Rabbi Joshua Herman - Executive Director
Rabbi Joshua Herman joined the Hillel Milwaukee team in March of 2023. Born and raised in Milwaukee, Josh spent his first year of college at UW-Milwaukee where he was treasurer of the Hillel Student Board. He then transferred schools and received his BA from UW-Madison and his MA and rabbinical ordination from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati. After ordination, Josh served as a rabbi at Congregation Beth Israel in Houston, Texas and then made aliyah and served as the rabbi for the Year-in-Israel Program at HUC-JIR in Jerusalem. After several years in Israel, Josh moved back to Milwaukee and spent two years as a senior educator at The iCenter, focusing on Israel education.
Josh is married to Aviva and they have two children, Raya and Ilan. In addition to a love of Israel, the Hebrew language, and Jewish learning, Josh's interests include music, sports, and food (a bit of cooking, but mostly eating).
Connect with Josh at [email protected] or or Facebook • Instagram • LinkedIn
Josh is married to Aviva and they have two children, Raya and Ilan. In addition to a love of Israel, the Hebrew language, and Jewish learning, Josh's interests include music, sports, and food (a bit of cooking, but mostly eating).
Connect with Josh at [email protected] or or Facebook • Instagram • LinkedIn
