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Assistant Rabbi Greg Litcofsky

Greg Litcofsky - Associate Rabbi

Greg Litcofsky was born and raised in Philadelphia where both of his parents were Jewish educators. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a degree in History, after which he received his M.A. in Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages from the Jewish Theological Seminary. Prior to ordination by HUC-JIR, Rabbi Litcofsky was the rabbinic intern at Westchester Reform Temple in Scarsdale, New York. Rabbi Litcofsky lives in Natick with his wife Rachel, who works at the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University, and their children Noa and Ami. Besides his family, he loves golf and Philadelphia sports teams.

Rabbi Litcofsky joined Temple Shir Tikva as Associate Rabbi in July 2007. His responsibilities include teaching adult education classes, weekly Torah study, Confirmation class and adult bar and bat mitzvah classes. But his contributions to the congregation and to the community don’t end there.

As Rabbi Litcofsky wrote about his rabbinate, “Each and every one of us has a story, our own Torah. Who are we? Where do we come from? Who do we want to be? These stories bind us together as a community and move us to build something sacred with one another…. As Rabbi, it is my job to help people find their own unique path to Torah learning and to help them understand how the words of our tradition can help them bridge the gap between the people they are and the people they want to be. It is also my job to bring together members of the community to meet face-to-face, get to know one another and share their own stories.”

In pursuit of these goals, Rabbi Litcofsky has worked with the Families with Young Children committee to build vibrant and exciting programs for young families at TST. Along with Cantor Schachner, he created the Shabbat Family Service that occurs on the third Shabbat of each month. He is co-chair of MICAH, Metropolitan Interfaith Congregations Acting for Hope. MICAH brings together Metrowest residents across lines of faith, class and religion to make systemic changes to issues of justice that affect us all. In addition, Rabbi Litcofsky is working with his seminary (Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion) on a national recruitment strategy and is involved with Just Congregations and the Center for Jewish Organizing.

Here are Rabbi Litcofsky's sermons from the 5772 (2011) High Holidays:

Rosh Hashanah Day 1

Kol Nidrei

Here are Rabbi Litcofsky's sermons from the 5771 (2010) High Holidays:

Rosh Hashanah Evening Service

Yom Kippur Service

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