Rabbi Matthew D. Gewirtz began his tenure as the Senior Rabbi of Congregation B’nai Jeshurun in July 2006. A strong advocate of social justice, Matt is a founding executive committee member of the Newark Coalition for Hope and Peace, an interfaith organization of Jews, Christians and Muslims that is committed to ending gang violence in Newark. He appears as a commentator on religion on MSNBC’s Morning Joe and CNN’s State of the Union.
Matt is married to Lauren Rutkin, who is a philanthropy advisor, and they are the proud parents of Jake, Natalia, and Sadie. Rabbi Gewirtz is also an ardent fan of baseball (NY Mets) and football (NY Jets) and serves on the Newark Museum Council.
