George Altshuler grounds being a rabbi in the conviction that Judaism has wisdom to offer everyone. He believes that being Jewish means making Judaism’s treasure trove of insight one’s own — by interpreting it and living according to it.
Rabbi George’s journey to the rabbinate began with awe, with the hard-to-describe experience of the world being more than the sum of its parts. He loves to read, study and discuss theology. He believes that good religious writing leads off the page, offering us instruction as we search for meaning and live in community with others and the natural world. As a rabbi, he has come to appreciate the power of focused listening, of simply being with one another as we navigate the joys and difficulties of life.
Rabbi George served for three years as assistant rabbi and one year as rabbinic intern at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco. He was ordained by Hebrew Union College in New York in 2023 and graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont. Before rabbinical school, he worked as a teacher and journalist in Washington, DC, Haiti and San Francisco.
Born and raised in San Francisco, Rabbi George lives in the Presidio, a short walk from where he grew up, with his wife and two young children.
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