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Rabbi Aaron Starr serves as spiritual leader of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, and has been part of the CSZ family since 2008.

He is the author of the book Taste of Hebrew (URJ Press) and Tradition vs. Modernity: The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards (CJLS) and Conservative Halachah, published in the Journal of Conservative Judaism, as well as numerous other on-line publications. He is also a frequent blogger on Times of Israel.

Rabbi Starr is president of the Rabbinical Assembly-Michigan region. He also sits on the Board of Directors for Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and the Jewish Community Relations Council. He is also a member of the Michigan Board of Rabbis, and is a past-president of the Metropolitan Detroit Board of Jewish Educators. Certified in Clinical and Pastoral Education (CPE), Rabbi Starr also has received numerous awards for youth work and for adult education.

In addition to learning and teaching, this graduate of the University of Michigan loves to play tennis and basketball; to strum the guitar; and, most importantly, to help children, adults, and families fall in love with Jewish tradition and ritual.