About me
Rabbi Rob Gleisser is the Rabbi and Senior Jewish Educator at Penn State Hillel. Rabbi Rob was ordained at HUC in May of 2020. He served as the Student Rabbi in New Iberia, Louisiana, Flint, Michigan, and Columbus, Ohio. Rob graduated from Ohio State University in 2014 with bachelor degrees in Jewish Studies and Communications. Rob is currently in his 5th year at Penn State Hillel. During his time at Hillel Rob has built a Jewish Education Program serving more than 300 students per year, implemented ongoing Shabbat and Holiday initiatives that welcome hundreds of students each year, and has created a number of curricula currently being taught at Hillels around the country. Rob enjoys getting to know new communities and the people that create them. Whether he is teaching, talking, or eating with students, Rob hopes to encourage students to find confidence in their own authentic expressions of Jewish life. Rabbi Rob, his wife, Missy, their children Hattie and AJ, and their dog, Gertie have called Penn State Hillel home since July of 2020.
