Rabbi Jonathan Stein
STEIN: Rabbi Jonathan Stein passed away on Shabbat, Nov. 22, 202,4 with his family at his side. He spent the last 50 years in service to the Jewish community, but his family always came first. He served at Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation from 1974 to 1994, at Congregation Beth Israel in San Diego from 1994-2001 and Temple Shaaray Tefila in New York City from 2001-2014, where he was named Rabbi Emeritus. Rabbi Stein was a past president of the Central Conference of the American Rabbis and was editor of the “CCAR Journal” for six years. He taught at the Hebrew Union College in New York and served on the boards of countless organizations. He was a wonderful teacher and an eager learner and traveler. Born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 18, 1948, he was the son of the late Amy Stein and the late Milton Stein (Frankie.) After his bar mitzvah, his family moved briefly to Philadelphia and then to Pittsburgh, where he was very active in the youth group at Temple Emanuel of South Hills. A graduate of Mt. Lebanon High School, he earned a BS in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1969 and was ordained at the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati in 1975. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, the former Susan Pollock, his daughters Rachel (Len Rosner) of Rochester, New York, and Jessica (Matt Colvin) of San Francisco, his adored grandchildren Andrew and Leah Rosner, Lev and Shai Colvin, his sister Diane (Andy Holzman) of Indianapolis, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.Contributions may be made to the Mikveh Fund of Congregation Beth Israel of San Diego.
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