Jonathan H. Hausman[1] (born June 19, 1957)[2] is an American Conservative rabbi.

Jonathan Hausman
Born (1957-06-19) June 19, 1957 (age 66)
EducationGeorge Washington University (BA, MA)
Emory University (JD)
OccupationRabbi

He is the rabbi of Congregation Ahavath Torah in Stoughton, Massachusetts.

Hausman grew up in the Bridgeport, Connecticut area. He holds a BA in Judaic Studies, and an MA in International Affairs focusing on the Middle East, from the George Washington University, and a JD from Emory University in addition to Rabbinic ordination from Tifereth Israel Rabbinical Yeshiva. He used to be the rabbi of Congregation Sinai of West Haven, Connecticut.[3][4]

Hausman is the model for the title character in author Jacob Appel's first mystery novel, Wedding Wipeout: A Rabbi Kappelmacher Mystery, in which Kappelmacher solves murders though "rabbinic reasoning."[5][6]

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  1. ^ "Jonathan Henry Hausman Profile | Stoughton, MA Lawyer | Martindale.com".
  2. ^ United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (Massachusetts, Georgia, Connecticut, 1988-2004)
  3. ^ "Ahavath Torah Congregation - Welcome". Atorah.org. 2006-05-08. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
  4. ^ An Interview with a Local Hero: Rabbi Jon Hausman, Jerry Gordon (March 2009) New English Review, "An Interview with a Local Hero: Rabbi Jon Hausman > Jerry Gordon". Archived from the original on 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  5. ^ Jewish Book Review, November 2013, P. 2
  6. ^ Appel, JM. Phoning Home, 2013