. Wasser, EdD., Hon. M.
Rabbi@jcch.org

Eric Wasser was raised in a traditional Conservative home in Toronto, Canada. After his undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto, he studied at yeshiva in Israel before attending the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York.

Wasser holds several academic and professional credentials, including a master’s degree in education, an honorary doctorate in sacred music, a doctorate in education, as well as professional degrees as a Certified Mohel (through the Chief Rabbinate in Israel), Cantorial investment (from JTS), and Rabbinic ordination (from Mesivta Wolkowilsk in Queens NY).

During the week, Rabbi Wasser proudly teaches high-school-level Talmud at the Leffell School, and trains community rabbis through the Pluralistic Rabbinical Seminary.

Rabbi Wasser served pulpits in Chicago and New Jersey before joining the team here at JCCH. As a life-long learner, he loves writing his weekly column entitled Rabbinic Reflections and prides himself as an energetic, dynamic, and spirited community builder. Wasser’s stated strategy is to re-brand the JCCH with the hashtag: @The Jewish Community Celebrates Here!