Rabbi E. Noach Shapiro has been the rabbi of Shomrei Emunah since August 1, 2004. Rabbi Shapiro’s vision of the role of a congregational rabbi is “to lead a community in transforming a synagogue from a 'Beit Hak'nesset', a place where people gather, to a 'Kehilla Kedosha’, a sacred community defined by mitzvot, compassion, commitment, Torah, and celebration.”

Prior to his coming to Shomrei Emunah, Rabbi Shapiro had been a rabbi at Ahavath Achim Synagogue in Atlanta, Georgia, a 1700 member congregation, for 5 years. He began there as assistant Rabbi, was promoted to associate Rabbi and then to acting senior Rabbi.

Rabbi Shapiro grew up in Manhattan. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in Psychology. After traveling extensively in the South Pacific and Southeast Asia, he moved to California where he was a counselor for troubled adolescents for several years. He received a master’s of Hebrew letters and was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York.

Rabbi Shapiro served as president of the Atlanta Rabbinical Association and as co-chair of the Interfaith Activities Committee of the American Jewish Committee. He was a founding member of the Faith Alliance of Metro Alliance. He served on the Board of Trustees for the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, the Southeast Regional American Jewish Committee, Planned Parenthood of Atlanta, and of the Solomon Schechter/Epstein School of Atlanta.

Rabbi Shapiro is married to Monica Rawicz and they have four children: Eliana, Ziva, Eran and Hallel.

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