As rabbi of Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester, Rabbi Goldsmith takes an intensely personal approach to Jewish leadership. He believes that each of us is on a personal Jewish Journey and that we best actualize our Jewish selves in a warm, supportive, non-judgmental community. As such, he continually fosters a breadth and depth of worship experiences, programs, educational opportunities, and social action initiatives in partnership with fellow clergy, staff, lay-leadership, congregants, and community members. These allow each member of the congregation to forge a personally meaningful Jewish path.
Rabbi Goldsmith is the president of the Westchester Board of Rabbis where he heads the Westchester 2040 initiative to develop a joint rabbinic vision for the future of the Westchester Jewish Community. He also proudly serves as an interfaith chaplain for the Westchester County Police Department and on the faculty of the Reform Movement’s Eisner Camp. His fellowships include: LEAP Fellowship – a joint project of Clal, and the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania; The Jewish Education Project’s Leadership Journey Project; and, UJA-Federation of New York’s Rabbinic Fellowship for Visionary Leaders. The No Pay No Way campaign of Port Chester’s Don Bosco Community Center awarded him their Economic Justice Award. He is active with AJC and is a member of the Central Conference of American Rabbis.He is also a member of several other professional, alumni, Jewish, and Israel advocacy organizations.
Rabbi Goldsmith’s hobbies include cycling, hiking, skiing, cooking, wine, and listening to music. He and his wife, Rabbi Jennifer Goldsmith, of The Jewish Education Project, live in New Rochelle, New York with their children Lev and Talia.