Associate Rabbi

Rabbi Klinger is originally from Columbus, Ohio.  Prior to joining the Young Israel of Scarsdale, Rabbi Klinger interned at Congregation Ahavas Achim in Highland Park, NJ and for the Manhattan Mechina l'Gerut on the Upper West Side.  Rabbi Klinger received his Semicha from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary at Yeshiva University. Concurrent to his Semicha studies, he earned an MA in Medieval Jewish History from the Bernard Revel Graduate School at YU. Rabbi Klinger has a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan.

In addition to being the Associate Rabbi at the Young Israel of Scarsdale, he will be teaching at The Ramaz School. Rabbi Klinger, along with his wife, Aliza, and their children, Yair, Aviva and Noam are excited to join the Young Israel of Scarsdale family.