Rabbi Matt Goldberg
Assistant Rabbi
952.873.7315
Matt Goldberg graduated from Hebrew College and was ordained as both a rabbi and a cantor in the spring of 2023. Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Matt received a B.A. in English with a Minor in American History from Dalhousie University. After high school he lived in Israel on the USCJ’s Nativ gap year program.
During rabbinical school he held internships at synagogues in Boston and Toronto, and was part of the 12th cohort of the iCenter Masters Concentration in Israel Education. He completed one unit of CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) while working in a hospital in Chicago. Upon ordination, Matt was awarded Hebrew College’s Rick Boyar Prize for Excellence in Hazzanut.
Matt is passionate about making Jewish ritual accessible, and Jewish community welcoming. He is dedicated to building and leading community through his music, authenticity, and compassion. He loves being outdoors, and is always looking for mystery novel recommendations.
He and his wife are loving life in Minnesota, and they are proud to be raising a Minnesotan daughter.