Rabbi Isaiah Rothstein, serves as rabbinic scholar and public affairs advisor for Jewish Federations of North America. Currently living in Harlem, Isaiah was raised in the Jewish community of Monsey, NY to a mixed-raced Orthodox family and is passionate about creating a world where civil liberties and human rights are for all people.
As a community scholar and advisor, Isaiah has supported Jewish communities in being deeply rooted in tradition while also engaged in the cosmopolitan issues of our generation. As a Jew of Colour and spiritual leader, song-writer and musician Isaiah believes in the power of song to bring healing into the world.