Rabbi Joshua Neely

Rabbi Joshua Neely was born and raised in San Diego California and is
a rare 3rd generation Californian. With a mother who was a religious
school director, he grew up around synagogues and Jewish learning. He
studied philosophy and political science as an undergrad at the
University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. He entered grad
school to pursue a higher degree in political science but decided that
academia was not the right place to be.

He then traveled to Japan to teach English and pay off student loans.
His one year visit turned into three and a half when he met his
British-wife-to-be Penelope.

Together they returned to California when he entered the Ziegler
School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles. Their daughter Hannah was
born 4 months before they left for Israel for a year.

He was ordained in 2006 and was fortunate to become part of the Beth
Israel community in Baltimore where he served as the second rabbi for
four years and where his son Nathaniel was born almost two years ago.

Now he and his family have come to Temple Israel in Orlando to join a
wonderful, vibrant community.

joshua.neely@gmail.com

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