Rabbi Lester Bronstein

Lester Bronstein has served as rabbi of Bet Am Shalom Synagogue in White Plains, New York since 1989. He has served in leadership roles with the Westchester Board of Rabbis, the White Plains Religious Leaders Association, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, the UJA-Federation of New York, the JFNA Rabbinic Cabinet, the Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education, and the New York Board of Rabbis. He attends the Hartman Institute, Hazon bike rides, and Institute for Jewish Spirituality retreats. For twenty years he sang and recorded with Beged Kefet, a tzedakah-based music group. He studies Torah every Wednesday with his White Plains rabbi chevra, hoping to gain strength for the ongoing work of advocating for human rights and dignity.