Seth Winberg
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Rabbi Seth Winberg has served as our Executive Director and the University's Senior Chaplain since 2017, bringing a vision for Jewish life that combines traditional Torah learning with meaningful engagement with the broader world.

Originally from Canada, he holds degrees from York University and Yeshiva University and is currently a PhD candidate at Brandeis. He received rabbinic ordinations from leading rabbis in New York and Jerusalem after many years of study. He trained for the rabbinate with Rabbi Saul J. Berman and his father-in-law, Rabbi Dr. Marty Lockshin.

His writing has appeared in The Forward, The Boston Globe, JTA, Canadian Jewish News, Chicago Sun-Times, and Jewish Review of Books. His advocacy for Israel has received international media attention.

He previously led Metro Chicago Hillel, where he pioneered a model for urban Jewish life and received Hillel International's highest honor, and served as Assistant Director at University of Michigan Hillel.

Rabbi Winberg lives in the Boston area with his wife and their three children.