Rabbi Jason Herman
Rabbi Jason Herman serves as the Senior Rabbi at the Hudson Yards Synagogue. Rabbi Herman also serves as the Executive Director of the International Rabbinic Fellowship. The IRF leads the Modern Orthodox community in engaging in a more open and inclusive discourse and has been an outspoken voice on many issues confronting the Modern Orthodox community and the Jewish people. Rabbi Herman is the founder and president of the Israel Academic Institute, an organization seeking to promote Israeli academia in the United States. He was an officer of the New York Board of Rabbis where he leads its Jewish-Muslim dialogue group. The NYBR is comprised of more than 750 members across the tri-State area. Rabbi Herman has lectured at AIPAC, the American Jewish Committee, JOFA and others. He is also a former fellow at Rabbis Without Borders. Rabbi Herman received his semicha, Rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, and is also a former investment banker.