Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz is the Senior Rabbi of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He has been a congregational Rabbi for over 30 years, and previously served pulpits in Montreal, Quebec and Mount Vernon, New York. He has always been deeply engaged in community affairs, and sits on multiple organizational boards. He is a founding board member of the Moral Hearts Alliance, which builds Jewish-Christian cooperation in support of Israel. He writes a weekly column for The Jewish Journal, and has written for many other publications, including The Washington Post, The Daily News, The Globe and Mail, La Presse, Haaretz, and The Jerusalem Post.
In October, Rabbi Steinmetz published his first book, “Despite Everything: A Chronicle of Jewish Resilience in the Aftermath of October 7th.”
Rabbi Steinmetz is married to Lisa Schwartz and they have four children.