Rabbi Adrienne Rubin is the Rabbi at Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael in Springfield, NJ, which she joined TBAY in July 2020. Rabbi Rubin brings warmth, knowledge and a passion for Jewish values and traditions to help people connect to what brings them the most joy and meaning in their lives. She enjoys leading worship in a way that encourages members of the congregation to participate and is well-known for partnering with our Cantorial Soloist Ben Rosenbach to bring beautiful music to services. Rabbi Rubin is committed to inclusivity and to helping each person, couple and family find their home in the Jewish community. Rabbi Rubin loves customizing the educational process for students of all ages, levels and backgrounds, so that they develop deep connections to Jewish learning and the Jewish community that will last a lifetime.

Rabbi Rubin has been serving the Jewish community for over 30 years. She currently serves as the Rabbi to the Board of Trustees of the Northern NJ Chapter of the Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs and is a member of the Steering Committee of the Greater MetroWest Rabbis' Roundtable. Prior to joining TBAY, she served as Cantorial Soloist at Temple Micah, an unaffiliated, egalitarian synagogue in Lawrenceville, NJ, for 24 years. At Temple Micah, in addition to leading services, Rabbi Rubin prepared students for B’nei Mitzvah, taught children in the religious school, led adult and teen Torah and text study, and tended to the pastoral care and life cycle needs of the congregation. Prior to Temple Micah, she served as the High Holy Day Cantor for the University of Rhode Island, and as a guest cantor and a soloist for several synagogues in Massachusetts. She was a member of Temple Emunah in Lexington, where she lived until November 1994.

Rabbi Rubin graduated from Princeton University in 1988 with a B.A. in Music Theory and Composition and she is a trained opera singer. She received S’micha from the pluralistic Rabbinical Seminary International, founded in 1955 by the Hungarian Chasidic Rabbi and Kabbalist Dr. Joseph H. Gelberman. She is a member of the International Federation of Rabbis, Rabbinical Fellowship of America, the Women Cantors’ Network, 18Doors (formerly Interfaith Family Network), Equally Wed and the Rainbow Wedding Network.

Rabbi Rubin lives in Princeton, NJ, with her husband Doug. They have one son, Elian, who is a Classics and Theatre Major (and Quidditch player) at Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences. Rabbi Rubin cares deeply about the greater community and has volunteered and/or worked with numerous nonprofit organizations, including Send Hunger Packing Princeton, SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals, the Princeton Public Schools, the Princeton Education Foundation, VolunteerConnect, Women in Development, Princeton University, and her local Pack, Troop and Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

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