About Brian Leiken

Rabbi Brian Leiken graduated from Brandeis University in 1998 and was ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 2006.

Rabbi Leiken has a passion for history and has spent considerable time researching Jewish songwriting in the United States, the unique backgrounds of a variety of Jewish rock and roll performers, and the ways in which Judaism is now being embraced by many popular Jewish musicians.

Rabbi Leiken has spoken about his research at the Maltz Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, the Mandell Jewish Community Center in West Hartford, Connecticut, the JCC of Central New Jersey and a variety of other locations.  He has been the subject of articles in the Stamford Advocate, the Norwalk Hour and the Connecticut Jewish Ledger.  He serves as a Rabbi at Temple Shalom in Norwalk, CT.