Joshua Fineblum,
CJE Cantor/Educator

Joshua joined Temple of Aaron in July 2010 as our Director of Education and has since expanded his role in many ways as our Cantor/Educator. Josh has been active in synagogue life since growing up in the house of a Rabbi.  After going to Ramah Poconos in 1990 he helped form his USY chapter and became very active in the greater Jewish community.  While attending the University of Maryland he worked in 3 different synagogues in various roles and eventually as a Youth Director.  After 6 years as a Youth Director in Olney and Baltimore, he returned to school back home in Philadelphia at Gratz College.  While there, he received a master’s degree in Jewish Communal Service and a certificate in Non-Profit Management while acting as the Youth Director, B’nai Mitzvah tutor, Junior Congregation leader, and wearing many other hats at Beth El in Cherry Hill/Voorhees in New Jersey. Upon finishing studies at Gratz he went to work at Kellman Brown Academy, a Solomon Shechter Jewish Day School, in Voorhees, New Jersey as their Director of Programming and Development.

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As a Hebrew school teacher, Junior Congregation coordinator and leader, B’nai Mitzvah tutor, USY advisor, Youth Director, Assistant Hebrew High School Director, Confirmation Coordinator, and Director of Programming and Development, he has watched and helped many children grow and connect to Judaism.  He has held many positions on a national level with JYDA & JEA, and received his CJE(Conservative Jewish Educator) title in 2006. He, his wife Andrea, who hails from the Twin Cities, and their sons Jonah and Gordon live with their dog Charlie in Golden Valley. They are happy to be a part of the Temple of Aaron family and Joshua is proud to have taken on the title of Cantor/Educator in hopes of continuing to inspire people spiritually and educationally in the years to come.