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Rabbi Michael Knopf
Rabbi Michael Knopf hails from Los Angeles, California, where he was ordained in May 2011 by the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at the American Jewish University (AJU). He now serves as rabbi at Har Zion Temple in Penn Valey, PA. During the course of his studies, Rabbi Knopf cultivated a reputation for scholarship, receiving awards for excellence in Hebrew Literature and in Talmudic Studies.

While in Los Angeles, Rabbi Knopf coordinated, taught courses in, and counseled students of the Louis and Judith Miller Introduction to Judaism Program at the AJU, the nation’s largest preparatory program for conversion to Judaism. During his time with the Miller Program, Rabbi Knopf was privileged to bring many wonderful souls into the Jewish people, and remains dedicated to helping anyone who seeks a place in the Jewish community to find it. Rabbi Knopf has had the blessing of serving several congregations: Congregation B’nai Torah in Sandy Springs, Georgia; Ahavath Achim Synagogue in Atlanta, Georgia; Congregation Etz Chayim in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and, most recently, Beit T’Shuvah in Los Angeles, where he also functioned as a spiritual counselor, using the wisdom of the Jewish tradition to help addicts overcome their struggles.

Additionally, Rabbi Knopf’s passion for Jewish education has led him to teach for the Conservative Kollel, Los Angeles Hebrew High School, and the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. He is eager to contribute to Har Zion’s already vibrant culture of learning and to help Har Zionites of all ages deepen their relatio

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