Rabbi Harold J. Kravitz
Senior Rabbi • Max Newman Family Chair in Rabbinics • Email

Rabbi Harold Kravitz holds the Max Newman Family Chair in Rabbinics at Adath Jeshurun Congregation, Minnetonka, MN. He has served the congregation since 1987 when he was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary. He serves as  Vice President of the Rabbinical Assembly. He serves also on the RA's Va’ad Hakavod (Professional Ethics Committee), which he chaired for six years. Serves on the Rabbinic Advisory Committee of the Center for Contemporary Mussar. He is Past Board Chair of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger. He is married to Cindy Reich. They are the parents of Gabriel (Yael Smiley), Talia and Elana. Grandparents of Joshua and Yona Smiley Kravitz.

Rabbi Aaron S. Weininger
Rabbi • Berman Family Chair in Jewish Learning • Email

Rabbi Aaron Weininger serves as a rabbi of the Adath Jeshurun Congregation, where he has held the Berman Family Chair in Jewish Learning for eight years. He earned his BA in Anthropology and Jewish Near Eastern Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, and received ordination and an MA in Hebrew Letters from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2012. In 2007 he became the first openly gay person admitted to rabbinical school in the Conservative movement, and he studied at JTS as a Schusterman Rabbinical Fellow. Trusting in the power of Jewish community to transform, Aaron believes in connecting the spark of each person to the warmth of relationships. He is entering his third year as co-chair of the Minnesota Rabbinical Association.

Hazzan Joanna Dulkin
Hazzan • Email
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​As the Hazzan of Adath Jeshurun, Joanna Dulkin is committed to innovative musical and spiritual leadership that inspires joy, connection and meaning at all ages and stages. She received her Masters of Sacred Music and Investiture from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2004, and completed the Institute for Jewish Spirituality’s Cantorial Leadership Program in 2007. She is an honors graduate of Stanford University, where she studied English, sang a cappella, and led community High Holiday Services. Her background as a songleader, musician and educator led her to the cantorate. Hazzan Dulkin has taught and performed internationally as a cantor, musician and scholar-in-residence and  is also a published writer and an award-winning composer. She is an officer of the Cantors Assembly, and was on the editorial committee of Siddur Lev Shalem. Hazzan Dulkin and her husband, Rabbi Dr. Ryan Dulkin, are the proud parents of Zac and Jesse.

Reb Jim Sherman
Rabbis' Associate • Email

Reb Jim Sherman is a member of the Adath staff as the Rabbis’ Associate. He leads the Etzion Adult Study Group and B.L.T. (Bagels, Lox, & Torah) as well as being a part of the rotation of leaders for the Tuesday Torah Study at Adath. He and his wife Estie, are proud parents, grandparents, and great grandparents.