Rabbi Benjamin Geiger
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Rabbi Ben
Geiger serves as the Rabbi of the Pacific
Jewish Center in Venice, CA. A native of Southern
California, he spent several years studying in Rabbinic School in
Israel and then in Baltimore. He received his ordination from Ner
Israel Rabbinical College, along with a Masters in Talmudic Law. At the
same time he earned a Masters of Science from Johns Hopkins University.
He has several years of experience as an educator and rabbi; most
recently he was the Associate Rabbi of Beth Jacob Congregation of
Irvine and the Director of Torah Outreach Program of Orange County. He
also serves a Torah Studies teacher at the Yeshiva
University of Los Angeles High School
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