Our Rabbi
Rabbi Jonathan Muskat has been the mora d’atrah of the Young Israel of Oceanside since Sept. 2004. Rabbi Muskat received his Semicha from Yeshiva University; a Masters Degree in Medieval Jewish History and a Bachelors Degree in Jewish Studies and in Speech and Drama from Yeshiva University; and a Law Degree from New York University. His experiences include extensive outreach activity in the former Soviet Union; advanced study in Yerushalayim, where he gained expertise in issues of halacha and infertility, medicine and family purity; and a prior pulpit position in Los Angeles. Rabbi Muskat also teaches Gemara at Rambam Mesivta High School in Lawrence. Rabbi Muskat, his wife Yael, a Clinical Psychologist, and their four young children bring a spirit of warmth, energy and electricity to the entire community.