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Rabbi Alex Weissman

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Rabbi Alex Weissman serves half-time as the Rabbi at Congregation Agudas Achim in Attleboro, MA, and half-time as the Rabbinic Organizer at T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights. Ordained in 2017 at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, Alex has served in various capacities with communities and organizations like JOIN for Justice, Avodah, Brandeis Reconstructionist Organization, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, Temple Shalom of Newton, Wissahickon Hospice, Hebrew SeniorLife, Philadelphians Organized to Witness Empower and Rebuild. Most recently, Rabbi Alex served as the Senior Jewish Educator at Brown RISD Hillel in Providence. Prior to rabbinical school, Alex served as the Social Justice Coordinator at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah and worked as a researcher, educator, and counselor in various LGBTQ public health organizations working on issues of HIV/AIDS, substance use, and partner abuse.

He serves on the Ethics Committee of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, the advisory board of the Inside Out Wisdom and Action Project, and Evolve: Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations. 

He is a lover of Talmud, mussar, theology, and community organizing. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, fermenting, and keeping up with his three brothers. Alex lives in Providence with his husband Adam.


Ordination:
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, '17

Contact:
Email: aweissman@agudasma.org,  aweissman@truah.org 
Web: www.agudasachimma.org , www.truah.org
Phone: 508.455.5371
Mail: Congregation Agudas Achim, 901 North Main St., Attleboro, MA 02703

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