Rabbi Steven Folberg, Senior Rabbi
Rabbi Steven Folberg is a native of Philadelphia. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from LaSalle University and was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City in 1985. He served for six years as Assistant and Associate Rabbi at Temple Beth-El of Great Neck, New York before he moved to Austin in 1991 to become the religious leader of our Congregation.
Rabbi Folberg is devoted to the vision of a warm, welcoming, inclusive Reform congregation devoted to learning, spiritual growth and social justice. Rabbi Folberg is known as a captivating teacher of both children and adults. He is the co-author of a high school Jewish history textbook, Bright Lights In Dark Times. He has served on the Executive Board of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. Rabbi Folberg is passionate about protecting the natural environment and helped to found JEVA, the Jewish Environmental Voice of Austin. He is married to Saundra Goldman, PhD., a writer and Art Historian. Saundra and Rabbi Folberg were blessed with a daughter, Shira Lillian, in 2001.
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