Our Rabbi
Rabbi Steven L. Jacobs, the Rabbi of Temple Emanu-El, is also the holder of the Aaron Aronov Endowed Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Alabama. We are extremely fortunate to have a scholar-rabbi who enjoys both the ritual and the teaching sides of the rabbinate, and who pays close attention to the spiritual and other needs of the children and adults of our congregation. Our board and officers feel most fortunate to have him lead our Temple.
Rabbi Jacobs joined the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama as Associate Professor and Aaron Aronov Chair of Judaic Studies on January 1, 2001 and received tenure as of August 2004. He received his B.A. from Penn State University; and his B.H.L., M.A.H.L., D.H.L., D.D., and rabbinic ordination from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. A resident of Alabama for more than three decades, he has taught at Spring Hill College, Mobile; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham-Southern College, Samford University, Birmingham; the University of Alabama in Huntsville and Calhoun Community College, Huntsville; as well as serving congregations in Birmingham, Mobile and Huntsville.
Rabbi Jacobs joined the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama as Associate Professor and Aaron Aronov Chair of Judaic Studies on January 1, 2001 and received tenure as of August 2004. He received his B.A. from Penn State University; and his B.H.L., M.A.H.L., D.H.L., D.D., and rabbinic ordination from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. A resident of Alabama for more than three decades, he has taught at Spring Hill College, Mobile; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham-Southern College, Samford University, Birmingham; the University of Alabama in Huntsville and Calhoun Community College, Huntsville; as well as serving congregations in Birmingham, Mobile and Huntsville.