Proclamation Honors Rabbi Kenneth Greene

Mayor Michael Wilson and the Freehold Borough Council issued the following proclamation honoring Rabbi Kenneth Greene. Greene has led the Freehold Jewish Center since 1997 and is now retiring.

Whereas, RABBI GREENE was born in the Boston area and attended Brandeis University where he received his B.A. in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies; and

Whereas, RABBI GREENE earned his first rabbinical degree in 1973 from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. His career began in Windsor, Connecticut in the pulpit rabbinate; and

Whereas, RABBI GREENE received a Master’s Degree in Education from Central Connecticut State University in Curriculum, Administration and Supervision and after 10 years in Connecticut, Rabbi Greene moved to Missouri where he served Shaare Zedek Synagogue in St. Louis; and

Whereas, RABBI GREENE remained in Missouri for 12 years and was the first rabbi in the area to innovate family education programs. He received a certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work of Washington University and a Master’s Degree in Counseling from St. Louis University; and

Whereas, RABBI GREENE served as the Director of the Bureau of Jewish Education in New Orleans, where he established the New Orleans Jewish Day School, the Jewish Educator’s Council and the first community wide Adult Education Program spanning all movements in Judaism; and

Whereas, RABBI GREENE came to Freehold in August, 1997 and has been the leader of the Freehold Jewish Center for 15 years introducing educational programs for all ages. Rabbi Greene received Orthodox ordination from the Institute of Traditional Judaism in 2004 and his Doctorate from Spertus College in 2010. He was also a member of Freehold Borough’s Human Relations Committee.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Freehold do hereby recognize RABBI KENNETH GREENE’S contributions to the Freehold Jewish Center and express their appreciation for his service to the Freehold community.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Freehold appreciate RABBI KENNETH GREENE’S many years of dedicated service and extend to him and his family best wishes for many years of health and happiness.