We pass our community shuls all the time. But how much do we know about what or who is inside them?
7100 Yellowstone Blvd., Forest Hills, NY 11375
Rabbi Elisha Friedman has been the Rabbi at the Young Israel of Forest Hills for the past three years. He grew up in a variety of places, including Israel, New Jersey, and North Carolina. Rabbi Friedman received s’michah from Yeshiva University, where he currently teaches Jewish philosophy, and is completing his PhD in Modern Jewish Philosophy. Rabbi Friedman also has a podcast, “It’s Genius,” where he focuses on making complex Gemara analysis understandable and accessible, and a podcast on Rav Chaim Soloveitchik’s Chidushei HaRambam. Prior to coming to Forest Hills, he was the Rabbi at a shul in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for six years.