Rabbi George Gittleman has been the spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei 

Torah in Santa Rosa since 1996. 

George and his wife Laura, a hospital administrator and artist, have college age

twins, Sophia and Levi. 

A native of Kentucky, Rabbi George earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 

American History from the University of Vermont in 1984. 

He embarked on his rabbinical journey after 8 years in computer sales, obtaining 

a Masters in Hebrew Letters and Ordination from the Reform Seminary, Hebrew 

Union College Jewish Institute of Religion in 1996. 

Rabbi George is also a Senior Rabbinic Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and a graduate of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality Rabbinic Leadership Program.