He is currently at Congregation Emanu El in Redlands, California. Below is a bit about him from the congregation's website:
| Rabbi Jay Sherwood |
 Rabbi Jay Sherwood took his place as our congregation's rabbi in July, 2015. He received his BA in Jewish Studies from UCLA and received his Rabbinic Ordination and Master of Rabbinic Studies degree from the Academy for Jewish Religion, California.Before entering the rabbinate, Rabbi Sherwood had a twenty-plus year career in Jewish education and Jewish camping, during which he served as Director of Youth and Informal Educational Programming at Temple Beth Hillel in North Hollywood, CA; Director of Education at Temple Beth Israel in Pomona, CA; and Jewish Educator/Rabbinic Intern at Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services in Los Angeles, CA. He held such positions as Program Director, Education Director and Music Director at Jewish summer camps and travel programs throughout the United States and Israel, as well as over 250 Jewish camp weekends for youth, adults and families. In 2006 Rabbi Sherwood and a number of friends founded Adat Re'im, a congregation based in Rancho Cucamonga. Many of the former members of Adat Re'im have followed Rabbi Sherwood to Congregation Emanu El and have been welcomed here with open arms. Rabbi Sherwood is a Life Member of the National Eagle Scout Association, a TV game show champion (Rock & Roll Jeopardy, Trivial Pursuit and Don't Forget the Lyrics!), and once worked on Main Street at Disneyland. Rabbi and his wife Lisa live in Rancho Cucamonga and are are blessed with two children. Email Rabbi Sherwood at rabbijaysherwood@emanuelsb.org. |
