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Joseph R. Black is Rabbi of Congregation Albert in Albuquerque, New Mexico - a position he assumed in August of 1996. He served as Assistant and then Associate Rabbi at Temple Israel in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1987 - 1996. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Education from Northwestern University in 1982 and his Master’s degree and Rabbinic ordination from the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1987. Rabbi Black is a past president of the Minnesota Rabbinical Association. Over the years, he has been involved in many community organizations in Albuquerque including the Albuquerque Academy Board of Trustees, New Mexico Symphony Orchestra Board of Trustees, Presbyterian Hospital Ethics Committee, The Martin Luther King Multi-Cultural Council, New Mexico Organ Donor Service, and the New Mexico Religious Coalition for Inclusion and Non-discrimination (R.A.I.N.). He has served as a volunteer Chaplain with the Albuquerque Police Department. Rabbi Black is a member of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) Committee on Rabbinic Wellness. He has served on the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ)/CCAR Commission on Religious Living as well as the URJ Youth Commission. He has presented and performed at many regional and national biennial conventions and has served as faculty on the National URJ Spirituality Kallah in Santa Cruz, CA , the Pacific-SW regional Spirituality Kallah and at URJ camps Swig, Newman and Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute. Rabbi Black is an active member of CAJE – the Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education -- and is a regular contributor and performer at CAJE conferences.
Rabbi Black has had several poems published in leading national literary and academic journals. He has recorded four critically acclaimed albums of Jewish music, a songbook and two videos. He has performed his original music in many communities in the United States and Canada. He has received numerous honors for his performance and composition. He was honored by Moment magazine as one of the top ten male performers in American Jewish music as well as one of the top ten children’s performers in American Jewish music.
Rabbi Black lives in Albuquerque with his wife, Susan and their children, Elana and Ethan.
This page contains messages from Rabbi Black, in chronological order, starting with the most recent message.
Please Note: Since March, 2006, we have only posted our monthly Bulletin in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. To read articles that have appeared since that time, please click here for our Bulletin page.
Rabbi Black's 5769 High Holy Day Sermons:
September 2008
Rabbi Black's 5768 High Holy Day Sermons:
August 2007
Rabbi Black's 5767 High Holy Day Sermons:
August 2006
July 2006
Rabbi Black's 5766 High Holy Day Sermons:
Rabbi Black's 5765 High Holy Day Sermons (Adobe Acrobat PDF format):
March 2004 - From the Visiting Rabbi
January 2004 - Meet Our Visiting Rabbi
Rabbi Black's 5764 High Holy Day Sermons:
Rabbi Black's 5763 High Holy Day Sermons:
Rabbi Black's 5762 High Holy Day Sermons:
Rabbi Black's Comments on Albuquerque Mayor Jim Baca's "Buffer Zone" Initiative - January 22, 2001
Rabbi Black's 5761 High Holy Day Sermons:
The Four Weeks of Elul - Introduction (September 1, 2000)
The Four Weeks of Elul - Week 1 (September 1, 2000)
The Four Weeks of Elul - Week 2 (September 8, 2000)
The Four Weeks of Elul - Week 3 (September 15, 2000)
The Four Weeks of Elul - Week 4 (September 22, 2000)
Albuquerque Journal Article About Rabbi Black - April 28, 2000
Kol Nidre 5760: The Politics of Forgiveness
Yom Kippur Morning 5760: The Path of TeshuvahErev Rosh Hashanah 5760: The Principles of the New Millenium
Rosh Hashanah Morning 5760: ViolenceThe Four Weeks of Elul - Introduction and Week One Message (posted August 13)
The Four Weeks of Elul - Week Two Message (posted August 20)
The Four Weeks of Elul - Week Three Message (posted August 27)
The Four Weeks of Elul - Week Four Message (posted September 3)
Rabbi Black Participates in State-Wide Press Conference on the Death Penalty - March 1999
