Rabbi Charles Arian

Rabbi Charles L. Arian is the rabbi of Kehilat Shalom synagogue in Montgomery Village, Maryland. He is a member of the Resolutions Committee, the Racial Justice Subcommittee, and the Shutafut (Partnership) Committee of the Rabbinical Assembly. Rabbi Arian grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and Hazlet, New Jersey. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service at Georgetown University, Washington, DC, and his Master’s degree and Rabbinic Ordination at Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, OH. He earned a Certificate in Jewish Educational Technology from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2017 and a Certificate in Jewish Leadership from Spertus Institute in 2022. Rabbi Arian was a Legacy Heritage Rabbinic Fellow at the Jewish Theological Seminary and a Rabbis Without Borders Fellow at Clal. In May 2011, he received his Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, from Hebrew Union College and a second Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2015.