 A native of Chicago, Rabbi Bronstein was ordained at HUC-JIR in 1996 and presently serves as Congregational Scholar at Congregation Beth Elohim.
Rabbi Bronstein has lectured at many synagogues and taught in a variety of forums, including the Association for Jewish Studies, the Center for Jewish History, and at the the Jewish Theological Seminary of America where he is completing his Ph.D in Jewish history. He is also a published writer in popular and academic settings, including The Forward, JEWCY, the Central Conference of American Rabbis Journal, and is also a contributor to the three volume Jews and American Popular Culture and the forthcoming Cambridge Dictionary of Jewish Religion., History and Culture.
Rabbi Bronstein's works focus on the historical development of American Judaism and intra-Jewish releations, as well as the study of popular culture with particular emphasis on Jewish American comedy.
He lives in Brooklyn with his wife Sari Fensterheim.
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