Rab­bi Bri­an Stoller is Senior Rab­bi of Tem­ple Beth-El of Great Neck (NY). Orig­i­nal­ly from Hous­ton, Rab­bi Stoller is a nation­al­ly rec­og­nized author focus­ing on Jew­ish texts and con­tem­po­rary life. Before enter­ing rab­binic school, he spent sev­en years in pro­fes­sion­al pol­i­tics, includ­ing as press sec­re­tary to then‑U.S. Sen­a­tor Peter Fitzger­ald (R‑IL). Rab­bi Stoller enjoys cycling, play­ing the man­dolin and rewatch­ing episodes of Curb Your Enthu­si­asm.