Rabbi Boris Dolin

Associate Rabbi Boris Dolin shares rabbinic duties with our Senior Rabbi. In addition, he supervises the Talmud Torah and Shalhevet (Religious School) programs and works closely with our b'nai mitzvah students.

A native Oregonian, Rabbi Boris began his rabbinic journey in Eugene, working as a Talmud Torah teacher, music teacher, and youth group advisor at TBI from 1999-2001. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon, where he also served as the Interim Program Director of Oregon Hillel.

Rabbi Boris holds a masters degree in Jewish Education from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, where he focused his studies on informal education, and worked on curriculum development and outreach at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. He is a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. While at RRC, Rabbi Boris served as spiritual leader to congregations in Florida, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and as a chaplain for Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Philadelphia. He also worked for many years as a synagogue and preschool music teacher and summer camp song leader.

Rabbi Boris is passionate about helping to create participatory and holistic Jewish communities, where learning is intergenerational and a part of Jewish life both inside and outside of the synagogue. He brings his love of music and Jewish texts to all of his work, and is an activist with a strong interest in sustainability issues and ethical eating.

An avid runner, Rabbi Boris participates regularly in road races. He also enjoys gardening, vegan cooking, and perfecting his old-time banjo skills. He lives in Eugene with his wife Sarah and their two children, Elijah and Ezra.

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