Rabbi Eric Gurvis
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| Occupation | Rabbi |
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| Location | Sherborn, MA, United States |
| Introduction | Rabbi Eric Gurvis is a graduate of SUNY-Albany, with a BA in Sociology and Judaic Studies, and was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. Eric has served congregations in New York City; Jackson, Mississippi; Teaneck, New Jersey; Newton, Massachusetts; and is currently rabbi of Sha’arei Shalom in Ashland, MA. In addition to his congregational work, Eric works with The Mussar Institute as Director of Chaverim and Community Engagement. He facilitates Mussar groups throughout the greater Boston area as well as in Western Massachusetts. He is a member of the faculty for The Mussar Institute, and the Hebrew College Open Circles Learning program. Eric is a Senior Rabbinic Fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, and has trained with The Mussar Institute as a Mussar Va’ad leader. Eric lives in the Greater Boston area with his wife, Laura Kizner Gurvis. Eric and Laura have four children, and two young grandsons in whom they take great delight. |