Mazal tov to Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein, Director of Training and Placement for Ohr Torah Stone’s emissary programs, Beren-Amiel and Straus-Amiel, on the publication of his second book: “Beyond Routine.”

Rabbi Grunstein received rabbinic ordination from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and holds a BA in Education from Herzog College. Formerly the rabbi of the Beth Israel Synagogue in Halifax, Canada, he serves as Director of Training and Placement at Ohr Torah Stone’s Straus-Amiel and Beren-Amiel programs which train, place and provide ongoing support to a vibrant cadre of spiritual leaders who serve the Jewish world around the globe. Rabbi Grunstein also serves as an administrator of the rabbinical court for conversions, located in Gush Etzion, and is part of the founding faculty of the English speaking Kollel of Efrat. An experienced rabbi, writer, and popular lecturer in Israel and around the world, he is the author of Daven Your Age – An Adult Journey through the Daily Prayer Service (Gefen, 2013), and has over 1,000 recorded classes online in both Hebrew and English.