Meet the Rabbi

Rabbi Moshe Kurtz serves as the Rabbi of Congregation Sons of Israel in Allentown, PA. He is the author of Meoros Moshe (Aleh Zayis, 2025), a Pirkei Avos anthology of scholarship and stories about HaGaon HaRav Moshe Feinstein zt”l.

Rabbi Kurtz previously hosted Shu"T First Ask, Questions Later, published Challenging Assumptions (Mosaica Press, 2023), and writes about contemporary halachic issues in forums such as the Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society (RJJ Journal), OUTorah, The Lehrhaus, Torah Musings and Jewish Action. 

Rabbi Kurtz proudly serves as a member of the Allentown Police Department’s chaplain unit as well as the Allentown School District Superintendent’s Interfaith Council.

He also contributes to The Morning Call and was featured on Business Matters, a production of the Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce (WFMZ Studios).

Rabbi Kurtz hosts the As I Walk Through the Valley podcast, and is currently writing a book based on his Unpacking the Iggerot column at Tradition. He can be reached at rabbi@sonsofisrael.net.