| Idan Scher | |
| Alma Mater: | Johns Hopkins University (MA)Ner Israel Rabbinical College (MTL)Yeshiva Shaar HaTorah (BTL) |
| Occupation: | Rabbi |
| Employer: | Congregation Machzikei Hadas |
Idan Scher is rabbi of Congregation Machzikei Hadas,[1] a modern orthodox synagogue in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was installed as the congregation's next spiritual leader in 2015[2] making him the youngest senior rabbi of a synagogue this size in all of Canada at the time.[3] Rabbi Scher serves as a vice-president at the Rabbinical Council of America[4] and is a representative of the Canadian Rabbinic Council.[5]
Scher holds rabbinic ordination from both Rabbi Zalman Nechemia Goldberg, the director of the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court, and from Rabbi Gedalya Schwartz, the director of the Beth Din of America.[3] He has an undergraduate degree from Yeshiva Shaar HaTorah in New York, a master's degree in Talmudic law from the Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore, and an M.A. in public policy and management from Johns Hopkins University.[6]
In 2018, he launched a series of podcasts as part of his nationally acclaimed[7] Jewish-learning platform. The project received funding from a local innovation grant.[8] Scher is a frequent guest on both CTV and CBC News.
Scher lives with his wife and children in Ottawa, Canada.