Rabbi Alex Friedman
Rabbi Friedman is the second Rabbi at Temple Emanu-El in Providence. He grew up in Austin, Texas and earned a BA in Political Science and Jewish Studies from Brandeis University. He was ordained in 2025 by the Jewish Theological Seminary, where he developed a deep love for Torah and Jewish music as a high holiday hazzan and year-round student Rabbi at congregations across the US and Israel.
Rabbi Friedman looks forward to meeting the lovely people of Providence on Shabbatot, one-on-ones, in the office, in the classroom, or out in the many beautiful places the city has to offer. He is excited to facilitate and enable meaningful worship at Temple Emanu-El.
Rabbi Friedman enjoys cooking, podcasts, niggunim, queer Torah, and collecting owl tchotchkes. He is driven by a love of Torah, music, and the Jewish people. He is married to Yacov Steinberg, a social work student at the University of Haifa.
Ordination
Jewish Theological Seminary
Contact
Email: a[email protected]
Web: Temple Emanu-El's webpage [https://www.teprov.org/]
Phone: 401.331.1616
Mail: Temple Emanu-El, 99 Taft Avenue, Providence, RI 02906
Rabbi Friedman looks forward to meeting the lovely people of Providence on Shabbatot, one-on-ones, in the office, in the classroom, or out in the many beautiful places the city has to offer. He is excited to facilitate and enable meaningful worship at Temple Emanu-El.
Rabbi Friedman enjoys cooking, podcasts, niggunim, queer Torah, and collecting owl tchotchkes. He is driven by a love of Torah, music, and the Jewish people. He is married to Yacov Steinberg, a social work student at the University of Haifa.
Ordination
Jewish Theological Seminary
Contact
Email: a[email protected]
Web: Temple Emanu-El's webpage [https://www.teprov.org/]
Phone: 401.331.1616
Mail: Temple Emanu-El, 99 Taft Avenue, Providence, RI 02906